Hussain Alsharaf, AVP/ Systems Architect (Retail Banking Mobile / Internet)

Hussain Alsharaf

AVP/ Systems Architect (Retail Banking Mobile / Internet)

Gulf International Bank

Location
Bahrain
Education
Bachelor's degree, BSc of Honours Computing for Business
Experience
17 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :17 years, 9 Months

AVP/ Systems Architect (Retail Banking Mobile / Internet) at Gulf International Bank
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • My current job since August 2015

• Lead the identification of technical design issues and limitations and ensure timely resolution
• Proactively identify and assist in the timely resolution of strategic, tactical and/or technical domain issues
• Lead the team to address individual components, plan execution and deliver application designs
• Lead the SADAD Payment integration Module as Payments SME
• Lead performance improvement strategy
• Facilitating workshops to identify technical requirements and develop architectural decisions
• Lead the team to Identify issues and risks and communicating progress with all stakeholders
• Lead the Retail Applications IT Strategy Report development
• RFID was de-scoped from Day 1 deliverable however considering the value it adds to the overall customer experience, I took an initiative to design and develop the RFID solution and integration with CRM and made it available for Day 1
• Designed and Developed a solution for the PinPad integration with the AST Application

Manager/ Systems Architect at Gulf International Bank
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • August 2013 to August 2015

• Lead the identification of technical design issues and limitations and ensure timely resolution
• Preparing architecture/software technical design diagrams for all the existing applications/systems
• Working with teams to address individual components, plan execution and deliver application architecture designs
• Lead the SADAD Payment integration Module
• Capturing and conveying complex technical subjects in a ways that are easy to understand
• Proactively identify and assist in the timely resolution of strategic, tactical and/or technical domain issues
• Provide technical and functional advise to the CRM Team which includes the Customer 360 Module, Customer Single View Module, Loyalty Management Module, Case Management Module, Campaign Management Module and Back Office Module for Internet and Mobile Banking

Enterprise Architect at Wipro
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • January 2012 to August 2013

• Capture, document and design the As-Is and To-Be application architecture details
• Capture, document and design the As-Is and To-Be Integration architecture details
• Capture and document requirements/findings.
• Developed IT Organization Structure for the IT Directorate and Outsourcing Model.
• Developed Outsourcing model for IT Organization structure.
• Developed KPI’s for IT Directorate.
• Developed the Gap Analysis Report.
• Involved in developing the Projects Road Map initiatives.
• Conduct information gathering workshops, facilitating requirements workshops and presentations

Business Consultant at CIBER UK
  • United Kingdom - London
  • February 2008 to December 2011

• Prepare and conduct business process analysis and gap/fit analysis.
• Prepare technical design document specification.
• Conduct Key user training.
• Conduct deployments to production and test environments.
• Support Testers and End User training.
• Map Business processes and requirements specifications.
• Design and Develop Business Data Model.
• Design and Develop custom/out-of-the box workflows to automate business processes.

Functional Consultant at Kanoo Information Technology
  • Other
  • May 2007 to February 2008

• Conduct Pre-sales demonstrations and presentations.
• Prepare and conduct gap/fit analysis.
• Prepare and conduct business process analysis.
• Conduct Key user training.
• Map Business processes and requirements specifications to MS CRM.

Software Engineer at Ebiz
  • Bahrain - Manama
  • August 2006 to May 2007

• Conduct Pre-sales demonstrations and presentations.
• Prepare and conduct gap/fit analysis.
• Prepare and conduct business process analysis.
• Conduct Key user training.
• Map Business processes and requirements specifications to MS CRM.

Education

Bachelor's degree, BSc of Honours Computing for Business
  • at Northumbria University
  • July 2006

Specialties & Skills

Integration
Process Flow
Solution Architecture
Enterprise Architecture

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2008
TOGAF 9 Certified (Enterprise Architect ) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2012
Prince2 Practitioner (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2013