RAJ HARJIKA Grimsby, ON  +1-647 710 4797

rajharjika@hotmail.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/raj-h-71378b198/

Author/IT Leader/VP Technology/Enterprise Architect

TOGAF 9.1 Certified  AWS Certified x10 ITIL V3 Certified  GCP Certified Digital Cloud Leader Microsoft Certified Azure Architect – Expert  SAFe 5.0 Agilist

An Author who is Technologically sophisticated, goal-orientated IT Leader and TOGAF 9.x Practitioner with 25+ years’ success driving high-
performance onshore and offshore teams to architect and build cutting-edge solutions from inception to delivery and innovate company-wide
technology.

Experience Summary

● Designed and Architected multiple Enterprise initiatives including Cloud Transformation, Disaster Recovery, Data Platforms, Digital Transformation across
regulated verticals including Financials, Insurance, Retail and HealthCare etc.

● Visionary strategist, skilled at defining and implementing achievable, clear IT vision, strategy, and enterprise architecture with the aim of optimizing technological
excellence.
● Advanced expertise leading the full SDLC with Waterfall, Agile, and Scrum development methodologies to deliver high-quality, innovative solutions, including the
development of multiple/hybrid platforms with cutting-edge technologies.
● Demonstrated ability to mitigate and significantly reduce risks by comparing current and target architecture, monitoring compliance, and implementing key security
measures.
● Repeated success guiding global business strategy with established and emerging technologies to achieve maximum operational impacts with minimum resource
expenditures.
● Promote a culture of innovation within the IT department, encouraging experimentation and the exploration of new technologies to drive business value and
competitive advantage.
● Passionate leader, able to cultivate professional growth, harness individual strengths, and manage onshore and offshore teams of 60+ professionals to complete all
targets and deliver cutting-edge solutions in a high-pressure environment.
● Dedicated to productivity, skilled at effectively communicating milestones and metrics for solutions delivery to ensure that all deliverables are achieved with
optimal efficiency within time and budget constraints.
● Accomplished communicator, skilled in building and strengthening relationships across functions to drive cohesive, strategic operations.

● Analytical, highly adaptable professional with extensive experience developing, deploying, and evaluating systems aimed at improving quality and efficiency.

● Engaging and collaborative, passionate about forging robust stakeholder partnerships to transform requirements into results and ensure satisfaction at the result.

● A solid history of success delivering cutting-edge digital and cloud transformation efforts that substantially enhance efficiency and technological excellence.

● Passionate and experienced in the “legacy/internet/cloud” & “cloud engineering” domains.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

NETSOL Technologies Americas Ltd, Toronto ON  VP Technology – Cloud Services (Jan 2023– Present) – Part time
Highlights-
 Led the strategic planning, development, and execution of cloud services initiatives to support the organization's goals and objectives.
 Led GenAI innovation team with custom solutions and Proof-of-concepts
 Spearheaded the migration of legacy systems to cloud-based platforms, resulting in a 30% reduction in infrastructure costs and improved
scalability and flexibility.
 Led AI-driven solutions team to streamline processes, enhance decision-making, and drive operational efficiency across departments.
 Managed a team of IT professionals, providing leadership, mentorship, and guidance to ensure alignment with IT and Cloud strategies and
objectives.
 Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify business requirements and implement innovative technology solutions to meet evolving
needs.
 Established partnerships with key vendors and technology providers to leverage cutting-edge tools and resources for cloud services and AI
initiatives.
 Developed and implemented cybersecurity measures to safeguard sensitive data and ensure compliance with industry regulations and
standards
 Oversaw the migration of on-premises infrastructure to cloud-based solutions, resulting in a 30% reduction in operational costs and improved
scalability.
 Partnered seamlessly with the Technology Leadership team, Principal Engineers, and Business Stakeholders to craft an Enterprise
Architecture Vision & Strategy that seamlessly integrated with company-wide objectives.

