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Azeef Jalaludin

Toronto,Canada

Summary

Certified Technical Project Manager with over 15 years of IT experience in successful track record of leading and delivering complex projects. Most recent projects were Data Engineering and Cloud. Recent projects include large Application Modernization for Video Service (similar to Netflix) and number of apps for a Mining Company in multi-cloud (Azure, AKS, GCP, AWS & IBM OpenShift). Defined standards and templates for deliverables, governance activities and lead the client to adopt best practices in the industry. Actively involved in the sales process including SOW preparation, estimations and presentations.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Technical Project Manager

Accenture
02.2019 - 11.2022
  • Program: Data Engineering and Analytics for Video Recommendation Engine
  • Client: TELUS
  • Roles & Responsibilities: Delivery Management Consultant & Product Owner for Analytics Squad.
  • Integration with recommendation platforms such as Google Recommendations AI & Think Analytics.
  • Managed the adoption of Scaled Agile methodology (SAFe) for the Analytics Squad.
  • Actively involved in the Technical Architecture of end to end Solution as a Management Consultant.
  • Successfully managed several production releases, meeting all major milestones.
  • Provided Management Consultancy to engage successfully with Recommendation Engine vendors to create end to end solution and integrate with existing complex system.
  • Managed the implementation of scaled agile methodologies, resulting in increased efficiency and faster completion times.
  • Increased consulting revenue through effective vendor management, offshore strategy development and implementation.
  • Designed customized enablement and training programs to upskill client resources to successfully take over the post production system.
  • Advised the clients on vendor management strategies to effectively evaluate AI based Recommendation Systems.
  • Evaluated market trends and competitor analysis of Recommendation Engines and helped the client make strategic decisions.
  • As a Technical Delivery Manager, I had the ownership of end to end solution delivery to integrate Accenture Video Platform with client Analytics and Recommendation Platform.

Technical Manager (Modernization - Azure Cloud)

Accenture
02.2019 - 11.2022
  • Program: Large Azure Cloud IT transformation
  • Client: RioTinto
  • Roles & Responsibilities: Technical Project Manager
  • Build next generation Cloud infrastructure based on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
  • Identify and Migrate Legacy applications to Microsoft Azure.
  • Implement continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) using Azure DevOps.
  • Containerize applications using Docker and integrate with Azure Container Registry (ACR)
  • Secure infrastructure using various methods.
  • Coordinate with Microsoft Architects and Consultants to validate design and integrate with other projects.
  • Coordinate with Microsoft product teams to test preview features and plan adapting those to milestones.
  • Infrastructure as Code (IoC) using Azure DevOps.
  • Accomplishments: Successfully completed initial Cloud infrastructure and PoC migrations and it helped to win additional contracts.

Project Manager

Zafin Americas Inc
- 02.2019
  • Project Manager [Client – CIBC, 14 Months, ~2 M $] – Business Banking Pricing & Billing Platform
  • Managed a cross functional team consist of globally distributed team of delivery and product development resources, the team size varied between 5 to 15 based on the phase of the project
  • Managed highly skilled business and technical resources
  • The Tier 1 implementation was a flexible and highly configurable platform for Pricing, Billing, Offer Management and fee change for Business Operating Account was implemented
  • Used Agile iterative methodology to deliver tier 1 high performance implementation
  • Delivered the initial implementation within the tight time and budget
  • Managed internal and external stake holders and owned project monitoring, control and execution
  • This was the first Zafin implementation in Canada
  • The successful execution of this project helped Zafin to win multiple business with CIBC and other banks in Canada

Senior Software Engineer

Oracle Canada
  • Division: Oracle Communications Global Business Unit (CGBU) Customers: Service providers around the world
  • Domain: Service Activation and the integration with the Order Management System.
  • Activities include: project planning, external interfaces, Web Services design, Test Driven Development etc.
  • We use Scrum and Team Software Process (TSP)
  • My role is planning manager
  • Activities include: working with the team to come up with Work Breakdown Structure, track the progress lead weekly meeting, send status report and address concerns and issues related to the planning.
  • Design and Development of a JEE component interfacing with the Devices, EMS and NMS.
  • Initial design of the module handling the logic of how the target for the command is resolved.
  • Analyze existing interfaces like Web Services, commands and create a plan for the future direction.
  • In the absence of a fulltime product manager temporarily work on some of the product management activities such as write Business Scenarios, interview customers etc.
  • Evaluate, prototype and demo various project management tools.

