ESHA BINDRA

PRINCIPAL LEAD ARCHITECT

Solution /T e c hnic al Arc hite c t

linkedin.com/in/esha-bindra [email protected] / [email protected] +91-7838483826

Possess a robust background exceeding 12+ years in the Financial Services and Investment Banking industries, focusing on comprehensive full-stack
development and providing effective technical leadership to diverse teams. Targeting opportunities in senior management or technical lead roles
within innovative organizations.
Domain: Experience: Investment Banking, Payment, Ecommerce

Education Profile Summary

MBA | 2018 Accumulated over 12+ years of comprehensive experience in the Financial, Investment Banking,
Information System and Payment, and E-commerce domains, demonstrating a robust understanding of complex systems
Human Resources and processes.
Institute of Management
Technology (IMT) Ghaziabad Directed as Principal Lead/Architect at Ameriprise Financial, driving the creation of innovative financial
B.Tech. (Hons.) | 2012 products; ensured they align seamlessly with overarching business goals.
Information Technology Cultivated comprehensive skill set that includes full-stack/backend development, cloud
Uttar Pradesh Technical technologies, and Microservices architecture, particularly excelling in Java, Spring Boot, and AWS,
University enhancing overall technical expertise.
Realized key achievements in the current position, notably through the implementation of
Core Competencies Generative AI solutions that significantly improved predictive analytics, thereby enhancing decision-
making processes across the organization.
Project Delivery Demonstrate outstanding leadership abilities by nurturing a collaborative team culture that
promotes innovation and continuous improvement, while actively mentoring junior engineers to
Project Planning & Execution elevate their technical competencies.
Hold extensive expertise in managing cloud infrastructure, especially within AWS and Azure
Financial Technology Solutions environments, facilitating the design and deployment of scalable applications that adapt to
changing business requirements.
Investment Banking Operations
Led a recent initiative that achieved a 20% boost in operational efficiency by integrating advanced
Cloud Infrastructure DevOps practices, effectively streamlining deployment processes and significantly reducing time-to-
Management market.

Agile Software Development Successfully led a project that integrated Generative AI solutions, resulting in 25% improvement in
predictive analytics capabilities, which significantly enhanced the decision-making processes for
investment strategies.
Predictive Analytics
Showcase expertise in crafting & executing robust security protocols for financial applications,
Security Protocols in Finance ensuring adherence to industry standards while effectively protecting sensitive data from potential
threats.
Microservices Design Patterns Proficiency in full-stack development, cloud technologies, and Microservices architecture,
combined with her strong analytical & problem-solving abilities, to enhance technological
Team Leadership and Mentoring capabilities and operational efficiency.

Application Performance
Optimization Technical Skills
Data-Driven Decision Making Languages and Technologies: Java (8, 9, 11, 17,21), Scala, Golang, Python, PL/SQL
Frameworks and Libraries: J2EE, EJB (3.x), Struts (1.x/2.x), Spring (Core, Security, MVC, REST, Boot,
People Management Cloud), Kafka Streams, Hibernate, JPA, Eclipse Link, TopLink, JDBC, MyBatis3, Hippo CMS, Liferay (6.1),
Angular (12/15), React JS (18.0), Node JS, Elastic Search, VAADIN, OVA, Apache POI, Zip4j, Log4j,
Stakeholder Management Quartz, JSTL, Mockito, Jasmine, Karma, Angular JS
Web Technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, XML, JSON, AJAX, DWR, YAML, GRAPHQL
Cross Functional Collaboration Microservices and APIs: REST API, SOAP, gRPC, JMS, MDB
Servers: WebSphere (9), WebLogic (12c), GlassFish (4.1), JBoss (7.1), Apache Tomcat
Operating Systems: Windows, Linux
Databases: MySQL, Oracle (11g/12c), MongoDB, Redis, PostgreSQL, Laser, Merlin, Fusion DB, Sybase
Soft Skills Cloud Technologies: AWS (EC2, SQS, SES, S3, RDS, EBS, ELB, Lambda, API Gateway), Azure (App
Services, Cosmos DB, Functions, Event Hub, AWS Storage), Cloud Foundry, Pega, GCP, SSO
Leadership & Delegation DevOps and CI/CD: Jenkins, Bamboo, Urban Deploy, Docker, Kubernetes, Maven, Sonar, SVN, GCP
High Business Ethics IDEs and Tools: Eclipse, IntelliJ, NetBeans, Oracle JDeveloper, SQLyog, SQL, VM, JIRA, Camunda
Executive Level Testing and Monitoring Tools: JUnit (5.x), Splunk, ELK
Communicator Messaging Systems: Apache Kafka, IBM MQ, SQS, SNS, Rabbit MQ
Visionary & Decision Making Design Documents: HDL/LLD
Interpersonal Skill SEO and Social Media Integration: Facebook, Twitter, Google Integration
 Career Timeline