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 Reviewed and approved new technology developments in collaboration with cross-functional teams, maintaining a keen eye on alignment
with organizational standards and future-focused technologies.
 Established and facilitated the Enterprise Architecture Review Board, fostering a culture of collaboration and driving consensus around
future standards and technological innovations.
 Championed innovation by actively applying new technologies and methodologies to revolutionize, expand, and modernize the existing core
technology infrastructure, encompassing cloud solutions, web and mobile platforms, AI/ML integrations, microservices architectures, big
data analytics, and API-enabled products.
 Governing technology initiatives for Enterprise Architecture and AWS cloud services team
 Overseeing the development, architecture and guidelines of new technology solutions
 Maintaining relationships with 3rd parties and AWS
 Implement TOGAF across the enterprise
 Defining processes, policies and procedures for technology use within the organization
 Manage AWS architects, SME, developers and QA resources in multiple countries effectively and achieve coherence across the team.
 Assure that department achieves objectives and project completion within budget and time frame.
 Lead, mentor and support a highly effective team of passionate engineers fostering a high-performance culture.
 Maintains knowledge of emerging technologies and trends in engineering and development related to the organizations industry.

METAFORA, Toronto ON  Principal Architect – AWS Cloud Services (Apr 2022– Dec 2022)

 Develop and implement an overall organizational data strategy that is in line with business processes. The strategy includes data model
designs, database development standards, implementation and management of data warehouses and data analytics systems.
 Manage the data engineering team and provide technical guidance, mentorship, and feedback
 Define and execute the data engineering roadmap and vision, in alignment with the data strategy and business objectives
 Design and implement data solutions that leverage modern technologies, such as cloud, streaming, and machine learning
 Optimize the data engineering processes and pipelines, ensuring efficiency, quality, and performance
 Establish and enforce the data engineering principles, policies, and procedures, such as data governance, data security, data quality, and
data testing
 Demonstrated expertise in understanding technology trends and business processes, particularly within the context of AWS cloud
services, adeptly translating intricate technical concepts into strategic business solutions, notably in the domain of application
modernization.
 Collaborate closely with business and IT leaders to prioritize initiatives and investments, with a specific focus on modernizing
applications leveraging AWS cloud technologies to meet evolving business needs.
 Provide decisive leadership and guidance on technology decisions to ensure alignment with long-term business goals, with a particular
emphasis on maximizing the benefits of AWS cloud services for application modernization efforts.
 Partner seamlessly with the Technology Leadership team, Principal Engineers, and Business Stakeholders to develop an Enterprise
Architecture Vision & Strategy centered around AWS cloud-based application modernization, aligned with company objectives.
 Review and approve new technology developments in collaboration with cross-functional teams, with a keen focus on modernization
strategies leveraging AWS cloud solutions and services.
 Establish and support the Enterprise Architecture Review Board, fostering collaboration around modernization standards and AWS
cloud technologies, driving the transformation of legacy applications on the AWS platform.
 Drove innovation through the application of new technologies and approaches to renovate, extend, and transform the existing core
technology base, with a specific emphasis on modernizing applications across AWS cloud, web, mobile, AI/ML, microservices, big
data, and API-enabled platforms and products.
 Fostered collaboration with key stakeholders, including business leaders, IT teams, and external partners, to drive successful application
modernization efforts leveraging AWS cloud services and meet organizational objectives.
 Led thought leadership initiatives within the organization by delivering compelling presentations and architectural models that
highlighted the alignment of AWS cloud-based application modernization strategies with the company's mission and business growth
objectives.

 Managing end-to-end data architecture, from selecting the platform, designing the technical architecture, and developing the application
to finally testing and implementing the proposed solution.

