Arbab Khan
Senior Delivery Manager|Hadoop| AWS| Big Data
- Role
- VP India Delivery Lead Surveillance Technology at Barclays
- Location
- Pune Division, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Arbab Khan
Highly accomplished and results-oriented Senior Technical Delivery Manager with over 20 years of experience driving large-scale technology and data transformations within the financial services sector. Proven track record in leading global teams to deliver critical business applications and complex, data-intensive migrations utilizing Big Data, Python, Spark, and AWS.Expert at accelerating delivery lifecycles by pioneering GenAI use cases—leveraging GitLab Duo, Copilot, and Claude to automate legacy code refactoring, streamline documentation, and optimize ETL pipelines during high-stakes migrations. I specialize in modernizing intricate architectures with microservices while establishing efficient global delivery models that prioritize scalability and performance.Deep domain expertise in Compliance (Market & Control Room Surveillance, GRC) allows me to deliver secure, automated solutions via robust DevOps and QA practices. I am a strategic leader focused on leveraging AI-driven innovation and cost-saving acumen to drive significant growth and technical excellence within forward-thinking organizations.
Experience
VP India Delivery Lead Surveillance Technology
Dec 2022 — Present · Pune, IN
Strategic Delivery & Financial Stewardship: Led global teams in delivering critical Market and Control Room Surveillance applications. Ensured 100% on-budget delivery of regulatory mandates while managing complex stakeholder requirements across global jurisdictions.AI-Augmented Legacy Transformation: Spearheaded migration of legacy models to Behavioral Analytics Based Surveillance (BABS). Pioneered using Claude, GitLab Duo, and Copilot to accelerate refactoring monolithic code into Python/PySpark, shifting from reactive monitoring to proactive threat detection.Modernization & Tech Debt Remediation: Optimized costs by leading migrations from Cloudera Hadoop to AWS and Informatica to DBT. Leveraged GitLab Duo to automate tech debt remediation and resolve architectural bottlenecks during open-source transitions.Architectural Evolution & Workflow Optimization: Enhanced scalability by migrating legacy frameworks to high-throughput microservices and micro-frontends. Engineered high-performance Python APIs for Case Management workflow systems, meeting rigorous requirements for low latency and high concurrency. Used GenAI for rapid prototyping of complex integration layers.Global Delivery & Talent Maturity: Accelerated throughput via a high-maturity India-based delivery model. Integrated GenAI productivity frameworks globally, enabling talent to increase code quality and velocity through standardized AI-assisted development.Automated Governance & Quality: Reduced UAT defects by 40% through configuration-driven QA frameworks and observability dashboards. Utilized Claude to generate complex synthetic test data and edge-case scenarios for ETL testing.DevOps Excellence & CI/CD: Championed a high-performance culture via the DevOps & QA Global Forum. Streamlined pipelines using GitLab CI/CD and GitLab Duo’s security insights, minimizing change failure rates and hardening compliance application security.
Education
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology
BTECH, ICT
2001 — 2005
Jawahar Lal Nehru School
AISSCE, PCM
1991 — 2000
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