Nov’12 – Jun’15 Oct’15 – Nov’16 Nov’16 – Oct’18 Oct’18 – Oct’21 Nov’21 – Dec’24
Software Engineer Software Engineer Sr. Software Engineer Sr. Software Engineer Software Manager

Work Experience
Key Result Areas:
Driving Strategic Innovation and Product Development - Spearheading the development of innovative banking and financial products, ensuring
alignment with institutional investor requirements and regulatory standards. Collaborating with product managers and business analysts to define
technical requirements, enhancing user experience and functionality.
Leading Technical Leadership and Infrastructure Management - Overseeing the architecture, design, and optimization of Microservices in a
distributed environment using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS Lambda, ensuring system scalability, reliability, and performance. Managing cloud
infrastructure across AWS and Azure platforms for optimal application deployment and architecture design.
Enhancing DevOps and Continuous Integration Excellence - Leading DevOps initiatives to streamline CI/CD processes, reducing deployment times
and enhancing scalability and load balancing. Establishing a framework for continuous integration and deployment that significantly improves
software delivery speed and quality.
Optimizing Performance and System Scalability- Implementing Microservices architecture and conducting performance tuning of existing
applications, resulting in improved response times and user experience. Developing high-performance payment processing systems, ensuring
seamless integration with financial institutions.
Collaborating Cross-Functionally and Engaging Stakeholders - Engaging with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to gather requirements, define
product scope, and translate them into technical specifications for product development. Contributing to Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and
retrospectives to ensure project alignment.
Mentoring and Developing Professional Growth- Mentoring junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional
development within the team. Implementing comprehensive training programs that enhance team productivity and understanding of cloud
technologies and Microservices architecture.
Implementing Security and Compliance Protocols - Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define and implement security protocols that ensure
compliance with industry standards, safeguarding sensitive financial data. Developing and maintaining web applications, ensuring compliance with
industry standards and best practices.
Ensuring Quality Assurance & Testing Frameworks- Conducting regular code reviews, unit testing, and architectural assessments to ensure adherence
to best practices and industry standards. Implementing a testing framework that reduces production defects and enhances software quality.

