Shanmugaraja Natarajan

Having 17+ years of experience in software industry.

Playing Technical

Leadership role since 10+ years. Extensive knowledge of the software development process and corresponding technologies. Proficient knowledge of the operation and development designs of Agile and Waterfall software development practice. Excellent understanding of Design patterns and architectural styles. Broad understanding of coding and programming languages.

Experience with Database design and data modeling. Expertise with Content management systems. Good understanding of enterprise service bus (ESB) platforms, including Azure Service Bus, BizTalk. Cloud management platforms - Design and implement a robust cloud management implementation including orchestration and catalog capabilities.

End-To-End DevOps process design and implementation. Multi-tier architectures: Load Balancers, Caching, Web Servers, Application Servers, Networking and Databases. Implemented BDD, TDD and DDD.

Domains worked on: Logistics, Insurance, TRM, Investment Banking, Financial, Telecomm and Derivative platform. Capable of delivering optimized, effective and well-documented products. Mentoring and training the team being a leader. Strong soft skills including Leadership, Attention to detail, Problem-solving, Communication and Time Management. Hands on L2/L3 support process.

Solution Architect - Afrilogic (Deputed to DPWorld) - Dubai, UAE

(2023-08)

As a Solution Architect, I am responsible for DevOps implementation starting from Development Aid, testing, and the release pipeline.

• Design software solutions that meet the needs of clients and align with business goals
• Collaborate with clients and stakeholders to understand their needs and define project requirements
• Evaluating third-party technologies and integrating them into the project as needed

Application Architect - Maqta Gateway (A digitalization wing of Abu Dhabi Ports) - Abu Dhabi, UAE

(2020-01 - 2023-07)

As an Application Architect in the maritime domain with industry leader Abu Dhabi Ports, working on end to end DevOps and process improvement assignments. Along with a team of highly skilled professionals, contributing to the following areas of concern.

• Establishment of C4E to enhance DevOps capabilities in terms of Microservices Architecture, CI/CD maturity and Solution Architecture maturity with reference library
• Active participation in Planning, Designing and execution of organizations' process optimization strategies. Create the road map to achieve optimization objectives with minimum disruption and maximum accuracy
• Active participation in building strategic plans for natural language processing, machine learning and Artificial Intelligence to sustain future project objectives
• Stay updated about the latest market developments in relevant business and technology areas
• Gather detailed business requirements, use cases, and translate it into short and crisp customer journeys for easy understanding. Prepare a solution map for execution
• Define project scope of work using the gap analysis technique supported by work packages and implementation plan
• Designing a high-level architectural solution
• Addressing possible risks and constraints
• Delivering detailed architectural blueprints
• Building a prototype to prove the project's viability
• Further specification of architecture considering changing requirements
• Preparation of GAP Analysis report in existing system in order to achieve the desired future state based on business objectives
• Software benchmarking and vendor evaluation
• Mentoring tech leads and developers
• Writing code examples
• Setting quality standards and ensuring adherence to them
• Managing releases and changes
• Supervising testing and deployment progress
• Communication with the client
• Work closely with Microsoft team toward Azure implementation and migration
• Followed and implemented Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework's guidance and best practices for smooth transition of existing pool of application in to Azure
• Participated in Analysis of Azure infrastructure and services requirement and planning
• Carried out preparation and migration of workloads
• Participated in defining and implementing Azure DevOps process and infrastructure
• Worked closely with DevOps Team for automating various auditing activities
• Provided support in making applications SEO ready and Google analytics
• Ensured Cloud readiness

Information System Consultant - Land Department, Dubai Municipality - Dubai

(2019-04 - 2019-11)

Application Architect - Tech Mahindra Ltd - Abu Dhabi

(2020-01 - 2023-07)

Deputed to Abu Dhabi Ports Company

Architect - Cognizant Technology Solutions - Bangalore

(2016-05 - 2017-12)

Architect - Cognizant Technology Solutions - Bangalore

(2014-07 - 2015-04)

Senior Architect - Ness Technologies - Bangalore

(2016-10 - 2016-03)

Senior Architect - Ness Technologies - Bangalore

(2015-04 - 2015-07)

Sr. Associate Platform L2 - Sapient Corporation - Bangalore

(2010-05 - 2014-07)

Sr. Software Engineer - Galax E Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. - Bangalore

(2008-10 - 2010-04)

Software Consultant - Suvin Technologies pte ltd. - Singapore

(2007-10 - 2008-04)

For HP, Singapore

Software Engineer - Pancyber Infotech pvt ltd. - Chennai

(2006-05 - 2007-09)

Software Engineer - 5th Generration Systems - Trichy

(2004-03 - 2006-04)

B.Sc - Computer Science - Rama Prabha College of arts and science, Madurai Kamaraj University (2000 - 2003)