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Kiran Dommaraju

Buffalo,NY

Summary

Experienced Engineering Manager with over 12 years of experience in the banking and financial services domain. Expertise in leading engineering teams to develop secure, scalable, and innovative solutions, while ensuring strict compliance with industry regulations. Proven ability to drive digital transformations in banking systems, improve operational efficiency, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams to deliver customer-focused products.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Engineering Manager

M&T Bank
03.2023 - Current

Led a team of 23 engineers and developers to design and implement scalable and secure banking platforms, including mobile banking apps, payment gateways, and core banking systems.
Managed end-to-end software development lifecycle for multiple projects within the bank, collaborating with product, compliance, and business teams.
Spearheaded the adoption of microservices architecture, improving system scalability and reducing maintenance costs by 34%.
Successfully migrated legacy banking systems to a cloud-based infrastructure (Azure), resulting in improved system availability, reduced downtime, and a 25% decrease in operational costs.
Implemented security best practices to ensure compliance with financial regulations, leading to zero security incidents over 2 years.
Mentored and coached junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development within the team.
Collaborated with senior leadership to define the technology roadmap and align engineering efforts with business objectives.

Engineering Team Lead

M&T Bank
09.2019 - 03.2023

Participated in formal internal design reviews of proposed products and components.

Provided input to team lead regarding areas for process and procedural improvement.

Developed positive working relationships with stakeholders to effectively coordinate work activities.

Reviewed technical drawings developed by CAD technicians and drafters.

Developed cost estimates and project specifications for proposals.

Assisted in developing cost-effective solutions to engineering problems.

Trained and mentored junior engineers, providing guidance and direction.

Implemented automated systems to improve accuracy and efficiency of engineering processes.

Senior Engineer

M&T Bank
05.2016 - 09.2019

Lead development of NAO application, a online account opening platform, which increased customer engagement by 27%.
Designed and implemented a microservices architecture for NAO project, improving scalability and reducing downtime.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams (product, design, QA, and operations) to deliver high-quality software solutions using Agile methodologies.
Spearheaded performance optimizations, reducing system latency by 76%.
Wrote and maintained unit and integration tests to ensure code quality and reduce bug rates.
Mentored junior engineers, providing code reviews, technical guidance, and fostering a culture of continuous learning.
Worked closely with DevOps teams to set up and manage CI/CD pipelines, enabling faster and more reliable deployments.

Senior Developer

LTCG
01.2015 - 05.2016

Development and design guidelines for Mediation and Process flows.

Design and implemented BPEL and mediation flows for DnR application.

Design and implementation of Mediation, Bpel and Process flow for MBA application.

Worked with client architecture and business team to capture requirements and come up with reusable components.

Came up with various standardization template/document such as design document template, naming standards document, deployment document etc. for better ease in application maintenance.

Design and development of Business Process Diagrams.

BPM Developer

Navy Federal Credit Union
08.2014 - 01.2015

Development and maintenance of existing mediations.

Analysis estimate and migration approach for platform upgrade.

Collaborate with client architecture team to come up with code maintenance strategy, setting up of Governance Team etc.

Came up with various standardization template/document such as design document template, naming standards document, deployment document etc. for better ease in application maintenance.

Junior Developer

Info Groups Inc
03.2012 - 08.2013

Served integral role in 7-member team working for financial-services Company.

Assisted in designing, building, and maintaining database to analyze life cycle of checking and debit transactions.

Education

Master of Science -

University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
05-2014

Bachelor of Science -

RMK Engineering College
India
03-2012

Skills

    Languages: Java, Python, SQL, JavaScript, C#
    Technologies: AWS, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes
    Banking Systems: Finacle, Temenos, SWIFT, ACH
    Database: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
    Security: PCI-DSS, GDPR, Data Encryption, OAuth
    Frameworks: Spring Boot, Angular, React
    Tools: Jira, Confluence, Git, Jenkins

Soft Skills

• Team Leadership & Development 

• Agile & Scrum Methodologies 

• Cross-functional Collaboration 

• Regulatory Compliance Expertise 

• Problem-Solving & Risk Management 

• Strategic Planning & Execution

Timeline

Engineering Manager

M&T Bank
03.2023 - Current

Engineering Team Lead

M&T Bank
09.2019 - 03.2023

Senior Engineer

M&T Bank
05.2016 - 09.2019

Senior Developer

LTCG
01.2015 - 05.2016

BPM Developer

Navy Federal Credit Union
08.2014 - 01.2015

Junior Developer

Info Groups Inc
03.2012 - 08.2013

Master of Science -

University of New Haven

Bachelor of Science -

RMK Engineering College
Kiran Dommaraju