Vigneshwari Soundarrajan
Senior Solution Architect
Summary
Results-focused professional with over 13 years of experience in the IT industry, including more than 8 years as an Appian Solution Architect specializing in BPM and Agile methodologies. Proven expertise in managing the full project life cycle, from requirements analysis and design to development, implementation, and maintenance, ensuring timely delivery of key projects. Highly adept at transforming project and functional requirements into precise technical specifications while fostering collaboration across multicultural teams. Strong communication and coordination skills complement a solid background in designing process models, user interfaces, rules, and reports within the Appian platform.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Solution Architect - Appian
Tech Mahindra
01.2023 - Current
- Working as Technical Architect for multiple Appian Projects and involved in requirement gathering, design, development and deployment and maintenance of Appian applications.
- Following quality guidelines and best practices while implementation, documentation of the results in the form of technical reports and presentations
- Managing the Appian Development teams by delivering projects in the agile methodology
- Defining and documenting design / technical standards
- Plan Deployment Strategy & Performing design review
- Defining architectural & development standards for the project in adherence to Appian best practices
- Recommendation on Infrastructure associated to application design proposed
- Application migration design proposal and approval
- Designing application architecture, Preparation of Technical design documentations, release notes
- Liaising with Appian Architect Services for features
- Presenting demos to the customers and running all major sprint ceremonies.
- Involved in Project estimations, Resource allocation and Planning of project releases
- Accurate sizing of requirement efforts & team capacity per sprint
- Able to articulate the application requirements and interpret the same in relevant to Appian
- Configuration of Dynamic SAIL Interfaces, Data models, Process Models, Rules, Data Types, Records, Grids, Reports, Sites, Smart Services, Integrations, Web APIs, Portals, IDP and Security
- Performing code review, Release Management
- Create LLD & JIRA Task breakdown for sprint stories
- Work allocation to Development team & tracking its progress
- Integrated Appian application with other system to Push/ Pull data
- Lead User Acceptance Testing with various stakeholders
- Conduct demo, Sprint retrospective meetings
- Performing frequent code reviews & ensuring quality of the overall delivery
- Experience in Test Automation and Setting up (CI/CD) pipeline
- Implemented Post UAT Deployment Auto triggered Automated Testing using Jenkins, to achieve Mod2 compliance for Appian projects
- Developed solution for Critical business application Query Management to handle business request during application maintenance/ deployment slot
- Delivered high-quality software solutions by developing and implementing efficient architectural designs.
Project Manager
HSBC
03.2016 - 01.2023
- As a citizen developer of Appian, involved in various workflow solution projects and responsible for the end to end development and unit testing.
- Significant experience in driving Projects / Program Operations (in sync with macro organizational plan).
- Distinction of supporting high risk business process transformation initiatives and implementation of business solutions within budgets and deadlines with copious expertise in concepts dealing with end-to-end planning and implementation from scope management, to activity sequencing.
- As a business consultant for Appian development projects, involved in the development of “RESOLVE Implementation” – Global Query Management Tool used across Global Finance Operation Centre.
- As a techno-functional expert, involved in various ICO project initiations and responsible for 100+ EUC's (Which are developed in Appian, MS Excel, Access and Outlook Macros as well as SharePoint)
- Understand the process of billing, accounting, account payable and account receivables in ICO and design the new tools with the better control and eliminate non-value-added processes.
- Works with process specialists across all the regions (Asia Pacific, UK, US, etc.,) to reduce manual intervention and streamline the process globally.
- Continues Improvement Projects: Global workflow solution for Headcount approval process (Appian), Global workflow solution for Contractor accrual process (Appian), GFOC Annual Operating Plan (Appian), Implemented 30+ continue improvement ideas and saves 200+hrs approx. which includes HK Accounting Database (Access), HK Billing and MI Reporting Database (Access), Canada Accounting Database (Access), AP Recon Template, GL vs. ICO Recon, Aged debt DB for GBM etc.
