KUMAR RAUSHAN
London,UK
Summary
Lead Consultant with a proven track record in optimizing business processes and enhancing team performance. Successfully directed cross-functional teams to implement strategic initiatives, resulting in improved operational efficiency and increased client satisfaction. Utilizes analytical skills and strategic thinking to create impactful solutions, fostering long-term client relationships and driving measurable business growth. Committed to innovation within agile frameworks to achieve project success.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Magnolia Lead Consultant
Infomentum
London
02.2024 - 12.2025
- Led end‑to‑end migration of BAE Systems website to Magnolia CMS, ensuring data integrity and minimal downtime across programme.
- Developed and executed content migration strategy for 5,000+ pages and media assets, standardising structures and reducing manual effort.
- Architected multiple Magnolia Content Apps to enable efficient automated migration and scalable content operations.
- Oversaw full project lifecycle, from requirements discovery and stakeholder alignment to day‑to‑day team management and delivery tracking.
- Used Magnolia PaaS, Fastly CDN, and GitLab CI/CD to optimise deployment reliability, performance, and release throughput.
- Conducted client workshops and training sessions that increased adoption of Magnolia features and reduced post‑go‑live support requests.
- Streamlined workflows using agile methodologies and continuous improvement, enhancing predictability and responsiveness to change.
- Reviewed and validated technical specifications to ensure solutions met client requirements, security constraints, and organisational standards.
Technical Solution CMS Architect
Mindtree
London
04.2021 - 02.2024
- Directed cloud migration project, moving on‑premises infrastructure to AWS with comprehensive roadmap.
- Architected technical solutions for content management systems, improving overall system efficiency.
- Led initiatives including SVN‑to‑Bitbucket migration and SSO integration for Magnolia CMS.
- Conducted proof‑of‑concept studies for Magnolia cluster setup and MySQL‑to‑PostgreSQL migration.
- Researched emerging trends in content management technologies to drive strategic planning.
- Held client meetings to gather feedback and refine design concepts in real time.
- Designed advanced solutions for CloudFront cache invalidation and automated Apache htaccess rules.
- Upgraded Magnolia CMS to latest version, orchestrating critical STK‑to‑MTK migration.
- Directed migration from Magnolia CMS to AEM platform.
- Managed 10+ customer calls per day to clarify requirements, provide status, and resolve issues.
Software Development Advisor
NTT DATA
London
09.2019 - 04.2021
- Engineered release pipeline and platform improvements that cut website launch cycles from three months to two weeks for multiple business units.
- Led end‑to‑end design, development, and rollout of custom Magnolia CMS platform enabling rapid, reusable website and campaign launches.
- Mentored cross‑functional team of 25+ developers during backlog grooming, sprint planning, and day‑to‑day agile execution, improving sprint goal completion and delivery predictability.
- Raised code quality by introducing structured code reviews plus TDD and BDD practices, reducing production defects and stabilising release quality.
- Facilitated key agile ceremonies (stand‑ups, reviews, retrospectives) to remove delivery blockers and keep projects on track against agreed timelines.
Software Development Senior Specialist
NTT DATA
Bengaluru, India
03.2016 - 08.2019
- Led CMS architecture for Avis Budget Group across full project lifecycle, delivering 5+ airline partner websites using agile scrum and achieving 95% on‑time releases.
- Drove technical direction for new features and UI changes, improving cross‑browser compatibility and reducing browser‑specific defects by around 70–80%.
- Managed multiple concurrent projects and backlogs, prioritising work based on team capacity and increasing sprint completion rate to above 90%.
- Guided team of 25+ developers by decomposing user stories, defining technical roadmaps, and ensuring solutions aligned with architectural standards.
- Supported pre‑sales activities through detailed RFP analysis and proposal inputs, contributing to 4+ successful bids or expansions with airline partners.
- Used agile ceremonies and historical incident analysis to refine processes, reducing recurring production incidents and shortening resolution times.
Module Lead
Mindtree
Chennai, India
07.2015 - 02.2016
- Designed and implemented strategic DevOps roadmap, mentoring junior DevOps engineers throughout process.
- Translated high‑level project plans into actionable user stories with precise task estimates.
- Finalised technical approaches for critical stories, ensuring team alignment and timely execution.
- Conducted code reviews to uphold stringent coding standards within CMS team.
- Created multi‑module J2EE solutions using Maven, delivering environment‑specific build artifacts.
- Developed Bash scripts for SVN pre‑commit hooks, enforcing correct Jira ID tagging in commit messages.
- Trained and mentored junior team members to strengthen technical skills and support career growth.
Senior Software Engineer
Mindtree
Chennai, India
10.2013 - 06.2015
- Designed and developed Magnolia CMS websites for 20+ markets, creating reusable templates and features that reduced new page build time by around 60–70%.
- Implemented Tealium tag management across 10,000+ pages, enabling consistent performance tracking and contributing to measurable improvement in page load times and analytics accuracy.
- Developed RESTful services within Magnolia CMS to support mobile applications used by 3.2 million active users, ensuring scalable APIs with high availability and low error rates.
- Managed release processes using SVN, resolving merge conflicts and distributing build artifacts.
- Managed end‑to‑end release processes in SVN, resolving merge conflicts and distributing build artifacts to multiple environments with success rate above 95%
Programmer Analyst
Mindtree
Chennai, India
11.2011 - 09.2013
- Created and optimized Magnolia CMS templates that reduced content authoring time by around 30% and improved page load performance by 15–20% through cleaner components and caching best practices.
- Developed and delivered 20+ new features and user stories using Java and Java EE web services per release cycle, consistently meeting sprint goals and production deadlines.
- Led rigorous unit, integration, and regression testing that helped cut production defects by approximately 25% and improved on‑time release rate to above 95%.
- Integrated third-party platforms, including Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, and social media, to enhance SEO and measurable uplift in page performance scores.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering
JITM
India 07.2007 - 06.2011
Skills
- Content management systems: Magnolia CMS, AEM
- Cloud and DevOps: AWS, Akamai, Limelight, Bamboo, Jenkins, Git, Subversion, JFrog Artifactory, Nexus, Maven, ANT
- Programming languages: Java, Spring, Hibernate
- Development methodologies: TDD, BDD, OOP
- Web technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Tools and platforms: JIRA, Confluence, Eclipse
- Database management: SQL, MySQL
- Collaborative leadership
- Innovation and creativity
- Results-driven mindset
- Agile methodologies expertise
- Workload management
- Effective decision-making
- High-level presentations
- Systems integration
- Solution development
Certification
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM, Scrum Alliance)
- Associate Developer Certificate (Magnolia)
- ILead Plus – Leadership Program (LTIMindtree)
HONORS & AWARDS
- Committed Employee, Infomentum (2025)
- Bronze Award, NTT DATA (2017)
- Technical Appreciation Award, Mindtree (2014)
- Outstanding Performers Award, Mindtree (2013)
- Multiple ‘Pat on the Back’ Awards, Mindtree (2013)
Languages
English
Fluent
Hindi
Native
Work availability
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Timeline
Magnolia Lead Consultant
Infomentum
02.2024 - 12.2025
Technical Solution CMS Architect
Mindtree
04.2021 - 02.2024
Software Development Advisor
NTT DATA
09.2019 - 04.2021
Software Development Senior Specialist
NTT DATA
03.2016 - 08.2019
Module Lead
Mindtree
07.2015 - 02.2016
Senior Software Engineer
Mindtree
10.2013 - 06.2015
Programmer Analyst
Mindtree
11.2011 - 09.2013
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science & Engineering
JITM
07.2007 - 06.2011