Premal Matalia
Strategic Technology Executive Leading Engineering Excellence & Resiliency | Transforming Payment Systems in Financial Services | Parenting Coach (by Passion)
- Role
- Senior Engineering Manager at Commonwealth Bank
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Premal Matalia
Engineering Leader | Payments Infrastructure | Resilience & NFT | AI & ML EnthusiastWith over a decade of experience in Payments Engineering, I specialize in Resilience Engineering, Non-Functional Testing (NFT), and AI-driven solutions to enhance system stability and performance. As Vice President at Barclays, I lead a team managing 20+ microservices, processing 2M+ daily transactions, and optimizing infrastructure for high-speed, high-volume financial operations. Payments Industry Expertise Deep understanding of payment processing, transaction security, and regulatory compliance. Led Resilience Engineering initiatives to ensure high availability (HA) and fault tolerance in financial systems. Expertise in instant payments, Swift transactions, fraud profiling and sanction screening, ensuring seamless global transactions. Driving Engineering Excellence Spearheaded the integration of 7 in-house utilities via Jenkins, reducing NFT cycles by 40% and saving 650+ man-days annually. Led Chaos Engineering initiatives to replicate infrastructure failures, pinpoint root causes, and enhance system robustness. Improved code quality, automation, and deployment efficiency, ensuring 100% successful LIVE implementations across 25+ applications. Resilience Engineering Leadership Developed Resilience Category 0 & 1 solutions, ensuring high availability (HA) with optimal RTO/RPO. Managed 500+ servers, reducing patching cycle misses from 10% to 4%, improving infrastructure stability. Implemented self-healing mechanisms to proactively detect and resolve system failures before impacting transactions. Innovating with AI & ML Passionate about leveraging AI-driven resilience strategies to optimize financial systems and enhance security. Leadership & Transformation Awarded Runner-Up for Global Technology Award (2022) for contributions to engineering transformation. Experienced in collaborating with clients, third-party vendors, and technical teams to drive impactful solutions.I thrive on problem-solving, innovation, and continuous learning, always seeking ways to push boundaries in payments technology. Let’s connect and explore how we can shape the future of financial engineering together!
Experience
Senior Engineering Manager
Nov 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Education
Liverpool John Moores University
Master's degree, Artificial Intelligence
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore
PGD, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence
2019
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
Corporate Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration, Finance
2008 — 2010
Sardar Patel University
B.E., Electronics
2001 — 2005
Skills
- Performance Analysis
- Team Management
- Performance Testing
- Project Management
- Performance Tuning
- Requirements Analysis
- Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
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