Himanshu Shekhar

About Himanshu Shekhar

I am a solution architect and technology leader with deep expertise in enterprise…

Experience

1. AVP

   Barclays

   Aug 2013 — Present · Pune, IN

   As AVP at Barclays GSC, drives operational efficiency and innovation within financial technology. Focused on SWIFT compliance, sanctions screening solutions, and DevOps strategies, ensuring seamless application delivery and system reliability.Achievements:Optimized legacy code, automated backend processes (Python, Shell), and migrated monolithic apps to Kubernetes, improving reliability by 60% and cutting deployment time by 70%.Integrated FircoSoft compliance solutions and SWIFT Gateway products, strengthening sanctions screening, security, and financial transaction efficiency, reducing processing time by 30%.Designed and managed CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git, GitLab), streamlining releases, reducing deployment errors by 40%, and accelerating delivery timelines by 50%.Consistently delivered 80% of projects ahead of deadlines using Agile & Lean practices, boosting stakeholder satisfaction by 30%.Led seamless migration from Temenos vRisk FircoSoft suite, maintaining 80%+ availability and improving compliance audit success rates by 70%.Partnered with stakeholders to align solutions with business needs, while mentoring and scaling an 8-member team, improving productivity by 25% and project quality by 30%.Developed automated reporting & monitoring utilities, increasing data accessibility by 60% and reducing manual reporting effort by 80%.

Education

• Jaypee University of Information Technology

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communications Engineering

  2003 — 2007