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title: "Sikhil S J - Vice President in Bengaluru | Tal"
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# Sikhil S J on Tal

## Headline

Data & Tech Strategist \| 13\+ Yrs \| IT Leadership \| VP

## About

With over a decade of professional experience, I am currently a Technical Consultant at Eli Lilly, specializing in Kubernetes cluster management, CI/CD pipeline automation, and cloud infrastructure optimization\. Passionate about aligning technical solutions with business objectives, I strive to foster collaboration across teams to deliver scalable and reliable systems\. My focus is on enhancing observability, security, and system performance, bringing diverse perspectives to drive innovative solutions\. At Eli Lilly, I have contributed to streamlining Kubernetes cluster deployments and implementing robust CI/CD pipelines, which improved system scalability and reliability\. My exposure to AWS services, such as EKS, Redshift, and CloudWatch, has enabled me to support cloud initiatives effectively\. Additionally, I facilitated security measures through CAPA processes and access control setups with Immuta, ensuring compliance and governance\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

claude code

deepmind

gemini

github copilot

grok

mcp

## Work experience

Vice President at Swiss Re, Dec 2025 \- Present · 9 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, Vice President responsible for enterprise data strategy and ETL infrastructure, specialising in Informatica Cloud \(IICS/IDMC\) and hybrid cloud\-infrastructure environments supporting critical business data pipelines\. 1\. Define and drive data integration strategy, aligning ETL architecture with evolving business and analytics needs 2\. Lead design, implementation, and optimisation of Informatica Cloud pipelines supporting large\-scale data flows 3\. Architect and manage infrastructure components underpinning data platforms, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security 4\. Partner with cross\-functional stakeholders \(engineering, analytics, compliance\) to translate business requirements into robust data solutions 5\. Establish best practices for ETL development, infrastructure management, and data governance 6\. Evaluate emerging tools and technologies to modernize the data integration ecosystem

Technical Consultant at Eli Lilly and Company, Mar 2024 \- Nov 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, • Managed Kubernetes cluster deployments and automated CI/CD pipelines, enhancing scalability and reliability\. • Collaborated with cross\-functional teams to align project objectives with business priorities and OKRs\. • Monitored project progress, identified risks, and implemented mitigation strategies to meet deadlines\. • Ensured robust observability practices and defined SLIs/SLOs to enhance system reliability\. • Setup the Attribute Based Access Control \(ABAC\) using the Immuta Platform\. • Exposure to different AWS services like EKS , Redshift, RDS, IAM, S3 including Access grants, VPC, KMS, CloudWatch, CloudTrail etc • Work on CAPA \(Corrective Action Preventive Action\) for security vulnerabilities\. • Experience with Compliance and Security Frameworks \(ISO27001, SOC2\) • Knowledge of DevSecOps tools and practices, including static code analysis, automated testing, and Security scans\. • Assess the security documents and other technical documents\.

Software Engineering Lead at Fidelity Investments, Aug 2019 \- Mar 2024 · 4 yrs 8 mos, Bangalore

Senior System Administrator at Medtronic, Jul 2017 \- Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Senior Analyst at Capgemini, Jan 2016 \- Jun 2017 · 1 yr 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

## Education

Professional Certificate in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence for Managers, Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

Bachelor of Engineering \(B\.E\.\), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam

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