Gaurav Katal

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About Gaurav Katal

Firm believer that world is now driven by data and technology. I am extremely passionate about digitization in financial markets. Have Keen eye towards assessing and analyzing complex business problems and convert them into key innovative solutions. I make a commitment to excel to an organization’s growth by continuous learning and knowledge sharing. I have experience in building, testing and maintaining products and tools that cater to the trade processing lifecycle in financial markets including transaction reporting and regulatory compliance. Count me as a multi-dimensional IT consultant who isn't afraid to jump into an unfamiliar territory trying to learn and deliver more. A Technologist with 11+ years of experience in "End-to-End Service Delivery" and "Security & Risk Governance" spanning software development, quality assurance, and infrastructure modernization across financial services, banking, and SaaS. Passionate about leading digital transformation projects—from legacy system migrations (IBM WebSphere, OpenShift, GitLab to GitHub) to cloud-native solutions (AWS EKS, Lambda, Kubernetes). Adept at bridging gaps between engineering, operations, and business stakeholders to deliver resilient, cost-effective solutions aligned with strategic goals. Key Expertise: Cloud & DevOps: AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, ECS, CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Octopus Deploy), Infrastructure as Code. Methodologies: ITIL, Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall, PRINCE2 Domain: OTC Derivatives, Capital Markets, Risk Governance, A/B testing, Digital retail banking Financial Tech: OTC derivatives, Capital Markets, Trade Lifecycle, Transaction Reporting and Regulatory Compliance (SFTR, EMIR, MiFIR, ASIC, MAS, ESMA, SEC, HKMA, CANADA and others), Post Trade events, Front, middle and back-office operations, multiple regimes and asset classes payments (NPP, PayID, Osko), Leadership: Mentoring teams, optimizing SDLC processes, and managing cross-functional initiatives. Innovation: Leveraging GenAI, Splunk Observability, and automation to boost efficiency (e.g, reduced EC2 costs by 40% in our CI/CD process), Data Analysis, Business Analysis, Product Management & Project Management. Education: Master of IT Enterprise Management (UniSA)| Published review researcher on cybersecurity in Metaverse and impact of leadership on employee performance. Open to connecting with professionals in fintech, cloud engineering, and digital transformation.