SERGII PROKOPENKO

SOLUTION ARCHITECT II
Newtown, US.

About

Highly accomplished Solution Architect with over 16 years of experience driving the design and development of complex, scalable software systems across diverse business domains, including insurance and travel. Expert in translating intricate business requirements into high-performance technical solutions, consistently enhancing system scalability, performance, and profitability. Proven leader in full software development lifecycles, leveraging advanced cloud technologies (AWS, OpenStack) and enterprise architecture frameworks to deliver robust, future-ready solutions and spearhead critical digital transformation initiatives.

Work

EPAM Systems
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Architect

Summary

Spearheading the modernization of a legacy EJB-based Policy Administration System (PAS) to a modern microservice architecture, defining strategic roadmaps for scalable, future-ready solutions.

Highlights

Defined comprehensive migration and modernization strategies for a legacy EJB-based PAS, successfully transitioning to a modern microservice architecture.

Decomposed monolithic systems and identified business-critical components, enabling the design of modular microservices that enhanced performance, scalability, and maintainability.

Architected scalable and future-ready solutions, incorporating advanced microservice patterns to optimize system efficiency and resilience.

Championed and integrated DevOps practices and automation, streamlining delivery pipelines and improving operational efficiency within the modernized architecture.

EPAM Systems
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Architect

Summary

Led the discovery phase of a Claims Transformation initiative, designing robust solutions to integrate legacy mainframe systems with modern claims platforms.

Highlights

Designed and implemented a robust solution to bridge a legacy mainframe-based claims system with a modern claims platform, ensuring seamless integration and data flow.

Assessed current system architecture and identified critical integration challenges, developing strategic solutions to maintain operational consistency during incremental capability delivery.

Developed modular and reusable solutions, enabling the legacy system to support new critical functionality while ensuring business continuity.

Collaborated with key stakeholders to create a comprehensive roadmap, facilitating a smooth transition to a future-state claims system and balancing innovation with operational stability.

EPAM Systems
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Architect

Summary

Designed and oversaw critical data migration projects, transferring policy data from legacy PAS to an EIS-based microservice platform, ensuring data integrity and compliance.

Highlights

Designed and oversaw the successful migration of policy data from a legacy Policy Administration System (PAS) to an EIS-based microservice platform.

Led comprehensive data mapping and transformation efforts, ensuring strict compliance with data governance, security, and regulatory standards.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to execute and validate migration processes, achieving high data integrity, accuracy, and operational efficiency.

Created reusable documentation and introduced process improvements, leveraging emerging technologies to drive enterprise modernization.

EPAM Systems
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Architect

Summary

Orchestrated a comprehensive 3-phase analysis for Travelers' cloud adoption initiative, assessing current architecture, defining target states, and developing strategic implementation roadmaps.

Highlights

Spearheaded a large-scale cloud migration engagement, identifying key customer business drivers and compelling events to inform strategic cloud adoption roadmaps.

Provided expert consultation and continuous support to multiple project teams, ensuring successful project delivery throughout the entire lifecycle.

Led architectural and design reviews for development teams, ensuring adherence to best practices and strategic alignment with enterprise goals.

Supervised and mentored an architecture team, fostering consistent application of design principles and high-quality solution delivery.

Developed and documented recurring architecture patterns, establishing reusable assets that significantly accelerated development cycles and consistency across projects.

Formulated robust architecture strategies and transition architectures, effectively communicating the evolution of proposed solutions to diverse stakeholders including delivery teams, business sponsors, and security partners.

EPAM Systems
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Technical Consultant

Summary

Provided technical consulting to Liberty Mutual, developing and communicating a technology vision and conducting architecture assessments to align with business strategy.

Highlights

Developed and articulated a compelling technology vision, directly supporting and aligning with the client's overarching business strategy and objectives.

Translated strategic technology visions into practical, contextual technology models, facilitating clear understanding and execution across technical and business teams.