NorthBay Solutions, Toronto ON  Director of Enterprise Architecture & AWS Cloud Services (Dec 2020 – April 2022)
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Toronto ON  Senior Technical Account Manager/Architect (May 2019 – September 2020)
Senior Technical Account Manager/Architect - SunLife Financials Global and CIHI
ComQI, Burlington, ON  Senior Solutions Architect (May 2018 – May 2019)
Larsen & Tubro (ABSA Banks), South Africa and UK  Senior Enterprise Architect (Jan 2018 – May 2018)

Projects:

 Trusted Advisor/Lead Enterprise Solutions Architect – AWHS – Amazon Workplace Health and Safety
 Trusted Advisor/ Lead Enterprise Solutions Architect – AWS Pro-Serv
 Trusted Advisor/ Lead Enterprise Solutions Architect – DUO Bank Canada
 Trust Advisor/ Lead Enterprise Solutions Architect – Grow Credit US
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 Trust Advisor/ Lead Enterprise Solutions Architect – Pearson Ed

 Trusted Advisor/ Lead Enterprise Solutions Architect – LobbyCRE

Responsibilities -
 Demonstrated a deep understanding of emerging technology trends and their intersection with business operations, adeptly translating
complex technical concepts into strategic business solutions.
 Collaborated closely with both business and IT leaders to effectively prioritize initiatives and allocate investments, ensuring alignment with
overarching business objectives.
 Provided decisive leadership and expert guidance on technology decisions, consistently ensuring that technological advancements supported
long-term business goals.
 Partnered seamlessly with the Technology Leadership team, Principal Engineers, and Business Stakeholders to craft an Enterprise
Architecture Vision & Strategy that seamlessly integrated with company-wide objectives.
 Reviewed and approved new technology developments in collaboration with cross-functional teams, maintaining a keen eye on alignment
with organizational standards and future-focused technologies.
 Established and facilitated the Enterprise Architecture Review Board, fostering a culture of collaboration and driving consensus around
future standards and technological innovations.
 Championed innovation by actively applying new technologies and methodologies to revolutionize, expand, and modernize the existing core
technology infrastructure, encompassing cloud solutions, web and mobile platforms, AI/ML integrations, microservices architectures, big
data analytics, and API-enabled products.
 Maintained a close partnership with Product Management and Engineering teams to envision, plan, and execute roadmaps for consumer-
facing experiences and tools, ensuring a seamless integration of technological advancements with customer needs.
 Cultivated strong relationships and fostered collaboration with key stakeholders, including business leaders, IT teams, and external partners,
to drive collective success and meet organizational objectives.
 Drove thought leadership within the organization by delivering impactful presentations and architectural models that showcased the
alignment of current and future technology initiatives with the company's mission and strategic growth objectives.
 Build, train and mentor Solutions Architect on Enterprise Architecture – TOGAF 9.1, AWS Well-Architected Review, CAF, MRA, MRP
 Define Enterprise Architecture Strategy, Roadmap and transition phases
 Participate and proactively share ideas and thoughts on Business Growth, Solutions, including Sales & Marketing Strategy
 Lead and govern Architecture Review Board
 Led and mentor Enterprise and Solutions Architects
 Published multiple presentations and sessions on technology, architecture and IT and Business Alignment
 Leading teams for multiple PoC including Customized WAR that would include NorthBay Lens
 Help lead through the day-to-day technical and organizational challenges of Cloud and DevOps transformation orchestrate cloud-based
services via modern DevOps frameworks in AWS
 Build and maintain AWS/Azure data processing workflows, incorporating cloud-native tools for scheduling, monitoring and resource
management
 Lead digital transformation and Cloud adoption in context people and culture, strategy, roadmaps, and performance.
 Advised leadership on tactical solutions for microservices architecture with the aim of achieving the best possible results.

Innovify, UK  Senior Enterprise Architect (Jan 2017 – Nov 2017)

The Trucking Network/Trade Network, Canada  IT Director/Senior Enterprise Architect (April 2016 – Jan 2017)
CampusEAI Pvt Ltd, India  Chief Architect/CTO (Jan 2016 – March 2016)
Express Scripts, Canada  Senior IT Architect (Jan 2015 – Jan 2016)
CAA, Canada  Senior Enterprise Architect (Aug 2015 – Dec 2015)
Flyht Aerospace Solutions Ltd, Canada  Senior Enterprise Architect (Dec 2014 – July 2015)

Transformed functional and non-functional requirements into products architecture and led a multi-faced team to deliver all aspects of SDLC, delivery
management, enterprise architecture, cloud migration in hybrid environment, and infrastructure capacity planning.

