Niraj Kumar

I am a technology leader with 25+ years of experience in software development, delivery, and operations, including a decade in senior leadership roles at SAP Labs India. With deep expertise in software engineering, cloud platforms, and enterprise technologies, I specialize in scaling products, modernizing delivery, and enabling organizations to achieve efficiency, resilience, and business impact through technology.

My career spans product architecture, DevOps, microservices lifecycle management, and AI-driven innovation. I have led large global teams across India, the U.S., and Europe, fostering ownership-driven cultures that deliver results. I combine strategic vision with hands-on technological grounding, making me effective at both executive consulting and deep technical problem-solving.

Key strengths and offerings as a freelancer:

• Cloud & DevOps Excellence: Designed and operated multi-cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, SAP BTP, Kubernetes, Cloud Foundry, Kyma). Delivered reliable environments for 200+ microservices across 30+ landscapes, embedding CI/CD, resilience engineering, telemetry, and live-site-first practices.
• Architecture & Delivery Leadership: Expertise in Agile, Lean, and Waterfall models; contributed to product design and strategy. Defined governance for automated microservices lifecycle with Docker, Jenkins, Groovy, Terraform, Nomad, Vault, Artifactory, Datadog, Dynatrace, Azure DevOps, SAP Unified Services, and Cloud Orchestrator.
• AI-First Mindset: Leveraging AI/LLM technologies to optimize processes, automate delivery, and align innovation with enterprise strategy.
• Team & Stakeholder Management: Hired, mentored, and led multicultural teams of managers, architects, and developers across Bangalore, Palo Alto, and Budapest. Skilled in stakeholder alignment, vendor partnerships, and board-level presentations.
• Product & Service Innovation: Conceived and delivered Managed Temporal as a BTP Service for SAP Lines of Business—covering business case, service architecture, roadmap, costing, operations, and support—enabling cost optimization and scalable service delivery.
• Domain Breadth: Extensive contributions to SAP Ariba, SAP Cloud Integration, and SAP NetWeaver products, including iFlow Editor, middleware runtime, Enterprise Repository Services (ESR), NetWeaver Development Infrastructure (NWDI), and .NET integration (C#, JEE, Eclipse, SAP UI5).

With a blend of leadership, technical depth, and delivery excellence, I help organizations transform cloud strategy, strengthen DevOps, and accelerate AI-driven innovation from vision to execution.