Sunish Vengathattil

• Servant leader, mentor, and seasoned executive in the field of software engineering • An agent of
change • Proven track record of building, scaling, and leading multiple cross-functional teams and
successful development of large-scale software systems • Strong hands-on engineering background •

Skills

Technology Strategy
Enterprise Architecture
Cloud-Native & Cloud-agnostic Designs
DevOps & CI/CD
Enterprise AI/ML Leadership
Cyber Security
GenAI Utilization
Strategic Technology Leadership

Experience

JUNE 2024 – PRESENT
Sr. Director, Software Engineering / Clarivate Analytics, Philadelphia PA
Lead content technologies for Clarivate Analytics’ flagship product – Web of Science.
Spearheaded the development and delivery of innovative software solutions, driving the
transformation of content technologies at Clarivate Analytics, resulting sizeable improvement in
operational efficiency and increase in customer satisfaction.
Leading a high-performing team of 47 engineering managers, engineers and developers, fostering a
collaborative and agile environment to ensure on-time, high-quality product releases and
continuous improvement in technical processes.
Championing the strategic vision for Content Technologies, aligning software engineering initiatives
with business goals to accelerate the growth of key content platforms used by millions of users
globally.
Implemented data-driven decision-making practices, leveraging analytics and machine learning to
optimize content delivery and improve end-user experience across multiple platforms.
Managing multi-million-dollar budgets and provided leadership in resource allocation, ensuring
efficient use of funds to meet both short-term and long-term organizational objectives.
Mentored and developed future leaders, promoting a culture of continuous learning and growth,
leading to the promotion of multiple team members into leadership positions.
Orchestrated cross-functional collaboration with product management, content operations, and
business stakeholders to define and execute on high-impact product roadmaps.
Introduced innovative engineering practices, reducing development cycles and enhancing team
productivity through the adoption of cloud computing and microservices.
AUGUST 2021 – JUNE 2024
Sr. Software Engineering Manager / Wayfair, Boston MA
Led and supported the North America Fintech & Loyalty Customer Experience engineering
organization, driving the architecture and development of scalable, secure, and high-performance
systems for products such as Wayfair MasterCard, Private Label Credit Card, Financing & Lease-to
Own solutions, Gift Cards, Rewards, and Store Credits.
Architected and executed large-scale refactoring and re-platforming initiatives, modernizing legacy
systems with microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native technologies to improve
scalability, fault tolerance, and maintainability.
Implemented robust cybersecurity frameworks, ensuring compliance with PCI-DSS, GDPR, and
industry security best practices across fintech and loyalty platforms, safeguarding sensitive customer
financial data.
Designed and enforced API security standards, integrating OAuth 2.0, tokenization, and end-to-end
encryption to protect customer transactions and enhance fraud prevention mechanisms.
Collaborated closely with business stakeholders to define Objective Key Results (OKRs) and drive
measurable, outcome-based deliveries, ensuring technical solutions align with company growth and
customer engagement strategies.
Recruited, built, and scaled high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of security-first
development, system reliability, and continuous improvement.
Planned and led time-sensitive tactical integrations to support the secure and seamless launch of
Wayfair Physical Retail, implementing secure authentication, fraud detection, and risk mitigation
strategies to enhance omnichannel customer experiences.
MAY 2012 – AUGUST 2021
Manager, Software Engineering / Elsevier, Philadelphia PA
Led and managed a technology group of ~25 engineers, overseeing the development, deployment,
and maintenance of Elsevier’s Integrated Decision Support platform, including flagship products
Order Sets and Care Plans.
Drove organizational change, successfully transitioning multiple cross-functional teams from basic
agile methodologies to the SVPG squad model, enhancing predictability, efficiency, and engineering
velocity.
Co-authored and executed high-impact business cases ranging from $300K to $4M in investments,
collaborating with VPs, directors of informatics, and digital content leaders to drive strategic growth
initiatives.
Led global technology initiatives, coordinating across teams in the UK, Germany, Brazil, UAE, Spain,
India, and Australia, ensuring seamless collaboration and execution of globalization business cases.
Managed a $3M cost center, optimizing resource allocation, budgeting, and operational efficiencies
to maximize return on investment while maintaining high-quality engineering output.
Represented Elsevier and lead the interoperability team, building successful partnerships
with external organizations, at HIMSS19 – the world’s largest Health IT conference.
DECEMBER 2011 – MAY 2012
Consultant / Standard & Poor’s, New York NY
Serve as a consultant architect and lead developer for S&P CapitalIQ’s flagship product –
Market Scope Advisor – a robust online resource for financial advisors.
Coordinated with international teams to design and build APIs receiving and integrating
feeds from international stock exchanges.
Upheld and contributed towards a customer-focused technology strategy offering multi-asset class
coverage, tools, intraday news, and market intelligence
Modernization and re-writes on various legacy systems
Responsibly oversaw and participated in level 3 production support activities.
SEPTEMBER 2006 – DECEMBER 2011
Technology Lead (Contingent) / BNSF Railroad, Fort Worth TX
The lead developer for Business Exchange (BEx), a Rich Internet Application that is used to manage
rail interchanges between leading railroad companies. It is widely used by most of the Rail Road
companies in the US to track and manage their interchanges with other railroads.
Responsible for the complete SDLC from concept through build and maintenance, including
requirements gathering and analysis, design, development, unit and integration testing and
production support
Served as an Innovation champion and utilized the latest cutting-edge technologies to solve complex
problems.
Facilitated cross-department operations using multi-technology skills (Mainframes and J2EE)
Responsible leader and authentic mentor in an offshore/onsite development model. Lead a team of
7 offshore resources from multiple geographic locations (India and China).

Education

Master of Science / Wilmington University, New Castle, DE
Information Systems Technologies;

Bachelor of Technology in Engineering / NSS College of Engineering, Kerala, India
Electrical and Electronics Engineering.

Professional Memberships
IEEE / Professional Member
IEEE Computer Society / Professional Member

Technologies
Enterprise Cloud Services: AWS, Azure, GCP, Digital Ocean
Programming in Java / J2EE, C, C++, PHP.
Web technologies – JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3.
DBMS – Oracle, MSSQL, DB2, MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL.
Mainframes – COBOL, JCL, CICS, IMS-DB/DC, DB2.
DevOps – Jenkins, Puppet, Ansible, GitHub, Docker, Kubernetes.

References
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