Abdella Yeslem
McLean,VA
Summary
Senior Engineering Manager with 12+ years of experience driving digital transformation in high-compliance Fintech environments. Specialist in modernizing legacy monoliths into resilient, cloud-native microservices architectures. Proven leader in scaling engineering culture, establishing enterprise-level API standards, and directing cross-functional teams to deliver high-availability solutions for millions of users. Expert in bridging the gap between complex distributed architecture and business strategy to minimize operational risk and maximize delivery velocity
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager, Software Engineering
CapTech Consulting
Reston, VA
07.2024 - Current
- Serve as the Technical Anchor and Engineering Lead for the Digital Omnichannel domain, owning the technical roadmap, architecture, and delivery for banking applications serving millions of monthly users.
- High-Volume System Architecture & Cloud Native Delivery
- Event-Driven Architecture (EDA): Architected the backend for the 'Card Replacement' feature using RabbitMQ and Kubernetes to decouple services. Designed a resilient, asynchronous system that successfully deflects 180,000 annual call center requests, saving estimated $1M+ in operational costs annually.
- Legacy Modernization & High Availability: Delivered critical Statements infrastructure handling 3.9 million monthly visits. Engineered a distributed caching layer during the microservice migration to wrap legacy APIs, significantly reducing load on the source system while ensuring low latency during peak traffic.
- Scalable Architecture: Designed and delivered the 'Data & Privacy Center,' scaling the application to handle 2.4 million visits within the first six months post-launch.
- Strategic Leadership & Delivery
- Domain Leadership: Direct the technical roadmap and delivery for the Digital Omnichannel domain, aligning technical execution with business goals for banking applications serving 3.9M+ monthly users.
- SDLC Optimization: Championed a 'Contract-First' development strategy and implemented service virtualization to decouple frontend/backend workstreams, reducing sprint cycle times by 40%.
- Technical Governance: Manage governance for critical third-party integrations (e.g., Backbase) and cross-organizational dependencies, enforcing architectural standards to prevent scope creep and ensure seamless mainframe integration.
- Developer Experience (DevEx) & Architecture
- InnerSource Platforming: Architected and launched 'OmniPortal,' an internal developer platform acting as the single source of truth for interface documentation, significantly reducing onboarding time.
- Engineering Excellence: Established a 'Community of Practice' to standardize OpenAPI specifications and testing automation, fostering an InnerSource culture that streamlined developer onboarding and reduced technical debt.
- Team Building & Management
- Squad Leadership: Lead a cross-functional squad of 10+ engineers spanning Java/Spring Boot, Angular, and iOS/Android workstreams, bridging the gap between distributed architecture and cohesive user experiences.
- Talent Strategy: Own the engineering recruitment lifecycle, directly facilitating 10+ strategic hires to scale delivery capacity while maintaining a high technical bar for cloud-native competencies.
- Change Management: Navigated complex organizational restructuring and managed knowledge transfer initiatives, preserving institutional knowledge and maintaining delivery velocity during transitions.
Software Engineering Manager
CapTech Consulting
Reston, VA
01.2021 - 07.2024
- Strategic IT consulting firm; Deployed as Engineering Lead to Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU)
Senior Consultant / Software Engineer
CapTech Consulting
Reston, VA
11.2013 - 01.2021
- Strategic IT consulting firm; Deployed as Senior Software Engineer to Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU)
- Build Java / Spring Java microservices
Senior Software Engineer
Accenture
Reston, VA
06.2011 - 11.2013
- Component Delivery: Built and deployed scalable components based on client requirements using, PL/SQL, and Java.
- Subject Matter Expertise: Served as the SME for Informatica-related troubleshooting, overseeing component builds and leading team members in implementing critical fixes.
- Client Management: Facilitated technical communication with clients to resolve functional questions and ensure alignment on deliverables.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Information Technology
George Mason University
Associate of Science - Information Technology
Northern Virginia Community College
Skills
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- Microservices architecture
- Event-driven systems
- Kubernetes management
- Containerization with Docker
- Caching strategies
- Java development
- Spring Boot framework
- Relational database management
- NoSQL database solutions
- CI/CD implementation
- Agile methodologies (SAFe)
- API design (OpenAPI/Swagger)
- API testing (Postman)
- Version control (Git)
Timeline
Senior Manager, Software Engineering
CapTech Consulting
07.2024 - Current
Software Engineering Manager
CapTech Consulting
01.2021 - 07.2024
Senior Consultant / Software Engineer
CapTech Consulting
11.2013 - 01.2021
Senior Software Engineer
Accenture
06.2011 - 11.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Information Technology
George Mason University
Associate of Science - Information Technology
Northern Virginia Community College