Senior Business Emerging Technology

DHANANJAY POTEY

SR. IT PROFESSIONAL – SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE, DIGITAL / CLOUD TRANSFORMATION

LEADER Legacy Modernisation Strategy, Technology Roadmap, Large Applications Architecture, Microservices, Distributed Databases, Cloud Adoption, Online Banking, Payments & Emerging Technology Solutions

Provided Strategic Solution Architecture & Technical Leadership in the delivery of Multi-Million Dollar Digital Transformation, SDLC Projects / Programs, and Business Critical, Customer-Facing Applications, for Digital Channels, in the Banking Domain (Payments, Insurance & Regulatory Compliances), making organizations future-ready in highly competitive deadline-driven global market environments

PROFESSIONAL SNAPSHOT

20+ years of long-term career hallmarked with breakthrough success at HSBC; efficiently managed Multiple Program Architecture Deliverables & Onsite Assignments across the USA, Canada, India & UK. Presently associated as Sr. Lead Architect: Heading Large Regulatory and Growth Programs, worth 50 Mn USD and above. Leading a team of 20+ Solutions Architects, for delivery of best-fit solutions, aligned to bank digitization goals. Ensured effective Stakeholder Management with Senior Business and IT Leaders, delivered Presentations, POCs, Solution Architecture, Innovation & Technology Vision to the CEO/CTO, to gain buy-ins for new applications / IT systems, aimed at streamlining banking operations

Customer-Centric Solution Architect: Track record of success in pioneering Organisation- wide Channel Modernization Roadmap, Future State Strategy, Legacy Modernization & Mid-Tier Strategies, Target Platform Architectures, and Application Portfolio Heatmaps consistent with Enterprise Architecture, staying at the forefront of emerging technology trends and industry best practices

Digital / Cloud Transformation Strategist: Successfully aligned cutting-edge technologies with changing business requirements, led the transition from Legacy to Next-Gen IT/ Software/Digital/ Cloud/ ChatBot, Self-Service Mobile Apps, and Online Banking Platforms that helped achieve process automation, high-operational efficiency, secure payments /financial transactions, increased compliance, risk control, cost/ time/ resource savings, and superior user experience across all customer touchpoints

SDLC Expert: Skilled in all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) - requirement analysis, documentation, design, development, QA, testing (UAT), system integration, go-live, post-implementation support to end-user training. Ensured the release of high-quality, user-friendly, secure Web & Mobile Applications, which engage the target audience & give a competitive advantage to business

Profound Technical expertise in Kubernetes, Event-driven Architecture (KAFKA, Pub- Sub), MicroServices /APIs, MuleSoft, DB2 /Oracle, Mongo DB, J2EE, Mainframes

(CICS/Batch), IBM MQ, OAuth2; Cloud Computing (GCP, PCF). Managed Application Architecture using MicroServices Architecture and Solution alignment with strategic solutions, building a 365x24x7 Cloud Computing Environment

Result-oriented Leader: Pivotal in building globally distributed, high-performance teams, effectively collaborating with Global Clients, Multi-Cultural Team Members, Stakeholders

& Vendors, for the accomplishment of project goals. Made high-stake technology/product decisions and overcame complex challenges using strong analytical, problem-solving, and negotiation skills

NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Defined a Modernization Strategy & Roadmaps for a Large Global Banking Application, successful implementation of Global Wallets Payments for UK and HK Business Banking Customers, enabling simplified & secure payment processing

Designed a complex Banking System for Data Localization Regulatory Requirements

(India & China Data Localization), exceeding customer/stakeholder expectation levels

Hosted a Hackathon Event and was recognized for Innovative Ideas: Created a Culture of Innovation across Departments by leading the Innovation Teams, where a few innovations are already in production and 2-3 are in the testing phase

Directed a diverse Portfolio of Digital Products/ Apps. Managed Change Requests, New Features Addition/ UI/UX, Enhancement and Customization of Applications, to enhance user experience, optimize application performance, usability, and scalability

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CORE COMPETENCIES

IT Strategy, Policies & SOPs

Legacy Modernisation Roadmap

FinTech / Banking Digitalization

Global Banking Applications

IT Project / Program Management

Global Service Delivery (SLAs)

