Somnath Nanekar
Pune
Summary
Experienced IT professional with 17+ years in software development and consulting, specializing in .NET, data management and migration, Salesforce, and CLM - Contract Lifecycle Management (iCertis). Demonstrated success in leading global programs, managing large teams, and delivering enterprise-grade solutions across Barclays, EY, ICICI, and more. Technically sound and hands-on, involved daily in performance tuning, SQL query optimization, architectural flow design, and R3 model creation. Actively collaborates with iCertis' technical teams to troubleshoot and deliver scalable solutions. Known for solving complex problems, driving execution excellence, and aligning technology with business goals to deliver high-impact outcomes.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Vice President - CLM COE Lead
Barclays Global Service Center
Pune
06.2023 - Current
- Led the CLM (Contract Lifecycle Management) Center of Excellence Team, managing multiple tenants, including Procurement, Travel & Expense, CAPTrack (Contractual Attestation Process), and Barclays Cards.
- Actively involved in hands-on configuration and development within the iCertis platform—creating workflows, business rules, notifications, templates, and managing complex security models.
- Designed architectural flows and downstream feed integrations, including infrastructure assessments and solution diagrams for multi-tenant environments.
- Developed an end-to-end CI/CD pipeline using GitLab with a proper branching strategy, unit testing, code coverage checks, Sonar code quality scans, Veracode security scans, Docker image creation, and automated deployment to the OpenShift Kubernetes container orchestration platform.
- Developed procurement-specific reports using Ab Initio, and optimized data pipelines for performance and reliability.
- Delivered AI-driven POCs (Explore AI) to analyze contracts for rebate and discount opportunities.
- Active participant in upgrades, data migrations, and platform enhancements, ensuring secure, scalable, and timely delivery.
- Collaborated daily with iCertis technical teams to troubleshoot issues, guide customization decisions, and advise on implementation approaches by analyzing data relationships and SQL table structures.
Assistant Vice President
Barclays Global Service Center
Pune
09.2017 - 05.2023
- Delivered two high-impact programs: Legal Gateway (a matter management system) and Qualified Financial Contracts (QFC), which was a US regulatory contractual requirement, owning end-to-end delivery from requirement gathering to production deployment.
- In Legal Gateway, I worked hands-on in Salesforce to create custom objects, user profiles, permission sets, groups, record types, templates, and security models.
- Designed and implemented flows, wrote APEX classes, and SOQL queries for custom logic, and led the development of scalable, secure solutions.
- Executed large-scale data migration by analyzing legacy data, writing scripts to transform Excel data, and using Ab Initio and Salesforce Data Loader for seamless ingestion.
- In QFC, I developed three .NET services from scratch, including architecture design, exception handling, retry mechanisms, and SQL schema design.
- Built complex stored procedures, functions, and triggers; implemented Autosys jobs and schedulers to automate workflows, and ensure compliance with U.S. Regulatory timelines.
- Actively collaborated with business, vendor, and technical teams to ensure timely, high-quality delivery under tight deadlines.
Senior Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Pune
02.2015 - 08.2017
- Played a key role in the design and development of the Electronic Closing Form (ECF) using a custom forms framework, enabling seamless integration with Agreement Manager, Exari, and Libra, where all these applications constitute an ecosystem for contract lifecycle management.
- Actively involved in R3 infrastructure design, assessing server requirements, RAM/CPU sizing, and defining production and disaster recovery environments.
- Developed multiple .NET utilities, such as JsonDataExtractor, FileCopyUtilities, and AutoSOLR, which significantly improved RTB team efficiency and automation.
- Implemented a chatbot using the RASA framework to handle user queries, reducing incident volumes, and operational costs while increasing support capacity.
- Created numerous SQL stored procedures, functions, triggers, and views to support robust backend processing and reporting.
- Actively engaged in requirement gathering, solution design, hands-on coding, and production deployment across the LRD - Legal Retail Data - Contract Lifecycle Management ecosystem.
Senior Software Engineer
Hexaware Technology Ltd
Pune/ London
12.2010 - 01.2015
- Actively contributed to the development of the Logic Builder module, which handled complex tax calculations, rules, and workflows for cross-border and domestic scenarios.
- Engaged directly with clients onsite in London to gather requirements, understand business processes, and deliver real-time solutions.
- Designed and implemented data flows between systems, incorporating transformation logic and building robust SSIS packages using input, transformation, and output components.
- Developed and optimized complex stored procedures, carefully designed audit mechanisms using SQL triggers, and ensured data integrity across modules.
- Played a key role in performance tuning and system reliability, contributing to a scalable and configurable tax platform used across 100+ countries.
Software Engineer - Multiple client projects
Triumph Systems And Solutions Pvt Ltd
Mumbai
08.2008 - 12.2010
- Delivered multiple enterprise applications across domains including HR, event management, intranet portals, and financial data processing.
- Fresh Networking Prestige HR Website (Sodexo UK): Developed a web-based event and HR management system with user and admin modules, invoice generation, and SSRS reporting.
- Triumph Systems Intranet Portal: Built a role-based access system for training and resource scheduling, with Excel-based reporting and automated email notifications.
- Accounts Tracking & Early Write-Offs (Barclays): Designed and scheduled SSIS packages to process and encrypt sensitive account data, implement Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD Type 2), and generate daily logs and error reports.
- Logical Access Management (3i Infotech): Enhanced ICICI Bank's transaction tracking system by developing new reporting modules and handling daily data updates.
- Actively involved in requirement gathering, design, development, testing, deployment, and client coordination across all projects.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering
RSCOE, Pune University
Pune, Maharashtra01.2008
HSC - Science
S.P. College, Pune University
Pune, Maharashtra01.2004
SSC -
Pragati Vidya Mandir, Pune University
Pune, Maharashtra01.2002
Skills
- AspNet MVC
- C#Net
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Java Script
- Gitlab & Gitlab Duo
- ICertis cloud platform
- Salesforce
- Excel Macros
- Abinitio
- BI Tools - SSIS, SSRS
- Veracode
- Sonar
- AWS
- Docker
- OpenShift
- Kubernetis
- JQuery
- WebApi
- LINQ
- JIRA
- Html
- Xml
- Xslt
- CSS
- Team City
- Git
- Stash
- IIS
- TFS
- Tortoise SVN
- ANTS performance optimizer
- VSS
- Pointing poker
- Vendor management and optimization
- Strong people, project and stakeholder management
- Ability to work cross functionally with varied stakeholders to collaborate and deliver results
- Identifying process gaps and improvement opportunities
Timeline
Vice President - CLM COE Lead
Barclays Global Service Center
06.2023 - Current
Assistant Vice President
Barclays Global Service Center
09.2017 - 05.2023
Senior Associate
Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2015 - 08.2017
Senior Software Engineer
Hexaware Technology Ltd
12.2010 - 01.2015
Software Engineer - Multiple client projects
Triumph Systems And Solutions Pvt Ltd
08.2008 - 12.2010
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Engineering
RSCOE, Pune University
HSC - Science
S.P. College, Pune University
SSC -
Pragati Vidya Mandir, Pune University
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