I have more than 2 decades of IT experience as a Technology Consultant with Banking and Financial Services as major specialization with currently 6+ years of hard core experience in public cloud transformation design and solution expertise (Azure) in one of the largest European bank in Netherlands.
I am playing a key strategic role Enterprise Cloud Architect in central cloud and platform offering of the bank in deriving standards and patterns to migrate various applications to Microsoft Azure in an enterprise scale. Along with the that I am playing a key Architect in cloud design board in creating and approving various roadmaps for cloud application architecture and integration pattern to be implemented in the transformation journey.
I am also contributing as a SME in bringing a community driven approach to accelerate and educate the cloud adoption within and outside the organization. In course of my experience I also got a chance working in AWS cloud to adopt various PaaS, SaaS and IaaS design patterns in line with Banks enterprise in a similar line as Azure transformation. From an Enterprise Application Architecture space, I got opportunity to work in various Digital transformation program(Cloud adoption) in channel services for application and devices.
I have a strong exposure in various Cloud native adoption integration patterns in cloud mordenization space. I also got a vast experience working with Bank's products and services using hybrid integration practices and on how to use a unified solution for on prem and off prem tools and technologies.
During the decades, I played various roles including Cloud Lead Architect, Cloud Solution Architect, Application Solution Architect, Product Technical Architect, Digital Transformation Architect in various programs and projects.
During my IT journey I also worked with various banks across geographies in various technology and functional domains and helped in creating various value chains in bank's transformation journey.
Strong leadership and inter personal skill working in a large cross functional organization.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Cloud Enterprise Architect
TATA Consultancy Services
10.2014 - Current
Azure Transformation
Driving workloads to Azure Transformation, A Big Bank end to end Approach includes Ideation, Design, review and Implementation.
Handled many Big and Small Value Added generic proposals in the migration journey.
Lead and ideate Azure Competencies for modernization and Migration projects including Best Practices and Approach.
Key Driver for the design and implementation of Incarnate Banking Refactoring to Azure.
Driving Architect Council to create technology values and reusability.
Played a key role in PAL implementation with in the organization.
Mentoring and guiding Architects/Senior Architects with in TCS in Azure and AWS Transformation Journey.
Driving the Azure community champs setup to speedup the Azure migration and Time to Market.
A core contributor of TCS innovation group meant to grow TCS on more innovative proposals and value addition to bank.
Playing a SME for Cloud solutions for Banks Domains and Applications
Public Cloud Transformation Adoption
A key contributor in Modernization RFPs, end to end proposition for the bank (Multi million programmes).
A key player in DevOps migration technical proposal for Cloud Azure migration with Microsoft unit and other stakeholders.
Participated in many initiatives for Transformation programme with in the Bank.
Evaluated and assessed public cloud workloads ready for production.
Propagated many AWS and Azure usage pattern with in TCS and Banks.
Guided many AWS workloads to GO live with many standards and practices.
First TCS associate to completed Azure Solution Expert certification in 2019.
Created many reusability articles and standards with in the bank.
A key player of AWS Design Authority team in designing Cloud solutions.
A key mentor in Banks solution group for cloud transformation.
Digital Transformation
Played a major role with in Mobile Grid to adopt public cloud.
Designed and implemented the first ADI Use case in bank for AWS.
Played a major role in Architecting and implementing mobile services in AWS.
Lead in wining various fintech backend implementation proposal in the bank.
Participated as an architect in various modernization project as a part of digital transformation.
Arranged many workshops in TCS for AWS and Microservices adoptions.
Lead as a Solution Architect in bringing internet banking functionalities to mobile banking as a part of Bank’s digital transformation mandate.
Worked in many Fintech collaboration, integration. Merger in Bank’s Mobile and apps area.
Channel Services
Lead as a Solution Architect in design and implementation of Device Binding as a new Tool with in Bank in ADI.
Designed and implemented many features as Channel services with in mobile banking as part Bank’s Digital transformation.
Lead key ideation and demonstrated App Building capability to bank from TCS end.
Played a the mentor and SME role with in ADI in terms of Bank’s domain and functional knowledge.
A key contributor in APIGEE, API Management proposal and adoption closed with TCS as the primary vendor for API management.
Contributed in CADM proactive initiatives for TCS growth in that space.
Product Technical Architect
Infosys Limited.
11.2008 - 06.2014
Product Architect role in application design, development, integration, migration for Finacle product and Implementations.
Product Architect for Finacle digital commerce platform(Private Cloud) and for its implementation of Airtel Money.
Product Architect for Multichannel Architecture design and Strategy for Banking Technology.
Strong experience in Responsive Design approach and implementation for Finacle mobile banking product.
Co inventor in filing a Patent “NFSET” based on electronic coin creation and its management.
Technical consultant in Application server competency area with expertise in RED HAT products.
IT Consultant
TATA Consultancy Services
07.2003 - 10.2008
Technology Lead for CITI bank product and service design and implementation.
Technolgy lead in various reengineering projects for CITI bank.
AS a SME for Oracle Retail products, formerly known as RETEK products (ReIM, Allocation, RSS, RMS).
Education
Bachlore of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Utkal University
Orissa Engineering College
07.1999
Skills
Domains : Banking and Financial Services
Core Expertise : Public cloud Technologies, Public cloud Modernization and Migration Design and Adoptions, Cloud Native adoptions, Cloud Design patterns, Hybrid Implementation Strategy, Digital Transformation Design and Implementations, Microservices, API Management, SOA and integration Architecture
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