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Atif Ali Siddiqui, Senior Solution Architect

Atif Ali Siddiqui

Senior Solution Architect·Ajman Bank

United Arab Emirates

Doctorate, AI & Technology Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 19 years, 11 months

Senior Solution Architect

June 2025 - Present

Ajman Bank

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 2025 - Present

• Led the Open Banking compliance program, successfully onboarding Ajman Bank to CBUAE Nebras Ozone APIs within 6 months, integrating 16+ regulatory APIs across payments, accounts, and consent management, and achieving 100% regulator-approved production go-live.
• Streamlined enterprise middleware transformation, migrating IBM ACE and IBM MQ to latest supported versions across 20+ integrations, ensuring zero downtime, improved platform stability, and compliance with vendor support standards.
• Introduced event-driven messaging and streaming to modernise the bank’s architecture, achieving 35% higher transaction throughput and reducing project delivery times by 25%, following industry-leading design and planning practices.
Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Information Technology

Enterprise Architect

March 2024 - June 2025

Computer Network Systems

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

March 2024 - June 2025

• Acted as Cloud Evangelist for AWS, Oracle Cloud, and Azure, enabling 3+ enterprise migrations and reducing infrastructure provisioning time by 35%, promoting cloud adoption and best practices across teams.
• Modernised the next-generation iSuite Banking Platform by integrating real-time analytics, resilient microservices, and high-availability design, improving system uptime by 40% and accelerating transaction processing by 30% encompassing balance inquiries, fund transfers, and card printing on ATM, MFK, and CCDM.
• Defined enterprise architecture standards and technology roadmaps aligned with strategic business goals.
• Conceived organisational transformation using GitLab, CI/CD, and Jira, resulting in a 40% improvement in release velocity.
Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Solution Architect

June 2023 - March 2024

Al Fardan Exchange

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 2023 - March 2024

• Governed end-to-end architecture and migration of core systems (AlfaPay, AlfaNow, Aani Integration) to AWS, reducing infrastructure costs by 30% and improving system availability by 40%.
• Designed and delivered secure, scalable APIs and microservices for core exchange systems, increasing transaction throughput by 35% and reducing integration errors by 25%.
• Orchestrated cross-functional agile teams and enforced architecture governance during product rollouts, accelerating release cycles by 30% and ensuring 100% compliance with enterprise standards.
Company industry:
Financial Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Software Product & Platform Engineering Manager

October 2021 - June 2023

Accenture

Bengaluru, India

October 2021 - June 2023

• Managed the Accenture Video Solution serving as the foundational
platform for multiple IPTV and OTT services, supporting 100K+ users, 5+
streaming platforms, and maintaining 99.9% uptime across production
environments.
• Executed analytics for personalised recommendations and real-time
viewer insights, increasing user engagement by 25% and content
consumption by 30%.
• Championed sustainable product development initiatives, reducing
projected carbon footprint by 20% and embedding green practices into
design and delivery.
• Partnered with C-level stakeholders on product roadmaps, compliance,
and platform scalability, accelerating feature deployment by 30% and
ensuring 100% regulatory adherence.
Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

R&D Architect

November 2017 - October 2021

Wipro

Chicago Loop, United States

November 2017 - October 2021

• Guided R&D for micro-frontend architectures and event-driven systems using Kafka, React, and Node.js.
• Pioneered AWS Cost Optimization, identifying underutilised resources to save over $80, 000 per annum.
• Suggested and applied CQRS across the platform, leveraging AWS DynamoDB, PostgreSQL, and Elasticsearch.
• Architected an event-based communication framework via Kafka to handle payloads across legacy systems and data stores.
Company industry:
Software Development
Job role:
Information Technology

Technical Architect

November 2014 - November 2017

Mindtree

Bengaluru, India

November 2014 - November 2017

• Engineered and executed digital platforms for mobility,
customer service, and chatbot solutions, improving user
engagement by 35% and reducing service response times by
25%.
• Led end-to-end architecture for clients including HSBC, JP
Morgan, P&G, and Adidas, delivering scalable solutions that
decreased deployment time by 30% and increased platform
reliability.
• Led the presentation of Mattels Personal Assistant Shopper at
the 2016 Nuremberg Toy Fair, reaching 5, 000+ global buyers and
partners, increasing product exposure and accelerating
adoption.
• Standardised design guidelines for Marriott International on
Liferay Portal with LDAP, SSO, and SAML authentication,
enhancing security compliance and reducing integration errors
by 40%.
• Architected Smart Office and Indoor Navigation solutions
using Indoor Atlas for Procter & Gamble, improving workspace
efficiency by 30% and enhancing real-time navigation for
employees.
Company industry:
IT Services
Job role:
Information Technology

