Faisad M Ali

• Design & build, Consolidation, Operations & Management of Software Delivery.  
• Conducted pre-planning studies and feasibility checks on new requirements and proposed solutions. 
• Networking with customers/users for requirement gathering; prepared functional specifications and low-level design documents. 
• Providing technical leadership and guiding them during system design. 
• Accomplishing the maintenance of program modules including operational support, problem resolution, production support, preventative and corrective maintenance, and enhancements. 
• Review Gap analysis of Technology Implementations to ensure quality & compliance. 
• Assurance of project delivery as per agreed timelines with caveats on dependencies. 
• Identify the technical debt and prioritize the product backlog. I was also involved in identifying security vulnerabilities and worked with the security team for the closure based on criticality. 
• Managing a team that includes business analysts, user interface experts, development specialists, quality analysts, service delivery professionals, implementors, & competency managers. 
• Configured and managed Jenkins jobs to automate builds, tests, and deployments, enhancing software delivery speed and quality. 
• Monitor and analyze AWS service usage and spending data to identify trends and opportunities for cost optimization. 

• Planned, implemented, delivered & documented projects in line with business requirements as per the group standards. 
• Ensure the project is completed within the budget & timeliness and timely updates to the stakeholders. 
• Reduce cost to the business by identifying suitable technology & solutions. 
• The transition of the completed projects to the appropriate Operations/support teams with all necessary documentation. 
• Motivate the team to keep with morale and guide them to strengthen their technical skills & career development path through knowledge sharing, training & mentoring. 
• Actively provided direction and guidance to process improvements and established policies. 
• Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to improve the coding considering logical standards and the application scalability. 
• Identifying and building business relationships/partnerships with key stakeholders & OEMs. 
• Analyzing existing operations to identify risks and overseeing software quality and system modifications. 
• Tracking milestones, deliverables, and change requests. 
• Participating in and supervising each stage of the project the daily stand-ups, and weekly calls. 
• Assisted in the implementation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins. 
• Improve operations by conducting systems analysis, and recommending changes in policies and procedures

• Planning out the blueprints for Software, including defining the scope, allocating resources, setting deadlines, laying out communication strategies, and indicating tests and maintenance. 
• Assist in identifying, estimating, prioritizing, and executing tasks in the software development life cycle. 
• Determining and overseeing consistent testing, evaluation, and troubleshooting of all products in all stages of completion. 
• Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments, and clear code. 
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and work collaboratively with others to achieve goals. 
• Conduct code review and provide constructive feedback to improve the coding and application scalability. 

• Planning out the blueprints for Software, including defining the scope, setting deadlines, laying out communication strategies, and maintenance. 
• Assist in identifying, estimating, prioritizing, and executing tasks based on customer requirement documents. 
• Document and demonstrate solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments, and clear code. 
• Conduct code review and provide constructive feedback to improve the coding, and logical standard and to improve the application scalability. 
• Worked as full stack developer and contributed to different areas like UI design, API integration, External system implementation, and enhanced accessibility. 
• Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting.

• Worked as full stack developer.
• My role was to be involved in initial requirement gathering, architecture design, and database setup as per requirement.
• Creating a rough flow diagram and accordingly implementing UI design and its back-end functionality.
• Worked on Core PHP, CodeIgniter framework, Advance JavaScript, SharePoint Designer 2013 environment, and others.

• Work closely with senior developers and team leads to understand project requirements, contribute to coding efforts, and assist in building high-quality software solutions.
• Develop and maintain code for software applications using relevant programming languages, ensuring code quality, readability, and performance optimization.
• Review and analyze code written by other developers, providing constructive feedback to improve functionality, performance, and scalability.
• Identify and fix bugs or issues in existing code, ensuring that applications run smoothly and efficiently under all conditions.
• Write unit tests to validate the functionality of new features or changes, and assist in ensuring that software meets quality standards before deployment.
• Continuously learn and adapt to new technologies, programming languages, and tools to stay updated with industry trends and improve your skills.

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