Alfonso Fernandez-Barandiaran

Leading the development and implementation of architecture strategy, vision and guiding principles across the entire organization. Defining good architecture and security practices and drive their adoption. Driving technological innovation. Leading analysis of technology industry and market trends to incorporate into long-term technology adoption practices. Developing full-stack and reference architecture designs. Leading and facilitating architecture governance and review board processes.

Led engineering teams (Dev, QA, DevOps). Defined technical architectures with focus on high-availability and elastic scalability. Managed definition, design, development, testing, delivery and operations of large-scale web-based and mobile solutions using Agile. Worked closely with stakeholders to ensure proper fit for solutions. Led team hiring, coaching and performance.

Defined strategy, methodology, technical architecture, technologies and tools of the company. Led the adoption of Agile methodology enabling the design and development of online & mobile applications, web services and integration in financial services. Provided solutions to business needs.

Led Internet banking transformation project and multicultural team. Managed definition, development, integration, testing and delivery of high volume transactional website and web services integration. Led team hiring, motivation and performance review. Ensured achievement of deadlines, requirements, security, quality assurance and profitability. Worked closely with business areas to ensure proper fit for solutions.

Leading banking transformation projects in Germany.

Led engineering team of 300+ (Architecture, Development, QA, Project Management, Operations, Support, UX). Managed definition, architecture, development, delivery and operations of security solutions and highavailability systems to support changing business needs. Involved in company strategy. Implemented adoption of waterfall and agile methodologies. Led technical decisions and process improvement. Controlled hiring, training, coaching and appraisal of staff.

Led team of 30+ engineers (Development & QA) including hiring, motivation and performance review. Managed architecture, development and delivery of large-scale online & web-based systems and integration with B2B and back-office systems. Led technical decisions to achieve the business plan. Collaborated with client divisions and company partners on implementation of projects.

Managed worldwide engineering projects of automatic toll, ticketing and payment systems. Ensured achievement of deadlines, client requirements fulfilment, quality assurance and profitability. Organized project management actions by working in close collaboration with engineering units, clients and providers.

Specialization in Computer Science