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# Devaraj P on Tal

## Headline

Senior Vice President \| Swift ISO 20022\| Payments Modernization \| Transformation \- Technology Lead

## About

Steering strategic payment modernization initiatives at Citi, my role as Senior Vice President harnesses over 8 years of leadership in the financial sector, with a focus on high\-value payment systems in the APAC region\. Our team has pioneered ISO 20022 transformations, contributing to Citi's reputation for excellence in SWIFT Cross Border and RTGS payments\. Spearhead successful migration from legacy systems to modern ecosystem, such as employing OpenShift and ECS for containerisation, Kafka for real\-time event streaming, MongoDB for scalable data storage, Micro Services architecture for enhanced modularity, leveraging Kojito rule engine as well as collaborating closely \. Spearhead successful migration from legacy systems to modern ecosystem, such as employing OpenShift and ECS for containerisation, Kafka for real\-time event streaming, MongoDB for scalable data storage, Micro Services architecture for enhanced modularity, leveraging Kojito rule engine as well as collaborating closely with development teams to integrate IPF orchestration product\.

## Location

Chennai

## Work experience

Senior Vice President at Citi, Jan 2026 \- Present · 7 mos

Vice President at Citi, Jan 2020 \- Jan 2026 · 6 yrs 1 mo, Pune Division, Maharashtra, India, Implemented key financial market infrastructure changes globally, such as adopting ISO20022 and executing CBPR\+ and SWIFT GPI\. Superintend prioritisation, planning, and execution of programs through collaboration with industry solutions, engineering groups, and related segments\. Migration from legacy systems to modern ecosystem, such as employing OpenShift and ECS for containerisation, Kafka for real\-time event streaming, MongoDB for scalable data storage, Micro Services architecture for enhanced modularity\.

Assistant Vice President at Citi, Nov 2017 \- Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Senior Project Manager at HCL Technologies, Jan 2017 \- Oct 2017 · 10 mos, Bangaon, West Bengal, India

Project Manager at HCL Technologies, Dec 2014 \- Jan 2017 · 2 yrs 2 mos, Bangaon, West Bengal, India

Principal Consultant at ORACLE FINANCIAL SERVICES SOFTWARE LIMITED, Oct 2011 \- Dec 2014 · 3 yrs 3 mos, Greater Chennai Area

Senior Consultant at ORACLE FINANCIAL SERVICES SOFTWARE LIMITED, Sep 2007 \- Sep 2011 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Senior Programmer analyst at Ivesia Solutions, 2006 \- 2007 · 1 yr

Senior programmer analyst at Ivesia Solutions, 2006 \- 2007 · 1 yr

Senior programmer analyst at Ivesia Solutions, 2006 \- 2007 · 1 yr

## Education

Periyar University

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