Sunil Unnithan

About Sunil Unnithan

Experienced technology leader with a strong background in designing and implementing high-impact data solutions and driving cloud-native data transformation at a leading global investment bank. Currently serving as Global Head of Platform Engineering, passionate about the data revolution and pragmatic use of GenAI, cloud data platforms, big data, data engineering pipelines, data analytics platforms, and visualization. I thrive on solving complex engineering challenges and am deeply committed to driving innovation through scalable platforms. Proven track record of building and leading high-performing engineering teams across global locations. Focused on fostering innovation while maintaining operational excellence.Core Focus:• Cloud & Data Platforms (Azure, AWS, Databricks)• Real-time Processing (Kafka, Spark Streaming)• Distributed Systems (MongoDB, Redis, MPP Databases)• Container Orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)• DevOps & IaC (Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins)• Observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk)Tech Stack: Java | Python | Spark | Kubernetes | Go Side interests: Blockchain technology, DeFi protocols, and emerging crypto ecosystems.

Experience

1. Global Head of Platform Engineering

   Morgan Stanley

   Jan 2020 — Present

Education

• Savitribai Phule Pune University

  Masters, Computer Science

  2000 — 2002

Skills

• Tableau
• Big Data Analytics
• Data Visualization
• Alteryx
• Soa
• Agile Methodologies
• Angular.js
• D3.js
• Hadoop
• Continuous Delivery
• Restful Webservices
• Mongodb
• Node.js
• Design Patterns
• Web Services
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Sdlc
• .net
• Soap
• C#
• Software Project Management
• Spring
• Java
• Javascript
• Ajax
• Wcf
• Integration
• Json
• Enterprise Architecture
• Db2
• Solid
• Test Driven Development
• Clean Code
• Spa
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Windows Azure
• Distributed Systems
• Redis
• Apache Cxf
• Asp.net Mvc