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Hi, I'm Urmit Patel

Solutions Architect Senior Data Engineer Senior Developer

Enterprise Solutions Architect & Data Engineer with 15 years of expertise pioneering core banking transformations and modern cloud data migrations across Azure, AWS, and Databricks. Specializing in bridging high-throughput financial mainframe backbones with next-generation cloud lakehouses.

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Urmit Patel - Enterprise Solutions Architect
Toronto, Canada
Tata Consultancy Services
15+ Yrs Exp
15+
Years of Industry Leadership
3
Tier-1 Global Banks Transformed
6+
Cloud & Data Certifications
19
Global Branches Supported
Core Specialization

About Me

A unique hybrid blend of enterprise solution design, petabyte-scale lakehouse data engineering, and robust backend systems engineering.

Senior Software Developer

15 years of hands-on software engineering delivering high-availability, low-latency transaction routing backends, microservices, and robust APIs. Proven mastery in Python, Go, SQL, and fault-tolerant Tandem COBOL for 24/7 financial continuity.

  • FastAPI, Python & Go Backend Services
  • Fault-Tolerant HP NonStop Tandem & COBOL
  • High-throughput MQ, XFB & Event Routing

Solutions Architect

Architecting resilient enterprise modernization blueprints, instant interbank payment frameworks, and complex legacy decommission roadmaps. Translates stringent regulatory, financial, and uptime demands into scalable, zero-downtime systems.

  • Real-Time Instant Payments Architecture
  • Legacy Decommissioning & Modernization
  • Multi-Region Disaster Recovery (BCP) & 99.99% SLA

Data Engineer

Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional building enterprise lakehouses on Azure and AWS. Specializing in Delta Lake data pipelines, SAP SDI integration, and optimizing End-of-Day (EOD) financial processing for General Ledger reporting.

  • Databricks Lakehouse & Delta Lake Pipelines
  • End-of-Day (EOD) Batch Optimization
  • SAP General Ledger & SDI Financial Integration

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) in Information Technology
Mumbai University (2007 – 2011)

Languages

English (Professional Fluency)
Gujarati (Native) • Hindi (Fluent)

Passions & Interests

Applied AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Architecture, Hiking & Outdoor Adventures

Career Milestones

Work Experience

15 years with Tata Consultancy Services (2011 – Present) driving mission-critical finance transformations across Canada, India, and Europe.

Senior Developer & Module Lead

CIBC Bank (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce)
May 2022 – Present
Toronto, Ontario, Canada • SAP General Ledger and Finance Lakehouse
  • FinMod Migration & Pipeline Execution: Architected and executed critical data pipelines for the CIBC FinMod transformation, transitioning legacy mainframe General Ledger data into a modern SAP and Databricks Lakehouse architecture.
  • EOD Batch Window Optimization: Re-engineered End-of-Day (EOD) batch workflows, drastically reducing processing windows and accelerating downstream data availability for corporate financial reporting and regulatory disclosures.
  • Legacy Decommissioning Architecture: Acted as Technical Architect for the comprehensive BUNDL legacy decommission initiative, establishing scalable extraction and cloud retention strategies.
Databricks Microsoft Azure SAP General Ledger SAP SDI ETL / Delta Lake IBM Mainframe Autosys

Senior Developer & Technical Lead

ING Bank — Global Banking Systems (GBS)
Mar 2016 – Apr 2022
Mumbai, India & Amsterdam, Netherlands • Core Banking
  • Hungary Instant Payments Framework: Spearheaded the technical architecture and routing engine on HP NonStop Tandem to handle real-time interbank 24/7 payment settlements under strict SLA constraints.
  • Core Banking Portfolio Leadership: Governed high-criticality financial modules including SWIFT Payments, Foreign Exchange (FX), Overdrafts, and Loans/Deposits.
  • Platform Reliability & Interfacing: Implemented fault-tolerant inter-process communication routines using TAL, TACL, IBM MQ, and XFB file gateways with 99.999% availability.
HP NonStop Tandem COBOL TAL TACL Netbatch Enscribe & Enform IBM MQ XFB SWIFT JIRA / ALM

L2 Production Support Operations Team Lead

Deutsche Bank — DB-Internet Banking Application
Dec 2011 – Feb 2016
Mumbai, India & Amsterdam, Netherlands • Mission-Critical Operations
  • Global Branch Coverage: Managed shift-based production support teams covering 19 international branches of Deutsche Bank with zero tolerance for downtime.
  • Onsite Incident Leadership: Deployed onsite in Europe for 1 year as the primary point of contact for Sev-1 client incidents, coordinating resolution across engineering and business stakeholders.
  • Change & Disaster Recovery: Managed end-to-end Change & Release Management procedures and led annual BCP Disaster Recovery switchover drills.
HP NonStop Tandem Non-stop SQL TACL Netbatch Symphony Unity Reflex BCP Disaster Recovery
Featured Initiatives

Projects

Enterprise modernization cases delivering measurable business impact, reduced processing overhead, and modern cloud scalability.

