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Sooraj Payyoormana

Sooraj Payyoormana

Churton Park,NZ

Summary

Dynamic Digital Identity Architect with 30 years of expertise in software development, specialising in Microsoft technologies such as Azure, Entra ID, and ASP.NET MVC. Recognised for delivering innovative solutions that enhance business performance and drive technological advancement. Proficient in enterprise architecture and cloud computing, with a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams successfully. Committed to leveraging extensive skills to tackle complex challenges across diverse industries.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Digital Identity Architect

PwC
Wellington, NZ
07.2024 - Current
  • Played a key role in delivering the Solution Design and Architecture for the Identity Services supporting Education Payroll Limited, a critical payroll system responsible for managing the salaries of school teachers across New Zealand
  • This high-impact initiative ensured secure and reliable access to one of the nation’s most essential financial systems
  • Key contributions and leadership initiatives included: Solution Design for Critical Systems: Architected and delivered a robust identity solution tailored for the secure and efficient operation of Education Payroll Limited, ensuring compliance with stringent security and operational standards
  • Strategic Leadership for Managed Services: Provided technical and strategic leadership in establishing PwC New Zealand’s first Managed Service division
  • This initiative focused on offering managed services across Cybersecurity, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and Consulting, enabling the firm to expand into a new service model
  • Innovating in Decentralized Identity: Conceptualized and championed a pioneering SaaS product targeting Decentralized Identity use cases
  • This visionary project aims to provide New Zealand citizens with seamless access to private and government services, leveraging decentralized identity technologies for secure, efficient, and privacy-focused solutions
  • Collaborative Engagement: Worked closely with stakeholders across business, technology, and governance domains, aligning technical strategies with organizational objectives to deliver impactful and future-ready solutions

Azure Architect (Part-time when needed)

Sys-Integrate IT Services Limited
Wellington, NZ
10.2022 - Current
  • Lead end-to-end Cloud transformation programs to meet client organization IT and business objectives
  • Thought leader and trusted advisor to our customers
  • Define and present models and roadmaps for customers' journey to Azure
  • Together with the Business Line Manager and Leadership team, define the ambitions and growth plans for the Azure Practice
  • Lead pre-sales and delivery assurance, including responses to large-scale customer opportunities, including ITTs, RFP and RFI's
  • Build and maintain relationships with internal and customer stakeholders
  • Providing technical oversight and coaching to consultants delivering client project work within the Practice

Digital Identity Consultant

Ministry of Education
Wellington, NZ
08.2023 - 07.2024
  • Understanding requirements from business and work closely with other Architects, internal and external Business Stakeholders
  • Working closely with SME (Subject Matter Expert)’s, Developers and Testing Team and Vendors
  • Architecting and designing the platform and providing technical guidance to the Delivery Team
  • Tools/Technology Used: Microsoft Visual Studio 2022, .NET 8.0, PowerShell, SAML 2.0, OIDC Microsoft Entra B2C, Microsoft Entra, DevOps

Enterprise/Solutions Architect

Fire and Emergency
Wellington, NZ
10.2022 - 02.2023
  • Design and Architect solutions for various projects in the FENZ ICT Project Portfolio
  • Working closely with Lead Enterprise Architect on Business Case preparation, preparing enterprise architectural principles, standards, and guidelines for the enterprise and for other business applications
  • Technical advice to the Architect Manager and Lead Enterprise Architect
  • Working closely with other Vendors, Architects, SME (Subject Matter Expert)’s, Testing Team, and Project Manager
  • Provide technical guidance and support to the Project Team during the SDLC

