Eihab Mikhail
Verified Expert in Engineering
Solutions Architect and Developer
Toronto, ON, Canada
Toptal member since June 2, 2022
Eihab is a forward-thinking strategist, visionary enterprise solution architect (TOGAF-certified), and hands-on tech lead. He has a passion for digital transformation and has extensive experience with complex enterprise systems across different industries. Eihab has been a trusted advisor and a problem solver aligning between business and IT. He is an expert in managing large teams, systems thinking and integration, cloud migration (DXP), data and analytics, and AI on Azure and AWS.
Portfolio
Experience
- SQL - 20 years
- Systems Analysis - 20 years
- Analytics - 20 years
- Data-driven Decision-making - 15 years
- Microservices Architecture - 7 years
- Digital Transformation - 7 years
- Python - 7 years
- Cloud Architecture - 7 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Python, SQL, Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), Cloud Architecture, Analytics, Enterprise Architecture, Integration, Technical Leadership, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Artificial Intelligence (AI), SOC Compliance, Project Management, ServiceNow, Technology Strategy & Architecture, Technical Business Analysis, Business Strategy, IT Service Management (ITSM), Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Copilot Studio
The most amazing...
...work I've done was partnering with technical and business stakeholders to deliver transformation and modernization projects that promote growth and prosperity.
Work Experience
Technical Lead
Ricoh
- Led the design of the cash flow control project for the check exception process. It is a multi-tier web-and-cloud application integrated with 3rd-party imaging software.
- Designed the integration and recommended the BFF design pattern to develop the application. Applied Check21 and remittance experience to help drive strategic decisions on the application.
- Created a set of architectural artifacts for compliance (sequence diagram, API flow, database ER diagrams, infrastructure network, and data center mapping).
Enterprise Architect | Tech Lead
IRIS Software
- Defined and implemented a mobile-first strategy to build the next-gen cross-platform mobile applications using React Native. Built a guide to orchestrate the execution of data workflows and how to use Python and Airflow DAG to trigger notebook jobs.
- Contributed to building a data model for the group insurance business unit based on legacy mainframe feeds and external files. Prepared a plan to operationalize the domain-driven design method and created a RACI matrix for stakeholders.
- Presented potential business values and ROIs for generative AI by integrating ChatGPT with React Native as a front-end UI and the back-end server side using Node.js and (Kafka nodes) integrated with legacy and Java enterprise systems.
- Led development and data engineering teams to build data pipelines using Azure Data Factory integrated with Snowflake and Databricks, as well as serverless architecture using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and AWS Glue (ETL) services.
Enterprise Architect | Tech Lead
Aptonet Inc.
- Defined digital transformation strategies, built IT architecture practices, and set IT governance and technology roadmaps.
- Modernized legacy systems and migrated to cloud platforms.
- Supported the delivery of governance, SOA, cloud, mobile, data and analytics, and DevSecOps strategies.
- Established a cloud center of excellence (CCoE) for cloud portfolio management and provided templates to calculate the total cost of ownership (TCO) and chargeback model.
- Defined standards and patterns to operate within a multi-cloud hybrid operating model.
- Designed identity and access management (IAM) processes to provision user profiles on SaaS products using Azure AD and SCIM integration.
- Oversaw a robotic process automation (RPA) solution using the Automation Anywhere platform and established an RPA center of excellence to govern development responsibilities and support bots.
- Developed and delivered an enterprise alerting and monitoring strategy based on artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) capabilities using Splunk.
- Created a data modernization strategy promoting data marts and data virtualization as a data layer between systems.
- Reversed business domain models and engineered business processes and entities using the BMI template.
Experience
Digital Transformation and Modernization Processes
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Programming and Analysis
Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology - Toronto, Canada
Certifications
Data Science and Big Data Analytics
MIT xPRO
TOGAF
The Open Group
Certified Cloud Architect
Arcitura
Certified SOA Architect
Arcitura
Oracle 9i DBA
Oracle
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Node.js, React, REST APIs, SQLAlchemy, Mypy, Stripe, Stripe API
Tools
Visio, Microsoft Teams, MQTT, ChatGPT, Microsoft Power BI, Microsoft Power Apps, Microsoft Copilot, AWS Glue, Zapier, Make (formely Integromat)
Languages
Python, SQL, JavaScript, PHP, HTML5, Java
Paradigms
ETL, HIPAA Compliance, Lambda Architecture, Agile, Microservices, Service-oriented Architecture (SOA), Microservices Architecture, Agile Software Development, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), DevOps, Mobile Development, Event-driven Architecture, Automation, Application Architecture, REST, MEAN Stack
Platforms
Azure, Microsoft Power Automate, Web, Apache Kafka, AWS Lambda, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, Firebase, Microsoft, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure AI Studio
Storage
Databases, Database Architecture, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Amazon DynamoDB, NoSQL, MySQL, Data Pipelines, Microsoft SQL Server, Database Caching, Amazon Aurora, Redis
Industry Expertise
Project Management
Frameworks
Django, React Native, Laravel, gRPC, Angular
Other
Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Analytics, Integration, Systems Analysis, Data-driven Decision-making, Digital Transformation, Applications, Modernization, Technical Leadership, Architecture, Data Structures, API Integration, Software Architecture, Leadership, API Gateways, Business Analysis, Technical Architecture, Finance, Solution Architecture, APIs, Data Processing, Accessibility, Reporting, Decentralized Systems, CTO, Fractional CTO, MVP Design, Proof of Concept (POC), Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Consulting, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Cloud, Solution Design, eCommerce, Code Review, Software Development, Software, ServiceNow, Technology Strategy & Architecture, Technical Business Analysis, Business Strategy, IT Service Management (ITSM), Compliance, Technology, Strategy, New Products, Software as a Service (SaaS), System Architecture, System Architecture Design, IT Systems Architecture, Software System Architecture Development, Technical Writing, Data Architecture, Data Modeling, Request for Proposal (RFP), Programming, Mainframe, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Databricks, Web Scraping, Full-stack Development, Web Development, AWS Cloud Architecture, Data Visualization, Data Engineering, Digital Kiosks, Lambda Functions, Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), FastAPI, Hexagonal Architecture, OpenAI, OpenAI GPT-3 API, AI Chatbots, Chatbots, Cloud Platforms, SOC Compliance, Real-time Data, Renewable Energy, OPC Data Access, OPC UA, Modbus Protocol, Startup Consulting, Mobile Apps, Machine Learning, ChatGPT API, OpenAI GPT-4 API, Data Flows, Print, Distributed Systems, CI/CD Pipelines, Prompt Engineering, Fintech, Big Data, Back-end Development, IT Consulting, Internet of Things (IoT), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Generative Pre-trained Transformers (GPT), Web App Development, Large Language Models (LLMs)
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