Legacy modernization and AI automation for banking, insurance, and telecom
Kumaran Systems operates a services-led business focused on migrating and re-platforming monolithic systems onto cloud and AI-enabled architectures. The tech stack is weighted heavily toward Microsoft (.NET, SQL Server, Power Apps, Azure) and enterprise Java tooling, with active projects spanning IBM Cognos-to-Power BI migration, ML pipelines for banking, and RAG systems — revealing a shift from BI and batch analytics toward generative AI and real-time data flows. Engineering-dominant hiring (48 of 75 roles) and senior-skewed seniority mix align with the complexity of their stated focus: re-engineering core applications at scale with minimal disruption.
Notable leadership hires: Marketing Lead, Lead Generation Specialist, Lead Generation Executive
Kumaran Systems is a privately held services firm headquartered in Chennai, India, with 1,001–5,000 employees. Founded in 1992, the company specializes in application re-engineering, cloud transformation, and AI-driven automation for mid-market and enterprise clients in Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Telecom, and Automotive sectors. Their core offerings include legacy system modernization, cloud migration, and proprietary testing platforms (KTAC for codeless test automation, DQV for data quality validation). Current project activity centers on migrating analytics workloads from IBM Cognos to Microsoft Power BI, building end-to-end ML pipelines and RAG systems for banking applications, and addressing production scalability and data governance challenges across financial services clients.
Primarily Microsoft ecosystem: .NET, C#, SQL Server, Azure App Service, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Dataverse. Also uses Python, FastAPI, Node.js, React, Vue, and Git/Jira for development. Currently replacing IBM Cognos Analytics with Microsoft Power BI.
Banking and Financial Services, Insurance, Telecom, Automotive, and Retail. Specializes in application migration, modernization, and compliance-heavy workflows like AML (anti-money laundering) in cash management and core banking systems.
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