Monica V.
Chief Technology Officer @Afin Bank
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Technology Officer @Afin Bank
London, GB
Approved Senior Manager Function (SMF24)- Part of the Executive Leadership Team working to secure a UK banking licence for a bank catering to the West African customer segment in the UK- Led the development, submission, and co-authored, alongside the CEO, the Regulatory Business Plan, ICAAP, ILAAP, and Recovery Plan- Developed deposit and mortgage products and their customer journeys, defining operational procedures- Head of Engineering, leading a team of 20+ engineers developing front-end, back-end, and data services, including a service layer with API endpoints.Led the development of the bank\'s mobile application using React Native and GraphQL.Led the back-end service development in Kotlin.Led the design and implementation of data architecture using Snowflake, Keboola, and AWS data services.Architected the enterprise and banking technology architecture, following the MACH principles: Microservices First, API-first, Cloud-first, and Headless-first.Designed and managed integrations between various services.Oversaw product management, including creating PRDs, feature analysis, and prioritisation.Developed all product engineering policies for the bank, covering feature design, change management for business changes, infrastructure changes, and information security- Designed and implemented the bank’s DevSecOps approach- Designed and implemented policies to support the control environment for infrastructure- Designed and implemented the bank’s operational resilience approach- Managed all third-party relationships, from procurement through to contracting- Reviewed and oversaw master service agreements and developed the third-party framework- Designed the bank’s information security framework, based on NIST, ISO 27001:22, PCI-DSS, and CSA- Developed and implemented information security policies- Led penetration testing exercises on the mobile application, AWS, GitHub, and Terraform- Developed the technology risk and controls framework
EDUCATION
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Electrical and Electronics Engineering
University of Leeds
Master of Science (MSc), Management
Trinidad del Monte
High School
ABOUT MONICA V.
Strategic thinking product, technology and engineering executive with experience on the creation, implementation, build of strategic relationships and deployment of banking architectures; following a scrum and tribe orientation approach to consistently create engineering infrastructure and streamlined operations, resulting in significant cost-savings, increased quality, and profitability. • Winner - Wow We Build a Bank Award (FF Awards 2021)• Finalist - DevOps Lead of the Year (Computer Excellence Awards)• Highly Commended - Best IT for Lending - Banking Tech Awards (2021)Passion for programming, micro services, data analytics including machine learning operations and graph databases, quantum computing and banking; information security specialist; believer of technology ecosystems and a solid balance between buy and build technology; enterprise and banking architectures new approaches; web3.0, crypto and trading; agile frameworks and how they can drive change in an organisation; as well as how to drive positive behaviours - love teaching and helping people grow in the tech environment; education, STEM.
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