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Gaurav Sakhuja

Scarborough,ON

Summary

  • Experienced IT Consultant with over 20 years of global technology leadership, specializing in Consulting, Architecture, Delivery, and Strategic Alliance Partnerships.
  • Skilled in consulting on global Digital Transformation, Cloud Readiness Assessment, Legacy Modernization, Containerization, Mainframe Modernization, and Monolith Modernization across major clouds and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs).
  • Expertise in comprehensive Enterprise Architecture including Cloud Engineering, Data Architecture, Security Architecture, Infrastructure SMEs, and leading project Engineering teams.
  • Proven track record with large banking clients worldwide, spearheading transformation initiatives in Branch Modernization, CRM Modernization, Wealth Management, Payments (SEPA, SWIFT), AML, Cards, and Business Banking.
  • Experienced in leading diverse teams across Delivery Partners, Large System Integrator (SIs), Vendors, Partners, and Clients to deliver complex solutions.
  • Extensive experience working with Large IT Consulting firms CGI, Kyndryl (IBM Spin off) , Wipro , Dell and with customer across the globe in US, UK, Switzerland, UAE, and Canada.
  • Strong communicator adept at building relationships and driving collaboration across global teams, ensuring alignment with Enterprise Governance while meeting budget and timeline expectations.
  • Recognized for technical problem-solving and delivering strategic solutions that align with business objectives. Proactive learner staying abreast of emerging technologies to optimize technology landscapes for business success.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Associate Director - Application Modernization

Kyndryl
Toronto, Ontario
02.2024 - Current
  • Leading the modernization initiatives across Mainframe, Mid-Range, and Cloud Native platforms across Entire Canada region
  • Driven the transformation of large businesses by modernizing their legacy systems to cloud-native architectures
  • Conducted research and collaborated with leading modernization Independent Software Vendors (ISVs)
  • Managed strategic alliances with application modernization ISVs, hyperscalers, and Kyndryl for joint market strategies
  • Drove the growth and expansion of the application modernization business within both existing and new customer bases
  • Closed significant deals (over $3M) in Middleware Containerization and Cloud Native Application Modernization with a major Canadian bank
  • Secured large contracts (over $10M) in Peripheral Device Platform Modernization and Cloud Native solutions with a leading Canadian bank
  • Developed a Cloud Readiness Roadmap for a fully on-premises environment to support a data center exit strategy and transition workloads to the cloud for a major agriculture client

LEAD SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT (CONTRACT)

BMO Bank
01.2022 - 02.2024
  • Led overall CRM program transformation (Salesforce FSC) and achieved Tech Governance Concurrence within defined timelines , budget and acceptance criteria’s
  • Collaborate with other Architects, business and technology partners to translate features and requirements to technical design and act as the lead technical authority on the program
  • Worked with EA teams and Security Teams in definition of for new integration strategies and patterns needed for this program into the Enterprise Architecture
  • Worked with Cloud Engineering, Data Architecture, Security Architecture, Infrastructure SME’s and project Engineering teams to ensure all aspects of the Program architecture are defined in conjunction with Banks standards, policies, priorities and best practices
  • Periodically Present the architecture for Technology governance (TDA) to ARB and Technology forums - including CIO, CTO, EA , IT Architects and Business leaders
  • Oversee critical steps within the Software Development Life Cycle components that impact enterprise-wide development / architecture standards

DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY EXPERT (FULL TIME)

CGI Inc
Toronto
01.2021 - 02.2024
  • Leading Architectural members and consulting in engagements across Financial Domain, Canada
  • Build a strong team of talented Cloud practitioners, Solution Architects, Full stack developers
  • Won new Consulting deal in Architecture Consulting for 15 SAs for one of the leading 6 banks in Canada
  • Identification of potential areas for new opportunities across Financial Domain, Canada
  • Consulted to win proposals in P&BB Banking areas, Payments Area, FSI Cloud Data Analytics
  • Building strong relationships with Partners and Vendors for joint marketing campaigns and consulting
  • Supporting BMO Bank initiatives in architectural areas of P&BB, CRM and other areas

