Gnana Prakash
Verified Expert in Engineering
Enterprise Architect and Developer
New York, NY, United States
Toptal member since September 22, 2023
Gnana is a senior strategic architect with over a decade of experience building modern applications. He has delivered robust e-business and payment processing solutions for clients in wealth management, digital marketing, and eCommerce domains. Gnana also specializes in managing the application infrastructure of on-premise and cloud platforms.
Portfolio
Experience
- .NET - 13 years
- Databases - 13 years
- Azure - 6 years
- Single Sign-on (SSO) - 6 years
- Enterprise Architecture - 5 years
- Wealth Management - 5 years
- Angular - 5 years
- Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) - 2 years
Availability
Preferred Environment
Azure, Wealth Management, .NET, Angular, Box API, DocuSign, Java, Single Sign-on (SSO)
The most amazing...
...project I've architected was Franklin Templeton's digital transformation, which included a public site, client and employee portal, CRM, and warehouse solution.
Work Experience
Strategic Architect
Franklin Templeton
- Designed and implemented an end-to-end, cloud-native application as a platform as a service (PaaS) using Azure.
- Architected and implemented modern authentication schema using OAuth 2, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and risk profiling with ThreatMetrix.
- Built a modern warehouse solution, client and employee portals, digital vault, e-signature, CRM, and solutions for cash processing and account opening.
- Architected and implemented an end-to-end cash processing solution encompassing various financial tools and methods, including wealth management, wire transfers, automated clearing house (ACH), and traditional checks.
Cloud Architect
Deloitte
- Introduced the 1st cloud application for Deloitte Audit in Azure PaaS.
- Architected an end-to-end DevOps pipeline using Azure DevOps.
- Designed and implemented the solution using Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), Azure Key Vault, WebJobs, Azure Service Bus, Azure Search, Azure Web Apps, Azure App Service Environment (ASE), MFA, React, and Angular.
Senior Architect
Publicis Sapient
- Rebranded and migrated the Credit Suisse Hedge Index website to the cloud.
- Migrated Audible's website to the Amazon web platform.
- Redesigned multiple websites for notable clients such as CWT (formerly Carlson Wagonlit Travel) and Boston Consulting Group (BCG).
Experience
Digital Transformation of Fiduciary Trust International
https://www.fiduciarytrust.com• Building strategy for migration of apps to Azure IaaS and PaaS.
• Developing a cash app for institutional money movement service.
• Implementing a CRM system using Dynamics 365.
• Deploying digital vault and document management solution using box.com.
• Integrating e-signature solution with DocuSign.
• Implementing authentication using open standards such as OAuth flow—Implicit, Authorization Code, Resource Owner Password Credential (ROPC), and OpenID—and single sign-on (SSO) with SAML 2 and OpenID Connect protocol.
• Enabling MFA via SMS, voice SMS, email, and push notification using Twilio.
• Developing responsive web, iOS, and Android mobile apps.
• Creating a complex workflow app utilizing no-code platform unqork.
• Setting up a multi-cloud disaster recovery system in AWS.
Additionally, I managed stakeholder relationships and coordinated with clients and branding, analytics, UX, development, and testing teams. I also monitored the day-to-day activities of developers and testers.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Sri Venkateswara University College of Engineering - Tirupati, India
Certifications
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft
Oracle Certified Associate
Oracle
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Box API, React
Tools
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Active Directory B2C (ADB2C), Git, Azure App Service, Azure Key Vault, Azure Search, Microsoft Power BI
Platforms
Azure, Twilio, Docker, Unqork, Jakarta EE
Storage
Databases, Azure Active Directory, Azure SQL Databases, Azure SQL, Redis, Azure Cosmos DB, SQL Server 2016
Frameworks
Angular, .NET, Spring Microservice, OAuth 2, WebApp, Spring 4
Languages
Java, SAML, Snowflake, C#
Paradigms
Microservices
Other
Wealth Management, Enterprise Architecture, API Integration, DocuSign, Single Sign-on (SSO), Computer Engineering, Dynamics CRM 365, Okta, API Gateways, Azure Service Bus
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