Vijayanand Gandhi
Verified Expert in Engineering
Enterprise Architect and Developer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Toptal member since March 16, 2022
Vijayanand is an enterprise architect certified by TOGAF 9 and BIAN. With a 22-year career and solid technology leadership, communication, and presentation skills, he is an expert using multi-cloud platforms, blockchain, Java, Jakarta EE, API, microservices, SOA, and web portals. Vijayanand excels in aligning the IT and business strategies, service portfolios, and IT teams, building as-is and to-be architecture for application portfolios, and defining technology modernization strategies.
Portfolio
Experience
- Architecture - 9 years
- API Gateways - 6 years
- TOGAF - 6 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 5 years
- Kubernetes - 3 years
- ArchiMate - 3 years
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) - 2 years
Work Experience
Enterprise Architect
Capgemini
- Evaluated, strategized, and enabled a large British multinational bank to move its horizontal services and operations to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Created and rolled out a robust modernization strategy on API platforms and tools.
- Digitize entire technology landscape including Morningstar & Avaloq wealth/private banking for a large bank in ASEAN region and provide management board visibility, consequently, helping arrive accurately at enterprise level decisions.
- Enabled a large bank in the ASEAN region to implement and use the BIAN framework for open banking. Owned and administered APIX platform in the ASEAN region for fintech integration with a large bank.
- Led API and microservices engagements with key customers technically. Provided direction and leadership to enterprise architecture practices. Drove account-level engagements by engaging with key stakeholders.
Lead Architect
DXC Technology
- Developed and implemented a Java and Jakarta EE microservice-based application architecture in AWS and an on-premise environment. Implemented microservice governance applications. Digitized payment domain applications like the SWIFT component.
- Architected and developed cloud-based solutions on AWS and hybrid cloud. Implemented an API management solution and microservices.
- Steered technical architecture development and documentation of Cloud, Java, Jakarta EE, .Net, and SharePoint Technologies. Led the solution architect-global solution centre, responsible for developing end-to-end solutions for clients.
- Served as a solution principal to develop microservices and cloud solutions for customers in the banking and insurance sectors.
Lead Architect
Citibank
- Architected business solutions for multiple products.
- Steered cross-product architectures for the APAC region and stewarded design rollouts.
- Developed design charter deliverables for a global architecture at Citibank.
Project History
Next Generation API Gateway
• Developing an exit strategy for the existing API gateway
• Creating an onboarding and migration strategy for the next-generation digitized API gateway
• Enabling customers to onboard shared-business services onto the new digital platform in the Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Education
Diploma in General Management
Indian Institute of Management—Ahmedabad - Ahmedabad, India
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
PESIT | PES Institute of Technology - Bangalore, India
Certifications
ITIL 4 Foundation Level
AXELOS Global Best Practice
GCP Professional Cloud Architect
GCP
Certified Blockchain Solutions Architect (CBSA)
Blockchain Training Alliance
BIAN – Banking Industry Architecture Network Foundation
B.I.A.N. Services GmbH
The Open Group TOGAF 9 Certification
The Open Group
AWS Solutions Architect Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Skills
Tools
Visio, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), ArchiMate
Frameworks
TOGAF, Spring Boot
Paradigms
Management, Microservices
Platforms
Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Windows, Blockchain, Azure
Industry Expertise
Banking & Finance
Languages
Java 8, Java 7, Fortran, C++, C, Python 3, Java 11
Other
Enterprise Architecture, Operations, API Gateways, Servers, Cloud, Architecture, ITIL 4, Stakeholder Management
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