Identified and evaluated diverse data, application, and infrastructure solution alternatives, optimizing choices for both single and multi-component initiatives.

Developed a target Enterprise Architecture vision, providing a clear future-state blueprint for the client's technological landscape.

Conducted a comprehensive Architecture Assessment of the iUW Platform, identifying critical areas for improvement and modernization.

EPAM Systems
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Technical Consultant

Summary

Consulted for Liberty Mutual, crafting digital roadmaps and developing industry-level insurance business architectures to drive strategic technology alignment.

Highlights

Developed and communicated a clear technology vision, directly supporting and aligning with the client's business strategy for digital transformation.

Translated strategic technology objectives into contextual technology models, bridging the gap between business goals and technical implementation.

Identified and proposed robust data, application, and infrastructure solution alternatives, optimizing architectural decisions for complex initiatives.

Developed a comprehensive target Enterprise Architecture vision, guiding long-term technological evolution.

Created industry-level Insurance Business Architecture, providing strategic frameworks for business process and technology integration.

EPAM Systems
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Lead Solution Architect

Summary

Led solution architecture for Liberty Mutual's cloud migration, defining strategies, conducting pre-sales, and overseeing architectural governance for 750+ on-prem applications.

Highlights

Spearheaded a large-scale cloud migration engagement, identifying critical customer business drivers and compelling events to inform strategic cloud adoption for 750+ on-prem applications.

Contributed significantly to pre-sales activities, securing new engagements by articulating complex architectural solutions and value propositions.

Provided expert consultation and continuous support to multiple project teams, ensuring successful project delivery and adherence to architectural standards.

Led development teams through rigorous architectural and design reviews, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and maintainable solutions.

Supervised and mentored an architecture team, fostering consistent application of design principles and high-quality solution delivery.

Developed and documented recurring architecture patterns, establishing reusable assets that significantly accelerated development cycles and consistency across projects.

Formulated robust architecture strategies and transition architectures, effectively communicating the evolution of proposed solutions to diverse stakeholders including delivery teams, business sponsors, and security partners.

EPAM Systems
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Architect

Summary

Architected the transition of Datalex's Travel Distribution Platform from monolithic to microservices, ensuring performance optimization and non-functional requirements.

Highlights

Designed and implemented the strategic transition of a monolithic application to a microservices architecture, significantly enhancing system agility and scalability.

Contributed actively to solution design and meticulously documented architectures, ensuring clarity and alignment across development teams.

Conducted interviews with key development stream personnel, facilitating effective knowledge transfer and project alignment.

Ensured rigorous adherence to non-functional requirements, delivering solutions that met high standards for performance, security, and reliability.

Reviewed major components of low-level technical design documents, maintaining quality and consistency across the development lifecycle.

Optimized the performance of critical system components, leading to measurable improvements in processing efficiency.

Developed Proofs of Concept (PoCs) for innovative airline pricing solutions, demonstrating feasibility and potential business value.

Sardina Systems
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Team Lead

Summary

Led a development team at Sardina Systems, overseeing customer communications, new database architecture, code reviews, and software development for a scalable cloud management platform.

Highlights

Led a development team in the creation of a massively scalable cloud management platform, integrating OpenStack and FishDirector software.

Managed customer communications and coordination, ensuring alignment of technical solutions with client needs and expectations.

Designed and implemented a new database architecture, optimizing data storage and retrieval for hyper-efficient cloud infrastructure.

Conducted rigorous code reviews, enhancing code quality, maintainability, and overall software development standards.

Contributed directly to software development, delivering key features and functionalities for the cloud platform.

CloudFabriq
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Team Lead

Summary

Directed a development team at CloudFabriq, managing architectural design, code reviews, software development, and talent acquisition for multi-tenant OpenStack-based cloud solutions.

Highlights

Led a development team to deliver cloud infrastructure management and automation software, optimizing resource utilization for multi-tenant OpenStack-based clouds.

Managed customer communications and coordination, translating client requirements into technical specifications and solutions.

