Richa Navani
Brookville,New York
Summary
Dynamic global technology leader and architect with over 15 years of expertise in cloud modernization, AI-enabled analytics, and large-scale financial control platforms. Proven success in defining multi-year technology strategies resulting in over 80% performance improvements, and leading AI/ML-driven data quality transformations. Recognized as a trusted partner to finance leadership, skilled at translating complex risk and regulatory requirements into scalable enterprise solutions that enhance operational efficiency and compliance. Committed to leveraging innovative technologies to deliver impactful results in fast-paced environments.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
North America Lead & Global Technology Lead – Liquidity Investments & Funding Controllers (LIFC)
Morgan Stanley
06.2022 - Current
- Define and execute multi-year global technology strategy for Finance control platforms, driving cloud transformation, AI enablement, and operational risk reduction across regions.
- Set architecture standards across a portfolio of mission-critical applications supporting daily risk and P&L signoff.
- Architect and modernize containerized cloud-native applications on Azure with Snowflake, improving resiliency, scalability, and regulatory-grade data integrity.
- Delivered 80% performance improvement in Controller signoff services (3 mins → 30 secs) through architectural redesign, distributed caching, and optimized data workflows.
- Designed high-volume streaming and batch data processing solutions using Databricks to enable scalable accounting workflows and real-time risk computation.
- Lead AI/ML initiatives for anomaly detection and automated data quality checks, significantly reducing time to identify and resolve controller breaks.
- Partner with Finance leadership on roadmap planning, backlog prioritization, and regulatory alignment.
Senior Software Engineer
JPMorgan Chase
04.2016 - 06.2022
- Built and enhanced mortgage-backed securities trading, pricing, risk, and P&L systems within SPG Technology.
- Designed and developed scalable Java-based applications with comprehensive JUnit test coverage.
- Developed complex Oracle queries and stored procedures to support trade lifecycle processing.
- Implemented distributed messaging solutions using TIBCO (JMS queues and topics) for trade data integration.
- Leveraged in-memory caching (GemFire) to optimize performance and reduce latency.
- Participated in Agile delivery, release planning, and cloud-based deployments.
Senior Software Engineer
CA Technologies
06.2010 - 04.2016
- Designed and maintained large-scale three-tier enterprise applications.
- Built Eclipse RCP plugins and server components deployed on Apache Tomcat.
- Developed MSI packages using Windows Installer XML and automated deployments using ANT.
- Programmed in Assembly on z/OS for product enhancements and production issue resolution.
- Practiced Agile and Waterfall methodologies; implemented JUnit testing and Log4J logging frameworks.
Education
B.E. - Computer Engineering
Stony Brook University
New York05-2010
Skills
- Cloud & Data Platforms: Azure, Snowflake, Databricks
- Programming: Scala, Java, C, C, SQL, Unix Shell
- Data & Messaging: Oracle DB, TIBCO (JMS), Distributed Caching (GemFire, Hazelcast)
- Architecture & DevOps: Containerization, Distributed Systems Design, CI/CD, Git (Bitbucket)
- Tools: IntelliJ, Eclipse, JIRA, Rally, VersionOne
Certification
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Certified Scrum Master
Timeline
North America Lead & Global Technology Lead – Liquidity Investments & Funding Controllers (LIFC)
Morgan Stanley
06.2022 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
JPMorgan Chase
04.2016 - 06.2022
Senior Software Engineer
CA Technologies
06.2010 - 04.2016
B.E. - Computer Engineering
Stony Brook University
Patents (Pending)
- US20150089US1 – Single Click Edit in a Partially Protected Cell of a Table
- US20150353US1 – Dynamic Creation of JCLs
- US20150354US1 – Managing Outputs from Submitted Jobs