ABDULRAFEEQ PALLATH

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafeeq-pallath-45367719/

PERSONAL STATEMENT

IT Professional with progressive experience, adept at leading software engineering teams for developing Architecture, solutions, design and implementation of mission critical applications & data processing systems. Strong experience in enterprise Application and Data architecture, solution architecture and architecture governance at various level, enabling strategic alignment between IT & Business. Strong experience of leading and managing project and platform teams in complex banking environment. Enjoys establishing, nurturing and leading high performance capability teams that deliver business outcome

WORK HISTORY

Tech Mahindra

Doha, Qatar

Mar 2019 - Present

Technical Architect (Enterprise Architecture)

Tech Mahindra is an India based global IT services company. As part of the assignment, I work for a top Utility client in Qatar as Enterprise Architect.

Develop Architecture blueprint for strategic initiatives aligned to SOA driven EA principles.

Establish EA Framework, Governance structure, and Artifacts templates. Assess EA Capability Maturity and define architecture roadmap

Developed Data Architecture, Meta data management practice, and Data strategy and framework for data quality assurance. Setup Application Portfolio Management practice and developed Application strategy.

Support RFI/RFP Processes, Planning and execution of PoC (proof of concepts)

Act as a Design Authority for Implementation alignment to the architecture.

Enable EA Driven IT Strategic Planning, Digital Transformation of business units and Modernization of IT Landscape.

The Royal Bank of Scotland

Chennai, India

Jun 2017 - Mar 2019

Tech Specialist - Development

Worked as Lead Solution Design Specialist in Payments, Technology Services.

Lead distributed team of Solution Designers, Software Engineers to develop architecture, design, planning and implementation of mission critical Payment systems.

Delivered the modernization of 2 legacy payment systems related to BACS payment processing and SWIFT payment processing respectively as part of payment transformation program.

Responsible to deliver high quality end-end Solution Design in the payment department, aligned with Bank's Enterprise Architecture. Responsible for Design Quality Assurance of the Technical Designs.

Developed Technology road-maps for payment systems in collaboration with Business and Technology Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Program Managers, Technology Platform owners of various platform with in the bank.

Contributed in design and architecture forums across the organization. Lead new technology / product / tools research and adoption (PoC). Contributed in development of technical standards, best practices, methodologies.

The Royal Bank of Scotland

Chennai, India

Jun 2013 - Jun 2017

Tech Lead

Worked as the Solution Design Specialist / SME and Lead Software Development Engineer in Telephony Platform (Contact Center Channel).

Delivered high quality solution design for payment use cases in Telephony transformation program, which modernized Telephony Channel services from legacy platform to J2EE based Web Application platform

Championed the Technical Leadership of the projects in Telephony Channel platform consists of Contact center (IVR, Customer Service Agent Desktop, Call routing) systems, its back-end web services and an integrated MI platform.

Lead a distributed team of software developers and testers of different technology expertise from internal organization as well as from external vendor organizations.

Worked with Project/Program management to prepare estimations and contribute to developing project plans and resource profile for the new projects.

Helped document the Infrastructure requirements, discuss and resolve dependencies and conflicts with IT operations department and other systems and applications.

Worked with test manager for preparing test strategies, test environment setup and other related activities. Worked with testing team for providing directions on functional and non-functional hot-spots

Lead the proof of concepts (poc) and product research and evaluation efforts on the solution that would require new technology or product adoption. Participated in design and implementation of standards, tools and methodologies.

The Royal Bank of Scotland

Chennai, India

Apr 2010 - Jun 2013

Software Designer

Senior Developer responsible for creating technical designs and developing the applications in Telephony Platform.

Analyzed, designed application designs and component architectures and developed applications that would meet business requirements and technical standards. Collaborated with business and Contributed to requirement elicitation process.

Owned and delivered high quality technical designs and mentored junior developers and Vendor partner resources in implementing the design. Participated in implementation and post implementation activities.

Presented Application design and related artifacts in review forums and gained sign-off. Reviewed and signed off component design and unit test cases

Contribute in preparing estimation, scoping and high-level solution design and architectures. Contribute in preparing test strategy and test plans

Participated in technology events and develop subject matter expertise in technical and functional domains

Patni Computer Systems

Chennai, India

Mar 2006 - Mar 2010

Sr Software Engineer

Joined as a Software Engineer after graduation. Patni Computer System was an Indian IT Services Company. iGate Inc another Indian IT Service company acquired Patni in 2011. CapGemini Inc, a French IT services mnc, acquired iGate in 2015.

