Rafee Sheik
Tech Lead
Hyderabad,AP
Summary
- To acquire challenging and responsible position in the field of Software Development, to explore potential in a professional organization to meet employer’s expectation and to be a part of the Organization where the process of learning is continuous.
- 15+ years of IT industry experience spanning software development, testing, and delivery of enterprise-grade applications. 9+ years of expertise in software development, specializing in designing, building, and optimizing backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and modern frameworks.
- 4 years of hands-on experience in software testing, including functional, regression, integration, and manual testing to ensure product quality and reliability.
- Java/J2EEtechnologies covering J2SE, Spring and Hibernate, Web Services and Spring Boot Extensive knowledge of core java concepts.
- Proficient in frame works like Spring Boot, Micro Services, Hibernate, JPA, Maven, Jenkins, Apigee, Git Vault, SonarQube, Fortify and Gradle. Having experience in cloud platforms like AWS and PCF (Pivotal Cloud Foundry). Having basic knowledge on react end. Having hands on experience in RabbitMQ and Kafka.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr Tech Lead
Birla Soft
02.2023 - Current
- Designed and developed enterprise-grade Java services using Spring Boot RESTful APIs, ensuring scalability, security, and high performance.
- Actively participated in PI Planning and refinement sessions, collaborating with Product Owners and Business Analysts to clarify requirements and create user stories in Jira.
- Allocated and tracked user stories across the team, providing technical guidance, mentoring junior developers, and ensuring timely delivery.
- Conducted thorough code reviews and approved pull requests, enforcing coding standards, and improving overall code quality.
- Collaborated with Business Analysts during requirement clarification sessions to align technical solutions with business needs.
- Led the development team while also contributing as an individual contributor, balancing leadership with hands-on coding responsibilities.
- Participated in Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Retrospectives, Demos) to drive transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Authored and reviewed technical design documents and enablers, ensuring alignment with architectural standards, and long-term maintainability.
- Implemented new APIs and modules using Spring Boot, Hibernate, and JPA, delivering optimized database interactions, and reducing query execution times.
Tech leader
TCS
08.2021 - 02.2023
- Designed and developed enterprise-grade Java services using Spring Boot RESTful APIs, ensuring scalability, security, and high performance.
- Actively participated in PI Planning and refinement sessions, collaborating with Product Owners and Business Analysts to clarify requirements and create user stories in Jira.
- Allocated and tracked user stories across the team, providing technical guidance, mentoring junior developers, and ensuring timely delivery.
- Conducted thorough code reviews and approved pull requests, enforcing coding standards, and improving overall code quality.
- Collaborated with Business Analysts during requirement clarification sessions to align technical solutions with business needs.
- Led the development team while also contributing as an individual contributor, balancing leadership with hands-on coding responsibilities.
- Participated in Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Retrospectives, Demos) to drive transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Authored and reviewed technical design documents and enablers, ensuring alignment with architectural standards, and long-term maintainability.
- Implemented new APIs and modules using Spring Boot, Hibernate, and JPA, delivering optimized database interactions, and reducing query execution times.
System Analyst
IBM
11.2016 - 08.2021
- Served as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) between offshore and onshore teams, ensuring smooth communication, issue resolution, and timely project delivery.
- Authored high-level and detailed design documents, translating business requirements into technical specifications and architectural blueprints.
- Developed and maintained code using Accenture Java Standard Practice Framework (ADM), adhering to enterprise coding standards, and performing unit testing for reliability.
- Implemented complex business logic and batch applications, optimizing workflows, and improving system efficiency.
- Collaborated with Product Owners and Business Analysts to analyze requirements, decompose them into user stories, and deliver working solutions within Agile sprints.
Technical Analyst
Third Ware Solutions
03.2016 - 11.2016
- Served as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) between offshore and onshore teams, ensuring smooth communication, issue resolution, and timely project delivery.
- Authored high-level and detailed design documents, translating business requirements into technical specifications and architectural blueprints.
