Utpal Kanti Patra

• Led cross-functional teams to deliver IT projects within scope and timeline.
• Managed project schedules using Agile methodologies to enhance team collaboration.
• Facilitated stakeholder meetings to gather requirements and align project objectives.
• Streamlined processes by implementing best practices for risk management and mitigation.
• Monitored project progress, identifying potential issues and recommending corrective actions.
• Mentored junior team members, fostering professional growth and knowledge sharing.
• Evaluated vendor solutions, contributing to informed decision-making for technology investments.
• Interviewed, hired and trained staff, leading performance reviews, and offering constructive feedback.
• Reviewed and assessed architecture design, implementation, testing, and deployment needs to identify project requirements and costs.
• Increased client satisfaction by maintaining open lines of communication throughout the project lifecycle.
• Implemented continuous improvement strategies by analyzing key performance metrics for ongoing optimization.
• Facilitated knowledge sharing among team members through mentoring, training workshops, and documentation initiatives.
• Provided leadership and guidance on development of project communication plans.
• Reduced project completion time with effective resource allocation and prioritization of tasks.
• Led cross-functional team of 15 developers, QA engineers, and DevOps resources.
• Owned end-to-end SDLC from requirement analysis to production deployment.
• Performed detailed user story estimation, effort planning, and sprint forecasting aligned to business complexity.
• Improved incremental user story delivery timelines by 5–10% consistently through structured planning and risk monitoring.
• Proposed and institutionalized unit testing framework improving quality discipline.
• Enhanced financial reporting UI capabilities to improve client usability.
• Conducted architecture reviews and guided on the best practices.

Delivered multiple enterprise programs across HR-Tech and Content Management platforms.

Program Highlights:

• IBM CMIS (Middleware Platform)
• • Served as Architect & Module Lead for WS-Security implementation.
• • Led secure RESTful services enablement across WebSphere & Liberty.
• • Managed a 4-member team delivering microservices enhancements.
• Business Onboard Web Services (BWS)
• • Led development of REST-based onboarding APIs consumed by enterprise portals.
• • Directed architecture design and implementation in Microservices environment.
• • Coordinated report generation module using Oracle BI Publisher.
• Talent Suite – Onboard Portal
• • Contributed to enterprise HR cloud solution with accessibility compliance (ADA).
• • Performed architecture review, security remediation, and performance optimization.
• • Environment: Microservices, SpringBoot, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, WebSphere, REST APIs, Oracle.

Earlier Career

• DST Worldwide Services | Olive Technology | Infosun Technology
• (2006 – 2012)
• Progressed from Software Engineer to Senior Engineer, delivering enterprise insurance and healthcare claim processing systems. Gained a strong foundation in SDLC, architecture design, Technology stacks like Java, JSF, Spring, Hibernate, Richfaces, and Web Services.