Infra Transformation Manager · Accenture

Selva Kumar
Arumugapandian

I architect AI-driven platforms where intelligent pipelines meet production-grade infrastructure.

15+ years at the intersection of Data Engineering, Generative AI, and DevOps. I design agentic AI systems that don't just assist but act, reason, and automate end-to-end processes — backed by deep Azure, Kubernetes, and Python expertise. Practitioner first: I design the architecture, write the code, and stay close to production.

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What gets me up in the morning is building things that create real impact — scalable data platforms, intelligent automation, resilient cloud systems. Not just technically sound, but genuinely useful to the people and organizations that depend on them.

What I learn, I share openly with teammates and peers — because better engineers around me means better outcomes for everyone.

15+ Years

25+ Projects

10+ Certifications

15+ Clients

Core expertise

Gen AI Agentic AI Data Engineering Azure Cloud Azure DevOps Python Kubernetes Docker Apache Airflow Terraform / Bicep CI/CD Pipelines Databricks

Experience

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Fifteen years across Data Engineering, DevOps, Cloud Architecture, and AI — from writing code to leading cross-geography teams.

Infra Transformation Manager

Jan 2022 — Present

Accenture — Chennai, India & Philippines

Lead teams of 20+ across geographies, building next-generation data & cloud platforms for enterprise clients in healthcare, finance, and logistics.

Lead Gen AI / Agentic AI solutions on Azure OpenAI for enterprise clients.
Architected Apache Airflow orchestration on Azure (Bicep, Helm, ADO, Pester) across Kubernetes.
Azure cost optimization delivering ~1.2M GBP/year savings without performance loss.
Automation for Azure infra provisioning across multiple environments.
Internal audit for access & vulnerability management across Azure, ADO, and Databricks.
PowerShell metrics framework for Azure resource telemetry.

Gen AIAgentic AI PythonAzure DatabricksApache Airflow

Manager Projects — Architect, DevOps

Apr 2021 — Jan 2022

Cognizant Technology Solutions - Chennai

Built DevOps platforms on Kubernetes for enterprise clients, enhancing CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.

Scalable DevOps platform reducing manual effort by ~60%.
Azure Bicep provisioning cutting deployment time by ~75%.

AzureBicep KubernetesPython

DevOps Engineer - Lead

Aug 2015 — Apr 2021

Edgeverve Systems Limited - Chennai

CoE — end-to-end DevOps for Finacle.

Python multi-DB migration tooling (Oracle, EDB, SQL Server) — ~70% less manual effort.
Anchored Jenkins build & deployment for Finacle CORE.
Trained 600+ developers on DevOps adoption.
Coverity & SonarQube security/quality gates for Finacle CORE.
Build & Deployment Dashboard with MySQL, PrestoDB, and Metabase.