- Tools: UK TMI, Fusion Invoice Template, Pre Billing DB, HK DB
- Recipients: Spot On Award – 2, recognized by Troy DEHMAN through At Our Best Recognition in the category of Makes HSBC better for my contributions on Spark and efforts to improve Global Finance through collaboration
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
Team Leader - Project Management
BNY MELLON
06.2015 - 03.2016
- Performed support functions analysis for resolving SLA, quality, people & operational issues which affects the targets.
- Recommended measures for process improvements, scheduling and tracking the status of outstanding issues to implement the process improvement on BAU based on the client Requirement.
- Interacted with clients, to maintain and improve the overall quality of service delivery.
- Responsible for Cash movement from CMS account to Benpay (Internal ledger system)
- Provided the payment service for the institutional clients whose assets are primarily under BNY Mellon
- Team Management & MIS: Prepared MIS reports & other statements with a view to apprise management of the process operations and assist in critical decision-making process, prepares presentations on overview of the entire process and applications used, Manage & monitors the performance of team members to ensure efficiency in process operations and meeting the individual and group targets
- Continues Improvement Project: Developed a tool for auto settle the payments and cancel the overpayments in Benpay (Internal Ledger System)
- Developed comprehensive project plans, ensuring timely completion of tasks and delivering client satisfaction.
Senior Financial Analyst – Barclays – Cash and Stock Reconciliation (IB) – Migrated the process from Glasgow, Scotland (Barclays Capital)
WIPRO LTD.
07.2012 - 06.2015
- Responsible for Cash & Stock reconciliation in Intellimatch between custodian banks and internal ledger
- Responsible for resolving queries with prime broker and middle office (MO) for trade confirmations and investigation/resolving breaks across products-Futures, Options, FX, Govt Bonds, etc.
- Worked closely with Settlements, Corporate action, Stock loan, Coupons team and Cash management teams to resolve the position and cash breaks
- Continuous review and improvement of current processes as well as implementation of both internal and external changes, responsible for handling the entire Firm OOB reconciliation for ADP 224 and 293 (out of Balance) activity for Barclays Capital on Operation Risks and controls team.
- Continues Improvement Projects: Auto generated report from ADP (Internal legacy system), ADP vs. GOS Depot Rec Age calculator, automated second level chasers (sends around 4000+ mails per month), auto matching rules in Intellimatch Bony Bzw which resulted in 0.75 save per day.
- Tools: Intellimatch, ADP, GOS (Internal ledger system), FiSS, JP Morgan E-Serve
- Recipients: Star Performer of the Quarter – 2, Champion of the Quarter -1, Altitude Award from Barclays (Global Recognition Program) – 3
Senior Financial Analyst – UBS AG – Equity Reconciliation
INFOSYS LTD.
08.2010 - 07.2012
- Responsible for handling the entire OOB reconciliation (Out of Balance) activity for UBS AG with Operation Risks and controls team.
- Escalates the high value break to the top management on time to mitigate the Reputation Risk.
- Responsible to send the daily/weekly report to the management
- Have involved in UAT, Regression and Dry run testing in TLM
- Trains new staff, providing them with adequate learning material.
- Continues Improvement Project: Created an auto matching rule in Swiss Intercompany Rec, in changing the swift format which gets loaded to TLM every day
Education
B.Sc. - Computer Science
Queen Mary's Arts and Science College
06.2010
Skills
- Proficient in Appian platform
- SQL expertise
- Strong leadership traits
- API design expertise
- Security management
- Experienced in agile project management
- Collaborative team management
- Gen AI and Microsoft Co-Pilot
- Workflow optimization
- DevOps methodologies
- Agile project management
- Enterprise architecture design
Timeline
Senior Solution Architect - Appian
Tech Mahindra
01.2023 - Current
Project Manager
HSBC
03.2016 - 01.2023
Team Leader - Project Management
BNY MELLON
06.2015 - 03.2016
Senior Financial Analyst – Barclays – Cash and Stock Reconciliation (IB) – Migrated the process from Glasgow, Scotland (Barclays Capital)
WIPRO LTD.
07.2012 - 06.2015
Senior Financial Analyst – UBS AG – Equity Reconciliation
INFOSYS LTD.
08.2010 - 07.2012
B.Sc. - Computer Science
Queen Mary's Arts and Science College