
Jayaganesan Sivalingam
Senior Solutions Architect | AWS
Salary / Daily rate
Brussels, Belgium
Freelance, open to permanent contract
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About me
Intro
Senior Software Architect with extensive experience designing and evolving complex, business-critical platforms with a focus on reliability, scalability, and maintainability. Skilled in Java (17+/21+), Spring Boot, Angular, PostgreSQL, and well-versed in Hexagonal Architecture (Ports & Adapters) and Domain-Driven Design (DDD). Adept at modeling with ArchiMate, defining clear architecture roadmaps, and balancing robustness with simplicity. Recognized for guiding and coaching development teams, al
Work experience
Solutions Architect
Colruyt Group
Jan 2021 - Present
5 years 10 months
Halle, Belgium
Technologies: ArchiMate, TOGAF, Microservices, SOA, IAM, BPMN, Archi, MEGA, Microsoft Entra ID, ServiceNow (SNOW), Containers, Messaging ⸻ Project: Unification of Invoice Matching for RPCG Migrated RPCG OU from a legacy mainframe-based invoice matching system to a modern 2-way solution already used by other OUs. • Led cross-functional architecture workshops with Business Architects, Solution Analysts, and Technology Leads, aligning stakeholders on a unified solution design and reducing project cost by 50% (€400K) by reusing the existing instance. • Coached a junior architect, reviewing solution designs and integration patterns (Message-Driven, Event-Driven) to ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards. • Facilitated data migration workshops, defining strategy (extraction, cleansing, transformation, mapping, loading) to ensure smooth and audit-compliant migration. Project: Enabling MFA in Supplier Portal Enabled MFA (SMS/TOTP) for supplier-facing portals. • Analyzed the current WebSphere portal architecture with F5 APM, reviewing applications (Angular, JSF, ERP) and protocols (LTPA2, OIDC, SAML). • Designed and proposed a Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) integration solution, adapting authentication flows to deliver seamless Single Sign-On (SSO). Project: Replacement of Simulation Tools with Web Application Replaced multiple Excel-based tools with a single web-based application for supplier negotiations. • Assessed feasibility of using Microsoft Power Apps with MySQL backend, considering scalability, maintainability, and integration. • Collaborated with vendor to implement a cloud-based SaaS solution, securely migrating sensitive on-premises data and enabling real-time data exchange using streaming APIs and MFT. • Performed vendor evaluations across performance, scalability, reliability, and maintainability to ensure enterprise alignment. • Facilitated Quality Attribute Scenario (QAS) workshops with business and IT stakeholders to refine requirements and guide architectural decisions. Project: Transactional Mailing within Purchase Replaced legacy mailing system with Microsoft Outlook mailing services and standardized APIs. • Conducted current-state analysis, creating an application inventory of components using the mailing service. • Created current, transition, and future-state architectures using Visio/PowerPoint for stakeholder communication and roadmap planning. • Designed solution using Graph API and REST API for email archival, collaborating with Communication & Collaboration architects to ensure seamless automation. • Developed a reusable Outlook integration library with built-in logging for auditing, improving maintainability and reducing redundancy. Project: EUR/m² Calculation & Product Ranking for Customer Offer Delivered KPIs and product rankings (by product group, store, retail format) to optimize assortment planning and offers. • Identified performance and data quality issues in existing analytical tools and redesigned KPI calculation process with incremental/on-demand computations. • Drafted solution architecture integrating Python analytics with DWH data and implemented an operational batch service for ranking workflows. • Leveraged SAP HANA for memory-efficient, high-performance KPI and ranking computations, enabling faster analytics for business decision-making.
Tata Consultancy Services
Jan 2014 - Present
12 years 10 months
Halle, Belgium
Solutions Architect
Jan 2022 - Present
4 years 10 months
Halle, Belgium
Technical Lead
Apr 2019 - Dec 2021
2 years 9 months
Brussels Region, Belgium
IT Analyst
Jan 2014 - Jul 2019
5 years 7 months
Systems Engineer
TCS
Dec 2009 - Dec 2013
4 years 1 month
Chennai Area, India
CUSTOMER SUPPORT OFFICER
Allsec Technologies
Aug 2009 - Oct 2009
3 months
Education
Anna University Chennai
2005 - 2009
5 years
Ramakrishna Mission Higher Seconday School
2003 - 2005
3 years