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Viraj Solaskar

@virajsolaskar

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Senior Backend Engineer specializing in IAM and payment microservices for regulated industries.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can design & lead secure backend architecture in microservices—especially IAM and payments—while owning end-to-end delivery, improving reliability through CI/CD and RCA, and mentoring teams in regulated environments.

I’m a Senior Backend Engineer with 11+ years of experience delivering production-grade systems across BFSI, owning backend design end-to-end with a focus on security, code quality, and reliability. I specialize in Identity & Access Management—enterprise SSO, OIDC, JWT, Keycloak, and ISVA—and I pair that with hands-on payment infrastructure expertise, including SWIFT MT and ISO 20022.

In my most recent role as Principal Engineer, I designed secure, scalable enterprise Java applications with Spring Boot and microservices, including OIDC + MFA-based SSO—while modernizing legacy monoliths to reduce MTTR and enable faster daily deployments through CI/CD. Earlier, as Technical Lead at HCL for cross-border payments, I delivered targeted enhancements to live SWIFT flows with zero production incidents attributable to code changes, and I’ve repeatedly improved operational outcomes through performance tuning, RCA-driven fixes, and engineering mentorship in Agile environments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Principal Engineer

Aurionpro Solutions Limited

Feb 2025 - Jan 2026 (11 months)

Designed and delivered secure, scalable enterprise Java applications using Spring Boot and microservices, implementing SSO with OIDC and MFA for CBC Bank. Led modernization from monolith to microservices, reduced MTTR, enabled faster daily deployments with CI/CD, and improved code quality with SonarQube governance (80%+ pass rate).

Java Spring Boot Microservices OIDC JWT Keycloak CI CD AWS SonarQube

Technical Lead

Chenoa Information & Software Services

Dec 2023 - Jan 2025 (1 year 1 month)

Owned end-to-end backend architecture for a vehicle repossession reprocessing platform serving ~10,000 users, using Spring Boot, JPA/Hibernate, PostgreSQL, Camunda BPM, and Keycloak. Implemented Keycloak/JWT-based SSO with role-based access, optimized 20+ critical queries and batch jobs (reduced processing time ~35% and production incidents ~50%), and built AWS EC2 UAT reporting with Apache Supers

Spring Boot Hibernate PostgreSQL Camunda Keycloak JWT AWS EC2 Apache Superset CI CD

Technical Lead

HCL Technologies

Dec 2019 - Dec 2023 (4 years)

Technical lead for high-throughput cross-border payments, remittance, and SWIFT message routing platforms processing millions of transactions annually. Delivered SWIFT MT and ISO 20022 enhancements with zero production incidents attributable to code changes, coordinated releases across 3 distributed teams, and reduced UAT defect escape rate by ~45% using structured pre-UAT checklists and RCA-drive

Java ISO 20022 Production Support Release Coordination UAT Testing Stakeholder Management

IT Analyst

Tata Consultancy Services

Apr 2017 - Dec 2019 (2 years 8 months)

Tuned 15+ complex IBM DB2 SQL queries and batch jobs for high-volume financial data processing, improving system throughput by ~30% and reducing batch run times by ~25%. Resolved 50+ UAT and production defects in regulated pension/financial registry systems with permanent RCA-backed fixes.

IBM DB2 SQL Batch Processing Performance Tuning Production Support UAT Testing

Analyst

HCL Commnet Ltd

Dec 2014 - Apr 2017 (2 years 4 months)

Developed and maintained enterprise Java applications in the insurance domain, building backend services and optimizing database queries while supporting production operations.

Java Backend Services Production Support Application Maintenance Insurance Systems

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

SES Group of Institutions, Faculty of Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering

Grade: 63.30%

Completed a B.E. in Computer Engineering from the University of Mumbai, graduating with 63.30%. Focused on foundational and applied engineering coursework in computer engineering.