Elizabeth Arokiasamy
Omaha,NE
Summary
Technology and engineering leader with 18+ years of experience delivering enterprise software solutions across fintech, banking, and healthcare environments. Proven success building high-performing Agile teams, driving large-scale implementations, and aligning engineering execution with business strategy. Experienced in managing global cross-functional teams spanning engineering, architecture, product, and operations while delivering mission-critical platforms supporting financial institutions and enterprise customers. MBA-educated leader skilled in organizational transformation, delivery governance, and data-driven decision making.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Engineering Manager (Banking)
ACI Worldwide
02.2018 - Current
- Lead Agile engineering teams delivering enterprise banking and real-time payment software used by global financial institutions.
- Mentor and empower cross-functional engineering teams across development, architecture, release management, and support functions to achieve high performance and continuous improvement.
- Partner with product management, architecture, and stakeholder leadership to define delivery roadmaps aligned with customer and business objectives.
- Establish engineering governance practices to improve delivery predictability, product quality, and operational transparency.
- Drive Agile transformation initiatives, strengthen team collaboration, and embrace AI-driven tools and automation to accelerate engineering tasks.
- Oversee global, cross-functional teams across multiple geographies, ensuring alignment and seamless collaboration on high-availability banking solutions.
- Manage resource planning, budget forecasting, vendor management, and capacity planning, providing executive reporting on delivery health, risks, and engineering metrics to senior leadership.
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including product, implementation, and customer teams, to ensure successful modernization initiatives and cloud-enabled platform deployments.
- Key Impact
- Built and sustained high-performing Agile teams delivering mission-critical financial software.
- Improved delivery execution through standardized processes and metrics-driven management.
- Strengthened collaboration between engineering, product, and operational organizations.
Program Manager / Lead Business Intelligence Specialist
Nebraska Methodist Health System
02.2014 - 01.2018
- Led enterprise analytics and cost-management platform implementations supporting organizational financial and operational strategy.
- Project managed implementation of multiple Strata platforms including Productivity, Budgeting, Cost Accounting, and Management Reporting modules.
- Served as primary liaison between Finance leadership and IT teams for enterprise reporting initiatives.
- Directed project planning, risk assessment, resource allocation, and delivery execution across implementation lifecycle.
- Developed reporting and analytics solutions supporting executive decision-making.
- Managed stakeholder alignment, requirements definition, and production deployments across multiple initiatives.
Project Manager
CHI Health (Alegent Creighton Health)
03.2009 - 01.2014
- Led implementation of enterprise healthcare applications across five hospitals.
- Coordinated vendors, DBAs, and clinical stakeholders for system deployments and upgrades.
- Managed requirements analysis, testing strategy, and user acceptance processes.
- Delivered reporting solutions and workflow improvements supporting clinical operations.
- Key Achievement
- Successfully Implemented GE Centricity surgical systems at regional hospitals, 5 being in Omaha, NE and scheduling system organization-wide.
Senior Software Developer
Securities America Inc.
Omaha, Nebraska
10.2007 - 03.2009
- Developed enterprise reporting and analytics solutions using Business Objects and Crystal Reports.
- Collaborated with business stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver data solutions.
- Supported SDLC activities including testing, deployment, and change management.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
Bellevue University
01-2025
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science & Engineering
University of Madras
India01-2002
Skills
- Engineering Leadership
- Software Engineering Management
- Agile Team Leadership (Scrum / SAFe)
- Organizational Scaling & Mentorship
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Delivery Governance & Execution
- Technology & Architecture
- Enterprise Software Delivery
- Cloud & Platform Modernization
- Microservices & Distributed Systems
- SDLC & Release Management
- Data & Reporting Platforms
- Business & Operations
- Strategic Planning & Execution
- Budget & Capacity Planning
- KPI & Performance Metrics
- Stakeholder & Executive Communication
- Customer Implementations & Onboarding
- Tools & Technologies: AWS SQL Server Oracle Teradata QlikView Crystal Reports SSRS SAP Business Objects Agile DevOps Collaboration Data Warehousing ETL Processes
Early Career Experience
- Business Intelligence Analyst — PayPal, an eBay Company
- Programmer Analyst (Contract) — Intuit (TurboTax)
- System Analyst — American Health Net
- Data Analyst — Standard Chartered Bank, India
Built foundational expertise in database development, reporting systems, data modeling, and enterprise analytics supporting healthcare and financial platforms.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Work Authorization: U.S. Citizen
- Leadership Focus: Engineering Excellence
- Agile Transformation
- Customer Value Delivery
- Organizational Growth
Timeline
Software Engineering Manager (Banking)
ACI Worldwide
02.2018 - Current
Program Manager / Lead Business Intelligence Specialist
Nebraska Methodist Health System
02.2014 - 01.2018
Project Manager
CHI Health (Alegent Creighton Health)
03.2009 - 01.2014
Senior Software Developer
Securities America Inc.
10.2007 - 03.2009
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science & Engineering
University of Madras
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
Bellevue University