Vijay Tekumalla
Auckland
Summary
My leadership extends beyond traditional Enterprise Architecture; it's about aligning technology with the corporate mission and facilitating transformational change across the insurance landscape.
I am also responsible for defining the Technology Strategy and Architecture road map extending into recommending the ideal prioritisation of business initiatives to align funding and expected outcomes.
My role as Head of Architecture involves steering a team of skilled architects, ensuring governance and the delivery of impactful solution designs.
Through strategic roadmaps and a commitment to the Agile way of working, our team has advanced the company's technological capabilities. My focus on systems and application architecture across digital and core platforms has been instrumental in driving initiatives that resonate with both our business aims and stakeholder expectations.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head of Architecture
Suncorp New Zealand
08.2022 - Current
- I am an accomplished Enterprise Architect & Head of Architecture at Suncorp NZ (Vero/AA Insurance/Asteron Life/AA Life), driving technology strategy and leading architectural initiatives. With a strong background in guiding large-scale insurance transformation programs, I excel in translating business strategies into actionable technology plans and platform roadmaps. As Head of Architecture in New Zealand,
- Define the Technology Strategy and Architecture Runway for 2024-2027 and obtained approval from Board and Senior Leadership team.
- I provide strategic leadership to a team of architects, focusing on aligning initiatives with business goals and optimizing operational efficiency. In addition to being Head of Architecture and Enterprise Architect, I have a passion to enable business initiatives to move faster by establishing foundations that will scale the delivery using an innovation delivery squad.
Enterprise Architect
Suncorp New Zealand
- I am responsible to design technology strategy roadmaps to support the business missions working along side major stakeholders and external parties in addition to driving architectural initiatives at Suncorp (Vero/AA Insurance/Asteron Life/AA Life), focusing on the system and application architecture across digital & core platforms
- I have been involved in a number of large Insurance programmes including transformation programmes that impacts people, process and technology and leading projects from the early concept phases through to initiation, implementation and deployment and supporting organisation to transition from programs to SAFe Way of working.
Principal Architect
Suncorp Group
01.2016 - 09.2022
Software Engineer / Technical Lead
Vero
10.2011 - 01.2016
Senior Consultant
Tenzing Limited
04.2011 - 10.2011
Software Engineer
Vodafone (Clearpoint)
09.2010 - 04.2011
Software Engineer
Mercury Insurance
10.2007 - 09.2010
Software Engineer/Onsite co-ordinator
Reebok (Xinthe Technlogies)
01.2003 - 10.2007
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) -
University of Madras
Skills
- Technology and Architecture Strategy
- Digital Transformation
- Innovative and Visionary
- IT Governance
- Delivery & Software Development
Certification
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals, 11/2022 - Present, Microsoft
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, 10/2022 - 11/2022, Microsoft
Personal Information
Title: Head of Architecture
Timeline
Head of Architecture
Suncorp New Zealand
08.2022 - Current
Principal Architect
Suncorp Group
01.2016 - 09.2022
Software Engineer / Technical Lead
Vero
10.2011 - 01.2016
Senior Consultant
Tenzing Limited
04.2011 - 10.2011
Software Engineer
Vodafone (Clearpoint)
09.2010 - 04.2011
Software Engineer
Mercury Insurance
10.2007 - 09.2010
Software Engineer/Onsite co-ordinator
Reebok (Xinthe Technlogies)
01.2003 - 10.2007
Enterprise Architect
Suncorp New Zealand
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) -
University of Madras
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