KALYAN NAVPUTE
KalyanNavpute@gmail.com
+91 9146028980
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalyan-navpute/
Results-driven IT leader with 20 years of experience managing high-impact projects for financial services clients
including 6 years at multiculture environment in USA. Proven expertise in leading cross-functional teams, navigating
complex challenges, and delivering strategic initiatives that drive business and technical excellence. Experienced in roles
ranging from Developer to Senior Manager, with a strong focus on delivery management, stakeholder engagement, and
innovation. Known for strategic vision, hands-on leadership, and the ability to align technology and business goals.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
• Engineering Leadership: Extensive experience leading cross-functional teams of developers, testers, and IT professionals,
fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Technical Expertise: Strong background in software development with hands-on experience in Java, Spring frameworks,
microservices architecture, and cloud technologies.
• Agile Methodologies: Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist and Scrum Master, with a proven track record of implementing and
optimizing Agile practices across multiple teams.
• Cross-Cultural Experience: Six years of onsite experience in the USA, adeptly navigating diverse work cultures and
enhancing global team collaboration.
• Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of the financial services domain, particularly in banking and investment sectors.
• Digital Transformation: Successful track record in leading digital transformation initiatives, driving innovation and
enhancing operational efficiencies.
SKILLS:
• Agile Project Management, scheduling, budgeting and leading cross functional team.
• Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe)
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
• Performance optimization and scalability
• Technical debt management
• Stakeholder engagement
• Engineering best practices and standards
• Risk management and mitigation strategies
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
• Managed multiple projects with budgets over $10 million, delivering on time, within budget and meeting customer
expectations.
• Improved project performance by implementing best practices and process improvements.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Successfully led the transition of multiple projects from traditional to Agile methodologies, resulting in increased project
efficiency and customer satisfaction.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
• Programming Languages: Java, JavaScript
• Frameworks: Spring MVC, Spring Web Flow, Hibernate, ReactJS
• Cloud Platforms: Azure
• Databases: SQL, Cosmos DB
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• Tools: GitHub, JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins, SonarQube, Enterprise Architect
CERTIFICATIONS
• Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist, issued Nov 2020
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) by Scrum Alliance, issued May’17
EDUCATION
• Bachelors in Computer Engineering.
• Diploma in Computer Technology.
AWARDS
• Impact Award in 2022 by CEO of EPAM Systems
• Quarterly Performance Award in Q3 2024.
• Rising Leader Award in 2024 by EPAM Systems
CAREER TIMELINE
May 2021 - Present EPAM Systems Project Manager II
Mar 2021 - May 2021 Xoriant Soultion Pvt. Ltd Project Manager
Oct 2010 - Mar 2021 Infosys Ltd Project Manager
Mar 2006 - Oct 2010 IBM India Pvt. Ltd. Application Developer
Jun 2004 - Mar 2006 Prabhat Dairy Pvt. Ltd. Software Engineer
WORK EXPERIENCE
MAJOR PROJECTS:
Project 01: Wealth Management May 2021 - Present
Client: FS – Goldman Sachs
Project Role: Senior Delivery Manager
Responsibilities
• Oversee multiple project teams, ensuring program goals are reached; Tracking Metrics and Data Driven Delivery.
• Lead and motivate cross-functional teams, including developers, testers, and other IT professionals; Foster a collaborative
and positive team culture; Provide guidance and mentorship to team members.
• Collaboration with internal/external stakeholders, identify improvement area in process and Technology and plan for
implementation.
• Escalation Handling; People Management; Team building; Recognition and Rewards.
• Client Communication and Status reports with metrics.
• Accountable for Team based delivery with Quality. Address concerns and issues raised by stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients; Address client needs and concerns; Seek opportunities for additional
business or project expansion.
• Identify areas for process improvement; Implement best practices and lessons learned from previous projects; Foster a
culture of continuous improvement within the team.
• Implement and oversee quality assurance processes; Ensure that deliverables meet established quality standards.
• Identify and assess project risks; Develop risk mitigation strategies; Proactively manage and address potential issues
before they escalate.
Key Accomplishment:
• Setup Delivery Governance model; Setup Incubation lab for DS & Algo preparation.
• Adopt Agile Scrum and Kanban framework for multiple teams.
• Conducted Engineering Excellence Assessment to identify improvement area.
• Reduce Onboarding time from 6 weeks to 4 weeks through collaboration with client Admin Team.
• Increased Account headcount from 10 to 150 within a year.
• Uplift legacy app using Microservice architecture using latest technology.
• QA Strategy and Service Virtualization tool.
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Engineering & Technology
• Java 8, Spring frameworks, Apache Kafka, Microservice Architecture
• Unit Testing – Junit, TestNG, Mockito, WireMock,
• Tools – JIRA, Confluence, Visio, GitHub
Project 02: Online Retail Banking application (Fixed Price Project) April 2020 – Mar 2021
Client: ICICI Bank
Team Size: Dev Team: 16; Architect: 01 DevOps Lead: 01
Project Role: Technical Project Manager / Scrum Master
Developed Retail Internet Banking responsive web application from scratch to enhance customer experience using
Microservice architecture. Application will be accessible from Mobile/Tablet/Desktop browsers.
