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Sajal Kumar

Product Manager

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India27 yrs 10 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Transformed Cisco's Content Security Platforms into Cloud solutions.
  • Achieved 35% YoY revenue growth in FY2019.
  • Led Agile transformation for large-scale R&D organizations.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused Software Development Manager with extensive experience in Cloud and Networking technologies.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud ComputingProduct ManagementAgile DevelopmentProject ManagementSoftware Development

Other Skills

Cloud solutionsContent Security productsVM performance improvementsAWSAzureProduct Development ProcessesProduct MarketingCustomer EngagementAgile process transformationMulti-site project managementWiMAXAutomation activitiesChipset software releasesIOTWireless Networking

About

Achievements: Building up a new Cisco Content Security Platforms Team in India and transformed the product into Cloud and Hypervisor solution. AWS & Azure based Cloud security products ESXi and HyperV Gen2 security products Worked closely with the Product Marketing team to address customer’s pain point. Also came out with the AWS based product as well as HyperV based solutions. The revenue jumped from -7% (FY 2016) to +14% (FY2017) YoY in these two years’ time. For FY2019 the YoY revenue was +35%. Skills: Transformed into IaaS/SaaS/PaaS , new hardware platforms and Digital with Cloud Computing, IOT, AI, ML, Data Analytics Building Innovation culture in the organization for IP and Value creation. Helped Management to drive large scale transformation in R&D organizations towards Agile and Digital. Implement/Improve Product Development Processes for Engineering, Product and Program Management. Identify and Implement Quality and Productivity Improvement Processes and Metrics. Working closely with the product marketing, sales team and customers for deciding upon NextGen products. Implementation of Agile Development and Testing Practices e.g. Scrum, Kanban, TDD/BDD and CI/CD. Charter and Strategy development for the team and Execution Software Framework and Infra/App development. Well versed with Architecture and Design Patterns. System and SW Business, Product and Program Management with Cross Functional Multisite Teams and Vendors. Schedule, Risk, Security, Scope, Cost and Quality Management for successful delivery of the programs. Incubate Ideas for local product development e.g. low cost product for high growth emerging markets. Problem Solving, Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen for Continuous Improvement. Worked extensively in WiFi , WiMax , GSM, GPRS & Networking Good knowledge of C,C++, Java , Python Working with Global Customer Base, Pre-Sale, Contracts, Vendors, Consortium Bodies and Key Stakeholders

Experience

27 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 7 mos
Average Tenure
17 yrs 7 mos
Current Experience

Cisco

2 roles

Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering at Cisco

Promoted

Nov 2013Present · 12 yrs 6 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Responsible for the Platform Infra, VM and Cloud solutions which includes development & testing. Managing a team size of 30 engineers. The team is working on Content Security products such as Email Security Appliance & Web Security Appliance. The appliances runs on Cisco UCS boxes having OS as FreeBSD.
  • Successfully transitioned the entire Infra responsibilities from SCJ to Bangalore.
  • Addressed the existing burning issues which were impacting customer engagements. This gave us a very good insight of deep diving into the current burning issue. The revenue jumped from -7% (FY 2016) to +14% (FY2017) YoY in these two years’ time. For FY2019 the YoY revenue was +35%
  • New platforms release based in Cisco M5 UCS hardware. VM perf improvements for ESXi & Microsoft HyperV based products. SaaS/PaaS for the products deployed in
  • Cisco Cloud. Cloud supported products in public cloud (AWS, Azure). Migrating the FreeBSD 10.4 to FreeBSD11.2 due to TLS1.3 support.
Cloud solutionsContent Security productsAgile DevelopmentVM performance improvementsAWSAzure+2

Manager, Software Development Engineering at Cisco

Oct 2008Nov 2013 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Time Based, new feature, new hardware platform releases and the automation activities for switches & routers. Recently transitioned the Asr9k Platform Infra DT work in India. Having additional responsibilities for handling multi-site projects. Managed/lead the WiMAX based BTS & MS product team. was responsible for all the deliverables from India for taking care of all the releases, handled a team size of nineteen team members & reporting to my immediate manager located in USA Richardson Cisco office. I was responsible for working directly with the group VP.
  • Successfully led change management for the Agile process transformation with large scale Scrum implementation and installation of best practices such as TDD/BDD, Continuous Integration/Deployment and increased customer focus.
Agile process transformationMulti-site project managementWiMAXAutomation activitiesAgile DevelopmentProject Management

Beceem communications

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Jan 2006Oct 2008 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • In the field of WiMAX. Reporting directly to the Director Software & dotted line to the VP Software Engineering. I was leading\managing the software team, responsible for all the new chipset & software releases to all our customers and IOT with different BTS vendors
WiMAXChipset software releasesIOTSoftware Development

Intel

Senior Software Engineer

Sep 2001Jan 2006 · 4 yrs 4 mos

  • Intel - 2001-2006
  • Wireless & Networking Group (802.11)
  • Software & Silicon Systems (Switching/Routing)
  • Trillium (GPRS) Development
Wireless NetworkingSwitching/RoutingGPRS DevelopmentSoftware Development

Wipro

Senior Software Engineer

Aug 2000Sep 2001 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Involved in GPRS MAC protocol stack development
GPRS MAC protocol stack developmentSoftware Development

Motorola

Software Engineer

Aug 1999Aug 2000 · 1 yr

  • My prime responsibility was:
  • i. sustaining the Pager products.
  • ii. enhancing the existing GSM protocol stack
GSM protocol stack enhancementSoftware Development

Elps computer

Software Engineer

Jul 1998Aug 1999 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • I was working in BPL telecom as a contractor involved in protocol stack development for their GSM handsets.
Protocol stack developmentSoftware Development

Education

BIT Mesra Student-Industry Relations Cell

MS — Software Systems (Intel Sponsored Program)

Jan 2002Jan 2004

JKIETR

Bachelors — Electronics And Communication Engineering

Jan 1994Jan 1998

Sir GDPP High School

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