Deepak Kumar

Engineering Manager with 15 years leading global portfolios across Capital Market, BFSI, Payments, and Technology (EMEA/USA). Skilled in bridging executive vision to task-level execution, driving VUCA governance, and scaling outcome-focused AI delivery models. Deep background in Agile frameworks, strategic business delivery, cross-functional stakeholder alignment.

Engineering Manager – Program Delivery at Wood Mackenzie (2025-02 – 2025-07)

• AI & Platform Innovation: Spearheaded an Agentic AI transformation solution utilizing Claude and Model Context Protocol (MCP) to automate custom report generation for buy-side and sell-side clients, streamlining delivery aligned with VCP priorities.
• GenAI Infrastructure Integration: Led the developer infrastructure modernization program by integrating MS Copilot into development workflows, achieving 100% on-time delivery with zero critical escalations while managing program budgets.
• Enterprise Data Pipelines: Directed end-to-end data pipeline automation for reporting and analytics using Apache Airflow across Azure and Snowflake, leading cross-functional platform teams (Lens Platform covering Power, Energy, Metals & Mining, Upstream and Downstream).
• Delivery Governance & Execution: Built task-level delivery frameworks with clear cross-workstream ownership, tracking weekly progress against quantified ROI targets and resolving cross-functional blockers.
• Financial & Cloud Optimization: Owned program financial governance (budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis); executed cloud cost-optimization initiatives saving 10% in monthly spend through enterprise architecture alignment.
• Strategic Resourcing: Formulated strategic hiring and vendor management plans, securing 10%+ cost optimization through resource re-allocation and vendor negotiation.
• Risk & Compliance Management: Maintained proactive RAID governance, driving risk mitigation, executive escalations, and strict compliance with security and regulatory standards.
• Agile Leadership & Coaching: Led Agile transformations across engineering teams, coaching cross-functional stakeholders and executing structured change management.

Manager – Project at Vodafone (2017-08 – 2024-07)

• Cloud Migration & Cost Optimization: Directed end-to-end AWS cloud migration from legacy data canters and architected an EKS migration strategy using GitHub pipelines, driving a 40% reduction in infrastructure costs while enhancing scalability and performance.
• Large-Scale Platform Modernization: Orchestrated a multi-year transformation program covering platform modernization and cloud deployment, sustaining 98% service availability across complex technical transitions.
• Fintech & Payments Integration: Delivered Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) integration into the Vodafone payment platform, expanding charge-to-bill and credit card processing channels.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Led a 32+ member team across Software Development, SRE, DevOps, and Operations; built robust governance frameworks, RAID logs, and accountability structures across all workstreams.
• Release Governance & Deployment: Governed Program Increments (PI) and release cadences to achieve zero-downtime deployments, minimizing operational risk and accelerating time-to-market.
• Executive Stakeholder & OKR Management: Managed leadership alignment via monthly steering committees and KPI dashboards; defined and tracked program OKRs to drive continuous delivery and benefits realization.
• Agile Scaling & Change Management: Championed organizational change management and scaled Agile/Scrum practices across distributed teams, managing backlog prioritization, sprint cadences, and tech stack adoption.

Senior Consultant at Capgemini (2015-11 – 2017-07)

• Payments Infrastructure & Delivery: Orchestrated payments infrastructure across core banking systems (Finacle, GPP, GCP, PTM, TLM, Murex, LoanIQ, BaNCS), consistently maintaining a 98% quality rating across complex release cycles.
• Regulatory Compliance & SWIFT Releases: Led the technical execution of two consecutive SWIFT (ISO 15022 – MT Series) annual compliance releases and executed annual PCI-DSS audits aligned with Singapore regulatory standards.
• Testing Consultancy & Defect Resolution: Delivered functional and technical consultancy across ST, SIT, and UAT cycles, driving defect triage and seamless integration between QA and Operations.
• ITSM & SCM Governance: Governed Incident, Capacity, Change, and Release Management processes alongside SCM documentation (DoUs, Spec Plans) and executive DSR/WSR reporting.

Software Engineer at Tesco Bank (2014-11 – 2015-10)

• Application Engineering: Managed core digital banking platforms and the FICO Falcon fraud analytics system, TIBCO runtime agents for new integrations, executing patch upgrades, and enforcing strict security vulnerability management.
• DevOps & Pipeline Automation: Automated batch tasks and built CI/CD delivery pipelines using Jenkins, Linux, and Tibco, significantly improving deployment efficiency and operational stability.
• Core Stack & Infrastructure: Administered high-availability enterprise environments leveraging Fiserv, DataStage, and Apache web servers across critical online banking workflows.

Senior Associate at Synechron (2010-12 – 2013-09)

• Client Support & Delivery: Delivered system management, consulting, and operational support across key accounts including Wells Fargo, Hearst, and DKP, spanning Front, Middle, and Back Office functions.
• Front-office Support: Supported end-to-end trade processing, deal capture, and Order Management System (OMS) routing across Equities, FX, and Fixed Income for major Asian and European markets.
• Risk Analytics & Model Tuning: Monitored credit/market risk using VaR engines (Monte Carlo, Historical, Parametric), blotters, and limit alerts; provided front-office support for model tuning, pre/post-trade validation, and performance attribution.
• Systems Reliability & Infrastructure: Maintained trade engine availability via Autosys batch automation, infrastructure upgrades, and incident resolution across FIX/ICE/ECN protocols using Sybase, Linux, and Apache MQ.
• Business Analysis: Requirement elicitation, project proposals, client demos, Pre-Sales

Service Desk at IP Soft India (2010-03 – 2010-07)

Mifid-2 support desk, end-to-end trade processing, manual/automated deal capture, and OMS order routing (single/basket) across Equities, FX, and Fixed Income for major Asian and European markets.

Associate Engineer at Symphony Services (2008-09 – 2010-02)

MBA in Finance & Marketing – SIBM

B.E. in Computer Science – VTU Belgaum