Nihar Ranjan Sahoo

About Nihar Ranjan Sahoo

Accomplished and results-driven Senior Engineering Manager with extensive experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver innovative, high-impact solutions. I specialize in engineering management, driving excellence across product strategy, software development, and technology innovation.With a strong foundation as a Lead Designer, I bring a unique blend of technical depth and strategic vision, having worked across diverse industries including banking, manufacturing, and telecom. My expertise spans web services–based frameworks, API ecosystems, and cloud-native architectures, backed by an AWS Certified Solutions Architect credential.I’m passionate about building empowered teams, fostering collaboration, and leveraging technology to solve complex business challenges and accelerate digital transformation.

Experience

1. Vice President

   IDFC FIRST Bank

   Feb 2021 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Led the design and implementation of a state-of-the-art Digital Lendingframework encompassing both Loan Origination System (LOS) and LoanManagement System (LMS) with the integration of instant KYC via digitalchannels and video KYC, revolutionizing customer onboarding experienceInnovatively incorporated underwriting, e-mandate, and disbursementfunctionalities as API plugin suites in the framework, optimizingoperational efficiency & enhancing customer satisfaction along withfortifying the bank\'s digital infrastructure with robust API SecurityLed cross-functional teams to define product requirements, implementAgile methodologies, ensure timely project delivery, and maintaincompliance with bank policies and regulatory guidelines, drivingconsistent quality improvements aligned with business objectivesSpearheaded the design of reusable utility components, standards, andframeworks, bolstering API and partner integration initiativesOrchestrated the seamless migration of the Digital Lending stack fromOnPrem to Mule Runtime Fabric hybrid cloud and then to AWS cloud,demonstrating proficiency in cloud architecture and migration strategies

Education

• B J B Junior College

  12th, Science

  2002 — 2004

• Orissa Engineering College, Bhubaneswar.

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science & Engineering

  2004 — 2008

• B.J.B. High School

  10th, General Studies

  1999 — 2002

Skills

• Tibco Sap R3 Adapter
• Web Services Description Language (Wsdl)
• Tibco
• Web Services
• Soap
• Xslt
• Oracle
• Pl/Sql
• Tibco Rendezvous
• Tibco Ems
• Uml
• Xml
• Xml Schema Definition (Xsd)
• Sql
• Tibco Businessworks
• Xml Spy
• Tibco Adb Adapter
• Webmethods
• Unix
• Xpath