Walid S.

Walid S.

Senior Solution Architect Developer

Montreal, QC
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About Me

Walid is a certified architect, expert in digital solution delivery, agile architecture, microservices, cloud solutions, and API-based integrations. He creates resilient, scalable, and maintainable architecture and leads teams to delivery. Walid defined the architecture for a cloud-based HR system supporting 28,000 employees, designed a high-security system to eliminate manual processing of thousands of law enforcement documents, and created geospatial projects for a public security department.

Mobile Apps 15 years Solution Architecture 15 years Architecture 15 years APIs 10 years App Integration 10 years Agile 10 years Microservices 5 years Cloud 7 years Amazon DynamoDB React 3 years MuleSoft 4 years Amazon Web Services (AWS) 3 years C Java .NET Oracle iOS Artificial Intelligence (AI) Android Web Identity & Access Management (IAM) 5 years

Work history

Commonwealth Financial Network
Commonwealth Financial Network
Senior Enterprise Architect
2021 - Present (3 years)
Remote

  • Enterprise Architect responsible for the domains of Wealth Management, Operations, Compensation, Security and Cloud. Provide support to Solution Architects to align them with EA principles and guidelines.

  • Subject Matter Expert on IAM topics

Enterprise Architect
National Bank of Canada
Senior Solution Architect
2020 - Present (4 years)
, Remote

  • Assisted product owners, analysts, and development teams to deliver line of credit origination, document exchange, and account opening products.

  • Elaborated and communicated the documentation standards to the architecture team.

  • Guided several initiatives related to the protection of personal information and financial compliance.

Architecture Amazon Web Services (AWS) Solution Architecture Agile Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) App Integration Identity & Access Management (IAM) RESTAPIsMicroservicesMobility CloudMobile Apps
BDC
Senior Architect
2016 - 2020 (4 years)
, Remote

  • Collaborated with product owners and led the technical team to develop the market's first mobile app to help entrepreneurs better manage their business.

  • Led the architecture of Express Loan, a mobile app that reduced loan process time from ten days to 30 minutes.

  • Acted as the solution architect for nine mobile apps aimed at improving the efficiency and capacity of business development managers.

  • Implemented an electronic signature solution for business loans, increasing customer satisfaction and reducing travel time by 50% for business development managers.

  • Served as the representative of the mobility stream for enterprise architecture - data lake, AI, analytics, IAM, API management, and cloud initiatives.

Azure MicroservicesAPIsApp Integration Identity & Access Management (IAM) Artificial Intelligence (AI) MuleSoftDigital SignaturesMobile Apps Mobility Solution Architecture .NETAgile Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) RESTArchitecture CloudEnterprise Architecture
Ville de Montreal
Solution/Enterprise Architect
2013 - 2016 (3 years)
, Remote

  • Defined the architecture for a cloud-based HR system to support 28,000 employees and 13 collective agreements.

  • Elaborated on the enterprise architecture of the Judiciary Affairs sector to reduce the exuberant costs of redundant systems.

  • Designed a high-security system to eliminate manual processing of thousands of law enforcement documents.

  • Created geospatial projects for the public security department.

Oracle.NETEnterprise ArchitectureSolution Architecture Architecture
Freelance
Solution Architect
2008 - 2013 (5 years)
, Remote

  • Designed the architecture for several large systems such as a graduate's admissions system, incident management system, employee portal, on-train mobile platform, and other systems.

  • Conduct architecture audits and recommended corrective actions.

  • Conducted vendor selection processes through formal RFPs.

  • Developed a mobile software development college certification program to help developers reintegrate the market with required skills.

Solution Architecture Request for Proposal (RFP) SharepointMobile Apps RESTAPIsArchitecture Mobility

Portfolio

BDC Mobile App

A new tool in the hands of Canadian entrepreneurs to help them make better decisions and reach their business goals. The app uses cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence to deliver state-of-the-art capabilities, availability, and performance.

Mindful and Fit

In times of restricted access to gyms, I built this simple Android and iOS app to help athletes reserve their spot at Mindful and Fit gym and confirm their health status at check-in by simply scanning a barcode. The app also provides reference information regarding the COVID-19 recommendations from the government of Quebec.

Education

Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science
McGill University
1992 - 1996 (4 years)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Computer and Communication Engineering
American University of Beirut
1985 - 1989 (4 years)