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Sai Sudhakar Maruvada

Quakers Hills,Australia

Summary

Results-driven enterprise architect with over 24 years of experience delivering end-to-end software solutions. Passionate about driving digital and cloud transformations, leveraging emerging technologies to foster business innovation. Extensive experience in defining and implementing enterprise architecture across government, utilities, and insurance sectors. Expert in guiding enterprises through cloud adoption and transformation, including conducting cloud readiness assessments, developing strategies for enterprise inventory discovery, application portfolio analysis, and cloud provider recommendations (AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud). Designs data migration strategies for complex database landscapes using both vendor-specific and vendor-agnostic tools. Specializes in crafting high-performance architectures, troubleshooting issues, and optimizing technology products. Approach to solution architecture involves evaluating options, presenting trade-offs, and collaborating closely with stakeholders for effective outcomes. Engages with senior decision-makers to understand strategic priorities and provide tailored technology solutions for digital, cloud, and legacy modernization initiatives. Proven track record of successful outsourcing engagements and resolving customer queries effectively.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Solution Architect

Greenstone Financial Services
12.2022 - Current
  • At Greenstone, had collaborated on complex cloud migration strategies has fine-tuned ability to convey technical concepts to stakeholders effectively
  • The experience gained from Cevo Australia, Wipro Digital coupled with his TOGAF and AWS and Azure expertise
  • had also refined overall Enterprise Architecture artifacts.

AWS Consultant

Cevo
05.2022 - 11.2022
  • Assisting customers with the initial setup and integration into AWS Cloud

Landing Zone Setup: Establishing a secure and scalable AWS environment for managing cloud resources and guide cloud migration resulting in significant cost reduction

  • Cloud Readiness Assessment: Evaluating an organization's preparedness for migrating to the cloud
  • Cloud Cost Management: Overseeing and optimizing expenses related to cloud services and help rationalize cloud spending significantly.

Principal Architect Technology

Cognizant Australia
06.2021 - 05.2022
  • As an enterprise architect, played a key role in assessing new contact center solutions for Telstra and facilitating the transition to digital-assisted channels one customer interaction at a time to minimize voice call volumes by 40 percent which resulted in improved customer satisification

Chief Architect, Enterprise Architect

Wipro Digital (a division of Wipro Limited, NYSE: WIT)
10.2011 - 06.2021

Assumed various positions such as Chief Architect, Enterprise Architect, and Senior Solution Architect.

Delivered enterprise architecture solutions, conducted cloud adoption assessments and recommended cloud migration roadmap.. Managed cloud transformation programs and ensured expected program outcomes are Delivered. He have extensively worked on end to end solutions.

Solutions Architect

TagIT Pte Ltd
05.2011 - 10.2011
  • Mobile Banking Solutions

Technical Specialist, Project Lead, Solution Architect

Wipro Technologies (a division of Wipro Limited, NYSE: WIT)
09.2003 - 05.2011
  • Held various roles including Technical Specialist and Solution Architect.

Senior Software Engineer

Upaid Systems
02.2002 - 08.2003
  • Design & development of prepaid mobile billing product development.

Senior Software Engineer

IBM Global Services India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2000 - 12.2001
  • Web Applications design and development on IBM stack

Education

M S in Software Systems -

Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences
01.1999

Master's in Computer Science -

Andhra University
01.1997

Bachelor's in Computer Science -

Andhra University
01.1997

Skills

  • Certified in TOGAF 81
  • ReactJS, NodeJS, Java
  • AWS Serverless Programming
  • MS SQL Server, Oracle 19c, No SQL Databases
  • Application Servers, Springboot
  • Performance Optimization (application, Database, Infrastructure)
  • Systems design
  • Requirements Gathering
  • Microservices Architecture
  • Data Architecture
  • Application Modernization
  • Software Development Lifecycle
  • Cloud Computing Expertise
  • Process Optimization
  • Requirements Analysis
  • Architecture review
  • Technical Guidance
  • Critical Thinking
  • Communication and Team Collaboration
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent Communication
  • Organizational Skills
  • Decision-Making
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Written Communication

Industrycertifications

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate – Reg. No. 487366
  • Azure Certified Solution Architect – AZ 300
  • Azure Cloud fundamentals -AZ 900
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure 2022 Certified Foundations Associate