Designed and implemented scalable architectures, ensuring flexibility and resource optimization for cloud services.

Conducted comprehensive code reviews, significantly improving software quality and adherence to best practices.

Contributed hands-on to software development, delivering key components for cloud resource management.

Recruited and onboarded skilled developers, expanding team capabilities and accelerating project delivery.

Special Integral Systems
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Engineer

Summary

Developed and implemented special-purpose secured VoIP and multimedia services for emergency call centers and national security in the telecom sector.

Highlights

Developed and implemented special-purpose secured VoIP and multimedia services, enhancing communication capabilities for emergency call centers and national security.

Contributed to solutions for encrypted communications and mobile networks over GSM and 3G, ensuring secure data transmission.

Participated in research for real-time video transmission over low-bitrate, high-loss GPRS channels, optimizing performance for police and border guards.

OptimaNumerics
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Engineer

Summary

Developed high-performance numerical libraries, optimizing software, and conducting profiling and testing for OptimaNumerics.

Highlights

Developed high-performance numerical libraries (LAPACK, SCALAPACK, BLAS), significantly improving computational efficiency.

Optimized software performance through meticulous profiling and testing, ensuring robust and efficient code execution.

Contributed to the implementation of complex mathematical algorithms, enhancing the capabilities of numerical analysis tools.

Education

V.N. KARAZIN KHARKIV NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine

Master

Physics Technical

Languages

English

Certificates

Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate

Issued By

Databricks

ITIL® 4 Foundation CPD

Issued By

AXELOS

Become TOGAF Certified with exam preparation for L1 + L2

Issued By

Udemy

TOGAF® 9 Foundation

Issued By

Open Group (TOGAF)

Standard 9.1 - Part 2 Certified Enterprise Architect Course

Issued By

Udemy

Standard 9.1 - Part 1 Foundation Enterprise Architect Course

Issued By

Udemy

Professional Cloud Architect

Issued By

Google

Skills

Software Architecture & Design

Software Architecture, Architecture Blueprint, Architecture Assessment, Business Architecture, Solution Architecture, Application Architecture, Application Modernization, Architecture Design, Architecture on Practice, Data Architecture, Integration Architecture, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Documenting Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Design Patterns (Software Engineering), Microservice Architecture, Enterprise Architecture Frameworks, Sparx Enterprise Architect, TOGAF.

Cloud Platforms & Technologies

AWS (Fargate, SQS, Lambda, StepFunction, CDK, RDS), OpenStack, Docker, Cloud Migration, Infrastructure Modernization, Professional Cloud Architect.

Programming Languages & Scripting

Java (8, 11), Python, UNIX Shell Scripting, C, C++, Fortran, IA-64 Assembler.

Databases & Big Data

MongoDB, Apache HBase, Redis, Apache Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Apache Hadoop HDFS, RDBMS, NoSQL, Oracle, MySQL, Postgres SQL, DB2, Data Management, Data Integration, Data Storage, Data Quality, Data Engineering Essentials, Data Software Engineering, Data Preparation, Data Governance, Storm, ElasticSearch.

DevOps & CI/CD

Jenkins, SonarQube, Git, Bitbucket, Bamboo, SaltStack, Artifactory, Splunk, Maven, Gradle.

Web & API Technologies

REST, Dependency Injection, JAX-WS, JAX-RS, EJB.

Tools & Methodologies

Clean Code, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Domain Specific Languages, Kanban, Data Modeling, Intellij Idea, Sublime Text, Eclipse IDE, ReadMine, Valgrind, Linux Perf, Intel VTune Performance Analyzer, MPI, OpenMP, Guava, JUnit, OCF, Lucidchart, Puppet, Logstash, Fabric Python, Asterisk.

Business & Consulting

Enterprise Applications, Technology Consulting, Talent Acquisition, Interviewing Candidates, People Management, Insurance (Property and Casualty).

System Modernization

Digital Transformation Program, Legacy System Modernization.