Solutions Architect Azure Cloud
Resume:
DHAWAL MANWATKAR
S o l u t i o n s A r c h i t e c t
EXPERTISE
· Leadership
· Strategic Planning
· Digital Transformation
· Platform Modernization
· Change Management
· Enterprise Architecture
· Solution & System
Architecture
· Data Architecture
· Cloud Strategy
· Technology & SaaS Integration
· API & Microservices Strategy
· Event-Driven & Domain-
Driven Architecture
· Enterprise Data Strategy
· Digital Workforce Strategy
· Technology Evaluation &
Recommendations
· Product Evaluations & Proof of
Concepts
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s Degree:
Engineering in Computer
Science
TOGAF 9 Certified Enterprise
Architect
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT MAY 2023 – JUNE 2025
DLL Group Wayne, PA
Led architectural design and strategy for Embedded Financing Services, focusing on current vs. target state architectures and build vs. buy decisions. Championed an API-first approach, collaborating closely with stakeholders, enterprise architects, and system teams. Worked extensively in an Azure cloud environment utilizing technologies like Node.js, Azure Front Door, Cosmos DB, APIM, Redis Cache, Python, and Azure AI Studio (RAG). SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT JULY 2021 – SEPTEMBER 2022
AmTrust Financial Cleveland, OH
Defined strategic roadmaps for the CPP line of business, led product evaluations, and designed integration and solution architectures. Drove modernization of Title Insurance systems and their integration into the AmTrust ecosystem. Collaborated across multiple teams and utilized APIGEE for API management. Worked within a .NET and Azure Cloud environment, leveraging tools like SparX, LeanIX, Docker, Azure DevOps, Git, and Apache Ignite. SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT (CONSULTANT) MARCH 2021 – JUNE 2021 Charter Communications St Louis, MO
Led re-architecture of the SMART system for near real-time scheduling, transitioning from a monolithic to a microservices and SPA-based architecture. Defined security protocols aligned with data classification standards. Conducted system studies, gap analyses, and prepared key architectural artifacts including solution approaches and interface documentation. Worked in an environment using Java 8, Spring Boot, Kafka, React JS, Oracle 11g, Docker, VMWare, RHEL, Jira, and Bitbucket.
SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT SEPTEMBER 2018 – FEBRUARY 2020 EVERSANA Cincinnati, OH
Led digital transformation initiatives focused on revenue growth, productivity, and cost efficiency. Successfully integrated acquired business entities into EVERSANA’s ecosystem. Provided architectural governance and enforced standards across products. Defined security measures aligned with data classification standards and conducted systems studies, gap analyses, and documentation of solution approaches and interfaces. Technical environment included Azure Cloud, ReactJS, Kotlin, Java, Spring, Docker, MongoDB CE, REST APIs, Jira, Bitbucket, and Ubuntu.
LEAD TECHNOLOGY ARCHITECT MARCH 2016 – AUGUST 2018 Fifth Third Bank Cincinnati, OH
Directed Center of Excellence initiatives for Enterprise Integration Services, covering end-to-end system integration from customer onboarding to delivery tracking. Oversaw architecture governance, enforced security protocols aligned with data classification standards, and partnered with IT security teams to build secure platforms. Managed platform upgrades, maintenance, and technical debt. Conducted system studies, gap analyses, and produced comprehensive architectural documentation. Technical environment included AIX, WebMethods 9.8, IBM MQ, APIGEE 4.18.01, SailPoint, Splunk, JFrog, Jenkins, VersionOne, and VMWare for private cloud.
PROFILE
Innovative and results-driven Solutions Architect with extensive experience designing and delivering enterprise-grade solutions for Fortune 100 organizations across banking, insurance, financial services, and healthcare industries. A proven leader in end-to-end solution delivery—from strategy and architecture to implementation and governance—bringing deep expertise in cloud migration, API and microservices strategies, intelligent automation, and technology modernization. Recognized for technical excellence, thought leadership, and driving business-aligned transformation through cutting-edge technologies and architectural best practices.
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Cincinnati, OH
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Architecture Solutions: TOGAF, High Availability Solutions, Mobile, LeanIX, SparX Business Analytics Intelligence Reporting: Informatica, Oracle Reports Server, Discoverer, PowerBuilder, Business Objects, Cognos Compliance Regulations: Dodd-Frank, PCI DSS, HIPPA Configuration Management: IBM ClearCase, PVCS, CVS, GitHub, Apache ANT DB and Enterprise Applications: Oracle, DB2, MS SQL, MySQL, IMS, Enterprise Applications (GlobalIds, TeamCenter, MatrixOne) Methodologies Best Practices: Agile (Scrum), Six Sigma, ITIL, OOAD Middleware: Process Orchestration (WebMethods), JMS, MQ Series, TIBCO RVRD, Azure Event Grid Platforms Environments: UNIX/Linux Servers (Sun Solaris, AIX, HP UX), Windows Servers Programming Languages: Java, Python, C, C++, SQL, JavaScript, PHP, HTML, Shell scripting Security: Open SSL, IPSec, HTTPS, SSH, PGP, Site Minder SOA and BPM: Webservices (WSDL, SOAP, UDDI, WS-*, XML, XSD, XPath), WebMethods, APIGEE, API Management Telecom and Networking: TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, IPv6
Tools (Modeling ǀ Testing Monitoring): JTest, WinRunner, and TeamSite Virtualization and Cloud Computing: VMWare, Private Cloud, IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, iPaaS Web EJB Containers ǀ Portals: Weblogic, WebSphere, JBoss, Tomcat, Apache, IIS Web Internet Technology: J2EE (Servlets, JDBC, JSP, EJB, JNI, JNDI, JAX), LDAP, Eclipse IDE, JDeveloper, Oracle Developer, NetBeans, Struts, Spring MVC and Hibernate frameworks
ARCHITECT MARCH 2015 – MARCH 2016
US Bank Cincinnati, OH
Designed and architected a transaction processing portal for payments and receivables using the VantagePoint/SinglePoint platform. Created technical architecture and interface designs aligned with product vision and stakeholder needs. Provided technical leadership and coaching to the development team, and delivered architecture artifacts and best practices. Environment included Spring MVC 4.0, DB2 10, IBM App/Web Server, JSON, DataTable, and IBM ClearCase.
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