- Developed and maintained code using the Accenture Java Standard Practice Framework (ADM), adhering to enterprise coding standards, and performing unit testing for reliability.
- Implemented complex business logic and batch applications, optimizing workflows, and improving system efficiency.
- Collaborated with Product Owners and Business Analysts to analyze requirements, decompose them into user stories, and deliver working solutions within Agile sprints.
Software Engineer
Liquid Hub Pvt LTD
10.2013 - 02.2016
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies, including Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Retrospectives, ensuring smooth execution and team alignment.
- Collaborated with Product Owners and Product Teams to refine backlog items, prioritize features, and plan upcoming sprint work effectively.
- Provided regular updates to Product Teams and Senior Leadership through scheduled calls, ensuring transparency on progress, risks, and dependencies.
- Monitored sprint deliverables by following up with development teams, contributing to accurate sprint burndown tracking, and timely completion of commitments.
- Resolved team conflicts and fostered collaboration, maintaining a positive and productive team environment.
- Developed and executed automation scripts, improving test coverage, and reducing manual testing effort.
- Worked closely with QA teams to review test cases, test plans, and test artifacts, ensuring quality standards, and alignment with business requirements.
Software Engineer
Rays TechServ Pvt Ltd
07.2012 - 07.2013
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies, including Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, and Retrospectives, ensuring smooth execution and team alignment.
- Collaborated with Product Owners and Product Teams to refine backlog items, prioritize features, and plan upcoming sprint work effectively.
- Provided regular updates to Product Teams and Senior Leadership through scheduled calls, ensuring transparency on progress, risks, and dependencies.
- Monitored sprint deliverables by following up with development teams, contributing to accurate sprint burndown tracking, and timely completion of commitments.
- Resolved team conflicts and fostered collaboration, maintaining a positive and productive team environment.
- Developed and executed automation scripts, improving test coverage, and reducing manual testing effort.
- Worked closely with QA teams to review test cases, test plans, and test artifacts, ensuring quality standards, and alignment with business requirements.
Software Engineer
Four Soft Ltd
01.2011 - 07.2012
- Prepared and documented test cases based on Business Requirement Documents (BRD), reviewed, and validated with the Project Manager to ensure coverage of functional and non-functional requirements.
- Executed application verification in lower environments, identifying early defects, and ensuring smooth progression to higher test phases.
- Performed system testing and regression testing, validating end-to-end functionality, and ensuring stability of new releases without impacting existing features.
- Logged and tracked defects in defect management tools, collaborating closely with Development teams to ensure timely resolution, and retesting of fixes.
- Participated in requirement clarification sessions with business analysts and stakeholders to align test scenarios with business needs.
- Contributed to weekly status reporting, providing visibility into test progress, defect trends, and overall quality metrics.
Education
Master of Computer Application
JNTU Hyderabad
Hyderabad, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Programming Languages: JAVA/J2EE
Frameworks & Tools: Spring Boot, Hibernate, JPA, Maven, Jenkins, Apigee, Git Vault, SonarQube, Fortify, Gradle, RabbitMQ, Kafka
Web Technologies: HTML, JavaScript, XML, XSLT, XSD & Web Services
Cloud Platforms: AWS, PCF (Pivotal Cloud Foundry)
Open Source: Maven, Gradle, Ant, Log4j, Sonarlint
Timeline
Sr Tech Lead
Birla Soft
02.2023 - Current
Tech leader
TCS
08.2021 - 02.2023
System Analyst
IBM
11.2016 - 08.2021
Technical Analyst
Third Ware Solutions
03.2016 - 11.2016
Software Engineer
Liquid Hub Pvt LTD
10.2013 - 02.2016
Software Engineer
Rays TechServ Pvt Ltd
07.2012 - 07.2013
Software Engineer
Four Soft Ltd
01.2011 - 07.2012
Master of Computer Application
JNTU Hyderabad
04.2001 -