Apr 2021 – Jun 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

• Implement scratch highly available and scalable applications, including Jio care, Jio chat, and Social App
• Provide context and continuous feedback, empower, challenge, and coach a team of ~25 including Architects
• Evaluate current architecture and design to propose solutions to improve quality and increase business value
• Implement architecture principles and standards, using Enterprise Architecture governance processes and frameworks
• Direct the development of PoCs to evaluate the architectural designs' functionality, performance, and security
• Collaborate with product teams to develop a technical strategy and translate them into tangible roadmaps
• Articulate a strategic vision for the team's processes, technology, tools, and operations
• Perform load capacity planning to define resourcing needs while executing hiring and upskilling of existing personnel
• Work closely with the Security & Compliance team to assist with data points required for various audits
• Design CI/CD pipeline and lead release management for the product suite, collaborating with architects and engineers
• Develop architectural documentation and artefacts for knowledge transfer, decision support, and product evaluation

Apr 2018 – Mar 2021 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• Owned the technical vision, mission, strategy, operational stability, and innovation for the Jio suite of products
• Collaborated with product leaders to develop the product strategy and to drive execution and continuous improvement
• Guaranteed that the system incorporates all architectural considerations about availability, scalability, maintainability, and extensibility
• Work closely with the development team to ensure that the architecture vision is correctly implemented
• Anticipated and mitigated significant programme risks, as well as proposed suitable mitigation and contingency plans

Jul 2015 – Mar 2018 · 2 yrs 8 mos

• Led technical design sessions; architected and documented technical solutions aligned with client business objectives
• Defined coding standards, conducted code reviews to ensure quality and the application of appropriate design patterns
• Manage the technical delivery, including custom development, integrations, and data migration

Mar 2012 – Apr 2015 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Designed and implemented the migration of the payment gateway backend API from web based to SoA
• Executed quality gate with CI/CD integration, including static code analysis, unit testing with 85% coverage, and selenium integration testing
• Lend hands-on all the unresolved security issues and took it to live within two weeks; contributed to tech stack upgrade
• Modernised legacy payment gateway solution and Verisign Integration for PayPal

Aug 2007 – Mar 2012 · 4 yrs 7 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Promoted from the position of Associate Consultant to Analyst
• Participating in the merger of Merrill Lynch and Bank of America operational risk applications
• Assisted in the transformation of the back-office application from the applet to a web application

May 2005 – Jul 2007 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Chennai

• Worked as a developer for Gale online publishing suite of applications.
• Involved in Auth and Auth module green field implementation.
• Worked with the US team to gather requirements and played a key role from design to delivery.

May 2004 – Apr 2005 · 11 mos · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Worked as a part-time trainer in CSC training institute
• Designed website for small to mid-sized companies and hosted on the internet.
• Created billing systems and similar tools for small to mid-sized businesses.