Responsibilities -
 Set a precedent that ensures quality and efficiency by establishing enterprise-wide architecture, design, and development best practices to.
 Strengthened stakeholder relationships to ensure that outcomes aligned with requirements and business needs and guarantee a high level of
satisfaction.
 Harnessed staff strengths and cultivated an environment of team collaboration to ensure productivity, quality, and efficiency.
 Led Cloud architecture, roadmap and enablement.
 Interfaced with solutions architects to deliver a scalable, adaptable, and suitable consensus-based enterprise solution that aligns outcomes
with ever-changing business needs.
 Liaised with the Project Management Office to ensure high-quality release and resource management throughout the solution development
cycle.
 Define Enterprise Architecture roadmap and strategy
 Define Cloud architecture for private, public and Hybrid Cloud
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 Ensure high availability, reliability, and security of the cloud environment

 Selecting features, building, and optimizing classifiers using machine learning techniques
 Cloud-Native Architecture and hybrid architecture using AWS for insurance and travel line of business
 Cloud-Native Architecture and hybrid architecture using AWS and GCP
 Cloud Migrations
 Collaborated with the business sales team on RFP/RFQs, performed assessments with support of domain architects, reviewed business cases,
and recommended architecture strategy and road map.

IBM - Bell, Canada  Senior Product Architect (2014 – 2014)

VIntegrate Technology Inc., Canada  IT Director (2013 – 2014)
McKesson, Canada  IT Architect (2013 – 2013)
American Express, Canada  Senior IT Architect (2013 – 2013)
Denologix - CISCO, Telstra  Senior Enterprise Architect (2011 – 2012)
Nagarro Software, United States of America  Senior Enterprise Architect (2011 – 2011)
FCS Software Solutions – Goombal, United States of America  Senior IT Architect (2011 – 2011)
ICMG World - Napier Health Care, Singapore  Senior Principal Architect (2010 – 2010)
United Technologies Corp, United States of America  Senior IT Architect (2009 – 2010)
Department of Home Affairs, South Africa  Senior Enterprise Architect (2009 – 2009)
Responsibilities -
 Drove a high-performance architecture team to effectively define business, data, application, and technology architecture to significantly
improve the immigration process, including arrival and departure from the country.
 Played a key role in the analysis, evaluation, and development of enterprise long-term strategic and operating plans to achieve strategic
corporate objectives and defined business, data, application, and technology architecture.
 Championed the definition of baseline and target architecture for innovative cards product under retail banking for ABSA, a South African
bank.
 Collaborated with security architect to implement enterprise security and supervised various other enterprise architects to implement
solutions for multiple LOB with the aim of significantly reducing risks.
 Enhanced technological excellence by driving strategic IT direction and defined business, data, application, and technology architecture
following TOGAF 9.1 ADM Cycle.
 Led AWS Well-Architected Review initiative across NBS
 Lead and govern Architecture Review Board
 Led and mentor Enterprise and Solutions Architects
 Built key professional relationships with stakeholders to gather requirements, report on progress, strengthen partnerships, and ensure a high
level of satisfaction.
 Leveraged an integration architecture approach to aid the successful merging of two companies, Big Pond and Telstra.
 Transformed business requirements into systems qualities and repeatable design strategies and patterns, including adaptability, scalability,
availability, and reusability.
 Led the in-depth design and development of REST API with API Gateway, aligning requirements with outcomes.
 Substantially reduced risks by implementing security from enterprise aspect in collaboration with the team of security architects.
 Meticulously analyzed legacy applications and systems to effectively derive required business functions and rules from existing applications.
 Successfully defined architecture for SOA Web service interface to third party systems, ensuring a high-quality outcome.
 Championed the architecture, design, and development of key adapters for business process and various events.
 Spearheaded the successful integration of DHA internal API with SABRE “SaaS” based application through web service, as well as DHA
application with SITA to advance business process.
 Leveraging IBM RSA, pioneered models and components with a key role in digital transformation, aligning outcomes with UML 2.0
standards.
 Meticulously assessed existing and target architecture to enhance technological efficiency and streamline workflow.
 Led key cloud migration by developing innovative cloud migration strategy and aligned security architecture with deployment model.

