Huzefa Kachwala

Experience

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  Amdocs

  Sept 2006 - Jun 2021

  Responsible for Architectural leadership and Delivery management in the development of cloud native, secure, scalable and resilient applications at AT&T. - Led Digital Transformation program which involved migration of legacy eBill platform to cloud infrastructure based on Micro-Services Architecture and modern technology stack.- Led the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) as part of Consent Management Platform which involved development of a new portal using cloud native architecture and technologies.- Orchestrate onshore and offshore development teams (20+ software engineers) to deliver high quality software, streamline coding practices, create standards, enhance code quality, perform code reviews and simplify maintainability and alerting for mission-critical solutions.- Working with customers and product line management to identify, refine, and translate customer needs into concrete technical requirements.- Collaborating with numerous teams covering all component aspects of the project, to coordinate enhancements, continuous system integration and triage technical issues. Show less Worked as a Development Lead in a fast-paced agile team, architected and led development of AT&T Business Center Ordering.- Actively involved in SCRUM meetings, discussing the implementation, integration of backlog items considering the released version of software and best practices for solutions.- Worked with n-tier architecture involving UI, Business Layer, Services Layer,Data Access Layer, and Business Layer.- Collaborate with numerous teams covering all component aspects of the project, to coordinate enhancements and continuous system integration.- Orchestrated onshore and offshore development teams (~20 Dev & QA resources) to deliver high quality code and achieve 100% acceptance within the iteration.- Providing guidance and direction to onshore/offshore developers and at the same time resolve gaps/open issues with business and architects. Show less Responsible for Development and Support for full Telecom BSS stack including CRM, Ordering and Billing systems for Residential and Enterprise customers.- Manage team of 5+ Software developers- Overall responsibility for production and operations- Lead incident management process and drive triage and resolution for sev1/2 incidents- Lead development process, solution designing with customer, estimation and approval, prioritization of backlog and scoping for sprint, testing and deployment- Responsible for Production SLAs Show less

  • Software Development Manager / Solutions Architect

    Nov 2016 - Jun 2021

  • Software Development Lead

    Jul 2014 - Nov 2016

  • Development Expert

    Apr 2010 - Jul 2014

  • Senior Subject Matter Expert

    Aug 2008 - Mar 2010

  • Subject Matter Expert

    Sept 2006 - Jul 2008
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  Presidio

  Jun 2021 - Sept 2022

  Architect | Software Development Manager

  Serving as a Cloud Application Architect & Development Lead for Wheel Pros which includes a suite of web applications, REST API’s and integration services on AWS.- Spearheaded an effort to integrate Digital Asset Management SaaS with Wheel Pros Applications using AWS Services.- Leading and mentoring development team to own the AWS infrastructure; encouraging the team to analyze, explore, and evolve the cloud-based environments to proactively meet the business needs and future endeavors.- Designed and implemented several solutions for Product Lifecycle Management and Product Data Distribution using AWS services. - Designed, implemented & maintained below AWS infrastructure spanning multiple accounts, regions, VPCs, and AZs: - API Gateway & lambda for exposing backend REST API’s. - Used Serverless framework for deploying the lambdas. - SNS, SQS, Step functions and lambdas for building event driven architectures. - CloudFront, S3, Amplify framework for exposing web application. - Cognito for User authentication and authorization - CloudFormation, CodeCommit, CodeBuild & CodePipeline for infrastructure and code deployment- Collaborating with various teams including business, sales, and marketing to define requirements, interfaces, implementation approaches, and scalable and reusable solutions.- Drive technical excellence and implementation of best engineering practices such as design review, continuous integration, and continuous deployment- Being a hands-on problem solver and leading from the front in continuously exploring new technology platforms. Show less

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  Publicis Sapient

  Sept 2022 - now

  Sr. Manager, Technology

  As a Senior Manager of Technology, Huzefa is currently engaged as an Architect for Marriott International's Revenue Management System project. This initiative focuses on transitioning from the legacy Central Reservation System (CRS) to a modernized platform. Huzefa's primary areas of involvement lie within the Publishing and Service Layer verticals. By leveraging his expertise, he aims to facilitate the seamless integration of the Revenue Management System from the legacy CRS to the new CRS, ensuring enhanced operational efficiency and revenue optimization for Marriott International. Show less