Summary
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Work History
Education
Certification
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Technical Skills
Personal Skills
Key Project Highlights
Key Applications Managed
Awards
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NAZRI MARIKAR

NAZRI MARIKAR

Technical Architect | Project Manager
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Summary

A seasoned Technical Architect / Project Manager offering over 19 years of progressive experience. Possessing a highly developed skillset that includes a strong blend of technical, business analysis, project management, and soft skills. Successfully led and contributed to the design, development, implementation, and operations of software systems across various domains, including banking, telecom, HR and e-learning, audit and risk management. A proven track record of delivering successful projects and the ability to drive positive outcomes and contribute to the success of the organization.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certificates

Work History

Technical Architect | Senior Project Manager

Accenture
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
01.2024 - Current
  • Direct and collaborate on projects related to demand management for the enterprise business unit.
  • Schedule planning, release tagging and ensuring the required resources are secured for the project.
  • Conduct agile gathering meetings between Business and technical teams.
  • Engage in discussions on the requirements, obtain approval from system owners on the user stories and effort estimation on design, development and testing.
  • Steer design sessions with all impacted system designers and solution architect to translate the gathered USTs into a technical solution document.
  • Manage between solution architect and all impacted system designers to prepare the High-Level Design document, aligning the solution with business requirements
  • Facilitate the approvals of deliverables such as solution design document and high-level design documents of impacted systems from all applicable stakeholders.
  • Coordinate with the business teams to complete the UAT test cases and facilitate the approvals with the relevant stakeholders.
  • Coordinate with test center to complete the test design (TDD) and facilitate the approval of the TDD with the relevant stakeholders.
  • Conduct the pretest meeting with all end-to-end testing (E2E) SPOCs to gather testing prerequisites and facilitate the same prior to the start of E2E.
  • Facilitate the E2E testing for SIT and UAT ensuring the testing is completed according to the established timelines and secure the UAT approvals from the relevant stakeholders.
  • Ensure the activities from all teams are aligned with the release schedule at all phases of the project and report progress.
  • Coordinate with the release management team and all impacted system SPOCs to initiate the request for change to secure approvals and deployment window from the respective system’s operations teams.
  • Coordinate and support the war room for 2 weeks post-deployment and ensure any reported issues are resolved promptly.
  • Create and update Jira epics/tasks and ensure progress updates on Jira tasks of all impacted system during each phase.
  • Identify and report risks and dependencies in a timely manner and ensure they are addressed to ensure no or minimum impact on the established timelines.
  • Update and share weekly status reports for all change requests and support required with the management and other relevant stakeholders.

Technical Architect | Team Lead

Accenture
Riyadh
02.2021 - 01.2024
  • Facilitating workshops and conducting interviews to determine business needs.
  • Gathering, analyzing, documenting, and communicating business, technical and data requirements.
  • Mapping current and future state business processes, identifying gaps and areas for improvement.
  • Manage and engage with relevant Stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
  • Assist with solution designs and ensuring they align with business objectives and deliver business value.
  • Identify, record, and prioritize existing and potential issues and risks for projects, mitigating and escalating where appropriate.
  • Work with product owners on executing sprints, supporting backlog refinement.
  • Provide high-level technical expertise, planning, scheduling, and mentoring the team,
  • Facilitate investigations of new initiatives/ideas and support production issues to ensure they are well understood to enable teams to implement successful resolutions.
  • Identify and oversee technical integration of solutions to ensure compatibility, understand constraints, and identify risks.
  • Evaluating and recommending technology solutions, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
  • Utilizing architecture frameworks and methods, to design and document solutions.
  • Maintain accurate records promptly and efficiently so that others can easily access information when required.
  • Manage the delivery of projects to fully satisfy client needs and expectations.
  • Utilize project tools such as Jira, Confluence, SharePoint and liaise with software developers, testers, vendors, and clients.
  • Manage onshore and offshore teams, bridging the gap between them and client stakeholders.

IT Assistant Manager | Enterprise Systems

The Saudi Investment Bank
Riyadh
10.2013 - 02.2021
  • Led seamless implementations, upgrades, and enhancements ensuring smooth integration.
  • Coordinated activities required to implement approved system changes with minimal disruption.
  • Orchestrated user acceptance testing, ensuring successful project outcomes.
  • Collaborated with relevant technical teams to resolve issues and security findings promptly.
  • Developed meticulous documentation and user guides enhancing project transparency and knowledge sharing.
  • Delivered user training and product walkthrough sessions, enabling seamless adoption and utilization of systems.
  • Steered interviews, workshops and collaborated with relevant stakeholders to gather and validate business, technical and data requirements.
  • Devised solution options identifying risks and benefits of proposed solutions, identifying business impacts and efficiencies.
  • Facilitated investigations of new initiatives/ideas and supported production issues to ensure they are well understood to enable teams to implement successful resolutions.
  • Identified, recorded, and prioritized existing and potential issues and risks for projects, mitigating and escalating where appropriate.
  • Identified and evaluated inefficiencies and recommended optimal business practices, and system functionality.
  • Created system specifications to design and development of system software.
  • Created custom reports using SQL providing valuable insights for decision-making and audit purposes.