Recentassignments

  • Inghams Enterprises, Enterprise Architect, AWS Cloud Migration Architect, May 2022- Oct 2022, AWS Control Tower, Cloud Migration Strategy, Data and Application Migration, Inghams Enterprises, Sydney CBD, Delivered Inghams Infra and apps Inventory discovery report and performed Gartner’s R-Lanes assessment Delivered Overall migration strategy for on premise migration to AWS Delivered AWS landing zone setup
  • Telstra, Enterprise Architect, June 2021 to May 2022, Amazon Connect, LEX, Micro Services, Adobe Experience Manager, Sales force, Telstra, Sydney CBD, As an enterprise architect capacity, I have contributed overall transformation architecture which aims to optimize customer experience by leveraging personalization stacks across omni channels (digital assisted and conversational voice) and contact center platform (Amazon Connect, LEX, etc.) for a Telstra.
  • Roads & Maritime Services, Transport for New South Wales, Chief Architect, Feb 2019 to June 2021, AWS, Azure, Terraform, Ansible, XL Release, Jenkins, Oracle 19c, RMS, Parramatta, Sydney, As Chief Architect, I have spearheaded the discovery and evaluation of the RMS application landscape, producing a detailed assessment report. I have come up with a comprehensive transformation and migration strategy for the entire application portfolio and applied Gartner’s R-Lane analysis to categorize and analyze applications, leading to the development of transformation patterns and migration sequences. I have organized the migration into move groups and delivery streams, considering incremental change management and aligned with key stakeholders. I liaised with over 30 COTS vendors to assess their products' suitability for AWS cloud migration, optimized infrastructure capacity to cut costs, and provided guidance on options, risks, and technology priorities. I also offered technical and architectural support to teams in Australia and India, managed the transition of applications to a hybrid cloud environment, and assisted the presales team with the proposed solutions for RMS.
  • Energy Australia, Melbourne, Senior Solution Architect, Aug 2018 to Jan 2019, Oracle MDMS 2.2 platform, Oracle Exadata, LoadRunner, Melbourne CBD Energy Australia, I have planned and guided teams in converting and migrating 40 billion meter reads from a legacy database to a new platform in real time within a 48-hour cutover window. Additionally, I have lead load testing on the new platform and optimized application performance, database configurations, and batch jobs.
  • DuluxGroup, Melbourne, Enterprise Architect, Feb 2018 to July 2018, Azure Cloud Services, DuluxGroup, Melbourne, developed and implemented an Azure hybrid cloud architecture and designed foundational services within four months, essential for hosting new applications and migrating existing ones from on-premises. I ensured seamless integration of the new Azure platform with DuluxGroup's existing data centers and delivered a comprehensive application and data migration strategy.
  • AusNet Services, Enterprise Architect, Mar 2017 to Jan 2018, Cloud Adoption, Azure, AWS, AusNet Services Melbourne Office, I have conducted application portfolio and infrastructure analysis for AusNet Services, including a cloud-no-cloud assessment, and presented a transformation roadmap that guided the selection of the optimal hosting option (public cloud, COLO, or existing data centers). My analysis contributed to a reduction of over ten percent in the overall infrastructure footprint. I performed Gartner’s R-Lane analysis to recommend the best hosting options and played an active role in preparing the business case, which led to the subsequent phases of design and implementation.
  • Broad Spectrum Services, Enterprise Architect, May 2016 to Dec 2016, Cloud Migration, AWS, Broad-spectrum North Sydney Office, I have conducted application portfolio analysis and rationalization using the TIME methodology for over 200 applications across 1,000 workloads in two data centers. This effort eliminated 120 applications and 600 workloads, achieving nearly a 60% reduction in IT footprint, which was subsequently migrated to AWS. I also performed a CONOCO exercise and applied Gartner’s R-Lane categorization to develop the future state hosting blueprint. The 60% reduction in IT footprint led to a substantial decrease in service costs.
  • EPragati (Enterprise Architecture for the state of Andhra Pradesh ), Enterprise Architect, Nov 2015 to Apr 2016, Cloud Adoption, Private Cloud, Micro Services, Hyderabad, India, I analyzed existing organization structure, business objectives, capabilities and business processes and data lifecycles, recommending optimized processes to improve collaboration between government agencies, citizens, and partners. I authored the enterprise architecture requirements and designed an enterprise architecture framework encompassing 36 different government departments.
  • HSBC Bank, PCI DSS Compliance, Enterprise Architect, Jun 2015 to Oct 2015, Enterprise Architect, HDFC Bank, Mumbai, I conducted a thorough analysis of the bank’s application landscape to achieve PCI compliance and proposed an optimal migration strategy in consultation with key stakeholders. I performed an application dependency analysis to recommend a migration approach and developed a comprehensive application migration and remediation plan, along with an overall roadmap.
  • Small and Medium Enterprise Lending Transformation, Solution Architect, Jul 2014 to Apr 2015, Solution Architecture, Pega BPM, AngularJS, IBM DataPower, MQ Series, FileNet 5, etc., ANZ Bank, Australia, I have delivered the future state architecture for the first two phases of a large four-phase transformation program focused on small and medium enterprises. Additionally, I successfully managed stakeholders across more than 20 teams within ANZ Bank.
  • Kohl QCoE TEM Optimization, Enterprise Architect, Mar 2014 to Jun 2014, Solution Architecture & Design Methods, ADDM, Kohl, USA, Evaluate and optimize the current application environment by identifying opportunities for rationalization and footprint reduction. Focus on streamlining the application ecosystem to eliminate inefficiencies and overlaps and suggest ways to cut costs and environmental impact through improved resource management. Additionally, identify redundant applications and recommend strategies for consolidation or decommissioning to enhance efficiency and reduce complexity.
  • Omni-Channel Banking, Enterprise Architect, Oct 2012 to Feb 2014, Solution Architecture, Industry Stand Banking Solutions & Best Practices, Bank Mandiri, Indonesia, Analyzed the current multi-channel functionality to identify gaps and weaknesses and proposed a future state architecture to address these issues and improve overall effectiveness.
  • Integrated Solution for Asset Management, Solution Architect, Feb 2012 to Jun 2012, Solution Architecture, Web Methods, Arc GIS, Western Power, Australia, Evaluate various application designs against the western power’s enterprise architecture principles and guidelines. Ensure the proposed solutions are in line with SOA principles.
  • IAG Australia, Enterprise Modernization Green Fields Implementation Assessment, Enterprise Architecture Architect, Nov 2011 to Jan 2012, Insurance Domain Expertise, Solution Architecture, IAG, Australia, Understanding the current and proposed IT landscape of IAG. Delivered High-level estimates for a Greenfields’s implementation to meet their future business goals.
  • DBS Mobile Banking, Solution Architect, Mar 2011 to Oct 2011, Solution Architecture, Web Sphere Application Server, DB2, Java, UML, DBS, Singapore, Solution architecture definition, performed design reviews.
  • PULSE, Solution Architect, Jul 2010 to May 2011, Solution Architecture, Tomcat Server, JBoss Application Server, Oracle Database, java, Spring, JMeter, Secure Trading & Baker Tilly, Bangalore, Architecture definition and governance. Planning and execution of High-performance architecture to meet NFRs. Design and code reviews.
  • PCM project, Solution Architect, Nov 2009 to Jun 2010, Architecture and Design Methods, JP Morgan, Japan, Understand AS-IS IT landscape. Application Portfolio Analysis & Propose Treatment Plans.
  • Comprehensive Life Administration System, Solution Architect, May 2007 to Nov 2009, BEA WebLogic Portal Server, Oracle, Spring, Spring MVC, MQ Series, IBatis, AXA Australia, Architecture definition and governance. Conducting design and code reviews.
  • INM Cash Management, Solution Architect, Jul 2006 to Apr 2007, IBM WebSphere Application Server, Struts, Rational Rose, ERWin, DB2, HSBC, India, Involved in Architecture definition, design and code reviews, team management, effort Estimation.
  • Automation of Central Excise & Service Tax, Technical Lead, Dec 2004 to Jun 2006, Oracle Application Servers, Documentum, Oracle, Rational Rose, J2EE, CBEC, Government of India, System Requirements Gathering. Prototype Development of the proposed System. Detailed design for dispute resolution and RBAC modules, team management, effort estimation of individual modules.
  • Generic Portal Framework, Technical Lead, May 2004 - Nov 2004, BEA WebLogic Portal Server, Documentum, J2EE, Oracle Database, Government of Dubai, UAE, Design and development of the portal framework, team management.
  • Collaborative Manufacturing Enabler, Technical Lead, Nov 2003 to Mar 2004, IBM MQ Series, IBM Message Broker, WebSphere Application Server, Oracle, Petronas, Malaysia, Adaptor design and development in j2ee technologies.
  • Call Rating & Billing Engine, Senior Software Engineer, Feb 2002 to Aug 2003, WebSphere Application Server, Oracle, Rational Rose, Rational Robo Test, Upaid Systems, Hyderabad, Application design and coding, conducting performance testing.
  • IGSI Billing System, Senior Software Engineer, Nov 2000 to Dec 2001, WebSphere Application Server, DB2, Rational Rose, IBM Global Services, Bangalore, Application design and coding, conducting performance testing.

