Hi, I’m
Arjun Alva
Engineering Manager
New Jersey
Summary
14 + years of leadership experience and expertise in delivering complex engineering products. Building strong engineering teams and driving cross-functional teams. Good experience in high-tech product development like client / server, device, User Interface, and storage solutions for various domains like IoT, Digital TV, Banking and Pharmaceutical. Experience in Technologies like Java, C#, Rest APIs, Spring Boot, Drop wizard, Java scripting, Python, Shell Scripts, Docker, AWS Cloud, Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL databases. Provide hands on expert level assistance to developers for technical issues. Some instances acted as a proxy Product Owner to translate features into user stories. Driving Automation (Test, Deployment & Infrastructure) to achieve Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery.
Overview
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Nagravision India Pvt LimitedBangalore
Engineering Manager
10.2015 - Current
Job overview
- Currently Leading Scrum team consisting of 10 members consisting of SE's and SRE's
- Primary duties include, but are not limited to, providing technical guidance for large-scale, highly customer-focused software component development, managing agile software development process, collaborating with different stakeholders (PM, TPM, UX, Business/Operations Leads) on software component requirements, design, and integration, handling customer issues and escalations, and, last but not least, offering production support for already-existing systems.
- Facilitating all team meetings including Sprint Planning, Estimation, Daily Standup, Retrospective meetings, ensuring process adherence and providing consistent reporting
- Knowledge on Technologies like Java, Rest APIs, Spring Boot, Drop wizard, Java scripting, Python, Shell Scripts, Docker, AWS Cloud, Oracle, SQL Server, C# and MySQL databases
- Actively participate in and oversee group's decisions about technical architecture, executive leadership, and product, including partner and customer interactions that encourage product adoption and support development of long-term service strategy.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of software projects in diverse technology domains
- Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure successful project delivery and customer satisfaction
- Identify areas of improvement in software development process and propose solutions to enhance efficiency and productivity
- Designed, developed and delivered valuable and business critical solutions .Primarily working on IOT Solution (https://www.kudelski-iot.com/), which was created using Java and Oracle/MySQL databases. Implemented solutions such Matter Certificate Authority, Asset Tracking, and Passive Keyless Entry.
- To prevent any regression brought on improvements, all APIs were automated using ReadyAPI and scheduled to execute every day, reducing time spent on testing by 50%.
- Worked on query optimization to enhance performance when problems emerged from large amount of data.
- Developed analytics & monitoring solution using Grafana, Pushgateway, and Kinesis solutions
- Participating in release management activities, such as utilising Jira, Perforce, and GIT.
- Prepared presentations to explain revisions, enhancements and process improvements of organization's systems and programs
Tata Consultancy Services LtdBangalore
Assistant Consultant
07.2010 - 09.2015
Job overview
- Worked on two products related to Compliance and Investment Banking as Module Lead Involved in complete Software Development Life Cycle including Analysis, Design, Implementation, Testing and Maintenance
- Responsible for Designing and Developing Backend and UI Components
- Managing team of 6 members, Regular meeting with subordinates to track project status, customer satisfactions, concerns and enforce implementation of best practices
- Technologies: C#, .NET Framework 4.0, ASP.NET, SQL Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define project requirements, identify technical solutions, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality software components
- Providing guidance and support to team members to ensure successful completion of projects and achievement of business goals
- Manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring that all project goals are met within given timelines and budget constraints
- Collaborating with senior consultants and managers to understand client requirements and provide appropriate solutions for business growth and improvement
- Monitoring and managing budget for project, ensuring that costs are controlled and resources are allocated efficiently
- Providing support to senior consultants in developing and implementing strategies to improve company's business processes and operations
- Assist team in identifying and addressing any technical issues or challenges that arise during software development process, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and within budget
- Assist in development and implementation of strategies to attract top talent in software development industry, ensuring that company remains competitive in recruiting highly skilled professionals.
- Adapted quickly to changing project priorities and job specifications with analytical thinking and task prioritization skills
Cegedim Software Pvt India LtdBangalore
Software Expert
07.2007 - 07.2010
Job overview
- Involved in complete Software Development Life Cycle including Analysis, Design, Implementation, Testing and Maintenance
- Responsible for Designing and Developing 4 Products
- Technologies: Visual Studio 2008, ASP.Net 3.5, C# 3.0, Web Services, Oracle 9i/10g, Surround Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to improve code quality and performance
- Researching and implementing latest software development tools and technologies to enhance productivity and improve quality of software products Providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior developers to enhance their skills and knowledge in software development
- Leading and mentoring team of software developers to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software product
Education
Royal Melbourne Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, Australia
Master Of Engineering Information Technology from Computer Engineering
Mangalore UniversityMangalore,India
Bachelor Of Engineering Computer Science from Computer Science
Skills
Java
Work Permit
L2 Visa - Authorized to work in USA without restrictions
Additional Information
- Demonstrable foundation in Microservices architecture,Object oriented design and cloud
- Experience interacting globally-distributed teams across different time zones.
- Leading 8–10 person teams and achieving tangible results with the team and the product.
- Easily adaptable to new technologies and . Passionate about continuous learning.
- Strong skills in Data Analysis , Query writing and Query performance tuning
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Timeline
Engineering Manager
Nagravision India Pvt Limited
10.2015 - Current
Assistant Consultant
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd
07.2010 - 09.2015
Software Expert
Cegedim Software Pvt India Ltd
07.2007 - 07.2010
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Master Of Engineering Information Technology from Computer Engineering
Mangalore University
Bachelor Of Engineering Computer Science from Computer Science
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