علاء رشيد

• Contribute to the development and execution of comprehensive technology strategies aligned with business goals.
• Drive innovation initiatives and integrate emerging technologies into digital banking systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, backend developers, and product managers, to deliver high-quality solutions within established timelines.
• Design and develop mobile applications, adding and optimizing features per specifications.
• Implement robust testing processes to ensure performance, reliability, and security of front-end applications.
• Conduct code reviews and establish coding standards to maintain code quality and consistency across projects.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with front-end development projects and implement appropriate controls and measures.
• Monitor compliance/adherence to policies, procedures, and frameworks and ensure the implementation of corrective actions to reduce risk.
• Monitor SLAs and team KPIs to ensure planned targets are being met and IT services are delivered accordingly.
• Generate and escalate periodic and requested reports ensuring accuracy and timely delivery.

• Conduct high-level assessments to analyze business requests and develop solution architecture approach
• Ensure the right approaches are followed during the implementation phase
• Collaborate with other architecture teams and vendors
• Monitor remote software development teams
• Provide consultation and design for software projects
• Analyze Business Requirements and write Functional Specifications
• Conduct proof of concepts for emerging technologies

• Development team lead 2017 - 2021
○Improve systems performance by investigating problems, developing specifications, identifying trends in technology, and recommending solutions
○Led the development of cross-platform applications and improved system performance by investigating problems and recommending solutions
○Worked with cross-functional teams on technology decisions and technical designs, and developed cost and schedule estimates for new development activities
○Successfully delivered projects for clients such as Kuwait Oil Company, Sabah Al Salem University, Public Authority for Industry, Al Khafji Joint Operations - KJO, and Public Authority for Civil Information
• Senior Software Engineer 2011 - 2017
• GIS Developer 2007 - 2011