Technical Lead (Consultant)

Client - AT&T
08.2006 - 02.2009
  • AT&T’s Lightspeed(U-Verse) is a 4 billion dollar project to extend new fiber-optics network closer to the customer to provide IP-based services.
  • Design and development of web based management system for Lightspeed.
  • Technologies used include Weblogic, Spring, JPA and Oracle Database.
  • Consulting on the integration between inventory and provisioning systems.
  • Architecture, use cases and detailed design
  • Technical leadership to deliver high quality software to meet the 99.9% reliability requirement of the division.
  • Development of a testing platform for testing different network software and equipment using SOAP and JMS interface

Technical Manager

IBM
11.2022 - Current
  • Successfully managed delivery of three phases of OpenShift Modernization projects above profitability and client expectations.
  • Management oversight and technical leader ship to implement end to end delivery of the project from Statement of Work to the closure of projects. This generated over 1 Million USD net new revenue.
  • Management consultancy to modernize the applications and platforms and application from traditional platform to modern container based platform.


Education

MBA -

Georgia Southern University
01.2009

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Mahatma Gandhi University
01.1996

Skills

  • Analytics and Data Engineering
  • Strategic Planning
  • Project Management
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • End to End Feature Delivery
  • Business Case Development
  • Vendor Management
  • Product Backlog Management

Websites

Accomplishments

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Skill Summary

  • Project Management (Agile/Scrum/SAFe, PMBOK, Planning)
  • Tools: Azure DevOps, MS Project, JIRA
  • Cloud and CI/CD (GCP, GKE, IBM OpenShift, Microsoft Azure, AKS, Kubernetes, CI/CD and Cloud Native Applications, Containerization, Microservices)
  • Application Modernization (Complex Hybrid Cloud Migration, Multi-vendor coordination)
  • Development (Architecture, APIs, Elasticsearch, Python, Java EE, Oracle, Webservices)
  • Telecom (Video Platform, Analytics, Personalized Recommendations)

Recent Projects

  • Application Modernization for Video Service - Delivery Owner for Analytics & Data Science, TELUS, Managed Analytics and Data Engineering Team of 10 to 15 team members as a part of a large program consisting of over 200 people (including Client team). The implementation is in GCP platform and my team’s focus is on personalized recommendation of a Video Platform similar to Netflix or Amazon Prime. My responsibilities include the ownership of Analytics team, Integration with Recommendation Engine, Product Owner and delivery manager for Analytics and Recommendations from Accenture side.
  • Application Modernization for RioTinto, a) Lead a team to assess the Mission Critical Operations Technology & IoT Applications to come up with the right strategy and Architecture to Modernize and Secure the applications. (b) Azure/AKS Kubernetes Containerization: Worked very closely with Microsoft Product team and lead a team of Architects to implement a large Cloud infrastructure based on Azure Kubernetes Service.

Affiliations

  • PMI

Certification

PMP

Scrum Master

Additional Information

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Timeline

Technical Manager

IBM
11.2022 - Current

Technical Project Manager

Accenture
02.2019 - 11.2022

Technical Manager (Modernization - Azure Cloud)

Accenture
02.2019 - 11.2022

Technical Lead (Consultant)

Client - AT&T
08.2006 - 02.2009

Project Manager

Zafin Americas Inc
- 02.2019

Senior Software Engineer

Oracle Canada

MBA -

Georgia Southern University

Bachelor of Technology - Electrical And Electronics Engineering

Mahatma Gandhi University

PMP

Scrum Master

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