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Nikhil Kumar
Principal Architect at HCL Technologies
Nikhil Kumar is a trusted technology leader, inventor, and enterprise security architect with 20 years of experience, excelling in delivering solutions for top corporations worldwide in industries such as Banking, Finance, Telecom, Consumer, Retail, Health, Federal, and Public Sector across various regions.
His core competencies include Security and Enterprise Architecture, Technology Sales and Delivery, Team Building, IT Strategy, Operations and PMO, IT Infrastructure Management, Application Management, Performance Engineering, Digital and Agile Transformation, DevOps, Testing, and Automation, Software Engineering, and Practice Management.
Nikhil Kumar is adept at building and leveraging teams to achieve delivery and operational excellence based on agile principles to gain competitive advantages.
With a focus on Information Security, Application Management, IT Operations, Integration, Vendor Management, Budgeting, Forecasting, and Cloud, Hybrid, and On-Premises Strategy, he has designed and overseen the integration, security, and operations of applications generating billion-dollar revenues monthly.
He has successfully led multi-year projects with budgets ranging from 20 to 100 million USD and teams of up to 250 members, demonstrating expertise in Enterprise Applications, Microservices, Application Performance Management, Software Engineering, DevOps, IT Service Management, Identity and Access Management, and Threat Detection.
Nikhil Kumar has vast experience in delivering high-performance technology and infrastructure solutions tailored to meet the needs of global corporations with up to 1500 applications, 250,000 endpoints, 250 million users, and 10 data centers, spanning consumer, enterprise, and partner business requirements.
His career highlights include spearheading C-suite initiatives like digital transformations, application modernization, product and service launches, and information security assessments, showcasing proficiency in managing cross-functional efforts and teams involving Operations, Development, Engineering, Sales, Professional Services, Support, Education, and Marketing.
Educationally, Nikhil Kumar holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical from Pandit Ravishankar Shukla University and has pursued PGDIT in Information Technology Strategy from both Indian Institute Of Information Technology, Bangalore and International Institute of Information Technology – Bangalore.
In his professional journey, he has served as Enterprise Architect at HCL Technologies, and has held Principal Architect roles at Broadcom Inc. and CA Technologies, along with other architectural and consulting positions at renowned organizations like Computer Associates TCG Software Pvt. Ltd. and Bangalore Lab.