About
Technical Engineering Manager with 17+ years of IT experience

Tech Manager, Engineering
- Birthday: 21st March (Aries!!)
- Website: www.SagarSontakke.com
- Email: [email protected]
- City: Pune, MH, India
- Age: It's just a number
- Degree: Master of Engineering (IT)
- Experience: 17+ years
- Employer: NICE Ltd
Skills
“I no longer feared the darkness once I knew the phoenix in me would rise from the ashes.” — William C. Hannan
Resume
Engineer manager with extensive experience in leading high-performance teams across multiple IT sectors, specializing in software product development and project management. Proficient in agile methodologies, strategic planning, and technical leadership, driving teams to deliver innovative solutions. Skilled in a broad range of technologies including .NET Core, Azure, Angular, and Kubernetes, with a proven track record in ensuring quality, scalability, and client satisfaction.
Summary
Sagar S. Sontakke
Innovative Engineer Manager Driving Agile Teams to Deliver High-Impact IT Solutions
- Pune, MH, India
- [email protected]
Education
Master of Engineering & Information Technology
2014 - 2016
RMSSOE, SPPU (Formerly University of Pune), MH, India
Bachelor of Engineering & Electronics & Telecommunication
2003 - 2007
SCOE, University of Pune, MH, India
Those were the best of my life... It was the summer of... 2003
Professional Experience
Tech Manager, Engineering
2023 - Present
NICE Ltd, Pune
- Leading a talented team of developers and quality engineers. Manage all people aspects, such as hiring, reviews, mentoring, promotions, etc.
- Owning the development and delivery of the components under the teams' responsibility
- Working with the Product Owner and Software Architect on the planning of the development activities of the product
- Acting as Scrum Master for the development team
- Liaise with the scrum team to promote good work practices & continuous improvement
- Work hands-on with the team members on development activities, perform code reviews and ensure high-quality engineering standards are achieved, including Test Automation & Unit testing
- Being part of the leadership team, involved in release planning and product strategy
- Engineering contact for product defect management and product support questions
- Techs: .NET Core, Web API, C#, WCF, Azure, Cosmos DB, Socket Programming, MS Graph, Angular, React, SQL Server, Docker, Kubernetes, Teams, Microsoft 365, MySQL, Jira, Agile Scrum, Selenium, Cyprus, Postman
Technical Manager
2013 - 2023
Excellarate (now Encora), Pune
- Lead in the design, development, and implementation of various IT projects for client in Pharmacy, Health-care and Energy sectors
- Delegate tasks to the team members and provide counsel on all aspects of the project.
- Developed and initiated projects, including managing costs, schedule and performance.
- Planned, executed and controlled assigned projects, ensuring work performed complied with contractual requirements.
- Developed and followed baseline project plan and milestones for task completion.
- Met with VPs and director weekly to provide detailed project report and milestone updates.
- Performed independent analysis and provided recommendations to overcome project obstacles.
- Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets.
- Provided team with coaching and direction.
- Developed and trained junior team members by leveraging experience to achieve optimal project strategy.
- Closely collaborated with project members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Techs: ASP.NET Core, Web API, C#, Angular 2+, SQL Server, Octopus, Dynatrace, CakePHP, Linux, AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, SharePoint, Salesforce, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, MySQL
Professional Experience
Sr. IT Consulant
2011 - 2013
Fujitsu Consulting India Pvt Ltd, Pune
- Determined areas for improvement and implemented processes to alleviate problems.
- Contributed to success of client's organization by improving performance, motivation, job satisfaction, hiring practices, training programs and management systems.
- Prioritized projects and project tasks depending upon key milestones and deadline dates.
- Interfaced with field managers to establish pricing for clients consistent with company's financial objectives.
- Evaluated clients' needs and created plan of action to provide solutions.
- Successfully developed Nalco 360 Toolbox project from end to end in Silverlight.
- Enhancing Web 1.0 project in ASP.NET 3.5
- Received Client Appreciation twice from Nalco.
- Nalco ABCD award and Fujitsu Spotlight Award – Awarded twice
- Techs: ASP.NET 3.5, WCF, Silverlight 5.0, MVVM, MS SQL Server, Telerik controls, Windows
Sr. System Engineer
2010 - 2011
IBM India Pvt Ltd, Pune
- Develop and manage the portal for John Deere employees and project managers.
- Participated in recruitment team in IBM to recruit SharePoint resources.
- Techs: ASP.NET 2.0, C#, Visual Studio 2010, Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 (Migration to SP2010), Microsoft Enterprise Project Management, MS SQL Server 2005/2008, Windows.
Software Engineer - Product Development
2007 - 2010
SunGard Technology Services, Pune
- Joined as a fresher, recruited directly from college campus
- Developed application required for Front-end and back-end Trading Platform
- Acquired good Knowledge on Financial domail especially Capital Market
- Techs: ASP.NET, C#, SharePoint, Perforce, C++, Win32, SQL Server
Certificates

PSM-I
Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I)

AZ-204
Microsoft Azure Developer Associate Certificate

AZ-900
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Certificate

PL-900
Microsoft Power Platform Fundamentals Certificate

AWS CCP
Amazon AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner Certificate
Awards
- Certificate of Appreciation by Synerzip (Excellarate) for PDX project
- Fujitsu Spotlight Award (awarded twice)
- Nalco Above and Beyond Call of Duty (ABCD) Award (Client Award) for successfully delivering Toolbox project
Contributions
Contact
Location:
Pune, India 411041