Professional Projects

Finance & Cloud Lakehouse CIBC Bank

CIBC FinMod: General Ledger Modernization to Databricks Lakehouse

Spearheaded the migration of legacy mainframe General Ledger feeds into Azure Databricks and SAP. Built high-performance ETL ingestion pipelines using Delta Lake and SAP SDI, ensuring financial data accuracy across all corporate entities.

Drastic reduction in EOD batch window & faster downstream financial reporting
Databricks Delta Lake Azure SAP SDI Autosys
Real-Time Core Banking ING Bank

Hungary Instant Payments High-Throughput Routing Framework

Designed and implemented the core routing engine for Hungary's 24/7 instant interbank payment scheme on HP NonStop Tandem architecture. Guaranteed real-time transaction processing with sub-second latency and zero message loss under central bank regulations.

Sub-second settlement latency with 99.999% fault-tolerant uptime
HP NonStop COBOL / TAL IBM MQ SWIFT Instant Payments
Legacy Modernization CIBC Bank

BUNDL Mainframe Archival System Decommission

Acted as Technical Architect for decommissioning the legacy BUNDL archival platform. Engineered automated extraction routines to safely preserve historical audit trails into compliant cloud storage without disrupting day-to-day banking operations.

Eliminated legacy licensing overhead while retaining 100% regulatory compliance
Mainframe Decommission Azure Cloud ETL Audit Archival
Global Systems Operations Deutsche Bank

Multi-Branch Internet Banking Operations & Disaster Recovery

Led production engineering operations for Deutsche Bank's internet banking portal across 19 global branches. Established automated alerting, incident triage playbooks, and executed multi-region disaster recovery switchovers.

Sustained 99.99%+ availability across 19 worldwide branches
Non-stop SQL Disaster Recovery (BCP) Change Management Symphony

Personal Projects

Recreation Personal

Recreation Sports Reservation System

A web app for booking sports facilities, featuring user authentication, calendar view, and email notifications.

E‑commerce Personal

E‑commerce App on AWS

Serverless online store built with AWS Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and S3 static hosting. Architecture diagram shown below.

Helpdesk Personal

Customer Helpdesk Ticketing App on AWS

Ticketing system using AWS SNS, SQS, Lambda, and a React front‑end for managing customer support tickets.

Continuous Excellence

Certifications & Skills

Industry-recognized credentials verified across major cloud vendors and enterprise engineering standards.

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Databricks Certified Data Engineer – Professional

Databricks
Valid: Dec 2025

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Amazon Web Services
Valid: Oct 2026

AWS Certified Developer – Associate

Amazon Web Services
Valid: Nov 2026

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft
Achieved: Jul 2021

GitHub Actions | GitHub Copilot

GitHub
Valid: Jun 2026

Professional Scrum Master™ I (PSM I)

Scrum.org
Achieved: Feb 2023

Cloud & Lakehouse

Databricks Delta Lake Microsoft Azure Amazon Web Services (AWS) ETL / ELT Pipelines Lakehouse Architecture Database Management

Languages & APIs

Python SQL / Non-stop SQL FastAPI Go (Golang) COBOL TAL & TACL Power BI (Visualization)

Core Banking & Systems

Core Banking Platforms General Ledger (GL) SWIFT Payments FX, Loans & Deposits HP NonStop Tandem IBM Mainframe Enscribe & Enform IBM MQ & XFB

DevOps & Architecture

GitHub Actions CI/CD Solution Architecture API Design & Specs Autosys & Netbatch BCP Disaster Recovery Change & Release Mgmt Agile / Scrum (PSM I)
Let's Connect

Get In Touch

Whether you want to discuss a senior architecture role, modern lakehouse advisory, or core banking transformation, I'd love to connect.

Email Directly

urmitdpatel@gmail.com

Phone / Mobile

+1 437 663 3326

Primary Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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