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BHARAT KUMAR LAL

Technical Leader
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Summary

Results-driven Technical Leader with over a decade of experience in designing, developing, and delivering enterprise-grade software solutions in the banking and payment systems domain. Proven expertise in leading cross-functional teams across geographies to execute complex technology migrations, modernize legacy systems, and implement secure, scalable architectures. Adept at driving agile delivery, enhancing system performance, and aligning engineering efforts with strategic business goals. Known for strong problem-solving skills, mentorship, and a collaborative approach to leading global development initiatives in highly regulated environments.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Technical Leader

THALES DIS FRANCE SAS
09.2023 - Current
  • Contribute hands-on to backend development in Node.js, driving CI/CD pipeline optimization with Jenkins.
  • Spearheaded the migration of core services from Java 8 to Java 17, improving performance and maintainability.
  • Refactored and fixed Python test scripts based on the Grinder framework, boosting test reliability.
  • Designed and documented a proof-of-concept for the D1 PNO monobadge card implementation on the D1 side.
  • Developed a Jenkins provisioning job for new issuer setup.

Technical Lead

Thales DIS India Pvt Ltd
04.2019 - 08.2023
  • Mentored junior developers through regular 1-on-1 meetings, providing guidance on best practices, coding standards, and career growth opportunities.
  • Coordinated with cross-department teams like QA, DevOps, and Support to ensure seamless end-to-end software delivery process.
  • Led end-to-end SDLC activities—elicited requirements, created UML diagrams, and technical design specs, implemented features in Java 8, and handled post-production maintenance.
  • Designed and consumed SOAP (JAX-WS) and RESTful (JAX-RS) web services with JSON/XML payloads, integrating with backend systems and third-party APIs.
  • Automated build and release processes with Maven and Bamboo pipelines, deploying Docker containers to Kubernetes clusters.
  • Provided technical support via JIRA, triaging incidents, and delivering hotfixes within SLA, while coordinating with global teams to resolve cross-functional issues.
  • Maintained Git/GitFlow workflows in Bitbucket, conducted peer code reviews, and upheld CI/CD best practices to streamline feature delivery.

Software Engineer

Artech Infosystems Pvt Ltd
04.2017 - 04.2019
  • Developed and maintained Java-based web applications using Servlets, JSP, and JDBC, ensuring clean, efficient code, and high scalability.
  • Engineered and maintained multi-tier Java EE portal applications for Gemalto, leveraging Spring MVC, JSP/Servlets, and Hibernate ORM to enforce SOLID design principles and modular architecture.
  • Architected application logic with the MVC design pattern; wrote complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and triggers to optimize database performance.
  • Built and consumed RESTful APIs with Spring Boot.
  • Configured Spring Security for fine-grained authentication and authorization across multiple modules.
  • Managed deployments to Tomcat and Apache HTTP Server, reducing manual steps in the release process.
  • Collaborated with UI developers on front-end features using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, and AJAX to deliver dynamic, responsive interfaces.

Software Engineer

Waviz Technologies
04.2014 - 04.2017
  • Collaborated with the development manager to design and implement Java EE modules, applying SOLID principles and common design patterns (DAO, Singleton) for clean, extensible code.
  • Diagnosed and fixed bugs using the Eclipse Debugger and Log4j instrumentation; optimized exception handling, and improved system stability.
  • Contributed to building automation and CI workflows in Jenkins, packaging WAR files, and triggering smoke tests on each commit.
  • Assisted in monitoring application performance via JConsole and server logs; supported production deployments, and rollbacks.
  • Performed front-end tweaks using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (AngularJS) to enhance UI responsiveness.
  • Managed source code with Git in a GitFlow workflow, submitting pull requests for peer review in GitLab.

Education

Bachelors of Computer Applications - Computer And Information Sciences

IPS Academy, DAVV
Indore India
07.2009 - 07.2013

Skills

Application development

Full Stack Development

API design knowledge

Product development

Java 8 programming

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Timeline

Technical Leader

THALES DIS FRANCE SAS
09.2023 - Current

Technical Lead

Thales DIS India Pvt Ltd
04.2019 - 08.2023

Software Engineer

Artech Infosystems Pvt Ltd
04.2017 - 04.2019

Software Engineer

Waviz Technologies
04.2014 - 04.2017

Bachelors of Computer Applications - Computer And Information Sciences

IPS Academy, DAVV
07.2009 - 07.2013

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