Rajesh Kumar Malviya is an enterprise architect for NTT DATA, USA with more than 25 years of experience in technology transformation. He has been praised as the “Most Influential Cloud Solutions Architect of the Year” by the CToday Awards. He has worked in sectors such as healthcare insurance, financial services, manufacturing, energy and utilities with Master degrees in Data Science and Engineering and MBA in Information Technology. Rajesh has been part of several digital transformation projects in the USA, Europe, Australia, and Singapore for Fortune 100 clients. 

Inspiration to become a corporate architect 

Rajesh’s passion for combining technology with business strategy drives his career in enterprise architecture. Inspired by the ability to align business objectives with a scalable IT ecosystem that helps various organizations, he drives operational excellence and digital transformations. Rajesh is instrumental in shaping business decisions, refining the overall architecture, and driving sustainable growth through the adoption of emerging technologies.

Key Responsibilities at NTT DATA

As Rajesh’s responsibilities at NTT DATA are diverse and strategic, he designs business architecture, technology, and information systems to ensure they align with the organization’s objectives. His work involves developing IT strategies, evaluate existing technology and modernization planning to meet increasing customer demands. He is a leader in implementing hybrid and multi cloud solutions, data migration and integration with platforms like Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud. He also drives the development of AI/ML and innovative GenAI solutions to solve complex business challenges. At the same time, managing or involving key stakeholders. 

Core Technologies and Frameworks

Rajesh works with advanced technologies and frameworks, including the enterprise architecture framework and tools like TOGAF, ZACHMAN, iServer, Visio, and MIRO. He is a cloud platform professional in Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud, and is well-versed in AI/ML technologies, which include Generative AI. His expertise also lies in data integration tools like ETL, BizTalk Server, Dell Boomi, and Azure Integration. Additionally, Rajesh focuses on security and DevOps, leveraging IAM, RBAC, Azure DevOps, and Jenkins to build secure, scalable solutions for diverse client needs. 

Notable Achievements in 2024 

In 2024, Rajesh Kumar Malviya won the Claro Awards in Technology and AI/ML, filed a UK patent for an AI-based cloud security device, and acted as an advisory board member of IJGIS, an editorial board member of GRD, and a review board member of IJERT. He has been an IEEE Senior Member and has delivered talks at IEEE ARIIA 2024, IIT Madras ICMR2024, and IJGIS Fall 2024. He has more than 15 publications in IEEE conferences and international journals. 

Aspiring Enterprise Architects

If anyone wants to become an enterprise architect, his advice would be simple: develop a wide base of skills that also combine technical know-how with a business strategy” emphasizes Rajesh. “What it’s all about is using your strategic foresight for designing architecture, continuously learning in business domains, and effectively communicating about new technologies.”.

He is a great example of how a balance of deep technical knowledge and business strategy can drive transformation and delivery of lasting value in the rapidly changing enterprise technology world.