Team Lead

February 2013 - October 2014

MPower Global

Bengaluru, India

February 2013 - October 2014

• Collaborated with a 12-member engineering team to deliver CRM solutions for Dubai Airport, improving customer engagement by 30% and streamlining aviation service workflows.
• Operationalized the Fingence financial system to manage mutual bonds, assets, and alternative investments, increasing portfolio processing efficiency by 25% and reducing reconciliation errors.
• Led integration efforts with airline reservation, loyalty, and ticketing systems, reducing data discrepancies by 40% and enabling seamless end-to-end operations.
• Scaled the mPride social portal by integrating Google APIs with Liferay, enhancing team collaboration and increasing internal platform usage by 35%.
Company industry:
Software Development
Job role:
Information Technology

Senior Software Engineer

July 2006 - February 2013

Unisys Global Services India

Bengaluru, India

July 2006 - February 2013

• Pioneered private cloud solutions, including Secure Private Cloud (SPC) and Hybrid Cloud Broker (HCB), improving infrastructure security by 40% and enabling flexible hybrid deployments.
• Researched and implemented XML Parsing (DOM, SAX, JAXB) and RESTful Web Services, reducing data processing errors by 30% and accelerating integration timelines.
• Built an eventing framework for triggering alerts and notifications across product modules, increasing system responsiveness by 35% and improving issue resolution times.
• Served as Production Lead and Writer for the global company magazine Unibytes, creating Flash animations and JS-based games, boosting employee engagement and readership by 50%.
• Contributed to research on Near Field Communication (NFC) devices, designing a demonstrative Android application in 2008, enabling proof-of-concept adoption for mobile interaction experiments.
Company industry:
Software Development
Job role:
Information Technology

Education

Guglielmo Marconi University

February 2029

February 2029

Doctorate, AI & Technology Management

Italy

Guglielmo Marconi University

February 2029

February 2029

Master's degree, Master of Research (MRes)

Italy

Chartered Management Institute

February 2029

February 2029

Master's degree, Certified Project Director (CPD)

United Kingdom

Visveswaraiah Technological University (VTU)

July 2007

July 2007

Master's degree, M.Tech (Software Engineering)

India

GPA (percentage): 72%

GPA (percentage): 72%

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Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU)

July 2005

July 2005

Bachelor's degree, B.Tech/B.E.(Information Technology)

