زيشان رحمن, Enterprise Architect

زيشان رحمن

Enterprise Architect

Forte IT Consulting

البلد
كندا - ساسكاتشوان
التعليم
الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها,
الخبرات
19 years, 9 أشهر

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مجموع سنوات الخبرة :19 years, 9 أشهر

Enterprise Architect في Forte IT Consulting
  • كندا
  • أشغل هذه الوظيفة منذ أكتوبر 2021

On Call remote
● Lead the definition and development of architecture, patterns and guidelines for cloud adoption with on-premise Data environment
● Effectively provided technical guidance with deliverables to teams for processes aligned with Enterprise Architecture
● Managed to identify the technology gaps between the future-state and current-state architecture
● Developed road maps describing the evolution of all enterprise technology portfolios from current state to future state
● Actively participate/ organize/ plan integration architecture & landscape for the organization
● Defined Reference Architectures and architectural blueprints around Microservices, Information, IoT, Mobility/Presentation Architectures
● Collaborated/lead the team for Consultation, Program Conceptualization and Providing thought leadership / solution and Product Evaluation
● Prepared and conducted presentations for different levels of stakeholders
● Effectively interacted with excellent communication and presentation skill with ability to explain technical concepts to all types of
stakeholders
● Researched, identified, documented the capabilities to be built into target architectures
● Prepared and presented functional roadmaps to implement capabilities as defined in target state architectures by working with application
owners, engineering teams, and other architects.
● Partnered with our Information Security (IS) team to ensure alignment between Enterprise Architecture and IS on the infrastructure security
capabilities needed
● Actively contributed in defining/implementation of technology governance activities for reference architecture, standards and guidelines for
adherence to industry standards best practices
● Identified and defined new processes and/or process improvement opportunities to integrate EA defined capabilities into target application
designs as per TOGAF

Consultant في Elections Canad
  • كندا
  • يوليو 2021 إلى سبتمبر 2021

Accuracy of electors' ID and voter card record matches exactly and enforces ID policy
● Effectively enforced documentation of appropriate paperwork to record that an elector has voted
● electors and candidates' representatives must follow all safety guidelines and procedures
● Efficiently managed policies and enforced required guidelines for custody of ballots and ballot boxes
● Established policies and control of counting the ballots, and completion of related forms
● Efficiently managed required standards for communication of results to the local Elections Canada office
● Effectively managed policies and standards for returning the ballot box and related materials to the returning officer
● or central poll supervisor, at the end of the counting of ballots and completion of paperwork

Enterprise Architect في Forte IT Consulting
  • كندا
  • يوليو 2016 إلى فبراير 2020

