IMTEYAZ AHMAD

Plot 105, Sangam Nagar, Ring Road, Nagpur-440013

Cell /WhatSapp+91- 8600038911/7208835363
Email:[email protected] Skype: imteyazbabu
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PROFILE SUMMARY:
Highly accomplished Enterprise Applications Director with 25+ years of experience driving innovation and
delivering IT solutions for National critical ICT projects in the energy and utilities sector across the Middle East.
Proven expertise in leveraging TOGAF and ITIL methodologies, coupled with in-depth knowledge of CLOUD, AI,
ML, IoT, AR/VR, and Data Science. Successfully led and managed teams in developing, implementing, and
maintaining enterprise applications that optimized efficiency and achieved significant results for National
Critical Projects across Saudi Arabia (SWCC, MARAFIQ, Aramco, Maaden), Qatar (Kahramaa, Qatargas/Qatar
Energy) and Oman (ORPC, PDO).

ACHIEVEMENTS:

 Strategic Leadership:

 Increased departmental KPI achievement by 15% over two years, demonstrating effective
leadership and strategic direction.
 Achieved strong departmental alignment with NWC IT strategy by 20% as measured by internal
audits, ensuring initiatives supported overall IT goals.

 Budget Management & Resource Optimization:

 Reduced departmental budget by 10% through strategic vendor negotiations and resource
allocation strategies, resulting in a net savings of $[Amount] which was then strategically
reallocated to fund a critical new business application.
 Streamlined the application development process by implementing a new agile methodology,
leading to a 15% reduction in development time and faster delivery of essential applications.

 Business Needs Analysis & Application Development:

 Implemented a new, streamlined stakeholder needs assessment process, reducing the time
spent gathering business requirements by 20% and improving project efficiency.
 Oversaw the development of a new customer relationship management (CRM) system that
increased customer satisfaction by 15%, leading to improved customer retention.
 Led the development team in reducing application development defects by 30% through the
implementation of a rigorous code review process, ensuring high-quality applications.

 Technical Expertise:

 Modernized the enterprise application architecture, resulting in a 20% reduction in application

downtime and a significantly improved user experience.
 Successfully transitioned a legacy application to the cloud, achieving a 15% reduction in IT
infrastructure costs and greater operational efficiency.

 Team Leadership & Development:

Travelled to Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Oman, China, Singapore, Mongolia, Brunei etc.
  Built and led high-performing teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and
professional development.
 Implemented a new employee development program that emphasizes skill development and
career growth, increasing employee satisfaction by 10%.
 Mentored two team members who received promotions to senior developer positions within
the past year, strengthening the overall team's technical expertise.

TECHNICAL SKILL :
ERP SOLUTIONS:
 Oracle ERP E-business Suite, SAP S/4 Hana, MS Dynamics 365 Business Central,Empower, Everest, SHCI (Healthcare), Tally.
PROGRAMMING & DATABASE:
 Java, Terraform, Python,.net/ VB6, C,C++, COBOL, Oracle, MS SQL, FoxPro, Dbase, Filemaker pro.
CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES AND PLATFORM:
COMPUTE:
 Google Compute Engine (GCE), Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), Google App Engine, Google Cloud Functions, Amazon Elastic Compute
Cloud (EC2), Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) , Amazon Elastic Beanstalk, AWS
Lambda, Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure App Service, Azure Functions
STORAGE:
 Cloud Storage, Cloud SQL, Cloud Spanner, Cloud Filestore, Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Relational Database
Service (RDS), Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS), Azure Blob Storage, Azure SQL Database, Azure
Cosmos DB, Azure Disk Storage
NETWORKING:
 Google Cloud Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Google Load Balancing, Google Cloud DNS, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Elastic
Load Balancing (ELB), Amazon Route 53, Azure Virtual Network (VNet), Azure Load Balancer, Azure DNS
MANAGEMENT & MONITORING:
 Google Cloud Stackdriver, Google Cloud Monitoring, Google Cloud Logging, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon CloudTrail,
Amazon CloudFormation, Azure Monitor, Azure Log Analytics, Azure Resource Manager
ORCHESTRATION TOOLS:
 Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes, Chef, OpenStack, CloudBolt, Morpheus, Cloudify, Microsoft Azure Automation, AWS
CloudFormation, Google Cloud Deployment Manager
MACHINE LEARNING:
 Cloud AI Platform, TensorFlow on Google Cloud, BigQuery ML, Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Rekognition, Amazon Polly,
Azure Machine Learning, Azure Cognitive Services, Azure Databricks
DATA ANALYTICS:
 BigQuery, Dataproc, Dataflow Amazon Redshift, Amazon EMR, Amazon Kinesis Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure
HDInsight, Azure Data Factory
SECURITY:
 Google Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM), Google Cloud Security Command Center (Cloud SCC), Google Cloud
Armor, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), AWS CloudTrail, AWS Shield Azure Active Directory (Azure AD),
Azure Security Center, Azure DDoS Protection.
 version control systems (Git/ GitLab) , CI/CD technologies such as Artifactory, SonarQube, Jenkins,
OPERATING SYSTEM:
 Windows XX, Sun Solaris, Red Hat Linux.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
 MS PROJECT 2007/10/Oracle Primavera

