Abhijit Shendre
Solution architect at Tata Consultancy Services
- Role
- Solutions Architect at Tata Consultancy Services
- Location
- Pune, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Abhijit Shendre
Executive Summary- Solution Architect with 19+ years of experience in Solutions, COE Consulting, RFPs/RFIs/RFQs, and proactive proposals across IT, BFSI sectors. Proven ability to build and lead Centers of Excellence (COE) focusing on Hybrid Cloud, Digital Transformation, Infrastructure Modernization, and Automation. Adept at bridging business objectives with technology adoption, mentoring teams, and delivering cost-optimized, scalable solutions.Key Responsibilities•Define COE strategy, roadmap, and governance models aligned with enterprise objectives.•Lead solutioning for RFPs/RFIs/RFQs, creating competitive and value-driven proposals.•Architect Hybrid Cloud and Infrastructure solutions covering IaaS, PaaS, and CaaS models.•Conduct IT infrastructure assessments and design technical solution blueprints and deployment models.•Drive digital transformation initiatives including datacenter modernization, cloud adoption, and automation.• Mentor and lead cross-functional teams, establishing best practices and knowledge-sharing frameworks.• Engage with global clients (US, UK, Canada, Australia, Middle East) ensuring business alignment and delivery excellence.• Develop reusable solution patterns, accelerators, and playbooks as part of the COE knowledge hub.Key Achievements• Secured multiple proactive deal wins across BFSI sectors through innovative solutioning.• Designed and implemented enterprise-wide Hybrid Cloud adoption frameworks with measurable cost savings.• Built and scaled a COE framework that improved delivery efficiency, governance, and operational resilience.• Mentored 15+ consultants and engineers, enhancing team productivity and technical capabilities.TECHNICAL EXPERTISE• Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure, VMC.• Gen AI influenced Hybrid cloud. • Virtualization: VMware, Hyper-V, HCI (Nutanix, VxRail, Cisco UCS, Lenovo, Micro Cloud, OpenShift Hypervisor)• Infrastructure: Monitoring Tools, Patch Management, Migration Tools (TCS Migration Factory)• Security: IAM, Vulnerability Management, Compliance Frameworks.• Transformation: Datacenter Migration, Solution/Plan/Build/Assess, Digital Transformation• Enterprise Practices: ITIL, Architecture Governance, COE. PORTFOLIO1. Hybrid cloud offering2. Patch Management and Automation Offering.3. Data center Migration and Transformation.4. Datacenter Cost optimization.5. TDAF Datacenter Assessments.New Portfolio 20251.Gen AI influenced Hybrid cloud offering2.Gen AI influenced Patch Management and Automation Offering.3.Gen AI Influenced Data center Migration and Transformation.
Experience
Solutions Architect
Sep 2021 — Present · Pune, IN
Define COE strategy, roadmap, and governance models aligned with enterprise objectives.• Lead solutioning for RFPs/RFIs/RFQs, creating competitive and value-driven proposals.• Architect Hybrid Cloud and Infrastructure solutions covering IaaS, PaaS, and CaaS models.• Conduct IT infrastructure assessments and design technical solution blueprints and deployment models.• Drive digital transformation initiatives including datacenter modernization, cloud adoption, and automation.• Mentor and lead cross-functional teams, establishing best practices and knowledge-sharing frameworks.• Engage with global clients (US, UK, Canada, Australia, Middle East) ensuring business alignment and delivery excellence.• Develop reusable solution patterns, accelerators, and playbooks as part of the COE knowledge hub.Key Achievements• Secured multiple proactive deal wins across BFSI sectors through innovative solutioning.• Designed and implemented enterprise-wide Hybrid Cloud adoption frameworks with measurable cost savings.• Directed re-engineering of enterprise applications and business processes to align with digital strategies.• Built and scaled a COE framework that improved delivery efficiency, governance, and operational resilience.• Mentored 15+ consultants and engineers, enhancing team productivity and technical capabilities.TECHNICAL EXPERTISE Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure, VMC. Gen AI influenced Hybrid cloud Virtualization: VMware, Hyper-V, HCI (Nutanix, VxRail, Cisco UCS, Lenovo, Micro Cloud, OpenShift Hypervisor) Infrastructure: Monitoring Tools, Patch Management, Migration Tools (TCS Migration Factory) Transformation: Datacenter Migration, Solution/Plan/Build/Assess, Digital Transformation Enterprise Practices: ITIL, Architecture Governance, COE. CURRENT PORTFOLIO Gen AI influenced Hybrid cloud offering Gen AI influenced Patch Management and Automation Offering. Datacenter Cost optimization. Datacenter Assessments
Education
Rajreshi Shahu College of computer science
M.Sc; S.R.T.M, Computer science
2003 — 2005
Rajreshi Shahu College of computer science LATUR
B.C.A, Computer Science
2003 — 2005
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