Seasoned IT professional with over 18 years of extensive experience in the Financial industry, specializing as an Application Architect and Lead Developer for the Pricing domain. Proficient in delivering end-to-end solutions, from front-end application modernization to backend cloud migration of monolithic Java/J2EE enterprise applications. Skilled in business analysis, solution design, and development across various layers of the application stack.Key Accomplishments:* Actively contributed as Technical Lead and Developer, adept at analyzing requirements, designing solutions, and writing codes for front-end, framework, business logic, and interface integrations.* Demonstrated proficiency in simplifying complex business flows through collaboration with UI/UX design teams, product owners, and stakeholders.* Extensive experience in backend design and development, leading discovery sessions, conducting business and technical analysis, and overseeing the development, testing, and deployment phases.* Experienced in interfacing between enterprise applications using various mechanisms such as REST API (XML/JSON), SOAP over HTTPS, SOAP over MQ, leveraging Test-Driven Development (TDD) principles for both front-end and back-end development, and proficient in writing unit and integration tests.Technical Skills:* Java, Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, Microservices, Docker, REST API, SOAP API, Angular, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, React JS, Carbon, IBM Cloud, API Connect, DB2, MySQL, NoSQL (MongoDB), Apache Solr, IBM MQ, Git, Maven, Jenkins, JFrog, Postman, Jira, SonarQube, OAuth 2.0, JUnit, Jasmine, Karma, Cypress, DrawIO, LucidChart.Functional Skills:* Stakeholder management, Requirement Gathering, Sprint Planning, User Story creation, Translation of business needs into technical requirements, Technical implementation analysis and design, Agile methodology, Project status reporting and communication, Team leadership, and workload management.