: Loblaws distribution Canada/
● Lead the definition and development of architecture, patterns and guidelines for cloud adoption with on-premise Data environment
● Effectively provided technical guidance with deliverables to teams for processes aligned with Enterprise Architecture
● Managed to identify the technology gaps between the future-state and current-state architecture
● Developed road maps describing the evolution of all enterprise technology portfolios from current state to future state
● Actively participate/ organize/ plan integration architecture & landscape for the organization
● Defined Reference Architectures and architectural blueprints around Microservices, Information, IoT, Mobility/Presentation Architectures
● Collaborated/lead the team for Consultation, Program Conceptualization and Providing thought leadership / solution and Product Evaluation
● Prepared and conducted presentations for different levels of stakeholders
● Effectively interacted with excellent communication and presentation skill with ability to explain technical concepts to all types of
stakeholders
● Researched, identified, documented the capabilities to be built into target architectures
● Prepared and presented functional roadmaps to implement capabilities as defined in target state architectures by working with application
owners, engineering teams, and other architects.
● Partnered with our Information Security (IS) team to ensure alignment between Enterprise Architecture and IS on the infrastructure security
capabilities needed
● Actively contributed in defining/implementation of technology governance activities for reference architecture, standards and guidelines for
adherence to industry standards best practices
● Identified and defined new processes and/or process improvement opportunities to integrate EA defined capabilities into target application
designs as per TOGAF
● Researched and monitored industry trends and technologies to recommend technology direction
● Efficiently lead project teams on technology opportunities.
● Evaluated and recommended emerging technology capabilities to further enhance target technology infrastructure.
● Defined a vision for meeting current and future Software Development needs, while ensuring alignment and integration of Software
development with the overall vision, mission, and values of the enterprise.
● Collaborated with team members along with client organization’s internal teams for implementation and strategic planning, to support
efficient technology for internal and external use
● Used the strategies, standards, guidelines and policies in developing implementation and service delivery models, including data security
policies and development standards.
● Efficiently communicated the architecture to the stakeholders/development team through presentations/training/other forums
● Took measures to ensure compliance to models, standards and strategies
● Processed information gathered from numerous functions throughout the company in order to assist in the creation of cross-functional
data, business, or process models.
● Provided strategic direction and technical research for many project team
● Defined policies, standards and guidelines that direct the selection, development, implementation and use of technology within the
organization according to business requirements
● Developed and documented design models and implemented systems according to specific strategies, standards, guidelines and policies.
● Integrated new approaches and solutions to enhance the effectiveness of business solutions.
● Actively participated with team in technical decisions on work assignments, schedule revisions or design features in PI planning
● Investigated new design and/or analytical methodologies, techniques, and tools and makes recommendations as appropriate.
● Prepared project plans and proposals along with strategies and status documents including progress reports with budgeting, resource
estimates and close-out
● Low-code/No-code rapid development for integration in SalesForce
● Rapid development for applications to capture data using Zoho and Google G-suite
● Documented and presented in sessions for defining, implementing and enforcing security model, IT policies, procedures and best practices.
● Provide recommendations related to department business plans, in order to maintain effective IT operations and corporate competitiveness.
Partnered with business units to identify and recommend automated, cost-effective technology solutions in order to streamline business
processes using Architecture modeling tool including Sparx Enterprise Architect/ArchiMate tools
● Prepared position paper for business opportunities involving new technologies to align IT strategy from an Enterprise landscape Architecture
perspective with business goals and change management
● Defined policies, standards and guidelines that direct the selection, development, implementation and use of technology within client
organization according to business requirements design and optimize business processes
● Organized /lead client sessions to distill requirements from non-technical resources into clearly defined technical requirements
● Lead teams of solution architects and analysts for requirement gathering from stakeholders/end users for development of e-commerce
based mobile enterprise application strategy in support of specific business needs
● Established better gateway infrastructure architecture that reduced hardware needs increasing resiliency through simplicity.
● Introduced several alternate technologies to solve some very unique problems of scale
● Developed road maps describing the evolution of all enterprise technology portfolios from current state to future state
Prior IoT Solutions (IoT/Big Data Solutions

Enterprise/Solutions Architect في Prior IoT Solutions
  • كندا
  • يناير 2015 إلى يونيو 2016

Responsibilities included:
Design complete solution for automatic data exchange in Scala/Java on Apache Spark
Utilize Apache Spark/Kafka with Scala/Java to exchange data collected by sensors
Devices should preferably have capabilities to be configured remotely by sending setting parameters remotely
Devices should be capable of transmitting messages through Wifi/GSM
Native codes must be in Scala/Java preferably otherwise in C++
Messaging should be performed with REST APIs, MQTT/SQS/SNS/email
All generated storage Data should be JSON based and stored using MongoDB/Cassandra and accessed preferably using hive
Solutions should preferably be neutrally compatible with AWS IoT core/Azure IoT/Watson IoT/Cloud IoT core
Project: Smart home control system
● Designed a solution for automatic data exchange in Scala/Java with/without pictures for monitoring/controlling IoT devices inside the house
remotely
● Control Panel can, through smart phone, control all of the SMART equipment integrated with the control panel via Bluetooth, WiFi, ZigBee
● Depending on the event detection, (water/moisture/smoke/CO/security ) deice logs and sends quick status messages using
MQTT/SQS/SNS/email updates to cloud service/Apache Kafka, which can be distributed to subscribers right away including Emergency
Management Service/other clients
● Control panel can also be used/configured using website/mobile app or by sending SNS/email/twitter updates
● Technologies used: Scala, Spark streaming, Kafka, Flume, Hadoop
Project: Smart Emergency/incident monitoring system
● Designed a solution for automatic data exchange in Scala/Java for detecting fire/smoke/incident at the premises
● Depending on the event detection, deice logs and sends quick status messages using MQTT/SQS/SNS/email update to cloud service/Apache
Kafka, which can be distributed to subscribers right away including Emergency Management Service/other clients
● Control panel can be used/configured using website/mobile app or by sending SNS/email/twitter updates
● Technologies used: Scala, Spark streaming, Kafka, Flume, Hadoop
Project: Transportation/Fleet monitoring system
● Designed a solution for real time data exchange in Scala/Java to update/track vehicle movement/location details
● Real time fuel expense/mileage/maintenance log for detailed vehicle performance/ROI reports for management
● Depending on the event detection, deice logs and sends quick status messages using MQTT/SQS/SNS/email/twitter update to cloud
service/Apache Kafka, which can be distributed to subscribers right away including Emergency Management Service/other clients
● Technologies used: Scala, Spark streaming, Kafka, Flume, Hadoop
● Control panel can be used/configured using website/mobile app or by sending SNS/email/twitter

