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Heena Patel

@heenapatel

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I lead reliable banking applications, modernization, and production operations with Java and Spring Boot.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I'm looking to lead and improve business-critical applications, combining Java delivery with production reliability, modernization, incident management, disaster recovery, and cross-functional team leadership.

At Fifth Third Bank, I lead production support, development, and operational excellence for critical banking applications. I manage major incidents, root cause analysis, merger and conversion initiatives, and annual disaster recovery testing to maintain reliable, business-ready systems.

I partner with business, vendors, infrastructure, security, database, network, QA, and support teams to deliver upgrades, enhancements, security remediation, and releases with minimal disruption. I also identify application gaps and build solutions beyond vendor capabilities to reduce risk, strengthen controls, and create cost savings.

Earlier, I built Spring Boot portals and RESTful APIs for Eversana, supported retail integrations for Kroger, and developed a data-migration platform for GE Aviation using Java, REST services, AWS S3, and Cloud Foundry.

Across banking, retail, aviation, and insurance, I build Java applications, automation, monitoring dashboards, and operational reporting. I mentor engineers, improve support practices, and help teams deliver dependable systems through Agile and Scrum ways of working.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Senior Application Developer

Current

Fifth Third BanCorp

Apr 2020 - Present (6 years 5 months)

Led production support, development, and operational excellence for critical banking applications, including merger and conversion initiatives, disaster recovery testing, and vendor management. Provided technical leadership, mentored team members, and drove automation and monitoring improvements.

Java Spring Boot SpringBatch MSSQL Websphere Tomcat Jenkins Maven GitHub Dynatrace Splunk Jira VersionOne Incident Management Root Cause Analysis Disaster Recovery Vendor Management Stakeholder Management Agile Scrum

Java Developer and Support

CBTS

May 2019 - Dec 2019 (7 months)

Contributed to the design, development, and enhancement of a web-based portal application using Spring Boot, delivering RESTful APIs and ODATA services. Supported production environment, built Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, and collaborated with QA teams for successful releases.

Java Spring Boot Jenkins REST APIs Thyme Leaf Bootstrap CI CD Agile

Senior Consultant

Sogeti

May 2018 - Jan 2019 (8 months)

Developed Spring Boot services and API integrations supporting enterprise retail applications. Participated in SAFe Agile planning, PI events, and sprint reviews, and supported real-time messaging integrations using MQTT architecture.

Java Spring Boot Vue.Js MQTT SAFe Agile Agile

Java Developer

Triple E

Sep 2016 - Sep 2017 (1 year)

Developed a data migration platform for transferring enterprise data to Cloud Foundry environments. Built REST-based services and multithreaded processing components using Java, integrated AWS S3, and implemented monitoring and reporting features.

Java REST APIs Oracle S3 Cloud Foundry Vue.Js Agile

Application Analysts and Java Developer

Great American Insurance

Sep 2014 - May 2016 (1 year 8 months)

Developed enterprise applications using Java, Spring, Hibernate, JSP, and Oracle. Supported application enhancements, production issue resolution, and release activities, and implemented automated testing and build processes using Maven and JUnit.

Java Spring Framework Hibernate Oracle Maven Junit JMock Mockito XML Agile PSM

Java Developer

CBTS

Feb 2013 - Jul 2014 (1 year 5 months)

Collaborated with business and technical teams to analyze requirements and deliver enterprise solutions for a pricing application. Developed and maintained Java/J2EE applications using Struts, Hibernate, SQL, XML, JSP, and WebSphere, and supported production monitoring and troubleshooting.