Sumantra Bhattacharyya
Application Development & Integration Practice Lead @Crimson
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WORK HISTORY
Application Development & Integration Practice Lead @Crimson
Birmingham, GB
As Head of the Application Development and Integration Practice, I combined architecture expertise, DevOps leadership, and client engagement skills to deliver secure, scalable solutions for major UK enterprises. • Client Engagement & Pre-Sales – Engaged with prospects and clients early in the sales cycle to shape requirements and win bids, aligning solutions with business outcomes and digital transformation roadmaps. • Architecture & Security Audits – Performed cloud, integration, and data platform audits, embedding Zero Trust principles, GDPR compliance, and governance standards to strengthen resilience and security. • DevOps Transformation – Led the adoption of DevOps best practices across clients, introducing YAML-based CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code (ARM, Terraform, Bicep), automated release orchestration, and observability frameworks. • Solution Design & Integration – Architected and implemented enterprise integration frameworks connecting ERP, CRM, and third-party platforms (Rightmove, Zoopla, COINS ERP, student systems, retail apps), enabling high availability, secure data flows, and analytics at scale. • Data & Analytics – Designed and delivered data-driven architectures including Microsoft Fabric Data Warehouses, Synapse pipelines, and Power BI analytics to support AI-enabled insights. • Mobile & Modern Apps – Guided delivery of mobile and customer-facing solutions (Xamarin.NET MAUI, Power Pages with B2C authentication) to extend enterprise platforms securely to end-users. • Leadership & Mentoring – Led a high-performing team of Senior Architects, Developers, and Consultants, acting as escalation point, enforcing development standards, and mentoring teams in secure DevOps and data-first design practices. • Practice Strategy & Growth – Collaborated with the CTO and Sales leadership to define market strategy, build delivery capability, and ensure a strong pipeline of profitable, high-quality projects.
EDUCATION
Kuvempu University
Master's Degree, Information Technology
SKILLS
ABOUT SUMANTRA BHATTACHARYYA
I help enterprises design secure, scalable cloud solutions — bridging DevOps automation, data integration, mobile applications, BI platforms, and Microsoft Azure/Dynamics 365 to deliver digital transformation.Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert with 21+ years of experience leading enterprise architecture, cloud transformation, and secure software delivery across the UK and Europe.I specialise in designing and implementing high-transactional, scalable applications on Microsoft technologies with a strong focus on DevOps automation, CI/CD pipelines, data security, BI/analytics, and cloud governance. My expertise spans Azure, Dynamics 365, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Synapse, Databricks, Terraform, ARM/Bicep, and bespoke mobile apps (Xamarin.NET MAUI).I have delivered enterprise integration frameworks and digital transformation solutions for leading UK organisations, including Taylor Wimpey, Barratt Homes, Merton Council, WaterPlus, Volkswagen, Bloor Homes, NCFE, Peabody Housing, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Poundland, Missguided, Avant Homes, Johnson Matthey, UK High Street banks (HSBC, Lloyds, Barclays, Santander, Nationwide, Co-op), A.F. Blakemore (SPAR), and multiple UK Universities.Projects include: • Building secure ERP ↔ CRM integrations using Cloud framework • Automating property publishing & enquiry ingestion from industry-leading property portals. • Designing Fabric Data Warehouses & Power BI analytics solutions. • Developing customer portals in Power Pages with B2C authentication. • Building and supporting enterprise mobile apps for retail and field operations. • Leading DevOps transformations with YAML pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code, and release orchestration. • Embedding security, governance, audit frameworks, and compliance (GDPR, ISO 27001, Zero Trust). • Performing architecture and security audits to strengthen cloud and data platforms.Recognised as a technology leader and mentor, I bridge business strategy with technology roadmaps, driving digital transformation, resilience, and ROI.
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