Software Engineering & Project Management Lead

Sarowar M. Kamal

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Software Engineering/Project Management Lead

Conscientious, results-oriented and technology-savvy Software Development Lead with an emphasis on Project Management, and with extensive experience in managing, architecting, and developing large-scale complex systems to deliver innovative solutions in support of mission-critical business and technical needs. Have a proven track record of expert level development management through entire SDLC while maintaining a deep dive and hands-on approach to DevSecOps and development work with state-of-the-art technology stacks. Summary of skills:

Project Management/Planning

Apps. Development/Ownership

PowerShell, Bash, Python, Perl

Roadmap Creation/maintenance

Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, Kanban

Java, JavaScript, C#, .NET, C#

Portfolio Management; Budgeting, Capacity Planning

Collaboration with Business

Business Analysis/Analyst

Jira, Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Azure, AWS, IaC/Terraform

Delivery Management

Quality Management, Six Sigma

Relational DBs, NoSQL, Big Data

Managing Development Teams

Application/Systems Architect

Microservices, Docker, AWS ECS

Professional Experiences and Accomplishments

Verra Mobility, Mesa, AZ Apr 2024 – Mar 2026

DevOps Engineering/Project Manager

Manage projects and teams for two engineering programs:

oone developing security and paymentprocessing applications, and

oanother focused on ServiceNow platform development.

Manage DevOps projects and a team responsible for delivering CI/CD pipelines supporting all applications within Verra Mobility’s Commercial Services business unit;

Fisec Global, Inc, Fremont, CA Aug 2023 – Oct 2023

Contracting job as DevSecOps Project/Delivery Manager

Manage a set of Fleetcor (a client of Fisec Global) DevSecOps projects implementing DevSecOps practices, which includes implementation of (1) Repository Model for Application, Infrastructure, and Database code in Gitlab, (2) CI/CD pipeline model in Gitlab, and (3) Release Management model incorporating approval step using ServiceNow.

Randall & Reilly, Tuscaloosa, AL Jul 2021 – Jun 2023

Director, DevOps Engineering /Project Manager

Planned and managed DevSecOps implementation projects for all R&R applications, resulting in streamlined release management practices and improved deployment reliability;

Analyzed and evaluated existing development and operational practices (people, process, and tools); conducted gap analysis and value stream mapping; and helped define standards and processes;

Pioneered and operationalized companywide DevSecOps practices, championing adoption across all R&R teams;

Led a crossfunctional team of DevOps/SRE Engineers, Architects, and a Security Analyst to design CI/CD pipelines, model database and infrastructure architectures (IaC), and drive automation initiatives;

Conducted application migration from on-premise data center to AWS, while modernizing applications - containerizing with Docker/AWS ECS and using Terraform, Vault, RDS, and Serverless technologies.

Georgia-Pacific (GP), Atlanta, GA Feb 2020 – May 2021

Sr. DevOps Engineering/Project Manager

Planned and managed projects involving coarchitecting, application refactoring, and migration to AWS, while supervising teams developing three suites of applications across the Printing, Manufacturing, and Finance domains;

Analyzed and evaluated existing development and operational practices (people, process, and tools); conducted gap analysis and value stream mapping; planned and designed the CI/CD pipeline;

Managed vendor relations for in-house new application development;

Technology used: .NET Core/C#, Angular 7+, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, RDS, Serverless, Splunk, Azure DevOps, SonarQube, Terraform, TOSCA, etc.

ITPeopleNetwork (ITPN), Aurora, IL Mar 2019 – Feb 2020

Director, DevOps & Automation

Introduced and led Agile Practices for the first time in AgFirst Bank [a client of ITPN];

Planned and implemented project involving application refactoring and implementation of CI/CD pipeline, database updates, infrastructure as code (IaC), and test automation at AgFirst bank;

Analyzed and evaluated AgFirst’s development and operational practices across people, processes, and tools; conducted gap analysis and value stream mapping to identify improvement opportunities;

Implemented DevSecOps practices from scratch at AgFirst bank and evangelized the practices to all teams;

Led Application Development Practices at ITPN with a special focus on DevSecOps and Automation;

Helped maintain ITPN customer relationship for all other clients including AgFirst.

General Motors (GM), Roswell, GA Aug 2013 – Feb 2019

Senior Software Engineering/Project Manager

Planned & managed projects related to app. development and Reuse Engineering in Product Design area, while managing a team of engineering resources including NET developers, DevOps engineers, Testers, Business Analysts delivering and supporting a set of complex applications.

Reuse Engineering: Performed idea generation, plan, develop, deliver, and support reusable software assets, microservices, and shared services for reuse by the entire GMIT;

Enterprise Architecture: Co-managed SW/Tools Standards & Open-Source Software (OSS) usage in GM

Technology used: Java, .Net/C#, Oracle Suites(Oracle Primavera P6, ADF, Oracle BI, etc.), Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Maven, CHEFF, & CARA.

Allstate Insurance, Northbrook, IL Aug 2012 – Aug 2013

Software Delivery Manager

Collaborated with Business, performed project planning, resource contract/hiring, project execution through delivery, maintenance, operations, and support for the owned applications.

Managed 6 – 9 high-performance engineering resources (JAVA, .NET/C#, Crystal Report developers)

Owned and implemented projects through the entire SDLC, including maintenance and support of a suite of web-based and stand-alone Agency Pay applications.

Razorfish(Microsoft) - Publicis, Chicago, IL Jan 2010 – Jun 2012

Technical Lead Manager/Project Manager

Supervised a team of 5 – 18 Java, UI, DB developers, and testers on/offshore

Managed delivery of all engineering works for the Campaign Management tool using Scrum method.

Architected a 3-tier web and cloud-based campaign management tool (consuming big data, i.e., Google Analytics), mostly using AWS, JAVA, MSAS OLAP cube, NoSQL CouchDB, and Jenkins CI/CD.

Motorola, Schaumburg, IL Jun 1997 – Dec 2009

Software Development Manager

Joined Motorola as a software developer; promoted through the ranks – from developer to lead to application architect to software development manager. Mostly working on C/C++, Java, Unix, LTE and other telecommunication protocols. Managed a team of 6 – 11 developers/testers; pioneered Network Management (NM) architecture for Base Station product for WiMAX/LTE networks; developed a distributed application for the central network management center.

Awards

Awarded ‘iDEN OMC SE STAR’ in 2006 in recognition of Outstanding Performance and Leadership in iDEN System Engineering.

Education & Certification

M.S., Computer Science, Central Michigan University, Michigan, 1995 – 1997

ITIL Foundation 3, Pink Elephant, 2012

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