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DEEPAK KRISHNAN R

Trivandrum

Summary

Results-driven, dynamic Senior Techno-Functional Architect with a strong background in core insurance system development and system integration. Experienced in leading cross-functional teams to implement comprehensive IT solutions that optimize infrastructure. Notable achievements include cost-saving initiatives and successful project outcomes.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Technical Architect

Allianz
10.2022 - Current
  • 14 years of experience in the IT industry, with expert technical and domain knowledge in core insurance applications.
  • Currently designated as "Senior Technical Architect," working on the design and development of the "ITMP Australia rollout" project.
  • Possesses the highest level of ABS certification (L2 functional certification).
  • Outstanding technical and analytical skills, with extensive knowledge of Natural, Adabas, PL/I, DB2, JCL, and IBM Mainframe Systems.
  • Expertise in gathering and documenting requirements, assessing business objectives, and managing all stages of software development and implementation.
  • Well-versed in Agile and Waterfall models of software development and deployment.
    Involved in the end-to-end development of mainframe projects, from the estimation phase through implementation, up to handover to the Production Support Team.
  • Worked on different integration and migration projects involving Java, MongoDB, Kafka, MQs, APIs, Pega, and Radar Live.
    Very good understanding of general insurance.
  • Talented communicator, able to build working relationships with a wide range of co-workers in a team environment.
  • Multifaceted individual with skills as a Functional Architect, Technical Lead, People Manager, IT BA, Solution Analyst, Application Developer, and SME.

Education

B.Tech - Computer Science

Mar Baselios College of Engineering & Technology
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
01.2011

Standard XII -

St. Joseph HSS
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
01.2007

Standard X -

Sree Vidyadhiraja Vidhya Mandir HSS
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
01.2005

Skills

  • PL1
  • Natural
  • TABLEBASE
  • JCL
  • CICS
  • MQ
  • DB2
  • TSO/ISPF
  • Adabas
  • Squirrel
  • PuTTY
  • Eclipse
  • WinSCP
  • Planview
  • Jira
  • Business analysis
  • Project management
  • Technical communication

Professional Highlights

  • Allianz Employee of the year, 2021, For outstanding achievement, value addition and continuous contribution as an all-rounder, adding to the success of the organization
  • Stellar Award, 2023, High performance through collaboration, trust and true entrepreneurship
  • Achilles Award, 2020, 2021, 2022, Leadership skills & people attributes
  • Nakshatra awards, Best performer quarterly awards multiple times throughout the career

Certification

  • Allianz Business Systems Level 2 functional certification
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Software Business Analysis Certification from Brainbench
  • System analysis certification from Brainbench
  • Opex Blue Belt certification
  • ISTQB certification
  • Advanced General Insurance Certification
  • Mainframe training from CDAC (COBOL, DB2, VSAM, JCL, and CICS)
  • MQ and Java training
  • Pega training

Projects

BMP Transformation Program (April 2020 - Present)

BMP is Allianz's new global IT system that is designed to revolutionize how we manage insurance It streamlines everything from product design and pricing to sales, distribution, claims, and back-office tasks, making operations smoother and more efficient

Role: Functional Architect, IT BA, Solution Designer, Technical Lead, Developer
•Collaborates with business stakeholders to understand and document business requirements, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
•Working alongside global and area architects to design innovative and future-proof solutions, enhancing system capabilities and scalability
•Identifying impacts and technical changes required, conducting proof of concepts (POCs) to validate solutions and approaches
•Assisted teams in identifying cross-area impacts, facilitating seamless integration across different functional domains.
•Provided technical solution walkthrough to cross-area teams, ensuring comprehensive understanding and effective implementation.
•Gathering requirements from business units and converted them into actionable user stories, driving clarity and focus for development teams.
•Collaborated with development and testing teams on requirement elaboration, offering support during implementation and overcoming technical challenges.

Technologies : PL1, DB2, JCL, RADAR Live, Kafka, Mongo db

Project CAPRI (June 2018 – March 2020)

Implement Technical Pricing in Allianz UK with RadarLive for Motor Trade Product.

Role: IT BA, Solution Designer, Developer
•Requirement gathering, writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and system requirements.
•Application demo sessions to Business users.
•Solution design, Estimating, Impact Assessments, and inputs to pricing and mapping document.
•Defining and creating the Insurance Product Structure, Coding in Natural programming language, Unit and Integration testing.
•Coordinating with system testers, UAT, Pricing team.
Technologies : Natural, MQ, JCL, IIB, CPLS, RADAR

Azure II Programme (Feb 2015 – Feb 2018) 

Role: Offshore BA
•Liaising with SMEs, onshore and offshore BAs to come up with requirements.
•Bridging the gap between business community and development & testing community.
•SME of Policy Administration System (Coronet).
Technologies : Natural, MQ, JCL, Pega, RTE

Azure I Programme (Jan 2012 – Jan 2015) 

Role: First Point of Contact for Business in Production Issues
•Taking ownership of calls, understanding issues, and providing data fixes.
•Identifying potential defects and process fixes.
•Coordinates well with Java and RTE resource to resolve complex issues.
•Daily Batch Support and Online system Support.
Technologies : Natural, MQ, JCL, Java, RTE

Positions

  • Project trainee, 30/10/2011, 30/11/2011
  • Graduate trainee, 01/12/2011, 31/05/2012
  • Software engineer, 01/06/2012, 31/10/2013
  • Senior Software Engineer, 01/10/2013, 31/03/2015
  • Systems Analyst, 01/10/2015, 31/03/2017
  • Senior Systems Analyst, 01/04/2017, 30/09/2020
  • Technical Architect, 01/10/2020, 31/10/2022
  • Senior Technical Architect, 01/10/2022, present

Personal Information

  • Passport Number: V4432083
  • Passport Expiry Date: 30/11/2031
  • Date of Birth: 25/07/1989
  • Gender: Male

Languages

  • Malayalam
  • English
  • Hindi

Affiliations

  • Represented the Trivandrum district football team in state championships from U14 to U19 categories
  • Active in Sports - Football and Cricket

Disclaimer

22/08/2025, Thiruvananthapuram, I do hereby declare that the above particulars are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and in the event of any information being found false or incorrect, my candidature will be liable to be cancelled.

Timeline

Senior Technical Architect

Allianz
10.2022 - Current

B.Tech - Computer Science

Mar Baselios College of Engineering & Technology

Standard XII -

St. Joseph HSS

Standard X -

Sree Vidyadhiraja Vidhya Mandir HSS
DEEPAK KRISHNAN R