Undertook Requirement analysis, Application designs, component design, Coding, Unit testing, Implementation and code configuration management activities. Prepared and presented artifacts of each phase in the SDLC.

Interfaced with client team/SMEs for requirement clarity, design understanding query resolution etc. Presented technical designs to client, drive the review process and acquire required sign-off.

Developed designs and software programs for 2 key client acquisition for Ge-Money Credit card application processing platform.

Designed and developed programs for key use cases related service provisioning, Payments and Line-Plant for Cable Wireless International.

QUALIFICATIONS

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU)

Belgaum, Karnataka, India

2001 - 2005

Bachelor of Engineering in Information Science & Engineering

Semesters 1-2: Basics of various engineering disciplines and Engineering Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Semesters 3-8: Programming, Software Engineering and Computer Science topics, with 3 minor projects, 1 Major project and 1 Seminar presentation.

SimpliLearn

Doha, Qatar

2019 - 2019

Certified AWS Solution Architect Associate

The OpenGroup

Chennai, India

2014 - 2014

TOGAF Certified Professional

MES College

Ponnani, Kerala, India

2001

Pre-Degree (+2)

Mathematics

Physics

Chemistry

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Platforms: Java / J2EE, IBM Mainframe (zOS), Window, Linux, NodeJS

Server Technology: Servlet, EJB, Spring boot, JDBC, JMS, SQLJ, JNDI, JTA

Servers and Containers: IBM Websphere App Server, IBM CICS TS, IBM HTTP Server,Appache Tomcat, Spring boot, Docker, Kubernetes

Modelling: UML, Visio, ArchiMate, Archi, IBM System Architect, Mega Hopex

Cloud Technology: Amazon Web Services(AWS), IBM Cloud, CloudFoundry, MS Azure, OpenStack

Technical Framework: Spring Framework, JSF, Eclipse Microprofile, NodeJS, AngularJS,ExpressJs, jQuery, Log4J, Bootstrap,ReactJS, Chordiant CRM

Integration: Jax-RPC/WS, Jax-RS, WebSphere MQ,, Websphere DataPower, Informatica Power Center (ETL), Connect Direct, CICS Webservices, CICS MQ Bridge, Appache Kafka, JSON

Languages: Java, JavaScript, Cobol, SQL, XML, JCL, XSD, SOAP, WSDL,,CSS, C++, GoLang

Database: IBM DB2, Oracle 11g, MySQL, MongoDB, Appache Casandra

Dev/Build Tools: Rational Software Architect, Eclipse, Maven, TeamCity, Artefactory, Confluence, Jira, BitBucket(Git), SVN, Endevor, Service Now

PERSONAL SKILLS

Strong Oral and Written Communication

Throughout my career I was responsible for communicating with various stakeholders from business, technology and management.

Team Management

I have been leading a highly diverse distributed team located at various part of the globe effectively for more than 6 years.

Strong Analysis and Problem Solving

Driven by strong intellectual curiosity, business acumen and attention to details, I have been making use of these skills at various levels throughout my career as a software professional.

COMMUNITY & VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Government Lower Primary School, Thirumittakkode

Kerala, India

Mar 2016 - Feb 2019

Convener - School Management Committee

Worked with school authorities and coordinate with community people on various initiative to improve the infrastructural and pedagogical improvement as per the Kerala state vision for improving the quality of public education.

DISHA - RBS Foundation India

Chennai, India

Jun 2013 - Jan 2019

Contributor

Work as reader for students in St Louis School for deaf and blind - stlouisdeafblindadyar.org

INTERESTS

Software Engineering Leadership, Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Application Architecture, Data Architecture, Architecture and Design Governance, TOGAF

Application and Data Integration, API Management, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Governance, Architecture and Design Patterns

Banking / Payments, Distributed Systems, Digital / Omni Channels Applications, Data Management Systems

Digital Transformation, Agile Practices, Team Management, Strategic Thinking, IT Strategy & Road-map

Cloud Computing, Micro-services Architecture & Cloud Native Apps, Continuous Integration/Delivery (CI/CD)

REFEREES

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