IT Officer | Central Systems

The Saudi Investment Bank
Riyadh
07.2011 - 09.2013

Systems Administrator | Production Support

The Saudi Investment Bank
Riyadh
07.2007 - 07.2011

Systems Operator | Data Center Operations

The Saudi Investment Bank
Riyadh
07.2006 - 07.2007

IST Executive | Information Systems & Technology

The Nielsen Company
Colombo
05.2004 - 07.2006

Education

Master of Business Administration - Management Information Systems

University of Wales
Cardiff, United Kingdom
06.2009 - 11.2011

BCS Professional Graduate Diploma - Project Management

BCS | The Chartered Institute For IT
United Kingdom
04.2003 - 04.2006

Certification

Certified Business Analysis Professional | International Institute of Business Analysis

Timeline

Technical Architect | Senior Project Manager

Accenture
01.2024 - Current

The Open Group Certified | TOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner

10-2023

Certified Solutions Architect - Associate | Amazon Web Services (AWS)

12-2021

Technical Architect | Team Lead

Accenture
02.2021 - 01.2024

Certified Business Analysis Professional | International Institute of Business Analysis

02-2020

ITIL V3 Foundation Certification | AXELOS Global Best Practice

03-2017

IT Assistant Manager | Enterprise Systems

The Saudi Investment Bank
10.2013 - 02.2021

IT Officer | Central Systems

The Saudi Investment Bank
07.2011 - 09.2013

Master of Business Administration - Management Information Systems

University of Wales
06.2009 - 11.2011

Systems Administrator | Production Support

The Saudi Investment Bank
07.2007 - 07.2011

Systems Operator | Data Center Operations

The Saudi Investment Bank
07.2006 - 07.2007

IST Executive | Information Systems & Technology

The Nielsen Company
05.2004 - 07.2006

BCS Professional Graduate Diploma - Project Management

BCS | The Chartered Institute For IT
04.2003 - 04.2006

Technical Skills

  • Docker & Kubernetes
  • MS SQL, Oracle, Sybase
  • Linux, Windows Server
  • Apache, NGINX, IIS
  • PHP, .Net, Java, SQL
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
  • Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket
  • Jenkins, SonarQube, Cypress

Personal Skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Data Analysis
  • Critical Thinking
  • Systems Analysis
  • Database and SQL
  • Risk Assessment
  • Workflow Analysis
  • Gap Analysis
  • Adaptability
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Process Modelling & Analysis
  • Implementation Planning
  • Requirements Management
  • Collaboration & Teamwork
  • Documentation and Presentation
  • Agile Methodologies
  • Software Development Life Cycle
  • Communication & Interpersonal skills

Key Project Highlights

Accenture, Riyadh:

  • Provisioning and establishing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure environment for web applications.
  • Migrating web applications to Containerization using Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Establishing DevOps Pipeline for Web Applications.
  • Migrating Web Applications to Content Management System.
  • Revamp of four client Corporate Websites.


The Saudi Investment Bank:

  • Development and implementation of Signature Verification System.
  • Development and implementation of Service Desk Management System.
  • Implementation of AML/Fraud Monitoring System.
  • Implementation of Audit Management System.
  • Implementation of Document Management System and data migration from legacy system.
  • Implementation of Risk Monitoring and Management System.
  • Implementation of on-premise Online Board Portal.
  • Implementation of Loans Collections System.
  • Implementation of Critical Event Management System.
  • Implementation of E-Learning Management System.
  • Implementation of Human Resources Management System

Key Applications Managed

  • Retail Banking System, Misys Cashier / Equation
  • Signature Verification System, 01 Systems SigCap and MS CRM
  • Human Resources Management System, MenaHRMS
  • Audit Management Systems, TeamMate and ACL Analytics Exchange
  • Credit Cards Systems and Switch, TSYS Prime, ON2
  • SARIE Systems (Saudi Arabian Riyal Interbank Express)
  • Risk Management Systems, Moody’s Analytics and aCCelerate GRC
  • AML/Fraud Monitoring System, Misys SAM
  • ATM Monitoring Systems, NCR Gasper Vantage
  • Loan Collections System, Principa CollectSmart

Awards

  • Saudi Telecom Company (STC) Certificate of Appreciation – In recognition of outstanding performance & contribution to the successful delivery of Nafath Enablement for the enterprise business unit.
  • Nielsen Research Excellence Award - For assisting with the project “Impact of the tsunami on retail structure”.
  • Nielsen Art Award - For being a fast learner and managing the FMCG data processing within a short span of training.

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimeContract Work

Work Location

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCareer advancementFlexible work hoursWork from home optionPersonal development programsHealthcare benefitsTeam Building / Company RetreatsCompany CulturePaid time off

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