Key Accomplishment:
• Delivered all Sprint with high quality. Resulted additional business of application Phase 2 and new oversea applications.
• Contribute into Application Architect, Design, Estimation, and implementing best practices of Security.
• Collaborated and effective engaged Internal and External Stakeholders.
• Reduced attrition, motivated team by team building activities and recognition/rewards.
• Identified Risk and plan for mitigation. Tracked various Sprint Reports and metrices for internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintained project margin green throughout project duration. Handled additional scope / extended timeline through
change management.
Engineering & Technology:
• Java, Spring frameworks, Cosmos DB, Azure DevOps, ELK, Redis Cache, Apache Tomcat
• Azure Cloud, Microservice Architecture and Design
• Unit Testing – Junit, TestNG, Mockito, WireMock. Tools – JIRA, Confluence, Visio, GitHub
Project 03: Online Sales and Marketing Platform Mar 2014 – Feb 2020
Client: Wells Fargo, USA
Team Size: DEV Team Size: 12-15; QA: 5+ (Total Platform Team size: 80+ DEV, 20-25 QA)
Project Role: Technical Project Lead / Scrum Master
Project: Online sales application platform (Responsive Web Application) provides functionality to apply various bank
consumer and business products such as Credit Cards, deposits, loans (Student/Auto/Personal) and Merchant Services.
Key Accomplishment
• As a Project Lead, accountable for end-to-end delivery of the project on time with high quality.
• Automated regression test cases using selenium framework.
• Collaboration with internal / external stakeholders
• Strategizing release & sprints with help of Product Owner & Project manager
• Perform effective Code review and educate team to use latest features of Java 8.
• Pre-merge Sonar quality check for CI/CD; Ensure team is following TDD and review test cases effectively.
• Design and implemented e-signature functionality successfully for merchant services application.
• SDLC – Moved from Waterfall model to Agile Scrum and later adopted SAFe.
• Adopted TDD. Increased Code coverage from 0 to 65% within a year.
• Reduced Production release cycle from 2 months to 3 Weeks. Implemented Feature flag to manage major feature.
• Migrated code from SVN to Gitlab. Setup CI/CD and Code Merge Process including new Branching model.
• Launched Merchant Services platform within 7 months using Agile SDLC.
• Launched short (one click) Credit Card application for existing WF customer.
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Engineering & Technology:
• Java, Spring frameworks, Splunk, Apache Tomcat, MySQL, ReactJs, jQuery, JSP, Rabbit MQ, SAML, SDL Tridion - Content
Management, SHAPE Security Tool
• Monolith & Microservice Architecture and Design
• Unit Testing – Junit, TestNG, Mockito, WireMock
• Tools – GitHub, Jenkin, Fortify, SonarQube, JIRA, Confluence, Splunk
Project 04: Mobility Product- mConnect Oct 2010 – Feb 2014
Client: Infosys Internal Product development
Team Size: Dev Team: 25+ QA: 8
Project Role: Engineering Lead (Promoted as a Project Manager in 2012)
Project: Infosys mConnect is an enterprise mobile Middleware Framework. It supports different mobile OS platforms
Android, IOS, J2ME, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone 7. The mConnect middleware framework used to develop mobile
native and web application. It also integrated with other Infosys platform TruSync to synchronize data.
Key Accomplishment
• Adopted Agile Scrum Framework, Analysis and Requirements specification.
• Responsible for High/Low level design preparation for new requirement and Impact Analysis for defects.
• Lead Product Development team and ensure delivering the feature with high quality on time.
• Effectively communicate progress of Sprint with internal implementation partners and external customers.
• Provide demos of product features to the Internal and external stakeholders.
• People management and setting appropriate goals to the team. Provide necessary training to accomplish technical
deliverables.
Engineering & Technology:
IBM Clear Case, Microsoft TFS, J2EE, XML, XSLT, CSS, HTML, JQUERY, SVN, Microsoft TFS, Apache Tomcat, Maven, J2ME, iOS,
Android platform.
Project 05: Online Vendor application Mar 2006 – Sep 2010
Client: General Motors
Team Size: DEV: 10;
Project Role: Technical Lead
Project: The Web application used to search Vendors, Car dealers and GM Vehicle information’s. This application was
running 24X7 and using by GM Customer Service Center (BPO) to support their vehicle customers and Dealers.
Engineering & Technology:
J2EE, WebSphere Application Server, KANA product. Tools – IBM Rational Clear Case, Clear Quest, Oracle DB. IBM
Rational Tools - Clear Case, Clear Quest.
Project 06: Milk Procurement System Jun 2004 – Feb 2006
Client: Prabhat Dairy Pvt. Ltd.
Team Size: DEV: 5;
Project Role: Application Developer
Project: Milk Procurement system for tracking milk supplier, monthly billing and billing rate.
Engineering & Technology:
Java, JSP and Servlet.
