Atul Walia
About Atul Walia
Atul Walia is a Sr. Technology Architect at TELUS with over 30 years of experience in the technology industry, including roles at IBM and Tata Unisys Ltd.
Title and Current Position
Atul Walia holds the position of Sr. Technology Architect at TELUS. His responsibilities in this role involve leveraging his deep expertise in technology solutions to support and enhance TELUS’s infrastructure and service offerings.
Professional Experience at TELUS
Atul Walia has been with TELUS since 2005, starting as a Database Admin (Oracle) and progressing to a Solution Architect (Oracle), a role he held from 2007 to 2013. He was responsible for designing Oracle database solutions before advancing to his current role as Sr. Technology Architect.
Career at IBM
Before joining TELUS, Atul Walia worked at IBM from 1998 to 2005. His roles included SAP Consultant, SAP Basis Consultant, and Advisory Software Engineer at the Software Lab in Toronto. His tenure at IBM provided him with substantial experience in SAP consulting and software development.
Early Career and Education
Atul Walia began his career as a Trainee Systems Analyst at Regional Computer Centre in Chandigarh, India. He later moved to Tata Unisys Ltd. as a Systems Analyst in New Delhi. He holds a Master of Computer Applications (M.C.A.) in Computer Software Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, acquired between 1988 and 1991. He also completed his grade 12 at Sainik School, Sujanpur Tira.
Experience as Oracle Database Administrator
Atul Walia has extensive experience as an Oracle Database Administrator. He first worked in this capacity at Clearnet from 1996 to 1998 before joining TELUS, where he continued to manage Oracle databases from 2005 to 2007. This role involved ensuring database performance and reliability.