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SHIRAS ABDULRAHMAN

Director of Software Engineering
Bangalore

Summary

Experienced technologist with a strong foundation in advanced management processes. Leveraging exceptional communication skills to cultivate lasting, trust-based relationships that surpass client expectations. Seasoned project manager known for exemplary team leadership, consistently achieving targets with precision. Detail-oriented professional adept at critical decision-making, deadline management, and conducting thorough team evaluations. Possessing expertise in analysis and quantitative problem-solving. Committed to driving company growth and fostering continuous improvement.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
2004
2004
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Director of Software Engineering

GE DIGITAL
Bangalore
12.2013 - Current
  • Led transformation of legacy application to AWS Cloud, improving system scalability and reducing infrastructure costs by approximately 30%.
  • Active core member of the Architecture team, contributing to the design and implementation of robust, scalable solutions supporting high availability and fault tolerance.
  • Actively listened to over 100+ customers, ensuring precise understanding of requirements and achieving a 95%+ customer satisfaction rate. Also Engaged with clients to assess evolving needs and deliver customized solutions, contributing to a 15% increase in client retention.
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with team members to meet and exceed target results, driving successful completion of 2 stretch projects annually which results in increasing technical knowledge as well as team collaboration.
  • Supervised a team of 12+ contract employees, ensuring 100% on-time project delivery while maintaining high-quality standards. Demonstrated commitment and consistency, achieving a track record of meeting 100% of project milestones and KPIs.
  • Improvised the cloud availability from 99.5% during 2023 to 99.9% consistently for the last 5 months, through various focused approach.
  • Led R&D division, transforming 90% of incubated ideas into viable solutions, several of which were integrated into the production pipeline.
  • Recognized for excellence with multiple awards in the last year, including:
    Standing Ovation Award (for outstanding contributions)
    Spotlight Award (for exceptional performance)
    Bravo Award (for teamwork and leadership)
    Customer Focused Award (for exemplary client engagement)
    Innovation Leader Award (for forward-thinking and solution innovation)

Senior Analyst

INVENSYS SKELTA
Bangalore
06.2012 - 12.2013
  • Led the architecture team for the complete transformation of .Net application (Server side).
  • Involved in coding, HTML5 and KnockoutJS implementation.
  • Enhancement in the existing module.
  • Apple push notification service for Apple devices like iPhone and iPad.

Team Lead

INFINERA INDIA
Bangalore
11.2010 - 05.2012
  • Involved in requirement analysis, coding, migrating and maintenance of several projects.
  • Migration of existing projects to Silverlight and ASP.Net with SOA 11g services.
  • Leading the offshore team at different locations and extended onsite support including maintenance of software support and periodically hold review meetings to monitor progress of project as per schedule.
  • Received 'You Rock' Award within a very short period.

Module Lead

SYMPHONY SERVICES
Bangalore
05.2006 - 11.2010
  • Responsible for preparing Project Plans, coding, implementing the system in client servers and providing support and maintenance post Implementation.
  • Conducting case / system / process study for project planning, scoping, estimation and tracking and coordinating with team members for requirement mapping, system design and integration, implementation, etc.
  • Designing, developing, testing, troubleshooting and debugging of the applications.
  • Managing smooth implementation and testing of the application at client location (USA).
  • Received 'Most Valuable Player' Award consecutively for consecutively 3 years.

Education

MCA - Computer Application

Crescent Engineering College
Chennai
04.2004

Skills

  • Amazon Web Services expertise

Proficient in Net C#

Skilled in Javascript, TypeScript programming

  • Nodejs development

  • REST API design proficiency

  • Data visualization with SSRS

  • Proficient in KnockoutJS framework

  • RequireJS implementation experience

Experience with Telerik, Component Art, Dev Express, Highchart components

Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server database management

Qualitative and quantitative analysis

Microservices design

Resource optimization strategies

Automated deployment processes

Regular code integration

Quality assurance automation

Customer relationship management

Accomplishments

  • Enhanced development processes, implementing across department for increased productivity and profits across organization.

Affiliations

  • Member of Architectural Review Board (ARB).
  • Head of R&D Innovation Team 2022.
  • Leader of Technical Talent Acquisition Team (Hacker earth preparation and review).

Software

Groovy, Powershell, GitHub, JFrog Artifactory

Javascript, Typescript

Amazon Web Service Cloud Development

ArgoCD, Jenkins

Playwright, Cucumber

Net C#

Interests

Playing Cricket and Badminton

Timeline

Director of Software Engineering

GE DIGITAL
12.2013 - Current

Senior Analyst

INVENSYS SKELTA
06.2012 - 12.2013

Team Lead

INFINERA INDIA
11.2010 - 05.2012

Module Lead

SYMPHONY SERVICES
05.2006 - 11.2010

MCA - Computer Application

Crescent Engineering College

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