Gautam Kumar
About Gautam Kumar
Gautam Kumar is the Director of Technology Architecture at CIBC, with over 11 years of experience in designing scalable data solutions across various domains.
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Gautam Kumar currently holds the position of Director, Technology Architecture at CIBC in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, a role he has assumed since 2022.
Professional Experience at CIBC
Gautam Kumar is the Director of Technology Architecture at CIBC, having started in 2022. Before this role, he worked as a Senior Data Architect at CIBC in 2022 for 6 months. His experience at CIBC includes significant contributions in data architecture and technology leadership.
Career at Accenture
Prior to his current role, Gautam Kumar was part of Accenture in various capacities. From 2021 to 2022, he worked as a Data Engineering: Associate Manager in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. Before that, from 2018 to 2021, he served as a Data Migration Specialist in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. Earlier, from 2014 to 2018, he worked as a Data Migration Team Lead in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. His tenure at Accenture allowed him to gain expertise in data engineering and migration.
Role at Infosys
Gautam Kumar's career includes a three-year stint at Infosys as a Senior Systems Engineer from 2011 to 2014 in the Bengaluru Area, India. During this period, he honed his skills in systems engineering which laid a strong foundation for his future roles in data architecture and technology.
Education and Technical Skills
Gautam Kumar earned his B.TECH in Information Technology from BIT Sindri, Jharkhand, from 2007 to 2011. For his high school education, he attended Pentecostal Assembly School in B. S. City, Jharkhand, where he studied Physics, Chemistry, Maths, and Computer Science from 2004 to 2006. He has a strong technical foundation and is proficient in performance tuning data pipelines and workflows using Azure Data Factory, Databricks, and Informatica.
Expertise in Data Solutions
With over 11 years of professional experience, Gautam Kumar specializes in designing scalable and resilient data solutions. His expertise spans finance, telecommunication, and manufacturing industries. He has led several data migration teams and implemented comprehensive data management projects involving profiling, cleansing, quality checks, validation, visualization, and reporting.
Stakeholder Collaboration Skills
Gautam Kumar excels in collaborating with stakeholders to understand customer needs and influencing business leaders to make informed decisions. His ability to connect technical solutions with business goals has been a significant asset throughout his career.