Full Stack Technology Architect, Microservices Architect & API Specialist with 24+ years' experience in comprehensive consulting, designing developing and deploying robust scalable & resilient web applications. Proven ability to lead teams, manage complex projects, and deliver high-quality solutions across the entire stack (front-end, back-end, and infrastructure).
For a large part of my career, I have primarily worked within banking financial services and its ecosystem, providing architectural principles for navigating digital transformations. Guiding product owners, designers, and developers in implementing sound architecture choices (buy vs. build or vs. consume options, balancing the act between configuration-led and engineering-led approaches).
Attentive collaborator and communicator from project conception to completion. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and experienced in managing Client and cross functional teams at multiple locations.
Creative in devising solutions to improve business operations and meet clients' technical needs.
Enthusiast learner and practitioner in cloud native application (Azure, AWS & GCP), Gen. AI and machine learning, micro services, DevOps, and data engineering.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Technology Architect
Cognizant Technology Solutions AG
01.2024 - Current
Facilitated CS/UBS Trade Finance team for seamless integration of new acquisitions into existing technology infrastructure following merger.
Involved in planning and execution of data migration, stakeholder communication, data mapping and transformation, data quality management, data integrity, secure data transfer technical setup for multiple application in trade finance.
Worked on Lights-on support for multiple application in Trade finance including mandatory technical enhancements and upgrades, customer support, incident management.
At Cognizant side, providing support in business development activities, participating in client proposals from technology side, architecture reviews & technical support, assisting hiring team in technical evaluations, conducting and participating in technology workshops, mentoring new technical members.
Technology Architect
Cognizant Technology Solutions AG
01.2015 - 12.2023
Worked as Architect and Lead engineer for Credit Suisse Traditional Trade Finance, financial investment reporting, Customer Contact Center, Risk & Finance IT domains.
Provided technology leadership for all the architecture work including system design, data architecture, data modeling, prototyping, delivery of key components, micro services and integration layers and cloud native solutions on Azure and GCP.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams, to ensure cohesive project execution and delivery, getting approval of new concepts from business users.
Led the migration of multiple EUC applications from monolithic to microservices architecture, improving system resilience, scalability and enabling faster feature deployment.
Guiding the offshore development team by means of a reference implementation and constant quality assessments like usability tests and ongoing code reviews.
Develop automation strategies using CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab) to streamline processes and reduce manual interventions.
Project Manager
Cognizant Technology Solutions AG
01.2012 - 12.2014
Led projects as Delivery manager, Tech lead in Securities Transaction and Tax domain and Java platform services at client end.
Managed all aspects of project development from Start to end for various applications in onsite offshore model.
Supported Client in building project teams across locations based on capabilities, skills and technology needs, planned workload for project teams/members, provided support in conflict resolution.
Conducted project management status meetings to apprise all stakeholders of project progress, issues, challenges, risks.
Overseen day-to-day activities of project teams/members by conducting SCRUM meetings.
DevOps Lead, Technical Lead
Cognizant Technology Solutions AG
08.2007 - 12.2011
Evaluated project requirements and developed work schedules for teams/members, coordinated between Client (IT and Business), onsite and offshore team to ensure projects are completed to standard on schedule.
Involved in overall architecture, created PoC, designed and delivered key components e.g., integration services (using SOAP and REST), front-end and back-end services, automation tools.
Kept hawk's eye on quality of offshore deliveries with constant code reviews and functionality tests.
Senior Software Engineer
Persistent Systems Private Limited
03.2006 - 07.2007
Application architecture, technical design development & packing, documentation installation & Support for Banking and Telecom products. Led teams varying from 5-10 members.
Software Engineer
Accenture Service Private Limited
10.2003 - 02.2006
for Telecom and Banking and Finance service applications, I was involved in application component and services design, implementation, automated testing and deployment.
Software Engineer
ICICI Billjuntion Payments Limited
09.2002 - 09.2003
Involved in online utility bill payment gateway(billjunction.com), to allow individual users and corporate to manage their bill payments online. I was involved in technical Design, implementation and production support.
Trainee Software Engineer
Kaashyap Radiant System Ltd.
09.2000 - 07.2002
Involved in LCMS (Learning Content Management System) module for E-Learning application as trainee engineer.