Firdous Chathrambath

About Firdous Chathrambath

16+ years of hands-on IT leadership across roles such as Managing Delivery Architect, Lead Modernization Architect, Lead Solution Architect, and Portfolio Level Architect. Proven ability to operate as Enterprise, Solution, Application, Cloud Native, Microservices, and Technical Architect, shaping strategy, roadmaps, and large-scale modernization programs. Lead architect for a SAFe ART (8 scrum teams / 80+ engineers) and portfolio-level architect for a 100+ member engineering organization managing 50+ applications. Hands-on architect capable of delivering POCs, coding, DevOps automation, and cloud engineering when needed. Strong expertise in cloud-native development, microservices, API architecture, DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud platforms (AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate,Google Cloud Architect Professional). Technical strengths include Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, REST, ReactJS, and AWS services (EC2, EBS, ELB, IAM, ASG, CloudFormation, Lambda, RDS, Elastic Beanstalk). Skilled with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Jenkins, GitLab, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Splunk, and IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation). Experience with event-driven and messaging systems (Kafka, MQ Series, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ) and architectural patterns (Layered, SOA, Microservices, Micro Frontend, Event Driven). Familiar with Domain-Driven Design, 12-Factor Apps, and APM tools (New Relic, AppDynamics). Worked across Agile (Scrum, Kanban) and Waterfall environments with strong capability in integration, API development, and SQL/NoSQL databases. Architected large-scale QSR technology ecosystems for McDonald\'s, covering POS, drive-thru, kitchen production, digital ordering, and operations across restaurants. Deep expertise in QSR workflows—POS, KDS, delivery integration, mobile ordering, loyalty, payments, fulfillment—turning real-world restaurant challenges into scalable solutions. Led modernization, cloud migration, DevOps adoption, and platform transformation in high-volume QSR environments, driving improvements in reliability, speed, and operational efficiency.

Experience

1. Managing Delivery Architect

   Capgemini

   Nov 2022 — Present · Dallas, TX, US

Education

• TKM College of Engineering

  Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Skills

• Testng
• Integration
• Microservices
• Postgresql
• Jms
• Couchbase
• Maven
• Spring Boot
• Software Architecture
• Apache Camel
• Agile Methodologies
• Sdlc
• Pmbok
• Solution Architecture
• Project Management
• Web Services
• Jenkins
• Sonarqube
• Java Enterprise Edition
• Javascript
• Service Oriented Architecture Design
• Sql
• Restful Webservices
• Hibernate
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Mockito
• Hornetq
• Junit
• Agile Application Development
• Requirements Gathering
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Core Java
• Soa
• Xml
• Html
• Cloud Foundry
• Servlets
• Enterprise Integration
• Java