Viral Solani

About Viral Solani

Engineering Manager with 15+ years of experience driving software delivery, cloud-native transformation, and API platform enablement across banking and large enterprise environments. I focus on building secure, scalable API capabilities and strengthening engineering practices that help teams deliver predictable, high-quality outcomes.My work includes enabling API platforms running on Kubernetes (EKS) and OpenShift, improving adoption through clearer governance, onboarding workflows, reusable templates, automation, and well-structured engineering documentation. I prioritize simplifying platform consumption for federated teams while ensuring alignment with cloud, security, and regulatory standards.With AWS and Agile certifications, I bring a balance of technical depth and leadership—mentoring teams, improving engineering maturity, and driving measurable improvements in predictability, DevOps workflows, and DORA-based performance. I’m passionate about helping organizations modernize platforms, accelerate delivery, and build strong engineering cultures.

Experience

1. Engineering Manager (AVP) Api Platform & Cloud-native Engineering

   Barclays

   Aug 2021 — Present · Pune, IN

   Progressed from Scrum Master → Technical Delivery Lead → Engineering Manager, contributing to platform delivery and engineering practices within a large-scale, regulated enterprise environment.Key Responsibilities & ImpactLead engineering execution for strategic API platform initiatives across cloud and hybrid environments (AWS, Kubernetes/EKS, and OpenShift).Drive Agile delivery, technical governance, and end-to-end lifecycle activities related to platform enablement and onboarding.Collaborate with enterprise teams across architecture, security, risk, compliance, and product to align delivery with regulatory and business expectations.Strengthen onboarding processes, documentation, workflow clarity, and governance mechanisms to improve platform adoption and reduce lead time for consumer teams.Mentor and guide cross-functional teams, improving engineering maturity, delivery predictability, and adherence to DevOps and Agile best practices.Contribute to building scalable, secure, and reliable platform capabilities supporting broader organizational transformation goals.

Education

• SEMCOM College, Vallabh Vidyanagar

  Master of E-Business, IT and management.

  2007 — 2009

• Shree M. P. Shah Municipal Commerce College, Jamnagar

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Business/Commerce, General

  2003 — 2006

• National computer College, Jamnagar

  P.G.D.C.A, Information Technology

  2006 — 2007

Skills

• Octobercms
• Team Management
• Html5
• Twitter Api
• Xhtml
• Mongodb
• Lamp
• Web Services
• Docker
• Facebook Api
• Team Leadership
• React
• Json
• Css
• Jquery
• Cakephp
• Web Applications
• Php
• Zend Framework
• Redux
• Codeigniter
• Html
• Laravel
• Drupal
• Linux
• Homestead
• Git
• Ajax
• Oop
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Javascript
• Html 5
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Node.js
• Subversion
• Web Development
• Mysql
• Team Motivation
• Xml