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Mathavan Kumar

Montreal

Summary

Accomplished Senior IT Consultant with over 12 years of experience in software design, development, and support. Skilled in Java technologies, with a strong understanding of object-oriented programming and the full software development lifecycle (SDLC). Specializes in the telecom and banking sectors, demonstrating hands-on expertise with microservices, Spring Boot, Kafka, Oracle, and various DevOps tools. Recognized for effective communication, collaborative teamwork, and a reputation for consistently delivering top-notch solutions.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Consultant

CGI
07.2017 - Current
  • Contributed as a backend developer across telecom and financial domains. Designed and developed enterprise-grade applications using Java, Spring Boot, JPA, and Oracle. Built scalable microservices integrated with Kafka and JMS, and implemented RESTful web services for handling large-scale customer data. Worked on database schema design, Liquibase migrations, and business logic development. Managed build and deployment pipelines with Maven and Tomcat, and supported end-to-end testing including UAT and production deployment. Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams for requirements gathering, integration testing, and defect resolution. Experienced in both Agile and Waterfall methodologies, with strong contributions to sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups. Demonstrated capability to work independently and as part of a team, with a proven track record of productivity and quality delivery in remote work settings.

Software Developer

IBM
09.2015 - 12.2016
  • Contributed to the development of a web-based solution for processing high-profile customer information in the banking domain, transitioning from paper-based to electronic workflows. Participated in development, testing, and issue resolution, adhering to the Waterfall methodology. Collaborated directly with clients to gather requirements and delivered multiple proof-of-concepts (POCs) to introduce new features. Additionally, partnered with IoT teams to develop a mobile application for the Watson IoT gadget contest, leveraging IBM Bluemix and Watson platform for mobile data analysis. Utilized Java, Spring, Hibernate, JSF, Oracle, Tomcat, and ALM tools.

Research Assistant

Dalhousie University
05.2014 - 04.2015
  • Designed and developed a web and mobile application for identifying user interests based on Twitter activity. Applied text mining techniques to analyze user-generated tweets and extract relevant interest patterns. The project incorporated a range of technologies including Python, PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, PhoneGap, MySQL, and Android for cross-platform deployment and data analysis.

Software Engineer

Aricent Technologies
02.2012 - 08.2013

Engineered the protocol stack for the Mobility Management Entity (MME) node in an LTE network environment. Responsibilities included end-to-end software development, from design and implementation to testing and defect resolution. Provided remote client support for application maintenance and troubleshooting. Recognized with the Product Excellence Award and Team Award for outstanding technical contributions to the MME project. Technologies used included C and CVS.

Embedded Developer

MBIT Wireless
08.2010 - 02.2012

Developed the protocol stack for the Radio Resource Control (RRC) layer in LTE (4G) systems, focusing on embedded environments. Responsible for software development and testing of RRC functionalities. Worked with C programming in an embedded system context, utilizing CVS for version control.

Education

Master of Computer Science -

Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS
01.2015

Bachelor of Technology - undefined

Pondicherry University
01.2010

Skills

  • Java
  • Spring
  • Spring Boot
  • Hibernate
  • Shell Scripting
  • SQL
  • Maven
  • Git
  • Kafka
  • Oracle
  • Linux
  • Microservices
  • Application Support
  • Agile Development
  • DevOps Practices

Certification

  • Certified SAFe 5 Practitioner, 2022
  • SAFe DevOps 6, 2024
  • Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer, 2016

Languages

English
Full Professional

Timeline

Senior Consultant

CGI
07.2017 - Current

Software Developer

IBM
09.2015 - 12.2016

Research Assistant

Dalhousie University
05.2014 - 04.2015

Software Engineer

Aricent Technologies
02.2012 - 08.2013

Embedded Developer

MBIT Wireless
08.2010 - 02.2012

Bachelor of Technology - undefined

Pondicherry University

Master of Computer Science -

Dalhousie University
Mathavan Kumar