Kamlesh Kumar

About Kamlesh Kumar

I am a results-driven Technical Architect with experience designing, implementing, and scaling enterprise integration and data systems using Confluent Kafka, Azure Integration Services, and cloud-native architectures.My core passion lies in building resilient, event-driven ecosystems that empower real-time decision-making, seamless data flows, and system modernization. I bring hands-on expertise in:Confluent Kafka Streams, Kafka Connect, Schema Registry, FlinkAzure Logic Apps, Function Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, Azure API Management Distributed system design, messaging, and orchestrationI actively share my learnings as a blogger at BizTalkTechie.com, speaker at community events, and a regular contributor to Microsoft Azure and Kafka-related forums.I enjoy mentoring teams, creating POCs for emerging integration strategies, and simplifying complex architectures into actionable solutions.Let\'s connect if you\'re passionate about cloud integration, real-time data pipelines, or want to collaborate on building modern distributed systems!

Experience

1. Integration Architect

   Cognizant

   Jun 2021 — Present · IN

   As a Technical Architect at Cognizant, I lead the design and delivery of scalable, cloud-native integration and data solutions for enterprise clients, primarily focusing on Azure Integration Services and Apache Kafka. I bridge the gap between legacy systems and modern architectures by enabling real-time data flow, event-driven communication, and intelligent process orchestration.Key Contributions & Impact: Designed Kafka-based Data Streaming Pipelines that handle over 5 million events/day for real-time data ingestion and transformation across multiple systems. Migrated BizTalk solutions to Azure Integration Services, modernizing the client\'s integration platform and reducing operational costs by over 30%. Architected enterprise-level Azure API Management layers to streamline internal and external API consumption, with governance, throttling, and security. Led Kafka topic design, partitioning strategies, and schema evolution using Confluent Schema Registry to ensure scalability and backward compatibility. Enabled CI/CD pipelines for integration components using Azure DevOps, improving deployment speed and reducing release cycles by 50%. Implemented Kafka security best practices including SSL encryption, SASL authentication, and role-based access control across clusters.🧠 Mentored 20+ engineers and architects on Kafka internals, Azure integration patterns, and microservices communication strategies through internal workshops and knowledge sessions.🧩 Contributed to a reusable asset repository for Azure Logic Apps, Function Apps, and Kafka producers/consumers for faster client onboarding.This role allows me to blend hands-on technical design with strategic architecture, helping large organizations embrace real-time, event-driven ecosystems powered by Kafka and Azure. I also actively contribute to internal communities of practice and external technical forums as a blogger, speaker, and thought leader in Integration technologies.

Education

• Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Information Technology

  2005 — 2009