SULAIMAN ALJOHANI

• Led a cross-functional Gateway team (50+ developers) responsible for integrations with external partners.
• Oversaw daily business-critical CRs and complex IT projects impacting key banking applications including Riyad Bank’s main app, token app for children.
• Delivered end-to-end project management, from requirement gathering to deployment, ensuring alignment with business goals and regulatory
• Leading team of identity and access management transformations using ForgeRock, enhancing digital onboarding and user authentication experiences.
• Monitored team KPIs and ensured continuous improvement through performance reviews, technical mentoring, and workflow optimization.
• Enhanced communication flow for improved team efficiency by implementing regular team meetings.
• Played a key role in digital transformation projects, enabling scalable digital services and robust banking operations in a dynamic regulatory environment.

• Led end-to-end upgrade of IBM Sterling, facilitating seamless transition to latest release.
• Successfully managed entire upgrade life cycle, minimizing disruption to ongoing operations and critical B2B services
• Conducted comprehensive assessment of legacy system, identified improvement areas, and collaborated with technical teams to address compatibility issues, ensuring smooth migration process
• Led team through B2B Offload project of critical services from B2B Sterling to API Connect (APIC), actively contributing to design, development, and implementation of strategic integration for gateways using RESTful APIs for enhanced efficiency and seamless integration
• Strong leadership, motivating and aligning team members to achieve Riyad Bank goals
• Emphasized effective communication and recognition, fostering collaborative culture that led to successful outcomes.

• Led activities of 3 complex strategic IT programs, overseeing sub-projects including:

- National Data Management Office (NDMO) integration process.

- Revamping organization's fund portal.

- Comprehensive enhancement of mobile application.

• Orchestrated and supervised daily program operations, ensuring seamless coordination and efficient execution
• Monitored and controlled project performance, meticulously managing adherence to project plans
• Engaged with cross-functional stakeholders, collaborating for successful execution of strategic initiatives within IT domain
• Tailored Agile frameworks to meet specific needs of technical projects, enhancing adaptability and efficiency
• Collaborated closely with business leadership to establish strategic priorities, aligning them with overarching business needs, resource capacities, and risk exposure assessments.

• Executed daily technical tasks essential for military and IT projects, ensuring seamless coordination and issue resolution
• Administered control over project plans, adeptly managing scheduling modifications, formulated comprehensive risk plans and proposing strategic interventions
• Delivered on-site leadership, fostering team cohesion and motivation to attain project objectives
• Collaborated on detailed project documentation, outlining precise scope, deliverables, goals, and performance metrics
• Conducted resource estimation, proficiently assigned responsibilities to internal stakeholders, and attentively tracked their progress
• Successfully concluded three projects, surpassing combined budgetary threshold of 400 Millions
• Conducted in-depth analysis of work status, generating reports that illuminated potential risks and issues.

• Worked closely with diverse international teams at Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, THALES, and Raytheon
• Engaged in frequent interactions with clients to interpret and understand their software and hardware testing needs in military projects
• Established connection with company executives and project managers, facilitating acquisition of essential resources for technical testing tasks
• Monitored installation of software and hardware equipment to ensure strict compliance with designs, specifications, and relevant standards
• Developed and executed test plans for systems, ensuring reliability, functionality, and security
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate and test complex military systems, validating their performance in real-world scenarios
• Specialized in testing and validating mission-critical software and hardware components for military applications
• Enforced adherence to quality and compliance standards throughout testing process.

• Implemented automated testing tools for increased efficiency and accuracy
• Developed and executed regression test suites for software version updates
• Conducted performance testing to evaluate responsiveness and stability
• Coordinated and conducted User Acceptance Testing (UAT) sessions
• Ensured software compatibility across platforms, and devices
• Designed and executed load tests to assess products performance
• Conducted integration testing to validate seamless component interactions
• Established test procedures for products to assist test technician to perform tests with taking into consideration all costumer requirements and specifications
• Created comprehensive test plans, test scripts and use cases to support testing objectives
• Troubleshooting errors, document and monitor testing outcomes and establish steps to remedy problems
• Implemented fault isolation techniques for quick issue identification.