Process Improvement /Automation

Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Business Requirement Analysis

IT Solution Design & Architecture

Application Portfolio Heatmaps

Application Performance Tuning

Innovation & Change Management

IT Governance / Risk Management

Data Analytics /Reports/ Dashboards

On-Premise to Cloud Migrations

Agile -Scrum Methodology

Client /Stakeholder Management

Industry Best Practices

IT Budgets, POCs/ Use Cases

Team Building/ Leadership/ Training

IT & DOMAIN SKILLS

IT: Kubernetes, Event-driven Architecture

(KAFKA, Pub-Sub), MicroServices /APIs,

MuleSoft, DB2 /Oracle, Mongo DB, J2EE,

Mainframes (CICS/Batch), IBM MQ, OAuth2;

Cloud Computing (GCP, PCF), DevOps – CI/CD

with Automated Testing

Domains: BFSI Industry - Payments,

Regulatory Compliance (PSD2, ISO, India

Data Localization, etc.)

PERSONALITY TRAITS

PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS

2004 – Till Date: HSBC, Pune, India

Growth Path:

Key Deliverables Across Assignments:

Digital Transformation: Pioneering Digital Transformation by identifying Process Gaps, and adopting Relevant Technology/ Automation Solutions, moving from manual to digital channels for ease of doing business, secure transactions & enhanced end-user experience

IT Strategy & Roadmap Planning: Partnering with Senior Leadership & IT Stakeholders to establish a Solutions Strategy & IT Roadmap consistent with organizational goals, and evolving customer needs, taking the Banks enterprise-system performance to the next level

IT Budgets/ POCs: Building PoCs/ Use Cases defining New Technology/ Product Benefits & ROI to relevant stakeholders, and securing required approvals/ budgets/ buy-in. Driving efforts to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO), without impacting product quality/ IT service levels

Solution Architecture: Engaging in Buisness Analysis Sessions, studying current processes, and future workflow (AS-IS /To-BE and GAP Analysis), analyzing business requirements, architecting & proposing best-fit technical solutions for Online Banking Platforms

SDLC/ Software Development: Building secure applications, where the platform provides the capability for quick integration & automation. Overseeing identification of defects in LIVE and UAT Environment, prioritizing bug fixes, test execution for high-quality releases

Product Ownership/ Change Management: Making informed product decisions, by analyzing product performance (KPIs)/ user feedback, suggesting improvements, and feeding learnings back into future development for increased product adoption & stakeholder satisfaction

Cloud Enablement: Driving Cloud Migrations from On-premise to Google Cloud Platforms. Revamping the Bank’s existing applications into Cloud-Native Applications, aligned with Containers, MicroServices & API Management, for a scalable & highly-available Cloud environment

DR & Business Continuity: Driving Disaster Recovery, BCP Exercises, ensuring scheduled/unscheduled backups to protect the bank's critical data. Participating in Strategic Review Meetings with key stakeholders for critical decision-making and future strategy planning

Agile-Scrum Methodology: Driving Agile Ways of Working, Scrum Ceremonies (Grooming, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Retrospectives, & Daily Stand-ups), for maximum quality, faster releases, safeguarding teams from any external impediments

Team Management: Leading & mentoring team members; overseeing their hiring, performance appraisals, career growth, succession planning, and training, empowering people to deliver their best and contribute to project goals ACADEMICS & CREDENTIALS

1997 - 2001: Bachelor’ Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Nagpur University; First Class Certifications:

TOGAF

PERSONAL DETAILS

Languages: English, Hindi Address: Pune, Maharashtra Nationality: Indian Please Refer to the Annexure for Key Project / Program Details ANNEXURE

KEY PROJECTS / PROGRAMS EXECUTED

2004 – 2005:

Trainee

Software

Engineer

2005 – 2007:

Software

Engineer

2007 – 2010:

Sr. Software

Engineer

2010 – 2015:

Consultant

Specialist

2015 – 2019:

Sr. Solution

Architect

2019 – 2021:

Lead

Solutions

Architect

2021 – 2023:

Lead Architect

Since 2023:

Sr. Lead

Architect

Project: OpenNet - Digital Channels Modernization Program Period: Mar 2021 - Till Date