Practice Manager, Azure CIAM and IAM Architect

UNIFY Solutions
Wellington, NZ
05.2017 - 09.2022
  • As the Practice Manager at UNIFY Group, I spearhead pre-sales initiatives, overseeing Azure-based Customer Identity and Access Management solutions and PaaS hosting services
  • My role entails not only meeting company targets but also actively participating in technical and commercial contract negotiations with clients
  • Leading a dedicated team of three, I navigate the complexities of people management while ensuring organizational standards are met
  • Simultaneously, in my capacity as an IAM Architect, I'm deeply engaged in integration tasks, orchestrating the seamless transition from our existing Identity Provider to the innovative Microsoft Azure B2C platform
  • Leveraging cutting-edge technologies like Cloud-based Identity Management Integration, Cloud-based Integration monitoring, and OIDC (Open ID Connect), I drive forward-thinking solutions that pave the way for enhanced performance and security
  • Projects: RealMe Re-Platform for DIA, NZ, My Health Account for Ministry of Health NZ, UNIFYAdvantage, ESL/IDAMaaS Broker for Ministry of Education, NZ

Analyst Programmer (Contracting)

DATACOM
Wellington, NZ
01.2017 - 05.2017
  • In this role, hands-on programming is primarily focused on PowerShell and SQL Scripting
  • The main responsibilities entail administration, deployment, and support activities for both Production and UAT environments
  • The environment comprises over 30 applications spread across 2 Application and 2 Database Servers, each equipped with high availability and load balancing mechanisms within the Integration Environment
  • Furthermore, the role involves in-depth analysis of incidents and problem tickets, culminating in the formulation of alternative solutions to resolve issues and mitigate future outages effectively
  • While the emphasis lies on infrastructure management and troubleshooting, proficiency in PowerShell and SQL Scripting remains integral for executing tasks efficiently and maintaining operational stability

Senior Developer/Technical Lead

Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
Wellington, NZ
11.2012 - 01.2017
  • Though the title is Developer, on different projects taking the role of Senior Developer, Lead, and Architect
  • The general job activities include Design, development, deployment, and production support of MPI’s critical applications like JBMS, MAAS & MIB
  • Projects: JBMS (Joint Border Management System), MMIB (MPI Message Integration Bus), MAAS (MPI Authentication and Authorization System)

Technical Architect

HCL Technologies
USA & Wellington
09.2010 - 11.2012
  • The job title was Technical Architect but also worked in the role of a Project Manager and done software development as well
  • The job tasks were including design, the architecture of enterprise framework, high-level/low-level design documents, feasibility study, client interaction, project management, offshore and onsite team coordination for primarily technical architecture and integration-related work

Senior Development Lead

Microsoft
Hyderabad, India
05.2008 - 07.2010
  • Architecture, Design, and development of major strategic 5.2m$, programs with team size 60-70, related to Product Activation and Microsoft Online Services
  • The role includes planning, estimation, identifying project risks, architectural risks, technology solution evaluation, and managing the team from a delivery perspective, collaborating with external teams – business, QA, and support

Senior Technical Lead

HCL Technologies
California, USA
01.2005 - 04.2008
  • Design, the architecture of enterprise framework, high level /low-level design documents, feasibility study, client interaction, offshore and onsite team coordination for primarily technical architecture and integration-related work
  • Worked with client CCH Incorporated Inc

Senior Software Engineer

NeST Technologies
Cochin, India
01.2004 - 12.2004
  • Design, development, implementation, and customization for the applications in Mashreq Bank a leading Bank in UAE
  • Client: Mashreq Bank, Dubai UAE

Senior Developer

BNS Software
Thiruvananthapuram, India
02.2003 - 01.2004
  • Contributed to the products like OnRoad and OnWarehouse
  • These are the key Logistics, Transportation, and warehousing applications of BNS
  • The role includes design, development, team management, and testing

Software Engineer

Terradune Sciences Private Limited
Bengaluru, India
10.2000 - 01.2003
  • Contributed to products like VibEasy 8500C+, V2K+ which are the key applications developed for Chadwick Helmuth (now part of Honeywell) used for the Vibration Analysis of Helicopters
  • The role includes requirement gathering, architecture, design, development, team management, and testing

Software Engineer

BSB Info Centre Pvt. Ltd. (Book Supply Bureau)
Bengaluru, India
01.1997 - 09.2000
  • Contributed to Key Search Engine application which is used for reading the electronic version of International Standards like ISO, BSI, ASTM, etc
  • The role includes requirement gathering, architecture, design, development, team management, testing, customer support, technical marketing

