Aravind Pitchai Guruswamy
Whitehouse Station,NJ
Summary
Results-driven and innovative Wealth Management Technology Leader with an evolving 20+ years of expertise in creating and executing long-term technology strategies and operational direction in alignment with business objectives. Proven track record of successfully leading technology teams and implementing cutting-edge solutions to drive operational efficiency, enhance customer/colleague experience, and achieve business goals. Adept at leveraging emerging technologies to deliver transformative digital solutions. Strong strategic thinker and collaborative leader, dedicated to delivering exceptional results in fast-paced, high-pressure environments. Excellent communicator and relationship builder with a focus on fostering. Excellent communicator and relationship builder with a focus on fostering cross-functional collaboration, while also serving as a trusted advisor to the business, providing valuable insights and guidance.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Digital Transformation Lead (Transact & Servicing)
Citigroup Inc
Jersey City, New Jersey
04.2022 - Current
- Led digital transformation projects to improve customer and colleague experience across multiple channels and platforms for Deposits, Money Movement, and Servicing domain globally.
- Transformed Digital systems and their APIs to be in parity with industry standards to support External/Internal Wire Transfers (Swift Message), Mobile Check Deposits, Bill Pay, and Loan Pay.
- Digital Transformation for Servicing Domain by streamlining communication platform, integrated with various products to digitalize documents (statements, advices, etc.) and support Go-Paperless Campaign.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, product managers, developers, and operations teams, to define requirements and priorities for transaction banking technology products.
- Implemented projects to reduce End User Computing (EUCs), reduce manual touch points (MTPs), and improve overall efficiency.
- Secure High-Risk Transactions by integrating with Akamai (DDoS), NIDS, Transmit, BioCatch, and ThreatMetrix.
- Collaborated with risk management and compliance teams to ensure all high-risk transactions adhere to regulatory requirements and security protocols.
Digital Engineer Lead (Platform & Channels)
Citigroup Inc
Jersey. Citi, New Jersey
03.2017 - 03.2022
- Delivered a reusable framework (application and infra) by Strategic Tools U & Platforms for all channels (iOS, Android, and desktop) and platforms (Client Self Serving & Colleague Assisted Apps), which has been leveraged globally by Citi Private Bank clients and colleagues.
- Integrated with Citi Self Invest to provide the ability for our clients to do trading from an in-house app, rather than using the Bank of New York Portal.
- Automated client and colleague entitlements by integrating with onboarding systems, which defines persona.
- Define execution path and enhance Wealth Digital Platform to onboard existing and new applications under strategic platforms and tools.
Technical Delivery Lead
Polaris Consulting & Services
Warren, New Jersey
01.2005 - 02.2017
- Delivered an integrated portfolio management system, improving client reporting accuracy, aggregating financial assets across banks, trading, payments, and enhancing portfolio modeling capabilities, and optimizing overall investment performance analysis.
- Delivered customer relationship management in Siebel and Salesforce.com for Wealth Management Business.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Scicence And Statistical Analysis
University of Madras
Chennai, India05-2001
Bachelor of Arts - Physics
Madurai Kamaraj University
Madurai, India05-1999
Skills
- Authentication: SiteMinder (internal & external), Ping Federate, SSL Trust (webservice), MTLS (webservice), SAML, JWT and AMS (iSprint)
- Cyber Security: NIDS, Akamai (DDos, BOT, SiteSheid), BioCatch, Prevoty and ThreatMetrix
- Key & Password Management: ionic, PWP4, SSL Keystore
- Monitoring: Splunk Dashboard, Crashlytics, App Dynamics (Server, JVM & End-User Monitoring)
- Search, Workflow Management, Message Queue: TIBCO, Kafka, Elastic Search, SOLR
- Performance Improvement: Akamai CDN, Gemfire Integration
- Infrastructure: WebSphere, IHS, Linux, NGINX, Secure Proxy, Apigee, PSG, OpenShift
- Vulnerability Assessment: CheckMarx, Black duct (Dev & Prod)
- Dev Ops: Teamcity, uDeploy, Jenkins, Light Speed
- Programming: JAVA (both webservices and servlet), HTML, CSS, JavaScript
- Database: Oracle, HBase, MongoDB, Couchbase
- CRM Tools: Salesforce, Siebel Tools (UI, EAI & EIM)
- Digital Platforms: iOS, Android, Desktop (Thick & Thin)
- Cloud: Akamai, Salesforcecom, Citi Infrastructure
Timeline
Digital Transformation Lead (Transact & Servicing)
Citigroup Inc
04.2022 - Current
Digital Engineer Lead (Platform & Channels)
Citigroup Inc
03.2017 - 03.2022
Technical Delivery Lead
Polaris Consulting & Services
01.2005 - 02.2017
Master of Science - Computer Scicence And Statistical Analysis
University of Madras
Bachelor of Arts - Physics
Madurai Kamaraj University
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