Project: Data Visualization/Monitoring system
● Designed and developed data models and dashboards with Qlikview/QlikSense
● Extracted, transformed, and loaded data from multiple sources into QlikView applications
● Interpreted written business requirements and technical specification documents
● Designed, created and tuned physical database objects to support logical and dimensional models using Google Big Query/MapReduce
● Maintained the referential integrity of the database
● Performed system administration and testing of releases and patches in QlikView/ QlikSense
● Worked directly with business units to define and prototype QlikView Applications
● Performed detailed analysis of source systems and data in QlikView

Enterprise/Solutions Architect في Forte IT Consulting
  • كندا
  • يناير 2012 إلى ديسمبر 2015

Home Depot
● Managed to identify/document and recommend automated, cost-effective technology solutions in order to streamline business processes as
the primary point of contact between the project team and the architecture delivery organization
● Coded and developed dockers/microservices/SOA based applications spring boot with java and C#/Visual Basic.Net under corporate
objective
● Lead pre-Sales activities: Proposal, RFP response, Estimates, business cases, capacity planning
● Collaborated with tech team in Architectural Governance & Audit of ongoing initiatives and Technical Assessment
● Prepared and conducted presentations for different levels of stakeholders
● Liaison/bridging cross-functionally with multiple (tech/non-tech) business stakeholders, vendors, project managers and tech teams in
different departments of client organizations
● Effectively monitored production installation over time to ensure successful implementation of new system.
● Managed /lead project teams of Developers, QA, Infrastructure, Support and Business users and contributed to successful implementations
on schedule in implementing reference architectures and standards enterprise wise in PI planning sessions/Agile Release Train (ART)
● Managed/lead unit testing team for testing design/execution to validate coverage and perform causal analysis.
● Consistently evaluated system hardware/software performance with an eye on emerging technologies/suggest alternative options
● Managed multiple concurrent project simultaneously with day to day changing priorities and conflicting resource needs
● Documented and presented in sessions for defining, implementing and enforcing security model, IT policies, procedures and best practices.
● Provide recommendations related to department business plans, in order to maintain effective IT operations and corporate competitiveness.
● Managed /lead project teams of Developers, QA, Infrastructure, Support and Business users and contributed to successful implementations
on schedule in implementing reference architectures and standards enterprise wise.
● Managed/lead Enterprise architecture function with TOGAF guidelines including architectural standards, governance processes and
effectively utilized emerging technologies
● Provided senior stakeholders with a summarized view of the requirements, analysis and options and recommendations for
transition/transformation
● Determined the impact of changes using agile/scrum methodology and commit to the proliferation of agile across the enterprise.
● designed and developed mobile based applications in C#/Visual Basic.Net/ASP.Net using MS SQL Server on the back end database
and office 365
● Ported/migrated the project on SharePoint /configuration under corporate objectives for timely and proper implementation.
● At Client's direction, provide remediation efforts including simple .Net and Java development
● Prepared system design specifications, development plans, updates to corporate models, and backup and recovery procedures for Enterprise
ecommerce platform
● Coordinated with internal and external follow-ups to close issues in support of system approach
● Integrated/migrated data on Microsoft Dynamics /Azure cloud services
● Effectively monitored production installation over time to ensure successful implementation of new system on Azure cloud
service/SharePoint
● Determined the impact of changes to .Net versions using SAFe agile methodology and commit to the proliferation of agile across enterprise
● At Client's direction, provide remediation efforts including .Net framework
● Prepared system design specifications, development plans, updates to corporate models, and backup and recovery procedures
● Coordinated with internal and external follow-ups to close issues in support of system approach Integrated/migrated data on Microsoft
Dynamics /Azure cloud services
● Integrated/migrated data on Microsoft Dynamics 365 /Azure cloud services Deployed and maintained the application in Microsoft Azure and
Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF)
● Sound knowledge of PCF Cloud-based deployment architecture.
● Set up CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Concourse with Pivotal Cloud Foundry for Continuous Automated Deployment (CAD)
● Participated with team in setting up the architecture of Elasticsearch clusters / ELK stack for schema mappings, relevance and ranking
algorithms
● Participated with team for mapping JSON and free text data in Elasticsearch
● Along with project team, defined analyzers, tokenizers, filters, DSL queries for Elasticsearch to handle remote requests
● participated in programming data ingestion flows from multiple data sources
● developed Search APIs to expose search functionalities for remote clients
● Efficiently created API data models for APIs and Microservices