Additional experience:
IBM India Pvt Limited, Senior IT Architect | ZafinLabs, Senior Enterprise Architect | Sapient, Senior IT Architect | DTE Energy, Senior Integration
Architect | Canadian Institute of Health Information, Senior Integration Architect | Express Scripts Canada (ESI), Senior Enterprise Architect | TELUS
- Ackland’s Grainger, Senior Enterprise Architect | D+H, Performance/Solution Architect | Dexit Inc., Senior IT Architect | Toronto Star, Senior
Application Architect | CIBC, Senior Application Architect | Toronto Star, Senior Integration/ECM Architect | Bank of Montreal, IT Architect |
Toronto Star, IT Architect | CyberMedica, IT Architect | AGF, IT Architect | BMO Nesbitt Burns, IT Consultant

EDUCATION
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PhD in Strategic Management – Currently Pursuing

Data Science – HarvardX –
Executive MBA, Strategic Management
Bachelor of Commerce, Delhi University
Information Technology Diploma in Software Development, NIIT Ltd.
Masters in information technology management (As per USA Education Evaluation)

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES

Software Development Methodology: Waterfall, XP, Agile, SCRUM, DevOps, SAFE

Architectural Frameworks & Tools: TOGAF, Zachman, ITIL, IBM RSA, Sparx, Visio
Architectural Approach: SOA, EAI, Cloud computing, Micro Services, SaaS
SOA Product Suite: Oracle Product Suite 11g, IBM SOA Suite, Mulesoft
Application Platform: WebLogic, WebSphere Application Server, NAS, JBoss, OAS
Portal: WebLogic, WCS, Liferay 6.X, Sterling Commerce.
RDBMS: ORACLE, SQL Server, MYSQL, Sybase, DB2
Datawarehouse: Oracle Data Warehouse, Informatica, Oracle BI, SSIS, SSRS, ETL
Middleware: WSO2, IBM MQ Series, Tuxedo, Oracle Service Bus, openESB
Content Management: Open Market, Vignette, Alfresco, SharePoint
CRM: Microsoft Dynamics, SAP
Front End Tools: Oracle Builder, WL Workshop, WSAD, RAD 6, Eclipse, FORTE, Net-beans
Operating Systems: UNIX, Solaris, AIX, Windows, Novell Netware, Linux, Ubuntu
Internet/Mobile Technologies: Web Services, PHP, J2EE, JQuery, Servlets, .Net, XML, Angular/Node JS, & Bootstrap
Modelling/Design: UML 1.x-2X, DFD, BPM
Reports/Graphics: CRYSTAL REPORTS, Oracle REPORTS, JReport, Micro Strategy, SAS
Object-Oriented: OO ANALYSIS & DESIGN
Hardware: HP, SUN, TANDEM, IBM
3GL: C, C++
Performance Tuning Tools: Jmeter, Jprobe, WebLoad, Load Runner, JProfiler
Open Source: Struts, Hibernate, AJAX, SPRING, JIBX, JPA, Docker, HTML5, CSS
Data Modeling Tools: Erwin, Oracle Designer, Power Designer
NoSQL: Mongo DB, Cassandra, Hadoop
Cloud Computing: Amazon Cloud/AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud – Certified Architect and Specialists
Others: EXPRESS 'O' BUILDER, FoxPro, FOCUS, CLIPPER, MS-Office, Solr, Confluence, Cruise Control, Load Runner, SVN, Clear Case, TFS,
Confluence, JIRA