Travelled to Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Oman, China, Singapore, Mongolia, Brunei etc.
LEADERSHIP CAREER HISTORY:
Enterprise Application Director/ Head of Digital Transformation - Technavious Technologies Services, India
JAN2021 –JAN2024

 Successfully led a team of 32 IT professionals in developing and implementing enterprise applications

that significantly improved business processes for various departments across the organization.
 Established the department's strategic vision and operational plans, ensuring alignment with
Company’s IT strategy.
 Developed and implemented departmental policies and procedures to streamline application
development and management processes.
 Optimized the departmental budget by reducing Quantifiable costs by 10% through vendor
negotiations and resource allocation strategies.
 Monitored staff performance, conducted performance reviews, and provided coaching and mentorship
opportunities to develop strong, independent team members.
 responsible for setting the technical and architectural direction, design, oversight, and implementation of the
Client’s global technology infrastructure and Cloud solutions
 Other responsibilities include day-to-day operations and management of the Cloud, DevOps & Middleware
Platforms, contingency plans, capacity planning, project management, vendor management, IT Procurement,
contract negotiation.
 Lead Architect and SME for Cloud Solutions, DevOps technologies
 Reviewed Application & Infrastructure design and actively implemented multiple infrastructure/middleware
platforms including integrations with IAM and other applications and ensured scalability, performance and
supportability of the solution
 Provided leadership, guidance and support to the other team members of the infrastructure team on the
matters of Cloud solutions, Docker containers, Ansible, Kubernetes
 Set the standards and executed the migration and deployment of solution configurations across environments,
using automation as key criteria
 Responsibility includes planning the business strategy for Core technology infrastructure for multiple business
domains
Enterprise Information System Architect –Qatargas LTD, 2018 – 2020
 Designed and implemented robust application architectures, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security.
 Collaborated with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical
solutions.
 Conducted performance analysis and optimization of existing applications, improving overall system efficiency.
 Led architecture reviews and provided guidance to development teams, ensuring adherence to best practices.
 Establishing architectural vision & roadmap –working with the architecture team, business stakeholders,
analysts and technical staff to craft a shared vision of the infrastructure future state, while employing standards
and practices to provide a secure, innovative and cost-effective environment.
Also responsible for guiding the development of reference architectures and technology roadmaps and helping
migrate from legacy to modern technologies with an eye on reducing technical debt using solid lifecycle
management principles.
 New Technology introduction: understand the needs of QG’s customers and internal business stakeholders
and guiding the evaluation of new strategic technologies and emerging standards, from an enterprise
infrastructure perspective, that fit QG’s future needs as well as establishing processes that govern selection,
prototyping and adoption of different technologies.
 Architecture Guidance & Consulting – guiding the technical, solution and system architects that are part of
the Technology & Operations organization. Providing guidance and direction to the various developments,

Travelled to Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Oman, China, Singapore, Mongolia, Brunei etc.
 contractor, and business groups on infrastructure and security technology standards while ensuring that
applications, infrastructure and security needs are architected for total scalability and performance.

