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Elena Nizovtseva

Lead System Architect (Insurance domain)

Elena Nizovtseva
Munich, Germany

Experience

Jun 2015 - Present
10 years 9 months
Munich, Germany

Lead System Architect (Insurance domain)

AGCS

  • Coordinating several Pega projects being part of CoE
  • Participating in major architecture meetings
  • Running LSA coordination meetings
  • Providing guidance to the project teams
  • Helping with technical issues resolution including performance problems
  • Contributing to improving developers best practices and guidelines
  • Providing expertise in ensuring high system availability
  • Running PoCs
  • Responsible for deployment pipelines implementation
  • Individual targets rated over 100% every year
Jun 2013 - May 2015
2 years
Moscow, Russian Federation

Lead System Architect / Line manager (Banking Industry)

IT Co Group

  • CRM project: role – LSA/project manager/Business analyst; collected business requirements; elaborated architecture and design; implemented business processes; taught junior resources; adapted Pega BPM methodology to project needs; fulfilled major project management activities; managed client engagement; interviewed new people; project won “Best IT project” nomination
  • Several concurrent Pega implementation projects including automation of the loan process: role – LSA/Developers team lead; elaborated architecture and design; implemented complex business stories; participated in technical architecture meetings; provided guidance to junior resources; interviewed new team members; performed code quality checks; conducted PoCs
Sep 2012 - May 2013
9 months
London, United Kingdom

Pega Developer in System Integration (Banking Industry)

Accenture

  • E2E Simplification (in one of the biggest UK banks): role – Pega SME; developed high level design and architecture for Pega application; provided technical expertise for offshore delivery teams; implemented most complex requirements; ensured high code quality; participated in CoE activities to enable client resources to work in Pega delivery teams; performed bug fixing
Mar 2011 - Aug 2012
1 year 6 months
Moscow, Russian Federation

Pega Developer/Business Analyst in System Integration (Banking Industry)

Accenture

  • Paperless Back-Middle Office (First implementation of PRPC in Russia): role – Developer/Business Analyst; performed business process analysis and gathered requirements during DCO sessions; developed business process diagrams (“as is” and “to be”); elaborated automation approaches; built application profile in PRPC; implemented requirements in PRPC including processes, reports, UIs, activities, list views; supported implementation of reusable components; assisted other teams in analysis and bug fixing

  • Migration Support (merge of two large banks): role – Business Analyst; conducted meetings with operational departments of two banks to identify target business processes; analyzed organizational structures and mapped access roles of users in IT systems

Mar 2010 - Feb 2011
1 year
Moscow, Russian Federation

Business Analyst

Diasoft

  • Modification of existing system based on changed legislation (regulatory reporting): analyzed legislation changes and created technical specifications for developers

  • Obtaining requirements for new system (Limits & Positions module): conducted meetings with bank’s SMEs to identify gaps in existing IT solutions; created UML diagrams to describe data structures, classes and algorithms; created project documentation based on TOGAF

  • Modification of existing system based on banks’ requirements: communicated with banks’ SMEs by phone to gather requirements for money market and interbank loans modules; created technical specifications for developers

  • Nominated “Best Employee of the Year”

May 2007 - May 2009
2 years 1 month
Moscow, Russian Federation

System Analyst/Account Manager

Paralles

  • Conducted web conferences with European and American customers to collect detailed feature requests for future releases
  • Collected requests for custom development and worked on specification, development and deployment of custom features
  • Fixed minor client issues
  • Conducted trainings
  • Acted as a contact point for several customers, helping them to solve issues
  • Gained customers’ credibility; each development project was finished on time
Mar 2006 - Apr 2007
1 year 2 months

Developer

Paralles

  • Developed framework used for testing of Parallels Business Automation
  • Created implementation plans and delegated tasks to junior developers
  • Became a leader of a group after several months of working

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Insurance (10.5 years), Banking and Finance (5 years), and Information Technology (3 years).

Insurance
Banking and Finance
Information Technology

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Information Technology (19 years), Project Management (14 years), Product Development (4 years), Customer Service (2 years), and Operations (1.5 years).

Information Technology
Project Management
Product Development
Customer Service
Operations

Summary

Lead technical architect with over 17 years of overall IT experience including over 10 years of working with Pega platform in banking and insurance domains, vast experience in end-to-end automation of complex business processes in a variety of roles: as a delivery implementation lead, as a senior technical architect, devOps engineer and as a business analyst, leading onshore and offshore teams, technical couch, presales activities. Experience in working on a partner and client sides.

Skills

  • Prpc V6.2 – V. 8.7
  • Java
  • Java Script
  • Ibm Websphere Application Server
  • Apachetomcat
  • Ms Visio
  • Borland Builder
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
  • Rational Rose Development Tools
  • Access
  • Mysql
  • Ms Sql
  • Postresql
  • Oracle Db
  • Aris
  • Ms Word
  • Excel
  • Powerpoint
  • Outlook
  • Ms Sharepoint
  • Sql
  • Xml
  • Html
  • Axapta
  • 1c
  • Ms Office
  • Thunderhead

Languages

Russian
Native
English
Advanced
German
Intermediate

Education

Oct 2005 - Jun 2011

Higher School of Economics

Master, Business Analytics · Business Analytics · Moscow, Russian Federation · 5

Certifications & licenses

SAFe 5 DevOps Practitioner Exam (5.0)

Leading SAFe (4.6)

Pega Certified Decisioning Consultant 8

PRPC v6.2: The Certified Lead System Architect

PRPC v6.2: The Certified Senior System Architect

PRPC: Business Architect Essentials

University of Pega

PRPC: Fast Track to PRPC

University of Pega

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Where is Elena based?

Elena is based in Munich, Germany.

What languages does Elena speak?

Elena speaks the following languages: Russian (Native), English (Advanced), German (Intermediate).

How many years of experience does Elena have?

Elena has at least 19 years of experience. During this time, Elena has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 9 months. Note that Elena may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Elena be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Elena would be well-suited for roles such as: Lead System Architect (Insurance domain), Lead System Architect / Line manager (Banking Industry), Pega Developer in System Integration (Banking Industry).

What is Elena's latest experience?

Elena's most recent position is Lead System Architect (Insurance domain) at AGCS.

What companies has Elena worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Elena has worked for AGCS.

Which industries is Elena most experienced in?

Elena is most experienced in industries like Insurance, Banking and Finance, and Information Technology (IT).

Which business areas is Elena most experienced in?

Elena is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology (IT), Project Management, and Product Development. Elena also has some experience in Customer Service and Operations.

Which industries has Elena worked in recently?

Elena has recently worked in industries like Insurance.

Which business areas has Elena worked in recently?

Elena has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology (IT) and Project Management.

What is Elena's education?

Elena holds a Master in Business Analytics from Higher School of Economics.

Does Elena have any certificates?

Elena has 7 certificates. Among them, these include: SAFe 5 DevOps Practitioner Exam (5.0), Leading SAFe (4.6), and Pega Certified Decisioning Consultant 8.

What is the availability of Elena?

Elena is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Elena?

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