Kedar Vartak

Results-driven Azure .NET Technical Lead / Manager with 15+ years of experience architecting and delivering scalable, secure, cloud-native enterprise solutions. Skilled at leading cross-functional engineering teams, driving Generative AI adoption, and aligning technical strategy with business outcomes. Proven track record of mentoring engineers, reducing delivery cycle times, and building high-performing teams in Agile environments.

Seeking a senior leadership role across IT, Fintech, service-based, or product-based organisations where engineering excellence and people development are valued equally.

Technical Lead at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) — Link Group (2021-06 – Present)

Lead distributed engineering teams across multiple time zones, delivering cloud-native SaaS products on Azure with high scalability, performance, and availability.

• Lead distributed engineering teams across multiple time zones, delivering cloud-native SaaS products on Azure with high scalability, performance, and availability.
• Architect and own mission-critical Azure solutions — microservices, Service Bus, Service Fabric, and multi-tenant SaaS design.
• Drive Generative AI and GitHub Copilot adoption, improving team developer efficiency by 25%; champion a culture of continuous learning and innovation.
• Designed and enforced APIM governance, event-driven architecture patterns, and Zero Trust security across the platform.
• Managed robust CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Octopus Deploy, ensuring reliable, repeatable, and faster software releases.
• Lead agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog refinement, retrospectives) and serve as escalation point for production incidents and major delivery risks.
• Mentor engineers on .NET internals, clean code principles, system design, and career development; conduct structured code reviews.
• Manage stakeholder and customer relationships to ensure sustained product success and alignment with business goals.
• Recognised with the Star Award (July 2022) for outstanding contribution.

Senior Developer at India Infoline Finance Ltd (IIFL) (2018-11 – 2021-05)

Modernised legacy modules using .NET Core, introducing performance tuning practices that reduced API response times by 30%.

• Modernised legacy modules using .NET Core, introducing performance tuning practices that reduced API response times by 30%.
• Designed and delivered enterprise-grade REST APIs, database stored procedures, and security protocols for a large financial services platform.
• Championed agile adoption within the team; coached developers on CI/CD, code quality, and best practices.
• Awarded Exemplary Performer (2020) and Shaurya Chakra Award for exceptional delivery and leadership.

Senior Consultant at System Plus Pvt Ltd (2017-07 – 2018-10)

Led module development and cross-team coordination for a US-based healthcare client on .NET-based enterprise solutions.

• Led module development and cross-team coordination for a US-based healthcare client on .NET-based enterprise solutions.
• Conducted technical research and Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs) to drive innovation and modernisation of existing systems.

Senior Developer at Hexaware Technologies (2012-03 – 2017-06)

Designed and delivered enterprise web applications using ASP.NET MVC and SQL Server for global clients.

• Designed and delivered enterprise web applications using ASP.NET MVC and SQL Server for global clients.
• Authored technical documentation, test plans, and reviewed code; mentored junior developers on standards and practices.
• Awarded 'Ace of the Month' (February 2016) for outstanding individual performance.

Software Developer at OSource India Pvt Ltd (2010-03 – 2012-02)

Built and delivered .NET applications end-to-end, from requirements gathering through to production deployment.

• Built and delivered .NET applications end-to-end, from requirements gathering through to production deployment.
• Wrote clean, unit-tested, production-ready code and actively participated in design and architecture discussions.

Bachelor of Engineering – Mumbai University (2009)