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Badrueduja Saudagar Mohammed

Badrueduja Saudagar Mohammed

Dubai

Summary

Techno-functional consultant with 12+ years of experience, including 5 years in the Gulf, specializing in the payment ecosystem. Possess deep understanding of cross-border payments, remittances, mobile banking, and finance. Demonstrated expertise across all aspects of the software industry and development cycle. Recognized for exceptional problem-solving abilities and delivering innovative solutions. Possess an analytical and driven mindset to meet demanding development objectives within tight schedules. Consistently deliver high-quality code to ensure flawless execution.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

PRODUCT DELIVERY - Enterprise Application

TCS
10.2023 - Current
  • Spearheading a dynamic team of 12 at Onsite, adeptly coordinating with offshore teams and engaging in strategic dialogue with senior management to chart product enhancement and business solution roadmaps
  • Successfully executed over 50+ business solutions within a 6-month period, significantly advancing payment processing and customer journey experiences
  • Engagement with the business to identify new requirements. Conducting a thorough analysis of requirements related to Payment Systems and associated systems.
  • Preparation of High-Level Design (HLD), Functional Specification Document (FSD), and other necessary documentation for approval through various internal forums for the project's endorsement. Coordination with the dependent team to ascertain cost and timeline estimates.
  • Facilitating discussions and negotiations with the vendor regarding the proposed solution, including the Approach, Statement of Work (SOW), costs, and timelines.


IT OPERATION MANAGER, Payments Domain

TCS
11.2019 - 09.2023
  • Led a high-performing Level 1 and 2 payment support team, enhancing training and performance metrics for a dynamic 10-member unit
  • Directed a top-tier Production Support team of 6, ensuring seamless operations across major financial centers including Mumbai, Cairo, Jeddah, Singapore, London, and Dubai
  • Effectively managed over 100 critical Priority 1 and 2 production issues, maintaining business as usual with minimal disruption
  • Achieved outstanding incident management, resolving over 50,000 incidents with an SLA compliance rate above 90%
  • Articulated a comprehensive IT strategy to support diverse payment methods across 7 countries, including SWIFT (international payments), FTS (local transfers), and Cheques.
  • Led roadmap prioritization for payment system migrations, managing a cross-functional team to successfully deliver 10 high-impact projects within a 12-month period, utilizing JIRA and Confluence for tracking and communication.

JUNIOR PRODUCT OWNER, Team Leader

TCS
06.2015 - 10.2019
  • Spearheaded the enhancement of the TCS BANCS product by designing and developing Java functions and modules, facilitating the processing and enrichment of financial messages across 2 major messaging systems SWIFT & SEPA
  • Facilitated 5 + settlement system support of product such as ZAHAV, ACH, SAMOS, SARIE, FTS, NEFT, RTGS, and IMPS
  • Engineered REST/IFX-based Web services for the integration of other channels and mobile services, ensuring seamless validation of BIC in real-time through interactions with Central Bank systems and international payment validators like Swift and Acuity which brought down Nck payments volume from 2% to 0.25%
  • Successfully implemented the product in 4 banks across the globe such as Rand Merchant Bank, Bank of Yahav, SOCGEN, National Commercial Bank and Post Finance
  • Delivered high-quality solutions to complex business challenges, adhering to stringent functional and technical specifications within demanding timelines and project scopes with 100% Compliance
  • Provided exemplary technical leadership to development teams, mentoring members and conducting regular code reviews to maintain high standards of code quality which brought SONARQUBE reported to less than 1%

DEVELOPER, Team Member

TCS
09.2012 - 06.2015
  • Engineered a NIPS bulk system for MT202/MT103 with real-time dual database sync ensuring 100% data integrity
  • Integrated IFX Web Service enhanced digital banking payment capabilities to cater 10+ modules such as beneficiary registration, customer onboarding etc
  • Crafted APIs for 25+ financial operations, improving remittance and transaction security
  • Implemented SOAP service for instant PDF receipt generation with 100% data security and elevated teller efficiency
  • Designed and deployed 30+ XML-based service integrations, facilitating seamless communication between banking channels and clearinghouses, adhering to the Functional Specification Document (FSD)
  • Improved 50 + generic Java methods for dynamic validation of file structures, enhancing system adaptability to meet diverse requirements
  • Utilized XSLT and STX technologies to transform business format XML into required 2 major Messaging system (SEPA and SWIFT)

Education

Master of Technology -

Sastra University
01.2012

Skills

  • Product Management
  • Product Development
  • Product Stabilization
  • Payment Domain Expertise
  • Process Automation
  • Vendor Management
  • Team Leader
  • Digital Authentication
  • FTS
  • SWIFT
  • WPS
  • ACH
  • NEFT
  • IPI
  • SARI
  • RTGS
  • DDS
  • AANI
  • IPS
  • Jboss
  • Java
  • Unix
  • Web Service
  • Soap
  • Rest
  • Microservices
  • XML
  • XSD
  • STXS
  • XSL
  • Oracle
  • Sql Server
  • Cross-functional coordination

Timeline

PRODUCT DELIVERY - Enterprise Application

TCS
10.2023 - Current

IT OPERATION MANAGER, Payments Domain

TCS
11.2019 - 09.2023

JUNIOR PRODUCT OWNER, Team Leader

TCS
06.2015 - 10.2019

DEVELOPER, Team Member

TCS
09.2012 - 06.2015

Master of Technology -

Sastra University
Badrueduja Saudagar Mohammed