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Mahaboob Peera Shaik

Miami,FL

Summary

Experienced Techno-Functional IT Architect with 15+ years in developing enterprise solutions. Specializes in modular architecture design, technical leadership, and systems integration for Energy Utilities and Retail. Blends technical expertise with business acumen to deliver innovative IT solutions for organizational success.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Techno-Functional IT Architect

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2021 - Current

Client: Florida Power & Light

Project Name: Dynamic Communication Platform

project main objective is Considerable savings in terms of reduction in costs associated with paper bills, improve overall customer experience by enhancing bill statement presentment, providing bill statement and sending real time transactional emails to customers, Increase customer satisfaction by supporting customer’s evolving needs for online communication, Considerable $ savings in terms of reduction in costs associated with paper bills.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Architect enterprise-level strategic technology roadmaps and digital transformation initiatives aligned with business objectives
  • Design and implement innovative system architectures that bridge technical capability gaps while ensuring scalability and resilience
  • Lead complex migration initiatives from legacy systems to modern platforms with zero downtime and minimal business disruption
  • Research and evaluate emerging technologies to deliver competitive advantages and operational efficiencies
  • Establish governance frameworks and architectural standards across multiple technology domains
  • Oversee critical technology evaluation, risk assessment, and design standards for enterprise hardware and software solutions

Techno-Functional Architect

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2021 - 12.2021

Client: Florida Power & Light

Project Name: Dynamic Communication Platform

Project main objective is Considerable savings in terms of reduction in costs associated with paper bills, improve overall customer experience by enhancing bill statement presentment, providing bill statement and sending real time transactional emails to customers, Increase customer satisfaction by supporting customer’s evolving needs for online communication, Considerable $ savings in terms of reduction in costs associated with paper bills.


Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Served as QA Manager and Technical Business Analyst across multiple Agile development teams
  • Facilitated comprehensive requirements gathering processes ensuring alignment between business needs and technical solutions
  • Orchestrated cross-functional collaboration between development teams to optimize scripting and testing processes
  • Mentored and developed technical subject matter experts while driving architectural consistency across enterprise systems
  • Delivered high-impact technology architecture artifacts including reference architectures and operational concepts

Techno-Functional Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2018 - 12.2020

Client: Florida Power & Light

Project Name: Dynamic Communication Platform

project main objective is Considerable savings in terms of reduction in costs associated with paper bills, improve overall customer experience by enhancing bill statement presentment, providing bill statement and sending real time transactional emails to customers, Increase customer satisfaction by supporting customer’s evolving needs for online communication, Considerable $ savings in terms of reduction in costs associated with paper bills.


Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Spearheaded requirements gathering and analysis for complex enterprise solutions
  • Established seamless collaboration channels between development teams during scripting and testing phases
  • Identified strategic automation testing opportunities to maximize efficiency and quality assurance coverage
  • Implemented CI/CD pipeline integration for regression testing, significantly improving release velocity
  • Conducted backlog refinement sessions with Product Owners to optimize development priorities
  • Created and managed comprehensive user stories in JIRA, ensuring clear requirements documentation

Lead Business Analyst and Automation Test Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2017 - 12.2017

Client: Florida Power & Light

Project Name: Dynamic Communication Platform

project main objective is Considerable savings in terms of reduction in costs associated with paper bills, improve overall customer experience by enhancing bill statement presentment, providing bill statement and sending real time transactional emails to customers, Increase customer satisfaction by supporting customer’s evolving needs for online communication, Considerable $ savings in terms of reduction in costs associated with paper bills.


Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Documented and streamlined mission-critical business processes to enhance operational efficiency
  • Provided strategic guidance on automation testing approaches and implementation methodologies
  • Developed sophisticated automation scripts enabling comprehensive test coverage
  • Managed automation tool implementation and execution for maximum testing effectiveness
  • Orchestrated release planning activities and conducted thorough production verification

Test Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2014 - 12.2016

Client: Florida Power & Light

Project Name: Dynamic Communication Platform

project main objective is Considerable savings in terms of reduction in costs associated with paper bills, improve overall customer experience by enhancing bill statement presentment, providing bill statement and sending real time transactional emails to customers, Increase customer satisfaction by supporting customer’s evolving needs for online communication, Considerable $ savings in terms of reduction in costs associated with paper bills.


Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Led end-to-end testing initiatives including estimation, planning, and execution
  • Developed comprehensive test scenarios ensuring maximum functional coverage
  • Managed defect tracking and reporting processes across multiple application domains
  • Delivered detailed status reporting for executive leadership visibility
  • Executed rigorous functional and regression testing methodologies
  • Optimized resource allocation to meet critical project milestones and deliverables

Team Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2012 - 11.2014

Client: Florida Power & Light

Project Name: Demand Side Management (DSM) These include energy efficiency programs aimed at reducing the energy needed to serve customer needs and programs that shift electricity demand to reduce peak loads or to make more economic use of utility resources.


Client: Southern California Edison

Project Name: Power Procurement Process, SCE employs many applications to track entire power trading process.


Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Involved in Requirement Gathering, Requirement Analysis, Involved in Test Estimation, Test Planning, Test Scenario, Test Case Design, Review Test cases, Test Case Execution, Defect Tracking, Defect Reporting, Daily Status report, Functional Testing and Regression Testing.

Team Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
06.2011 - 02.2012

Client: Florida Power & Light

Project Name and Overview: The Solar Reservation program is a new initiative taken by FPL to pay incentive to Customers installing solar equipment’s to efficiently use and conserve energy. The basic purpose of this project is to provide a system to intended users (PICs / Non-PICs / FPL Users) to submit and track their reservation requests.


Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Involved in Requirement Gathering, Requirement Analysis, Involved in Test Estimation, Test Planning, Test Scenario, Test Case Design, Review Test cases, Test Case Execution, Defect Tracking, Defect Reporting, Daily Status report, Functional Testing and Regression Testing.

Team Member

Cognizant Technology Solutions
03.2010 - 06.2011

Client: Florida Power & Light

Project Name and Overview : Demand Side Management (DSM) refers to utility led programs intended to affect the timing or amount of customer electricity use. These include energy efficiency programs aimed at reducing the energy needed to serve customer needs and programs that shift electricity demand to reduce peak loads or to make more economic use of utility resources.


  • Test Case Execution
  • Defect Tracking
  • Defect Reporting
  • Functional Testing
  • Regression Testing

Education

B.Tech - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

JNTU College of Engineering
05-2009

Skills

    Cloud & Infrastructure
  • AWS Cloud Architecture: S3, SES, SNS, SQS, CloudWatch, Pinpoint, DynamoDB, API Gateway, EC2
  • Document Management Systems: OpenText applications, content management workshop applications
  • Postal Software: Spectrum, Veri move, Mail stream Plus, Window book
  • Development & Integration
  • Programming Languages: Java, Python, JavaScript
  • API Development: REST, microservices architecture
  • Integration Methodologies: Service-oriented architecture, event-driven systems
  • Project Management & Quality
  • Methodologies: Waterfall, Agile-Scrum
  • SDLC Expertise: Requirements gathering through post-production support
  • Testing Tools: JIRA, Qmetry, RQM, HP Quality Center/ALM
  • Testing Specializations: Automation, Functional, Integration, Migration, Usability, Accessibility
  • Leadership & Collaboration
  • Stakeholder Management: Multi-vendor coordination, executive reporting
  • Technical Leadership: Architecture governance, solution design, mentoring
  • Business Analysis: Process evaluation, requirements analysis, solution design

Certification

External Certification - ISTQB Foundation Level

External Certification – AWS cloud Practitioner

Data Science & Business Analytics Post graduate certificate from Texas McCombo university.

Timeline

Senior Techno-Functional IT Architect

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2021 - Current

Techno-Functional Architect

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2021 - 12.2021

Techno-Functional Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2018 - 12.2020

Lead Business Analyst and Automation Test Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2017 - 12.2017

Test Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
11.2014 - 12.2016

Team Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2012 - 11.2014

Team Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
06.2011 - 02.2012

Team Member

Cognizant Technology Solutions
03.2010 - 06.2011

B.Tech - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering

JNTU College of Engineering
Mahaboob Peera Shaik