Akshay Raina

Gurgaon

Summary

Vice President at Wells Fargo with expertise in cloud migration and data platform automation. Led successful migration of 1.8PB of data to GCP, improving operational efficiency and compliance. Proficient in Kubernetes and fostering cross-functional collaboration. Committed to mentoring and enhancing data management practices.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

Vice President

Wells Fargo

Hyderabad

01.2022 - Current

Leading Enterprise Data Platform development hosting multiple tenants across retail and commercial banking domains
Built a custom utility to migrate ~1.8PB of data from on-prem to GCP using secure and scalable pipelines
Designed and delivered 'Co-Scanner', a Jenkins-integrated SDLC compliance scanner to enforce coding standards before deployment
Enabled tenant onboarding by building reusable onboarding frameworks and automated provisioning scripts
Managed container-based deployments using Kubernetes and Red Hat OpenShift across multiple environments
Conducted POCs for application containerization and Kubernetes-native CI/CD workflows
Built monitoring utilities for job health checks and SLA compliance, integrated with Grafana and Prometheus
Automated data archival, cleanup, and notification pipelines across development and production clusters
Provided support for Linux infrastructure, including secure file movement using NDM and Axway
Integrated Dremio with existing Hortonworks-based big data platform to enable semantic-layer access; users query through Dremio, which fetches data directly from Hive
Configured tenant-level data access controls and observability dashboards using custom scripts and tooling
Collaborated with security and compliance teams to enforce data retention and encryption policies
Maintained GitHub repository structure and branch strategies for parallel team development
Participated in design reviews for cloud-native transformation projects with architecture and GCP platform teams
Worked closely with release management for smooth CI/CD execution and version control tagging
Contributed to automated validation frameworks to check JSON/YAML configuration integrity before deployment
Assisted in onboarding new application teams by providing training, scripts, and usage guides for the platform
Supported internal capacity planning and tenant isolation strategy using resource quotas and limits
Conducted weekly demos and status reporting for senior leadership on platform stability and adoption metrics
Global financial services company providing various banking solutions
Achiever's Award
Built a proprietary framework for migrating ~1.8 Petabytes of data to GCP and developed Co-Scanner for SDLC compliance
Received multiple awards recognizing significant contributions to platform automation and technical excellence
Led strategic initiatives to enhance organizational performance and operational efficiency.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop and execute business plans.
Diagnosed and resolved platform issues to ensure service continuity.
Facilitated training sessions for new team members on best practices.
Analyzed cloud migration strategies for various applications and services.
Developed detailed migration plans to ensure seamless transitions to cloud environments.
Implemented best practices for data security during cloud deployment processes.
Conducted training sessions for staff on new cloud technologies and processes.
Monitored performance post-migration to identify areas for improvement and optimization.
Documented migration procedures and created user guides for ongoing support resources.
Documented all configurations changes made during the course of a project.
Participated in design sessions to define system specifications, user requirements, interfaces.
Provided support for production deployments after go-live as needed.
Conducted regular reviews of existing architecture to identify areas for improvement or optimization.
Assisted with the implementation of cloud migration strategies and architectures for clients.

Sr. Analyst

Bank of America

Gurgaon

03.2015 - 01.2022

Designed and implemented Hadoop-based data warehouses across deposit domain
Managed PL/SQL codebase for CVA platform and automated support functions with Python and shell scripting
Developed and supported RADAR reporting system for CVA risk calculations
Maintained and optimized 200= Autosys jobs across various data pipelines
Created Business Readiness Reports for trading decisions at end of day
Collaborated with Middle Office and Risk teams to enhance data transparency
Conducted performance tuning for Oracle queries and batch load procedures
Led support team automations to reduce manual interventions in RADAR jobs
Worked on Unix shell scripts and SQL packages for reporting and data reconciliation
Global banking and financial services company providing a wide range of financial products and services

Senior Programmer Analyst (Subject Matter Expert)

Accelya Kale Solutions Ltd

Mumbai

09.2012 - 03.2015

Provided client-facing production support for Oracle-based revenue accounting systems
Created and maintained SQL Loader scripts for flat file processing
Developed Oracle PL/SQL packages, procedures, and triggers to automate revenue workflows
Wrote Unix shell scripts to manage batch processing and scheduled them via Crontab
Generated SAP BO Crystal Reports to provide business insights from ticketing and settlement data
Participated in patch deployments and system updates in production environments
Documented technical specifications and supported multiple international airline clients
Provider of revenue management and business intelligence solutions for the airline industry

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Shah & Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College