Chief Application Architect, Indian Consultancy services, Middle East &Africa, 2015–2017

 Directed strategic planning and operational execution of enterprise applications initiatives, achieving a 20%
improvement in operational efficiency.
 Managed multimillion-dollar budgets and optimized resource allocation, resulting in a 15% reduction in costs
while maintaining service levels.
 Led cross-functional teams in analyzing business needs and translating them into IT solutions, resulting in a 25%
increase in customer satisfaction.
 Architected scalable and secure enterprise application architectures, enabling a 30% increase in system
reliability and uptime.
 Established and enforced IT application standards, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and
organizational policies.
 Conducted feasibility studies for enterprise applications development, identifying opportunities for innovation
and cost savings.
 Led technical evaluation processes of outsourcing IT teams, resulting in the selection of high-performing vendors
and improved service delivery.
IT Analyst, Kenana Sugar Company, Sudan, Africa 2010- 2014,:
 Utilized advanced analytics techniques to extract actionable insights from large datasets, driving business value
and innovation.
 Developed predictive models and machine learning algorithms to optimize business processes and improve
decision-making.
 Communicated findings and recommendations to stakeholders in a clear and compelling manner, influencing
strategic initiatives.

Sr. Solutions Architect, Bharti Airtel Ltd Nov2008 –Apr2010

 Responsibility includes the development of strategic business plan, business offering models, Architecting IDC&
Managed IT services infrastructure, Building partnership with global leaders in IDC, managed IT services,
managed IT security services etc, . Conducting market research and devising effective sales strategies to identify
and maximize opportunities for increased efficiency and profitability, overseeing sales performance and
managing daily sales activities, Organizing, administering, reviewing & evaluating the work of subordinates,
Measuring Performance and auditing each project, each individual in the team and over all company
performance against annual and long-term quality company objective.

Sr. IT Consultant, Mohsin Haider Darwish LLC, Oman Sept-2006 –Oct 2008

 Utilized advanced analytics techniques to extract actionable insights from large datasets, driving business value
and innovation.
 Developed predictive models and machine learning algorithms to optimize business processes and improve
decision-making.
 Communicated findings and recommendations to stakeholders in a clear and compelling manner, influencing
strategic initiatives.

IT Executive /IT Manager,Skj Group, Brunei Darussalam July 1996 –August 2006
 Responsibility includes Keeping up-to-date of changes in technology and implementing new software
/Hardware/networking products into company, Infrastructure and application architecture assessment, design
and implementation for high availability, scalability, performance and security, Planning and costing all phases of
projects, then coordinating all associated activities and resources from feasibility to implementation, Discussing
Travelled to Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Oman, China, Singapore, Mongolia, Brunei etc.
 the business needs and developing and implementing MRP& ERP, Trouble shooting and solving hardware,
software and Network problems, Maintaining the access rules to data and other IT resources, Maintaining the
security and confidentiality over the issuance and maintenance of authorized user IDs and passwords,
Monitoring the information security violations and taking corrective action to ensure security provided,
Preparing and monitoring the information security awareness program for all employees, reviewing and
evaluating the information security policy and suggesting necessary changes to management, Testing the
security architecture to evaluate the security strengths and to detect possible threats.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
 Master of Science- Information Technology.
 Bachelor of Science- Information Technology.
 Higher National Diploma in Computer Application.
 MBA Level Studies in Risk Management from Oxford University.
 MBA Level Studies in Strategy Management from IIM Bangalore University

CERTIFICATION
 TOGAF 9.2 Certified Enterprise Architect
 Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL).
 Certified Information System Auditor (CISA)
 ISO 9000:2000 Certified Internal Quality Auditor
 Advanced Training in Balanced Score Card Solutions Deployment.
 Training in Total Quality Management& SIX SIGMA.
 Training in Project Management Professional (PMP).
 Training in Information Security Management System (ISMS) (IEC/ISA 62443/NIST800-XX/ISO 27001)

Travelled to Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Oman, China, Singapore, Mongolia, Brunei etc.