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Rahul Gupta

Rahul Gupta

Project Manager
Pune

Summary

  • 17+ years of experience in IT industry with extensive experience in leading Java based application and engineering projects.
  • Extensive experience in software design, analysis, development, testing and implementation of web and client server application.
  • Strong Development skills using Core Java, Spring, Spring boot, Microservices.
  • 7+ years of industry domain experience, specialized in Finance/Banking/Capital Markets as a primary industry and e-commerce as secondary industry.
  • Lead the successful azure cloud migration of large scale Capital Markets applications under Collateral and Derivative space for Manulife corporation, Canada.
  • 7+ Experience in handling projects with Scrum & Agile methodologies includes facilitating and drive meetings - Planning, Project tracking, Retrospectives, Weekly sync-ups, Daily scrums etc.
  • 7+ years of Project Management experience with building and grooming high performing teams of engineers, architects, and managers.
  • 15+ years of global work experience. Handled stakeholders from different regions i.e., US, Canada, Europe & Asia.
  • Experience in leading the Support/Operations team under Managed Services. Achieved 20-30% reduction of the tickets through the process optimization, pareto principles and automations.
  • Experience in Incident Management, Change Management, Problem management, release management along with Scrum and Agile methodologies.
  • Good experience in root cause analysis, business issues analysis & data analysis on large set of data through excel.
  • Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex projects, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications

Work History

Manager

Capgemini
Pune
1 2022 - Current

Project: GWAM Collateral & Derivatives, Client: Manulife, Canada

  • Leading and guiding team of developers in design, analysis, development, testing and implementation of Financial domain applications under Collateral and Derivative space.
  • Streamlining intraday and EOD processes through development of REST API Microservices with Spring Boot.
  • Collaborating with Product Owner for prioritization, finalizing Sprint Backlog items, Sprint planning, creation of Epics and User Stories for team in Jira for current Sprint, Daily Scrum meeting with team to mitigate impediments, handling Sprint review meetings, and retrospective meetings. Documentation on Confluence.
  • Managing team of 15 members and involved in project management activities like team management, project planning, forecasting, resource management, ITIL best practices, client management, reporting, and SLA management.
  • Handling and guiding team on Incident Management, Change Management, Problem Management, Release Management, along with Scrum and Agile methodologies.
  • Worked on design, development, and production support of Java and SQL applications.
  • Built high-performing teams through effective recruitment, onboarding, and talent development initiatives
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance

Senior Consultant

Capgemini
Pune
01.2019 - 12.2021

Project: GWAM Collateral & Derivatives, Client: Manulife

  • Leading and guiding team of developers in design, analysis, development, testing and implementation of Financial domain applications under IT Regulatory Reporting space.
  • Streamlining intraday and EOD processes through development of REST API Microservices with Spring Boot achieved significant performance improvement by 10-15%.
  • Production Issues resolution and providing short-term fixes
  • Deployment Documentations
  • Unit Testing in Dev and UAT environment
  • CA Workload automation Jobs maintenance and fixes
  • Release management, Change Management
  • Azure cloud migration for applications
  • Team management, Daily Status Call/Scrum call with Team
  • SLA Reporting, Governance and Steering committee meetings
  • Recruitment/Technical Interview, Idea Implementation/Automations

Senior Consultant

Capgemini
Pune
12.2016 - 12.2018

Project: HSBC GBM Sophis REG IT, Client: HSBC, Pune.

  • Leading and guiding team of developers in design, analysis, development, testing and implementation of Financial domain applications under Regulatory Reporting.
  • Development , enhancements and defect Fixing of User Stories with Spring Boot, Hibernate, REST API.
  • Built strong relationships with clients through consistent communication and proactive problem-solving efforts
  • Production Monitoring and Issues Resolution.
  • Deployment Documentation, Unit Testing, and Regression Testing.
  • CR Management.
  • Ever greening and DCM (Migration to UK) activities

Team Lead

Zensar Technologies
Pune
07.2014 - 11.2016

Project: GSQS Analytics Dashboard, Client: Cisco Systems.

  • Coordinating requirement gathering with business and BA's.
  • Leading design and development of java applications.
  • Creating DAO layer using Spring framework.
  • Designing of backend services.
  • Integration, Deployment, and testing of Project.
  • Project Management and Team Management
  • Resource effort tracking and estimations.
  • Weekly Newsletter reporting to business and other stakeholders, Ops review presentation, Quality assessment and control on various parameters as per Zensar Quality Guidelines.
  • Daily Scrum meetings, Internal and Client reviews, Team appraisals.
  • Established clear performance metrics for the team which helped in tracking progress towards set targets effectively

Team Lead

Zensar Technologies
Pune
11.2011 - 06.2014

Project: CCW Order, Client: Cisco Systems.

  • Requirement Gathering.
  • Development of use cases.
  • Established clear performance metrics for team which helped in tracking progress towards set targets effectively
  • Integration, Deployment, and testing of Project.
  • Troubleshooting of various critical production issues.
  • Post-release bug identification, bug fixing, and release management activities, and post-release support.
  • Handling escalations and cross-team coordination on issues.
  • Involving in discussions and meetings with Onsite Manager, Business, and cross-team for resolving issues.

Senior Software Engineer

Zensar Technologies
Pune
11.2009 - 10.2011

Project: CCW Config , Client: Cisco Systems.

  • Requirement Gathering.
  • Development of use cases.
  • Developed scalable applications using agile methodologies for timely project delivery
  • Integration, Deployment, and testing of Project.
  • Troubleshooting of various critical production issues, post-release bug identification, bug fixing, and release management activities, and post-release support.
  • P1-P6 case management and coordination.
  • Handling escalations and cross-team coordination on issues.
  • Involving in discussions and meetings with Onsite Manager, Business, and cross-team for resolving issues.

Software Engineer

Zensar Technologies
Pune
07.2006 - 10.2009

Project: Cisco Ordering Tool, Client : Cisco Systems

  • Requirement Gathering.
  • Development of use cases.
  • Developed scalable and maintainable code, ensuring long-term stability of software
  • Integration, Deployment, and testing of Project.
  • Troubleshooting of various critical production issues.
  • Post-release bug identification, bug fixing, and release management activities, and post-release support.
  • Involving in discussions and meetings with Onsite Manager, Business, and cross-team for resolving issues.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Rajiv Gandhi Technical University
Bhopal
07.2002 - 06.2006

PGDBA - Finance

Symbiosis College of Distance Learning
Pune
01.2008 - 12.2011

Skills

Programming Languages: Java, SQL

Additional Information

Financial Domain : Regulatory Reporting , Capital Markets, Collateral and Derivatives


E-commerce Domain : Online Marketplace

Certification

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Accomplishments

  • Cisco Quarterly Award, Zensar Innovation Award, Cisco GSQS Award
  • Cisco Quarterly Award Capgemini Quarterly Star award

Timeline

Senior Consultant

Capgemini
01.2019 - 12.2021

Senior Consultant

Capgemini
12.2016 - 12.2018

Team Lead

Zensar Technologies
07.2014 - 11.2016

Team Lead

Zensar Technologies
11.2011 - 06.2014

Senior Software Engineer

Zensar Technologies
11.2009 - 10.2011

PGDBA - Finance

Symbiosis College of Distance Learning
01.2008 - 12.2011

Software Engineer

Zensar Technologies
07.2006 - 10.2009

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

Rajiv Gandhi Technical University
07.2002 - 06.2006

Manager

Capgemini
1 2022 - Current
Rahul GuptaProject Manager