SENIOR SOLUTIONS ARCHIETCT (CONTRACT)

BMO Bank
Toronto, Ontario
01.2021 - 01.2023
  • Successful concurrence of all Solution Archietctures from all Governance Committees within the Bank
  • Developed Solutions Architecture for P&BB streams areas Branch Modernization and Device Hub management, Lending Insurance, Home Loan Automation
  • Devised complete end-to-end solutions (Conceptual and Logical ), understanding the Current state Architecture , Constrains , Tech Debts , Business Requirements , timelines and budgetary guidelines
  • Periodically Present the architecture to Tech governance boards - including the Architecture Review Board, as needed
  • Worked with various impacted teams to arrive at Cost Guidance and T-Shirt sizing of the projects

Lead Solutions Architect

Greater Toronto Airport
Toronto
07.2017 - 12.2020
  • Led the Middleware cloud modernizing program with several areas of integration roadmap (on-prem API Gateway, MB, Datapower) from IBM stack to AWS Cloud Tibco middleware stack (BWCE, FTL etc)
  • Devised solutions from opportunity assessment phase to run phase, for 3 large scale projects (>10 M Budget)
  • Designed Solution to integrate multiple discrete systems of Airport SaaS Vendors integration, API Integration, Datapower proxy, Event Driven integration
  • Prepared on Application Cloud Migration strategy (VMWare On-Prem to Public Cloud (options AWS/OpenStack) for the airport
  • Designed Multi-SaaS solution authentication with Single Sign-on with on Vendor Tenants (IdP) and Azure AD (SAML 2.0)
  • Presented solutions to the internal architecture governance groups and committees (Technology Architecture Panel and Architecture Review Board) to gain approvals for the architecture solution
  • Member of evaluation committee for selection of 3rd party product vendors and solution providers (RFPs) to list best-in-the-class product vendor (3rd party) for Core Airport solutions

Solution consultant

Montreal
02.2019 - 10.2019
  • Defined Integration Modernization Strategy for migrating Tibco OnPrem suite to expanding to AWS Hosted Tibco Container Edition Suite
  • Defining multi-airport gateway hub for sharing common data and feed information on Tibco AWS Hosted solution

Systems Engineer

Credit Suisse
Zurich, Switzerland
09.2014 - 06.2016
  • Created Solution design of Payments Service Hub (PSH) framework to integrate systems with C2P OPF interfaces
  • Created Interface design for messages exchange layer implementation of ISO20022, Pacs, Pain messages Developed impact assessment report for migration and adoption of all interfaces to latest JAP framework Coding and deployment of application in Java, Jap8, Jap batches, Spring batches, SOAP services, JAP rule engine, OPF on Linux OS

PRE-Sales Solution Architect

02.2012 - 06.2014
  • WiPRO limited, India
  • Responded to RFP for CITI Bank RCX implementation by defining solution for Multi-country rollout across various geographies using multi-tenant SaaS model
  • Responded to RFP of State Street for Swift messaging Software-as-a-service (SaaS) proposal
  • The solution uses SWIFT EXAMIN, Volante, and PSH framework
  • Responded to RFS of ANZ Safire for Modernizing Legacy AML implementation to Fircosoft Responded to RFS for Lloyds GITO Program to provide service orchestration for "CHAPS Payments " settlement flows and reporting to LBG EAD Group
  • Responded to Credit Suisse RFP for Global Payments landscape modernization with OPF (FIS product suite) and won the multi-millon deal

PRE-Sales Solution Advisor

DELL Systems
, India
02.2010 - 02.2012
  • Responsible for handling business leads, RFI/RFP's across various APJ Region
  • Formalized Partnerships with 3rd party vendor to and won successful proposals for following RFPs/RFIs as joint 3rd party SI solutions for Mandiri Bank - Dovetail (Payments), Standard Chartered Bank – Zaffin Labs (Credit Card Redemption Solution ), Hong Leong Bank – KIVA (iBanking Solution), SME Bank – 3iInfoTech (Lending Solution)