Solution Architect في Biztrix Consulting
  • كندا
  • يناير 2008 إلى يناير 2011

Future Shop/ Best Buy Canada
● Organized and lead consultation/meetings with stakeholders for documentation of business requirements with Rational Composer (RRC)
● Coordinate with Client resources assigned to the database administration and infrastructure tasks
● Designed and developed new enterprise wide database structure with SQL Server
● Efficiently performed agile/scrum methodologies with project/planning/BRD documentation and mapped to functional/technical
requirements
● Designed solutions using Microsoft Technology stack
● Designed/coded extraction tool for existing data in SQL Server for migration to Microsoft Dynamics
● Documented and presented in sessions for defining, implementing and enforcing security model, IT policies, procedures and best practices.
● Provide recommendations related to department business plans, in order to maintain effective IT operations and corporate competitiveness
● Determined whether or not changes to web application servers (J2EE, IIS, etc.) are required including version upgrades
● Performed facilitating/leading the workshops focused with results orientated approach
● System Development and reverse engineered old system into Visual Basic /SQL server in .Net framework environment
● Prepared functional requirements for new solution
● Interviewed stakeholders/end users to identify business problems and requirements of new software.
● Prepared document to expose the scope of application functionality
● Monitored the System Development Process and resolved ambiguities in the original specification
● Developed backend server side validation rules
● Documented and performed Unit test on programs initiated by the development team
● Designed and documented data architecture of information system
● Interviewed end users to identify business problems and requirements of new software
● Documented and performed Unit test on programs initiated by the development team
● Reviewed finished product with customers and confirmed that all business requirements have been met
● Effectively monitored production installation over time to ensure successful use of new system.
● Used Object Oriented Analysis (OOA) and Object Oriented Design (OOD) techniques.
● Coordinated with internal and external follow-ups to close issues in support of system approach
● Efficiently worked within project teams, as technical resource and contributed to successful implementation
● designed and documented security architecture for information system

Business Analyst في E2E consulting, Toronto
  • كندا
  • يناير 2007 إلى يناير 2008

Walmart
● Scheduled/facilitated /lead meetings with stakeholders to document the insight into business problems/requirements to produce BRDs
● Effectively managed the responsibility of facilitating/leading workshops focused with results oriented outcomes
● Translated business requirements into functional requirements (BRD/FRD)
● Coordinated effectively with the project team in whole system development life cycle (SDLC)
● Performed software integration/implementation with existing business system
● Designed and documented data architecture for proposed systems development with e-commerce integration
● designed and documented new mobile technology based application system architecture within alignment of existing information system
● Analyzed conflicting requirements from different users and developed business oriented software requirements
● Monitored the System Development Process and resolved ambiguities in the original specification
● Documented and performed Unit test on programs initiated by the development team
● designed and documented security architecture for system for multiple security levels of user roles/user groups
● Coordinated with internal and external follow-ups to close/escalate issues in support of system approach

Software engineer في Network Solution Providers
  • كندا
  • يناير 2003 إلى يناير 2005

, USA work permit H1B

الخلفية التعليمية

الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها,
  • في Toronto College of Technology
  • يناير 2007

courses: online Training

الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها,
  • في University of Toronto
  • يناير 2005

courses: E-Commerce & Internet Developer

ماجستير, Computer And Cognitive Sciences
  • في Preston University
  • أغسطس 1997

,

الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها, Computer Science
  • في Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology
  • يناير 1997

courses: Java Enterprise Architect

الثانوية العامة أو ما يعادلها, business Admin and Commerce
  • في Preston University
  • يناير 1995

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Specialties & Skills

Sparx Enterprise Architect
Windows Azure
BUSINESS PLANS
CONSULTING
DOCUMENTATION
E-COMMERCE
PRESENTATION SKILLS
ADOBE STREAMLINE

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