SUMMARY:

• Over 20 years of well rounded industry experience in both Technical & Management roles
• Expertise in Application Security, Business Integration, Platform Engineering and Product Development
• Experienced in Program/Project and Resource Management
• Very strong customer relationship skills with extensive experience in handling negotiations and escalations
• Strong communication/presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex technical matters clearly and concisely
• Masters in Business Administration (MBA) & Masters in Computer Sciences

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Application Security Frameworks, B2B, SOA, Restful API Lifecycle Management
• Enterprise Middleware architecture, PKI Security, Identity and Access Management solutions, Product Development, Programming Languages & Database design and scripting
• Interfacing with clients for business requirements gathering, conducting system analysis and finalising technical / functional specifications and high level design documents for the project.
• Contributing to the design, development, testing, troubleshooting and debugging of the software.
• Ensuring smooth implementation and testing at client location.
• Providing post - implementation, application maintenance and enhancement support to the client with regard to the product/ software application.
• Building teams across geographies - hiring & managing resources, Infrastructure setup, managing budgets
• Coordinating various project related activities involving project planning, resource planning and management in tune with the core business objectives (including risk management, effort/ time/ cost estimation).
• Executing project plans within pre-set budgets and deadlines.
• Monitoring progress and completion of tasks as per scheduled deadlines. Taking necessary steps to ensure project completion within time, cost and effort parameters.
• Managing risks and planning for contingencies to ensure minimal effect on deliverables. Enforcing strict compliance to the SLA terms negotiated with the client.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Architectures: SOA, REST API, Microservices, PKI Security EDI (X12 & EDIFACT), J2EE

Security Frameworks: PCI DSS, COBIT, NIST 800-53, ITIL

Integration Technologies: WebSphere Datapower, Websphere DataInterchange, WebSphere MQ & WTX

Languages/ Scripts: C, C++, VC++, Python, JAVA, UML, XSLT, HTML, SQL, Shell Scripting

Databases: DB2, ORACLE, MS Access

Operating Systems: Linux, AIX, UNIX, OS/390, Windows NT/ 2000/ XP

Business Skills: Project Management (Agile & Waterfall methods), Presentation, Marketing, Financial Analysis, Statistical Analysis

EMPLOYMENT SCAN:

Confidential, NJ

Sr. Application Security Architect

Responsibilities:

• Performed Risk Assessments for multiple initiatives and provided recommendations for a Secure Implementation
• Developed and Documented Security Policies and Procedures for Cloud (SaaS) and API Implementations
• Evaluated third party security tools and conducted PoCs
• Participate in building security specification for Confidential for Aggregator API implementation

Confidential, NJ

Vice President

Responsibilities:

• Manage the Security Gateway team which provides secure B2B integration services for various LOBs impacting millions of transactions per day
• Building a brand new API Management team & infrastructure in multiple regions (ASPAC, EMEA & LATM)
• Architect security solutions in compliance with the corporate security policies for various integration projects - Transport layer security SSL/TLS, single sign-on solutions (SAML, Kerberos), Authentication/Authorization using X.509 tokens, Siteminder/LDAP etc. and other security features for various integrations
• Manage multiple POC initiatives showcasing the emerging frameworks and technologies
• Making process improvements & resource allocations for various initiatives
• Manage a team of development engineers with the workload and provide mentoring
• Implemented and Evaluated Confidential ’s Cloud Based solution, BlueMix and API Management solutions such as Apigee , Layer 7 and Confidential API Management
• Presented to the Confidential office to obtain funding for various technology initiatives

Confidential, NJ

Senior Integration Architect/Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Worked as a consultant to help Confidential with procurement and setup of Websphere DataPower appliances
• Implemented Security policies for an integration with the external vendor using two way SSL and AAA functionalities in DataPower
• Collaborated with the networking team to set up mechanisms for health check monitoring for the load balancers, architecting connectivity to other modules like WMB via MQ queues, LDAP servers etc.
• Created and documented best practices and development life cycle processes for future implementations using DataPower
• Developed various scripts for administration and monitoring of Datapower appliances using SNMP MIB browser, Syslogging server, and SOMA Scripting

Confidential

Delivery Manager / Senior Integration Architect

Responsibilities:

• Architected and implemented SalesForce.com integration using Webspere Datapower appliances
• Architected various middleware based projects within Confidential Ericsson’s Integration Centre
• Managed projects using AGILE software development methodology
• Designed and Implemented SOA initiatives using Websphere Datapower SOA appliances (XSLT)
• Functioning as a SPOC for Confidential ’s Offshore & Onsite Application Development Team
• Managing team resources, handling delivery of multiple projects, manage processes (design & implement)
• Manage Client Relationships and chair various Client Review & Escalation Meetings
• Responsible for the Development team’s Budgeting and Forecasting
• Provide mentoring and training to the team members

Confidential, St. Petersburg, FL

Technical Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• Merit for owning and delivering Confidential initiated project on an aggressive schedule.
• Instrumental in the organisation winning a major contract by fixing critical performance/scalability issues. These enhancements were very critical in winning this bid for L3's Examiner product.
• Performed in a leadership role on a newly initiated High Speed Examnier Project for L3. This was instrumental in keeping L3's Examiner product competitive in the market. This project required some major architectural changes in software modules as well as the physical scanner itself.
• Played a major role in the design and development of the first phase of Confidential 's STIP interface project in C++ under Linux environment. This was an initiative from Transportation Security Administration (USA) to network airport-screening mechanism.

Confidential, Tampa, Fl

Team Lead / Sr. Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Maintained close interaction with customers and successfully resolved various issues. Helped with successful implementation of the product at client side.
• Supported the Technical Sales Team during POC and other field issues.
• Essayed a major role in the development of processes for a newly formed Level 3 Development/ Support Team. These processes were developed to define workflow within the team in order to handle product issues, protocols to be followed while interacting with cross-functional teams like Development, Sales, etc.
• Holds distinction for mentoring the Level 2 support team personnel .

Confidential, Tampa, Fl

Technical Team Lead

Responsibilities:

• XML/DTD processing functionality for Confidential ’s Confidential .
• Worked on the creation of Java Native Interface (JNI) for the SOA offering of Confidential .
• Automatic Regression Testing Tool ( Confidential ) for Confidential . Suggested the product and its design to enhance the testing process. This product is used till date for regression testing of Confidential product.
• Developed multiple releases of Confidential using C/ C++ on Windows/ AIX Operating Systems.
• Maintained close coordination with customers to resolve product maintenance and customisation issues.
• Delivered presentations and conducted workshops to showcase new releases of Confidential 's Confidential to customers in Annual Users’ Conferences.
• Participated in sessions with the customers to gather comments/ suggestions, which were later converted to requirements that would be incorporated in the product in future releases.
• Worked as Maintenance Team Lead during several occasions. Attended meetings with various other team heads like Marketing/ Sales and other product teams to discuss product related issues, prioritisation of changes to be made in the product, allocating resources, etc.