Senior Programmer

Jotech Business Machines
Bengaluru, India
12.1993 - 12.1996
  • Contributed to various customized applications like Inventory Management system, Address Book Management System for a various spectrum of clients
  • The role includes requirement gathering, architecture, design, development, team management, testing, customer support, technical marketing

Education

Diploma - Computer Applications

NICT
Quilon, Kerala, India
01.1993

Skills

  • Architectural design
  • Microservices architecture
  • Enterprise architecture design
  • DevOps implementation
  • Software development lifecycle
  • API design and management
  • Web applications
  • Security and compliance
  • Identity provisioning
  • Cloud computing expertise
  • Social identity integration
  • Single Sign-on solutions
  • Identity federation
  • Cloud IAM solutions
  • Federated identity management
  • Identity lifecycle management
  • IAM system migration
  • Identity and Access management expertise
  • Security architecture design
  • API security
  • SAML implementation
  • OAuth and openid connect
  • Identity governance
  • Identity assurance
  • Multi-factor authentication
  • Role-based Access control
  • Attribute-based Access control
  • Identity analytics
  • Biometric authentication

Awards

  • Microsoft India Community Star, 04/01/04, Awarded based on contributions to various Microsoft Forums like online support forums, Community Groups.
  • Best Performer, 06/01/05, Awarded by client Replicon, Inc., Canada, based on performance as a Technical Lead.
  • Best Performer, 12/01/05, Awarded by HCL EAI based on performance on the Replicon Project as a Technical Lead.
  • Winner (3rd Position) in Microsoft IronDev .NET 4.0 Contest, Developed a VS 2010 Extension which searches TFS for text, files, and folders using .NET Parallel programming.

Certification

  • One Identity: Presales Accreditation - Privileged Account Management.
  • One Identity: Presales Accreditation - Identity Governance.
  • One Identity - Presales Accreditation - Access Management.
  • Microsoft CoPilot for Security, Ninja

References

Available on request

Hobbies and Interests

  • Playing Cricket
  • Photography
  • Listening Music
  • Reading books

Vaccine Status

Double Vaccine with Booster dose

Personal Information

  • Notice Period: 2 Weeks
  • Visa Status: NZ Citizen

Languages

English
Professional
Hindi
Professional
Malayalam
Professional
Tamil
Professional
Kannada
Professional

Accomplishments

  • Winner (3rd position) in the Microsoft IronDev .NET 4.0 Contest and Hyderabad Science Fair, where I developed a VS 2010 extension that searches TFS for text, files, and folders using .NET parallel programming, WPF, MEF extensions, etc
  • Awarded as Best Performer by HCL in December 2005
  • Awarded as Best Performer by client Replicon, Inc., Canada, in June 2005
  • Awarded as a Microsoft India Community Star in April 2004

Affiliations

  • Speaker/Presenter in the Wellington .NET Developer Community

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Digital Identity Architect

PwC
07.2024 - Current

Digital Identity Consultant

Ministry of Education
08.2023 - 07.2024

Azure Architect (Part-time when needed)

Sys-Integrate IT Services Limited
10.2022 - Current

Enterprise/Solutions Architect

Fire and Emergency
10.2022 - 02.2023

Practice Manager, Azure CIAM and IAM Architect

UNIFY Solutions
05.2017 - 09.2022

Analyst Programmer (Contracting)

DATACOM
01.2017 - 05.2017

Senior Developer/Technical Lead

Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI)
11.2012 - 01.2017

Technical Architect

HCL Technologies
09.2010 - 11.2012

Senior Development Lead

Microsoft
05.2008 - 07.2010

Senior Technical Lead

HCL Technologies
01.2005 - 04.2008

Senior Software Engineer

NeST Technologies
01.2004 - 12.2004

Senior Developer

BNS Software
02.2003 - 01.2004

Software Engineer

Terradune Sciences Private Limited
10.2000 - 01.2003

Software Engineer

BSB Info Centre Pvt. Ltd. (Book Supply Bureau)
01.1997 - 09.2000

Senior Programmer

Jotech Business Machines
12.1993 - 12.1996

Diploma - Computer Applications

NICT

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