Tony Newton
Abu Dhabi
Summary
Principal Engineer & Technology Leader with 19+ years of expertise in middleware architecture, automation, migrations, and high-availability enterprise systems across banking and financial sectors. Delivered scalable, secure, and highly available solutions while driving operational efficiency and cross-functional team leadership. Proven record in reducing downtime, accelerating release cycles, and implementing disaster recovery strategies for mission-critical applications.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Engineer
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
04.2024 - Current
- Cloud Architect | Multi-Cloud Expert | Driving Efficient, Secure, and Scalable Cloud Solutions
- I design and implement multi-cloud architectures for mission-critical applications, lead AWS & Azure migrations cutting operational costs by 20%, and build Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/CloudFormation) for automated, reliable deployments. Passionate about optimizing CI/CD pipelines and enforcing cloud security best practices to deliver high-performing, secure cloud environments.
Associate Director
Synechron Technologies
04.2021 - 04.2024
- Implemented end-to-end deployment automation, reducing manual effort by 60%. Architected disaster recovery & one-touch DR solutions for mission-critical messaging platform, ensuring 99.99% uptime.
- Delivered best-practice middleware solutions for high-profile clients, enhancing performance and compliance.
- Team Size: 16
Project Manager
L&T Infotech
09.2015 - 04.2021
- ABSA Valpre Project: Migrated legacy to supported middleware platform. implemented CI/CD with Jenkins, improving delivery timelines by 30%.
- Standard Chartered Bank DR Automation. Automated DR using Rundeck & Ansible, completing project in 6 months without major setback.
- Middleware Audit Remediation: Coordinated cross-functional teams to remediate 100% of audit findings, improving regulatory compliance.
- Team Size: 8–12
Assistant Consultant
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
04.2014 - 09.2015
- Led middleware BAU team for DTCC, ensuring 24/7 system availability and compliance with SLA metrics.
- Team Size: 8
Professional 2, System Administrator
CSC India Pvt. Ltd
01.2012 - 04.2014
- Designed and built WebSphere, iPlanet, IBM DataPower environments for Farmers INET project.
- Improved system stability and performance through proactive monitoring and tuning.
- Team Size: 9
System Administrator
IBM India Pvt. Ltd
02.2011 - 01.2012
- Administered WebSphere, IBM DataPower, and IHS, maintaining 99.95% uptime for WellPoint WebSphere support.
- Team Size: 6
Senior Software Engineer / Module Lead
Mahindra Satyam
03.2006 - 02.2011
- Managed WebSphere AS, eDirectory, and Get Access for Nissan WIN Portal. Improved release deployment efficiency by 25% through scripting and process improvements.
- Team Size: 12
Education
Bachelor of Engineer - Electronics and communication Engineering
Prince Shri Venkateshwara Padmavathy Engineering
Chennai, Tamil Nadu01.2005
Skills
- Certified AWS professional with Azure experience
- Infrastructure & DevOps: Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes
- Programming & Scripting: Python
- Databases & Storage: MySQL S3, Blob Storage
- Networking & Security: VPC, Subnets, Security Groups, VPN, Firewall
- Enterprise Architecture for mission critical applications
- Disaster Recovery (DR) Automation & High Availability
- Infrastructure Migration & Modernization - CI/CD, DevOps & Orchestration (Jenkins, GitLab, Rundeck, Ansible)
- Performance Tuning, Security & Compliance - ITIL Process Management & Audit Remediation
- Cross-Functional Project Leadership - Risk Management & Release Governance
Accomplishments
- Deployment Automation: Reduced manual deployments by 60%, cutting release errors and improving release speed.
- DR & High Availability: Designed DR and one-touch DR solutions achieving 99.99% uptime for mission-critical apps.
- CI/CD Implementation: Improved project delivery efficiency by 30% across multiple legacy-to-modern migrations.
- Audit Remediation: Successfully closed 100% of audit findings, ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Team Leadership: Managed teams of up to 16, delivering high-quality middleware solutions on time.
Certification
AWS certified solution architect 2025.
Timeline
Principal Engineer
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)
04.2024 - Current
Associate Director
Synechron Technologies
04.2021 - 04.2024
Project Manager
L&T Infotech
09.2015 - 04.2021
Assistant Consultant
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
04.2014 - 09.2015
Professional 2, System Administrator
CSC India Pvt. Ltd
01.2012 - 04.2014
System Administrator
IBM India Pvt. Ltd
02.2011 - 01.2012
Senior Software Engineer / Module Lead
Mahindra Satyam
03.2006 - 02.2011
Bachelor of Engineer - Electronics and communication Engineering
Prince Shri Venkateshwara Padmavathy Engineering
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