Personal Information

  • Title: Solution Architect, Greenstone Financial Services
  • Visa Status: Australian Citizen

References

References will be provided on request

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with team of [Number] in the development of [Project name].
  • Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
  • Achieved [Result] through effectively helping with [Task].
  • Achieved [Result] by introducing [Software] for [Type] tasks.
  • Documented and resolved [Issue] which led to [Results].
  • Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.

Certification

  • TOGAF 9 Certification – The Open Group Architecture Framework by The Open Group.

Languages

Telugu
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working

Timeline

Solution Architect

Greenstone Financial Services
12.2022 - Current

AWS Consultant

Cevo
05.2022 - 11.2022

Principal Architect Technology

Cognizant Australia
06.2021 - 05.2022

Chief Architect, Enterprise Architect

Wipro Digital (a division of Wipro Limited, NYSE: WIT)
10.2011 - 06.2021

Solutions Architect

TagIT Pte Ltd
05.2011 - 10.2011

Technical Specialist, Project Lead, Solution Architect

Wipro Technologies (a division of Wipro Limited, NYSE: WIT)
09.2003 - 05.2011

Senior Software Engineer

Upaid Systems
02.2002 - 08.2003

Senior Software Engineer

IBM Global Services India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2000 - 12.2001

M S in Software Systems -

Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences

Master's in Computer Science -

Andhra University

Bachelor's in Computer Science -

Andhra University
  • TOGAF 9 Certification – The Open Group Architecture Framework by The Open Group.
Sai Sudhakar Maruvada