Projects Undertaken
Ameriprise Financial (Columbia Threadneedle US) - CMWB | Dec 24 to Present
CMWB Product focused on delivering global applicable solution for secure timely and streamlined process for Asset management Investments offers a
range of investor resources including perspectives from fund managers on the future of investing.
Responsibilities:
Written Microservices in distributed environment using Java, Spring Boot, AWS function, Lambda & API Gateway, React JS, and Python etc.
Managed cloud infrastructure using AWS for Application and Architecture design.
Managed DevOps for Application e.g. CI/CD, Scalability, Load balancing etc.
Led the architecture and deployment of cloud-native solutions on AWS SSO, significantly reducing hosting costs while improving system flexibility.
Morgan Stanley Investment Banking (Institutional Securities) - Client Central | Jun’23 – Dec 24
Client Central banking Product focused on delivering global applicable solution for secure timely and streamlined loans processing within organization.
Product is prepared for institutional investors by sales, trading, or other non-research personnel in the Institutional Securities Divisions which is enable
for financial institution, Loans Guidelines and Templates across firm.
Responsibilities:
Written Microservices in distributed environment using Spring Boot, AWS function, Lambda & API Gateway, React JS, Pega, Snowflake etc.
Managed cloud infrastructure using AWS and Azure for Application and Architecture design, PostgreSQL, Pega enables the automation of multi-step
workflows, such as trade settlements, loan processing, and KYC (Know Your Customer) compliance etc.
Managed DevOps for Application e.g. CI/CD, Scalability, Load balancing etc.
Led the architecture and deployment of cloud-native solutions on AWS/Azure SSO, significantly reducing hosting costs while improving system
flexibility.
Morgan Stanley Investment Banking (Institutional Securities) - Portfolio Management (Product) - Generative AI | Nov’23 - Dec 24
Portfolio management within the context of investment banking involves sophisticated architectures that leverage various technologies. ML models
analyze historical data to predict future market trends, asset prices, and portfolio performance. These models adapt to changing market conditions and
refine predictions over time.
Responsibilities:
Written Microservices in distributed environment using Spring Boot, AWS function, Lambda & API Gateway, Mongo DB, Golang, Python etc
Managed cloud infrastructure using AWS and Azure for Application and Architecture design, PostgreSQL, GCP, GRAPHQL, Camunda
Managed DevOps for Application e.g. CI/CD, Scalability, Load balancing etc.
Led the end-to-end deployment of complex applications in production environments, ensuring seamless integration, scalability, and resilient
architecture for high-traffic financial applications.
Morgan Stanley Investment Banking (Institutional Securities) - Resi-Loans Guidelines | Aug’22 – Jun’23
Resi-Loans Guidelines banking Product focused on delivering global applicable solution for secure timely and streamlined loans processing within
organization. Product is prepared for institutional investors by sales, trading, or other non-research personnel in the Institutional Securities Divisions
which is enable for financial institution, Loans Guidelines and Templates across firm.
Responsibilities:
Written Microservices in distributed environment using Spring Boot, AWS function, Lambda & API Gateway, React JS and Angular etc.
Managed cloud infrastructure using AWS and Azure for Application and Architecture design, PostgreSQL.
Managed DevOps for Application e.g. CI/CD, Scalability, Load balancing etc.
Designed and implemented a scalable microservices architecture on AWS, ensuring that applications handled X million transactions daily with zero
downtime.
Morgan Stanley Investment Banking (Institutional Securities) - WL-Web | Nov’21 – Sep’22
WL-Web investment banking Product focused on delivering global applicable solution for secure timely and streamlined loans processing within
organization. Product is prepared for institutional investors by sales, trading, or other non-research personnel in the Institutional Securities Divisions
which is enable for financial institution, Loans from different channels & their clearance & Settlement.
Responsibilities:
Written Microservices in distributed environment using Spring Boot, AWS function, Lambda & API Gateway, React JS, and Angular etc.

Managed cloud infrastructure using AWS for Application and Architecture design, Mongo DB for Caching.
Managed DevOps for Application e.g. CI/CD, Scalability, Load balancing etc.
Led the end-to-end deployment of complex applications in production environments, ensuring seamless integration, scalability, and resilient
architecture for high-traffic financial applications.

Bank of New York Mellon (OPF Product) | Oct’20 – Oct’21

Clear2Pay (C2P) is an innovative payment technology product focused on delivering global applicable solution for secure timely and streamlined
payment processing. C2P’s have Open Payment Framework (OPF) product which is enable for financial institution, Payments from different channels &
their clearance & Settlements.
Responsibilities:
Written Microservices in distributed environment using Spring Boot, AWS and Azure function, Lambda & API Gateway, Angular JS etc.
Managed cloud infrastructure using AWS, Azure for Application and BPMN flows.
Managed DevOps for Application e.g. CI/CD, Scalability, Load balancing etc.
Led the architecture and deployment of cloud-native solutions on AWS/Azure, significantly reducing hosting costs while improving system
flexibility.