Solutions Engineer

NATIONAL BANK OF ABU DHABI
03.2008 - 11.2009
  • TECH Stack : PayHubTM framework, Java JEE, JAX-WS - Java API for XML WebServices, JMS, DB2, Java 1.5,
    JMS, IBM MQS7eries, IBM RAD IDE, IBM Web Sphere, and TOAD for DB2, SVN, and Flex Builder 3
    • Implemented Channel integrator layer using SAMS PayHubTM providing bank users with a single UX
    looking at all accounts, investments and loans
    • Addressed performance problems due to increasing concurrent users and re-designed messaging layer
    to asynchronous messaging using JMS and MQSeries
    • Implemented 'message oriented middleware' using IBM MQ suite for giving user a single interface for
    all multiple transactions such as paying bills, checking balance, transferring money

Solutions Engineer

, UNITED KINGDOM
10.2007 - 03.2008
  • Technology: Java 1.5, Mule 1.1.3, JPA, Hibernate, SOA, Fabric 3 framework, Maven2.0.6, C24 libraries , TOAD, SVN, Clover, and Oracle 10g
  • Implemented rule based validation framework for SEPA EPC and EBA XML file standards Implemented service orchestration layer using Fabric 3 framework on SCA specifications
  • Prototyped the same solution for BGC Swedish bank for SCA implementation and tested with more than more than a million payment transactions with BGC systems in 24 Hours window

TECH Stack

  • PayHub framework, Java JEE, JAX-WS - Java API for XML WebServices, JMS, DB2, Java 1.5, JMS, IBM MQS7eries, IBM RAD IDE, IBM Web Sphere, and TOAD for DB2, SVN, and Flex Builder 3
  • Implemented Channel integrator layer using SAMS PayHub providing bank users with a single UX looking at all accounts, investments and loans
  • Addressed performance problems due to increasing concurrent users and re-designed messaging layer to asynchronous messaging using JMS and MQSeries
  • Implemented 'message oriented middleware' using IBM MQ suite for giving user a single interface for all multiple transactions such as paying bills, checking balance, transferring money

Education

AWS Certified Blue Age Mainframe Modernization - Mainframe Modernization

AWS
06-2024

Microsoft Copilot Partner Bootcamp_FY24 Participan

Microsoft
03-2024

Partner Certified AWS Data Analytics (Technical)

AWS
01-2023

MASTER’S - COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Madhurai kamaraj university

Skills

  • Business Development
  • Technical Sales
  • Alliance and Collaborations
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Data Architecture
  • Solutions Architecture
  • Integration Architecture
  • Technical architecture
  • Data Modeling
  • Application security
  • Leading meetings
  • Proposal Writing
  • Technical implementation
  • Team Collaboration and Leadership
  • Customer Relations

Interests

Activities & Interests , Tai Chi Yoga 2

Timeline

Associate Director - Application Modernization

Kyndryl
02.2024 - Current

LEAD SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT (CONTRACT)

BMO Bank
01.2022 - 02.2024

DIRECTOR, TECHNOLOGY EXPERT (FULL TIME)

CGI Inc
01.2021 - 02.2024

SENIOR SOLUTIONS ARCHIETCT (CONTRACT)

BMO Bank
01.2021 - 01.2023

Solution consultant

02.2019 - 10.2019

Lead Solutions Architect

Greater Toronto Airport
07.2017 - 12.2020

Systems Engineer

Credit Suisse
09.2014 - 06.2016

PRE-Sales Solution Architect

02.2012 - 06.2014

PRE-Sales Solution Advisor

DELL Systems
02.2010 - 02.2012

Solutions Engineer

NATIONAL BANK OF ABU DHABI
03.2008 - 11.2009

Solutions Engineer

10.2007 - 03.2008

TECH Stack

AWS Certified Blue Age Mainframe Modernization - Mainframe Modernization

AWS

Microsoft Copilot Partner Bootcamp_FY24 Participan

Microsoft

Partner Certified AWS Data Analytics (Technical)

AWS

MASTER’S - COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

Madhurai kamaraj university

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