Senior Manager
Athens, Attiki, Greece
Piraeus Bank, Group IT Operations, Server and Telecom Operations, Application Engineering DivisionHead of the Application Engineering DivisionSubordinates: 3 Teams (20 System/DB Administrators, Engineers & Assistant Managers)► Accomplished the completion of over 100 IT-related inter-group projects, some of them with particular demands and complexity during an era of a huge digital optimization and transformation for the Bank and multiple mergers and acquisitions (7 merged banking institutions and Intrum).► Ensured optimal system architecture, installation, general running, and 24/7 second level support for 150+ applications (incl. Winbank) running on (approx.) 4000 servers, along with all web/application and database platforms, and core IT-infrastructure services.► Proposed, designed, and implemented various solutions using innovative technologies (e.g., big data, full-text Indexing & visualization, machine learning & predictive analytics, event streaming, observability, μservices & containers, and IT-automation) which were adopted in production systems and applications, thus providing new functionality, and ensuring optimal operational performance.► Managed the allocation of multi-million-euro budgets (~€3M/year) for daily operations, support contracts & services, new products & technologies, strategic investments, and staffing.