American Express (OPF & POM Product) | Jun’20 – Oct’20

Clear2Pay (C2P) is an innovative payment technology product focused on delivering global applicable solution for secure timely and streamlined
payment processing. C2P’s have Open Payment Framework (OPF) and Payment Order Management (POM) products which is enable for financial
institution, Payments from different channels & their clearance & Settlements.
Responsibilities:
Written Microservices in distributed environment using Spring Boot, AWS and Azure function, Lambda & API Gateway, Angular etc.
Managed cloud infrastructure using AWS, Azure for Application and BPMN flows.
Managed DevOps for Application e.g. CI/CD, Scalability, Load balancing etc. and Development Deployment & unit testing of application.

Navy Federal Union Credit (OPF Product) | Sep’19 – Jun’20

Clear2Pay (C2P) is an innovative payment technology product focused on delivering global applicable solution for secure timely and streamlined
payment processing. C2P’s have Open Payment Framework (OPF) Product which is enable for financial institution, Framework using VAADIN and OVA
Products.
Responsibilities:
Written Microservices in distributed environment using Spring Boot, AWS function, Lambda & API Gateway, React JS and Angular etc.
Managed cloud infrastructure using AWS for Application and BPMN flows.
Managed DevOps for Application e.g. CI/CD, Scalability, Load balancing etc. and Development Deployment & unit testing of application.

Bank of America (OPF Product) | Oct’18 – Aug’19

Clear2Pay (C2P) is an innovative payment technology product focused on delivering global applicable solution for secure timely and streamlined
payment processing. C2P’s have Open Payment Framework (OPF) which is enable for financial institution.
Responsibilities:
Implemented ACH Credit Transfer and ACH Direct Debit and US Faster Payment engine for BOA Bank using microservices and AWS lambda API,
React JS etc.
Managed whole DevOps process for BOA and Methodology: Agile Scrum Sprint & JIRA.
Architecture: Domain driven & Event driven and Payment Message Format: SWIFT, ISO2022.

SBI (neo-Collection Product) | Jan’18 – Oct’18

SBI is Project of neo-Collections of Collecting Loan amount being delinquent or Pre-delinquent, Frequent Reminder and Legal Action or Repossession of
Asset or Property.
Responsibilities:
Implemented microservices for each process and Neo-Collection product of Nucleus.
Infrastructure migration from SBI Collection.

ADHA (Abu Dhabi Development & Housing Authority) Migration | Oct’15 – Dec’17
ADHA is Abu Dhabi’s Government body. It deals in providing the many services to its citizens (Emirates). Major of the services are these two, 1) Lending
loans and 2) Granting the lands. It was established in 2012. Since the beginning, Nucleus has been developing the whole system of ADHA.
Responsibilities:
Developed services for ADHA and exposing web service for ADHA using REST API.
Exposing Web service using REST API/SOAP and consumed third party services.

Employee Portal | Jan’15 – Jun’15

A portal is a web application, which has features like a portal search, employee details, apply leave, project details, compensation leave etc.
Responsibilities:
Developed services with LifeRay EE 6.1, Portlets, Spring.
Exposing Web service using REST API/SOAP and consumed third party services.
Contrapunto | Sep’13 – Dec’14
This is a web application based on news portal. Main requirement is to provide features related to news portal so that any news will be updated by
admin in this web application based on news portal. Main requirement is to provide features related to news portal so that any news will be updated by
admin in backend and it will be automatically displayed on news website.
Responsibilities:
Multimedia case sheet and Integration with Hippo CMS, Struts, Hibernate.
Intuitive Knowledge base for every specialty.
CENABO, UK (London) | Aug’13 – Sep’14
DLF World School | Nov’12 – Apr’13

Personal Details
Date of Birth : 1st December 1990
Address : Delhi NCR
Languages Known : English and Hindi