+ Years of professional experience
Uthamaraj KANAGARAJ
Senior Director - Banking Technology
Summary
Acclaimed seasoned visionary Leader with double Masters' degree, 23 professional certifications, and over 25 years of technology experience in various Leadership roles across banking functions. Possesses core competencies in Production Support, Application & Service management, Service delivery, Resiliency, Technology Governance and control, SDLC, Program and Project management and People development. My career is marked by continuous learning with a proven track record in managing complex projects and delivering robust innovative solutions. Demonstrates commitment to excellence and strategic mindset, driving operational efficiency with a focus on achieving high standards of service delivery and risk mitigation. Delivers exceptional results, fostering organizational growth and success through effective leadership and meticulous financial management
Overview
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Certification
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+ Years of Volunteering at Singapore Armed Forces
Work History
Director (started as Senior Vice-President)
Citibank N.A.
Singapore
06.2015 - Current
- -Global Production Management ASIA Cluster Head for Functions, Finance, Credit Risk and Market Risk Technology
- Risk Technology - Controllers, Treasury & Finance support
- -Global Head for Product Control Group support, Head of APAC Finance support and In-Country Legacy Franchise application support
Senior Vice President - Corporate Compliance Technology
J.P. Morgan
Singapore
02.2014 - 04.2015
- Application Development; IT Risk management; Change and Release; Level 3 Support; Environment and Infrastructure management; Resiliency management
Vice President - Enterprise Technology
Barclays Capital
Singapore
10.2008 - 02.2014
- Enterprise Shared Services IT - SAP Finance IT: General Ledger, Global Expense Payments Systems, Cost Decision Support, Financial Decision Support, Invoice Processing; SAP HR IT: Performance Management, Total Compensation Review, Payroll processing, Learning Management, SAP Sourcing IT: EProcurement applications - SRM 4, SRM 7, One Source; CRES: Corporate Real Estate Services applications that support managing the various areas like desk allocation, Data center management; BCM: Business Continuity management tools; Physical Security tools that manages the physical security of the organization like Cameras, Entry/exit into the premises.
- Strategic implementations: Setting up of new teams at Kiev/India/Poland/US; L1 shared services roll out in Singapore/India; Knowledge Management for L2 using Service Now; Implementation and Management of Level 1 & Level 2 Support; ITIL framework implementation
Vice President - Finance IT
Dresdner Kleinwort
Singapore
04.2006 - 10.2008
- Dresdner Bank: APAC Finance IT - Service Delivery and Application Management
Senior Software Consultant - Risk IT at Barclays Capital
Optimum Solutions (S) Pte Ltd
Singapore
11.2005 - 03.2006
- Risk IT Application & Service Management
Associate: Finance IT at UBS Bank
Perot Systems
Singapore
06.2000 - 11.2005
- Finance IT - Application and Service Management
Software Engineer
Consolidated Cybernetics Company Private Limited
02.1997 - 04.2000
- Application Development: Inventory Management System and Hospital Management System. Now this company is merged with Emergys: http://www.emergys.co.in
Education
MBA - Master of Business Administration - undefined
University of Northampton
United KingdomMCA - Master of Computer Applications - undefined
Bharathidasan University
South IndiaBachelor of Science - Computer Science
Bharathiar University
South IndiaSkills
- Modern Engineering: microservices, containers, multicloud, serverless, event‑driven and API‑first architectures, combined with Digital Core and AI innovation, modern engineering practices, cloud migration, containerization, densification, unified production toolkits, SRE, automation, Renovate, Lightspeed, GitHub, CoPilot, Tech Radar, ARC, Big Data, DevOps,, Google Cloud Observability, Stylus, GenAI platforms including Gemini, Claude, Devin, Squad, and FridayAI
- Databases: Oracle 18c, Sybase 12, MS-SQL Server, DB2
- Programing Languages: Python, Core Java, C, C, SQL, PL/SQL, Unix, Pascal, COBOL, Basic, FORTRAN, TCL/Tk, Mainframe
- Service Management Tools: ServiceNow, HPSercice Centre, BMC Remedy, HP Service Manager, JIRA
- Architectures: Big Data, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, ECS Container
- Tools: AutoWatchplus, App Dynamics, Informatica, Autosys, Business Objects, VB XLA, Oracle, Developer 2000 Rel 60 (Forms 45 & 50, Report writer 25& 30), SQL
- PLus, Oracle Designer 2000, JDEVELOPER 30, DB Artisan, SQL Advantage, Query Analyzer
Websites
Interests
Cycling, Travelling, Volunteering in Social Community events, Barbecue, watching Sci-Fi, Horror and Comedy movies
Affiliations
- Member of Anti-Money Laundering Specialist ACAMS since April 2016
- Member of AXELOS best practice since August 2016
Certification
- EXIN BCS Machine Learning Award (AIMLA)
- EXIN BCS Generative Artificial Intelligence Award (AIGAIA)
- Leading Effective Decision Making
- Big Data foundation
- ISO 27032 Lead Cyber Security Manager
- Information Security Foundation based on ISO/IEC 27002
- Certified Integrator: Secure Cloud Services
- Cloud Computing Foundation
- COBIT Foundation
- Dev Ops Master
- Agile Scrum Master
- MSP Foundation & Practitioner in Programme Management
- PRINCE2 Foundation & Practitioner
- ITIL 4 – Managing Professional – Transition
- ITIL 4 Leader – Digital and IT Strategy
- ITIL v3 Expert
- ITIL: Managing Across Life Cycle
- ITIL Intermediate Certificate in Service Offerings and Agreements
- ITIL Intermediate Certificate in Release Control and Validation
- ITIL Intermediate Certificate in Operational Support and Analysis
- ITIL: v3 Foundation certification in IT service Management
- ITIL: Foundation & Practitioner in IT Service Management
AWARDS
- Eminent Alumni Award from Amity Business School, Singapore - 2019
- Leadership Award from University of Northampton and Amity Business School - 2019
- Coolest Boss award from Citi SG Employees in 2018
- Citi RAVE Award in Feb 2016
- Citi GOLD Award in June 2019
- Perot Systems Associate Performance Award – Dec 2003
- UBS Employee Performance Award - June 2004
Timeline
Director (started as Senior Vice-President)
Citibank N.A.
06.2015 - Current
Senior Vice President - Corporate Compliance Technology
J.P. Morgan
02.2014 - 04.2015
Vice President - Enterprise Technology
Barclays Capital
10.2008 - 02.2014
Vice President - Finance IT
Dresdner Kleinwort
04.2006 - 10.2008
Senior Software Consultant - Risk IT at Barclays Capital
Optimum Solutions (S) Pte Ltd
11.2005 - 03.2006
Associate: Finance IT at UBS Bank
Perot Systems
06.2000 - 11.2005
Software Engineer
Consolidated Cybernetics Company Private Limited
02.1997 - 04.2000
MBA - Master of Business Administration - undefined
University of Northampton
MCA - Master of Computer Applications - undefined
Bharathidasan University
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
Bharathiar University