Architect

The candidate is an experienced integration and solution architect with 17 years of experience in the banking and telco industry. He has a strong focus on building and integrating banking systems. He also has experience in IT domain architecture and design preparation. His key activities include integration architecture and software design, daily bank business process architecture, bank output management architecture, cloudification, business requirements analysis, solution proposal and design, effort estimations, project and delivery management. He is proficient in various programming languages and technologies such as Java, C/C++, PL/SQL, XML, JSON, and web services. He has experience in project management, delivery management, and team leading. He is fluent in Slovak, with intermediate proficiency in German and English. He has completed various trainings in architecture, modeling, and development tools. He has worked for various companies in the banking sector, including Všeobecná úverová banka, Slovenská sporiteľňa, Erste Group IT, Tatra banka, and Siemens. He is the owner of Arkey s.r.o., where he provides enterprise and integration architecture consultancy and support for IT projects.

1. Integration & Solution Architect, Developer, Delivery Manager (Banking & Telco Industry) - 17 years of experience in various companies. Strong focus on integration and building of banking systems. Key activities include integration architecture & software design, daily bank business process architecture, bank output management architecture, cloudification, business requirements analysis, impact assessments, solution proposal & design, effort estimations, and project & delivery management. Used architecture standards: ArchiMate, UML, BPMN, TOGAF. Proficient in middleware and backend technologies such as WebLogic, JMS, IBM MQ, Kafka, EJB, Oracle DB, Apache NiFi, C/C++, Unix, Linux, PL/SQL, XML, JSON, Web Services, Java, JSP, Visual Basic, Shell Scripting, and Python.

2. Integration Architecture & Analysis, Solution and Enterprise Architecture - Involved in various local and international projects, both internal and with vendors, mainly in the banking sector. Worked on small, medium, and large projects focusing on batch integration, online integration, core system changes, output management, daily snapshot, payment domain, and smaller release requests.

3. Management Experience - Experienced in project management, delivery management, and solution architecture for small and medium-sized cross-platform IT projects. Analyzed business requirements, provided impact assessments, and delivered final proposals. Led teams and communicated with clients, presenting products, services, proposed solutions, and visions.

4. Modeling and Supporting Tools - Proficient in using tools such as Enterprise Architect, Altova XML Spy, Archi, Draw.io, Insomnia, Postman, MS Visio, Confluence, VirtualBox, JIRA, SOAP UI, and Oracle Toad.

5. Completed Trainings - Completed trainings in ArchiMate 3 L2 Practitioner, TOGAF 9 L1 Foundation, Business Process Modeling by BPMN, Open Agile Architecture, UML II, Office 365 installation and governance, SharePoint 2016 advanced technologies, Windows Server administration and PowerShell scripting.

6. Programming Languages and Technologies - Proficient in UML, ArchiMate, BPMN, J2EE middleware and backend applications, EJB, JMS, MQ, AQ, Kafka, C/C++, LDAP, Active Directory, IAM, WebLogic, Enterprise Integration Patterns, PL/SQL, XML, XSD, JSON, Avro, SOAP, Maven, Visual Basic, Shell Scripting, Python, and WebSphere Message Broker.

7. Database Systems and Tools - Experienced in working with Oracle DB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MS Access. Familiar with development tools such as IntelliJ IDEA, NetBeans, Eclipse, Visual Studio, SQL Navigator, and SQL Developer. Proficient in debugging tools integrated in development environments, as well as DBX and GDB.

8. Other Software and Tools - Familiar with MS Project, MS Visio, VirtualBox, JIRA, SOAP UI, and Toad. Experienced in versioning tools such as SVN, Mercurial, Git, and CVS. Proficient in continuous integration tools like Jenkins, Artifactory, and Nexus.

9. Operating Systems - Expert user of Windows, advanced user of Unix systems, and advanced user of Linux systems.

10. Current Role - Currently working as an Enterprise & Solution Architect, Integration Specialist, and Company Owner. Responsibilities include enterprise & integration architecture, IT consultancy, design, and implementation support for IT projects. Participating in the definition of target architecture for public government projects and providing consulting and co-working on target architecture. Previously worked as an IT Architect and Integration Specialist, focusing on electronic public administration projects and KSdR project architecture and design. Developed business, application, integration, and data architecture from scratch and presented outputs to the public.