Scope: The program entailed a Solution Architecture for the Payments domain across the Department (Wholesale IT) Technologies: GCP, K8S, ReactJS, J2EE, Springboot APIs, CI/CD with Automated Testing, Hazelcast, Mongo DB, Oracle, DB2, IBM MQs Highlights:

Served as a Lead Architect and defined the Strategic State and Technology Roadmap for the 3-year Payments Program

Administered Business and IT Stakeholder Management for buy-in on strategic state and roadmaps

Managed a team of Solution Architects, to deliver key architecture deliverables

Led Architecture Governance Forums; presented multiple proposed solutions to Business and IT Stakeholders

Successfully defined the Architecture for:

Global Data Distribution and Aggregation

Near Real-time Data Replication from Mainframes

Spearheaded the successful implementation of Global Wallets Payments for UK and HK Business Banking Customers Project: ISO 20022 Migration for HSBCnet Payment Services Program Period: Mar 2022 (On-going till 2025)

Scope: For ISO 20022 Regulation, HSBC must process all high-value payments (Single Credit Transfer) using ISO20022 messages. Existing payment services are based on MT messages. The main requirements of the Channel are to capture additional ISO fields, payment processing, storage, and payment delivery to payment fulfillment systems. Managed Application Architecture using MicroServices Architecture and Solution alignment with strategic solutions Technologies: ReactJS, J2EE, Mule Soft APIs, CI/CD with Automated Testing, Hazelcast, Mongo DB, Oracle, DB2, IBM MQs Highlights:

Designed & proposed a strategy to merge 3 Channel Systems into a single, global, scalable platform, which was accepted by the Head of Architects and ITSO. Submitted solutions for ISO requirements in alignment with future state strategy

Conducted Technology POCs for Use Cases, Effort Estimations and presented proposed solutions to Business and IT Stakeholders

Made Strategic Design Decisions for defining MicroServices Vs. Reuse of Existing Functions

Guided a team of 3 Architects to deliver key architecture deliverables

Managed E2E Application Design and Solution Design of various Application Components

Assisted in Application Performance Tuning and supported Engineering during Development

Efficiently implemented the Solution, which helped save business investments on IT Assets Project: China Banking and Insurance Regulation Commission [CBIRC Regulation] for a Leading World Bank Period: Mar 2019 – Mar 2022

Scope: CBIRC Solution is a stepping stone for HSBCnet Modernization. Managed Application Architecture using MicroServices Architecture and Solution Alignment with a strategic solution Technologies: ReactJS, J2EE, Mule Soft APIs, CI/CD with Automated Testing, Hazelcast, Mongo DB, Oracle, DB2, IBM MQs Highlights:

Designed and proposed a solution for CBIRC requirements in alignment with future state strategy

Conducted Technology POCs for required Use Cases and Effort Estimations

Managed E2E Application Design and Solution Design of various Application Components

Took key design decisions for defining Microservices Vs. Reuse of Existing Functions

Led a team of 3 Architects to deliver key architecture deliverables.

Presented multiple proposed solutions to Business and IT Stakeholders

Assisted the Engineering Team during Development and Application Performance Tuning

Accomplished First Successful Implementation outside Mainframes for Payment Functions to support global customers 24*7 Project: PSD2 UK Regulatory Payments Implementation Program for TPPs (Third Party Payments) for a Leading Bank Period: Mar 2018 – Mar 2019

Scope: PSD2 enabled Open Banking for HSBCnet. Managed Application Architecture using MicroServices Architecture and Solution alignment with strategic solutions

Technology: ReactJS, J2EE, Mule Soft APIs, CI/CD with Automated Testing, Hazelcast, Mongo DB, Oracle, DB2, IBM MQs Highlights:

Led a team of 2 Architects to deliver key architecture deliverables.

Proposed a solution for PSD2 in alignment with future state strategy

Played a key role in E2E Application Design and Solution Design of various Application Components

Supported the Engineering Team during Development, and facilitated Application Performance Tuning

Made key design decisions for defining MicroServices Vs. Reuse of Existing Functions

Presented multiple proposed solutions to Business and IT Stakeholders

Enabled an efficient and performing API Solution for Open Banking Payment Services for HSBCnet using MicroServices

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