Kapil Talreja

About Kapil Talreja

Enterprise Architecture and Strategy: Spearheaded $200M+ strategic transformations and managed multi-year IT budgets exceeding $150M. Reported to the CIO and influenced Board and Management Committee on critical technology investments, shifting the bank toward an AI-First, Cloud-native and Data-centric architecture (Apache Hudi, Iceberg, Kafka) focusing on cost-effective modernisation.Enterprise Innovation: Pioneered and built industrial-scale GenAI, MLOps and AI-ready data lake-house ecosystems, defining the governance and security framework for market-relevant value extraction. Proven track record in delivering high-impact Architecture Assurance, Security, and Operational Efficiency (e.g. performance optimisation 10x-100x and memory leak remediation). Architected and built low-latency, event-driven systems, including real-time, streaming microservices delivering high-impact. Engineering Head: Directed the software and cloud reengineering of 400 bank applications, improving performance, reliability (MTBF 56%↑) and reducing costs by 25% for $15B-$150B banks. Established Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automating infrastructure provisioning and reducing developer onboarding time by 80%. Global Leadership and Domain expertise: 24+ years of global experience leading complex architectural and engineering solutions across India, UK, and North America. Successfully scaled cross-functional teams of 100+ engineers and architects through large-scale Agile and SRE adoption. Deep domain expertise across Corporate & Institutional Banking (Trade Finance, Securities), Retail Banking, Lending, and Insurance.

Experience

1. Head of Enterprise Architecture and Ai Platforms

   Axis Bank

   Sep 2022 — Present · IN

   Lead a dynamic team to shape the bank\'s technology strategy and architecture. • Spearhead the implementation of GenAI, AI-ready Data platforms, and AI-driven SDLC platforms. • Transform the architecture function into a strategic advisory role, establishing enterprise-wide standards.• Rapid cloud expansion and board level engineering excellence programs.

Education

• University of Wolverhampton

  MSc, Computer Science

  2003 — 2005

• University of Mumbai

  BE, Computer Engineering

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Cloud Foundry
• Apache Spark
• Apache Kafka
• Java
• Databases
• Unified Modeling Language (Uml)
• Hibernate
• Apache Mesos
• Performance Improvement
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Software Development
• Solution Architecture
• Performance Tuning
• Javascript
• Scala
• Spring Framework
• Dynatrace
• Object Oriented Design
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)