Abhey Gupta
Gurugram
Summary
Senior Solution Architect with 14+ years of experience designing and leading large-scale telecom and Mobile Financial Services (MFS) platforms. Currently responsible for core payment, transaction, and platform architecture at Airtel International LLP.
Expert in distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architecture, and cloud-native platforms, with a strong focus on scalability, resilience, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence. Proven ability to bridge business objectives with technical execution while mentoring teams and driving platform modernization at scale.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Senior Solution Architect
Airtel International LLP
Gurugram
06.2023 - Current
- Architected and evolved a large-scale digital payments and wallet platform operating across multiple African markets.
- Designed high-throughput transaction processing systems supporting millions of financial transactions per day.
- Introduced Kafka-based event-driven architecture to decouple transaction execution, notifications, reconciliation, and downstream integrations.
- Led migration from tightly coupled monolithic systems to loosely coupled microservices-based architecture.
- Defined platform engineering standards for PaaS, SaaS, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Designed and governed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Ansible for automated build, test, and deployment.
- Led cloud-native deployments on AWS and OpenShift, ensuring scalability, availability, and operational resilience.
- Acted as a hands-on architect, contributing to critical code paths and reviewing pull requests.
- Mentored senior engineers and tech leads on distributed systems principles, Kafka usage, and cloud-native design.
- Presented architectural decisions, risks, and progress updates to senior business and technical stakeholders.
- Domain: Telecom BSS, Mobile Financial Services, Payments
Technology Architect / Lead Consultant
Infosys Limited
Gurugram
09.2022 - 06.2023
- Designed cloud-native target architectures for large enterprise modernisation programs.
- Defined microservices and event-driven reference architectures for transforming legacy systems.
- Evaluated synchronous vs asynchronous communication patterns, recommending Kafka-based decoupling for scalability and resilience.
- Planned and guided monolith-to-microservices migrations, focusing on service boundaries and failure isolation.
- Designed CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code pipelines to support repeatable and scalable deployments.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to accelerate cloud adoption strategies.
- Provided architectural inputs during pre-sales, including solution blueprints, system sizing, and risk analysis.
- Domain: Enterprise Cloud Modernisation, Pre-Sales & Delivery
Software Architect
Amdocs Development Center India Pvt. Ltd.
Gurugram
08.2021 - 09.2022
- Led architectural modernisation of a telecom wallet platform into a cloud-native, event-driven system.
- Designed end-to-end financial transaction flows with scalability, correctness, and fault tolerance as core principles.
- Introduced Apache Kafka for real-time event handling, asynchronous workflows, and notifications.
- Led monolith-to-microservices migration strategy, improving system responsiveness and scalability.
- Reviewed architecture for performance bottlenecks, failure scenarios, and extensibility.
- Deployed solutions on AWS and OpenShift, ensuring production readiness and operational stability.
- Domain: Mobile Financial Services (MFS)
Engineering Consultant
GlobalLogic India Pvt. Ltd.
Gurugram
01.2018 - 08.2021
- Developed and enhanced microservices-based telecom billing and revenue management systems.
- Used Apache Kafka extensively for event handling, notifications, and system decoupling.
- Led feature enhancements, bug fixes, and performance tuning for high-volume telecom workloads.
- Participated in architecture reviews, effort estimation, and system design discussions.
- Ensured platform stability under large-scale production traffic.
- Domain: Telecom BSS – Billing & Revenue Management
Software Development Specialist / SME / Scrum Master
Amdocs Development Centre India Pvt. Ltd.
Gurugram
07.2013 - 01.2018
- Key contributor to Mobile Financial Solution R&D, spanning backend, middle-tier, and front-end layers.
- Designed and optimised wallet services for payments, billing, and customer account management.
- Implemented event-driven integrations using Apache Kafka.
- Served as Scrum Master and Retrospective Coordinator, driving Agile best practices and continuous improvement.
- Built ETL and Data Mart solutions for financial reporting and analytics.
- Developed enterprise UI components using Liferay.
Java Developer
Value First Digital Media Pvt. Ltd.
Gurugram
07.2012 - 06.2013
- Developed HTTP and XML-based APIs for enterprise SMS integration across APAC markets.
- Worked on telecom VAS and messaging platforms supporting high-volume traffic.
Application Developer
Valiance Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Noida
12.2011 - 06.2012
- Owned end-to-end delivery of Java-based enterprise applications.
- Led requirement analysis, system design, development, testing, and production support.
- Designed a Java-based programming quiz platform and integrated OAuth-based authentication.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Information Technology
2011
GPA: 70.4%
Master of Technology - Data Science
01.2023
GPA: 70%
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
- SCJP 1.8 (Java Certified Programmer)
Skills
- Solution Architecture
- Distributed Systems Design
- Event-Driven Architecture
- Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, async workflows, notifications)
- Microservices Architecture
- Core Java
- Spring Boot
- Spring Cloud
- Cloud Architecture (AWS, GCP, OpenShift/ROSA)
- Kubernetes & Docker
- CI/CD Pipelines (Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Telecom BSS
- Mobile Financial Services (MFS)
- High-Throughput Transaction Processing
- REST & SOAP APIs
- SQL & NoSQL Databases
- Agile / Scrum / SAFe
- Technical Leadership & Mentoring
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Proficient
C2
METHODOLOGIES & WAYS OF WORKING
- Agile / Scrum / SAFe
- Event-Driven Architecture
- Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- CI/CD & DevOps Practices
- Secure-by-Design Development
Key Achievements
- Architected platforms processing millions of transactions daily.
- Delivered multiple monolith-to-microservices transformations.
- Designed Kafka-based event-driven systems improving scalability and resilience.
- Established cloud and DevOps standards adopted across engineering teams.
- Recognised for consistent high-impact technical leadership.
Areas of Expertise
- Designing scalable, fault-tolerant distributed architectures
- Event-driven and asynchronous system design using Kafka
- High-volume payment and wallet transaction processing
- Monolith-to-microservices modernisation strategies
- Cloud-native architecture and platform engineering
- API gateway, integration, and service boundary design
- CI/CD automation and DevOps enablement
- Infrastructure provisioning using Terraform and Ansible
- Handling retries, idempotency, eventual consistency, and failure isolation
- Performance optimisation, observability, and resilience engineering
- Stakeholder communication and architectural governance
- Team mentoring, code reviews, and engineering best practices
Technical Environment
Languages & Frameworks
Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring JPA, Hibernate, JavaScript
Messaging & Streaming
Apache Kafka (event publishing, async processing, notifications)
Cloud & Containers
AWS, GCP, OpenShift (ROSA), Docker, Kubernetes
DevOps & Automation
Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD Pipelines, Infrastructure as Code
Databases & Storage
Oracle, Cassandra, Couchbase, SQL, ETL, Data Mart
APIs & Integration
REST, SOAP, JSON, XML
Tools
Git, SVN, IntelliJ, Eclipse, Maven, JIRA, Rally
Websites, Portfolios and Profiles
https://www.linkedin.com/in/abheygupta
References
References available upon request.
Hobbies and Interests
- Technology architecture
- System design
- Problem solving
- Chess
- Table tennis
- Cricket