India

GPA (percentage): 70%

GPA (percentage): 70%

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St. Austin’s Academy

July 2000

July 2000

High school or equivalent, A-Level, IGCSE, Cambridge University

Kenya

GPA (percentage): 70%

GPA (percentage): 70%

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St. Austin’s Academy

July 1997

July 1997

High school or equivalent, O-Level - IGCSE, Cambridge University

Kenya

GPA (percentage): 70%

GPA (percentage): 70%

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Skills

Information Technology
Expert
Information Technology
Expert
Programming
Expert
Programming
Expert
Banking
Expert
Banking
Expert
Solution Architecture
Expert
Solution Architecture
Expert
Enterprise Architecture
Expert
Enterprise Architecture
Expert
BRANDING
Intermediate
BRANDING
Intermediate
IPTV
Intermediate
IPTV
Intermediate
ANDROID (OPERATING SYSTEM)
Intermediate
ANDROID (OPERATING SYSTEM)
Intermediate
APIGEE
Intermediate
APIGEE
Intermediate
GNU IMAGE MANIPULATION PROGRAM (GIMP)
Intermediate
GNU IMAGE MANIPULATION PROGRAM (GIMP)
Intermediate
ENTITY FRAMEWORK
Intermediate
ENTITY FRAMEWORK
Intermediate
NUNIT
Intermediate
NUNIT
Intermediate
CERTIFIED ETHICAL HACKER
Intermediate
CERTIFIED ETHICAL HACKER
Intermediate
COMMUNICATION DESIGN
Intermediate
COMMUNICATION DESIGN
Intermediate
ORACLE CLOUD
Intermediate
ORACLE CLOUD
Intermediate
PYCHARM
Intermediate
PYCHARM
Intermediate
C C++ Visual C#
Expert
C C++ Visual C#
Expert
JAVA
Expert
JAVA
Expert
Web Designing
Expert
Web Designing
Expert
Database - SQL Server, My SQL, Mongo DB
Intermediate
Database - SQL Server, My SQL, Mongo DB
Intermediate
Portals - Liferay
Expert
Portals - Liferay
Expert
.Net MVC, Entity Framework, LINQ
Expert
.Net MVC, Entity Framework, LINQ
Expert
Angular JS, Node JS
Expert
Angular JS, Node JS
Expert
CMS - AEM 6.2, Sitecore 8
Intermediate
CMS - AEM 6.2, Sitecore 8
Intermediate
Cloud - Azure, Amazon, VMware
Expert
Cloud - Azure, Amazon, VMware
Expert
Search - Solr
Beginner
Search - Solr
Beginner
Source Control - GIT, SVN, TFS, VSS
Expert
Source Control - GIT, SVN, TFS, VSS
Expert
Operating Systems - Windows, Linux, iOS
Expert
Operating Systems - Windows, Linux, iOS
Expert
Active Directory, NTLM, CAS SSO, SAML
Expert
Active Directory, NTLM, CAS SSO, SAML
Expert
Clustering, Load balancing
Intermediate
Clustering, Load balancing
Intermediate
Web Server - Apache
Intermediate
Web Server - Apache
Intermediate
App Server - Apache Tomcat, Jboss
Expert
App Server - Apache Tomcat, Jboss
Expert
ADOBE FLASH
Intermediate
ADOBE FLASH
Intermediate
APP STORE (IOS)
Intermediate
APP STORE (IOS)
Intermediate
BRAINSTORMING
Intermediate
BRAINSTORMING
Intermediate
C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE)
Intermediate
C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE)
Intermediate
CIRCLECI
Intermediate
CIRCLECI
Intermediate
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Intermediate
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Intermediate
JAVA 7
Intermediate
JAVA 7
Intermediate
CLOUD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINOPS
Intermediate
CLOUD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINOPS
Intermediate
COMPUTER HARDWARE
Intermediate
COMPUTER HARDWARE
Intermediate
AMAZON WEB SERVICES
Intermediate
AMAZON WEB SERVICES
Intermediate
COMPONENT BASED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Intermediate
COMPONENT BASED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Intermediate
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Intermediate
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Intermediate
GOOGLE CLOUD PLATFORM GCP
Intermediate
GOOGLE CLOUD PLATFORM GCP
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
LEADERSHIP
Intermediate
OPEN BANKING
Intermediate
OPEN BANKING
Intermediate
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
Intermediate
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
Intermediate
SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE
Intermediate
SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE
Intermediate
DATA VISUALIZATION
Intermediate
DATA VISUALIZATION
Intermediate
AWS CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT
Intermediate
AWS CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT
Intermediate
DEVOPS
Intermediate
DEVOPS
Intermediate
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Intermediate
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
Intermediate
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Intermediate
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Intermediate
GOOGLE CLOUD PLATFORM GCP
Intermediate
GOOGLE CLOUD PLATFORM GCP
Intermediate
MICROSOFT AZURE
Intermediate
MICROSOFT AZURE
Intermediate
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
Intermediate
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
Intermediate
SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE
Intermediate
SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE
Intermediate
TOGAF CERTIFICATION
Intermediate
TOGAF CERTIFICATION
Intermediate
Information Technology
Expert
Information Technology
Expert
Programming
Expert
Programming
Expert
Banking
Expert
Banking
Expert
Solution Architecture
Expert
Solution Architecture
Expert
Enterprise Architecture
Expert
Enterprise Architecture
Expert

Social profiles

Personal Website
Personal Website
atif-ali-siddiqui.vercel.app/

Github
Github
github.com/urwithat

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
French
Intermediate
Urdu
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Certifications
AWS Solutions Architect Professional
TOGAF
Jun 2017
Containerized Applications on AWS
Aug 2021
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
Jul 2021
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Apr 2021
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Mar 2021
Responsive Web Design
Sep 2023
JavaScript Algorithms and Data Structures
Sep 2023
Introduction to Machine Learning US
Aug 2023
Getting Started with ChatGPT-4
Sep 2023
Cloud Computing Architecture
Sep 2023
ChatGPT for Excel
Sep 2023
ChatGPT for Coders
Sep 2023
ChatGPT for Beginners
Sep 2023
Back End Development and APIs
Sep 2023
Artificial Intelligence with Python
Sep 2023
AWS CICD Pipeline
Sep 2023
Scientific Computing with Python
Oct 2023
Front End Development Libraries
Enterprise Architecture in Practice
Oct 2023
Data Visualization
Oct 2023
Complex Project Tips and Tricks
Oct 2023
CISCO - Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
Oct 2023
Blockchain Process
Oct 2023
Blockchain Basics
Oct 2023
AWS Load Balancer
Oct 2023
AWS Lambda
Oct 2023
Training
Leadership Training for Managers
Dale Carnegie
Feb 2017
High Impact Presentations
Dale Carnegie
Jun 2017

Hobbies

  • Swimming
  • Cricket