Sumaya Hasan

NSW, Australia · (+61) 4 6955-2483 · sumaya87@gmail.com

I am an Engineering Lead with 13 years of experience in FinTech and EduTech, known for my strong leadership in the development and implementation of advanced technological solutions. My career showcases a blend of technical expertise, innovative problem-solving, and my dedicated approach to steer strategic initiatives within complex work environments. With a solid educational foundation in Financial Technology and continuous professional growth, I am committed to achieve collective success and drive industry progress in every initiative I undertake.

Experience

Engineering Lead

The Treasury (Data Standards Body)

Leading and mentoring the engineering team to innovate and deliver open-source technical artefacts, designed to enhance operational efficiency, to ensure the quality of the evolving Consumer Data Standards (CDS) and to support Consumer Data Right (CDR) participants in their compliance efforts. Collaborating with other regulatory bodies and industry participants and setting strategic directions for the engineering team to facilitate the adoption of CDS, boost innovation within the CDR ecosystem and contribute to the broader goals and success of the regime.

Jul 2022 - Present

Engineering Team Lead

Sentral

Mentoring, supporting and leading a team of 4 while remaining hand-on to continuously improve processes and pursue the best practices in software development. Fostering effective working relationships horizontally across the agile teams as well as with other functions, including Product, Customer Support and IT Operations to ensure end-to-end delivery. Liaising with Product Managers to identify minimum viable product requirements, scope of future projects and innovations, while assessing technical bottlenecks and process problems to advise the squad on the most efficient implementation path.

Apr 2021 - Jun 2022

Software Developer

Sentral

Working as a Scrum Master as well as a developer in collaboration with scrum team members to develop, maintain and improve the Sentral product suite; Responsible for effectively debug, document, maintain or create eloquent solutions, extensions or additions; Design, build and maintain efficient reusable and reliable PHP code; Using internal processes and tools to support corporate documentation and information sharing; Actively contributing to projects assigned to or assisting with; Active Liaison with the support team manager to assist with the diagnosis and rectification of complex customer issues; Maintaining high-quality standards by working with QAs for implementing quality assurance processes to reduce defects and assuring the reliability of product releases; Collaborating with and support colleagues to promote learning, contributing to problem-solving and driving continued growth of the Sentral products and teams;

Oct 2019 - Apr 2021

Software Engineer

Alternative Media

Develop new innovative POC / solutions. Improve company's ability to test / diagnose bugs. Support the refactoring of existing and new websites to a better scalable architecture that is easier and faster to support. Action small enhancements, fixes and changes. Support SDLC, peer review and development processes.

Feb 2018 - Oct 2019

PHP Developer

Finao

Contract job for development and enhancement of cloud based solutions. Responsible for implementation, modification and testing of the software to meet business requirements using Laravel 5.2 framework. Performing assignments given by the supervisor from time to time within given deadline. Communicate with team members regarding the status and updates of the software using Jira and Confluence.

Jun 2016 - Jul 2016

Security Engineer

Aleron Security

- Develop new software tools using Node.js, ElasticSearch, ReactJS etc that provides a fast, easy and effective way to establish and maintain situational awareness across an organization's security, IT health and compliance status. - Responsible for software module design, implementation, modification and testing to meet business requirements. - Participate in the life cycle development of software systems using agile methodologies. Design and build proof of concept prototype solutions. - Gaining a thorough knowledge of attack vectors that may be used to exploit software and systems. - Learning and implementing secure programming practices. - Improving various existing systems by developing, testing and fixing existing bugs. - Supporting software deployments to customers (Commonwealth Bank).

Aug 2015 - Mar 2016

Education

University of New South Wales

Master of Financial Technology

GPA: 85

2020 - 2022

Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology

Bachelor of Science
Computer Science and Engineering

GPA: 3.07

2007 - 2011

Viqarunnisa Noon College

Higher School Certificate

GPA: 5

2004 - 2006

Viqarunnisa Noon School

Secondary School Certificate

GPA: 5

1994 - 2004

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Industry Knowledge
  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Agile Development & Scrum
  • Requirement Analysis, Design & Development
  • Team Development and Management
  • Cross Browser Testing & Debugging

Interests

Apart from being a software engineer, I enjoy most of my time being with my family. I follow a number of sci-fi and fantasy genre movies and television shows, I am an aspiring chef, and I spend a large amount of my free time exploring the latest technology advancements in the web development world.

Achievements

Certificates
  • Introduction to Project Management Principles and Practices Specialization (Licence No: FTM7LXWYPHL5)
    Jun 2017 - Present
    Coursera

    See certificate

  • Project Management Professional (PMP®) (Licence No: 2237199)
    Jul 2018 - Jul 2021
    The Project Management Institute (PMI)

    See certificate

Test Scores
  • IKM PHP 7

    Aug 2019 - 85 Out Of 100

  • Wordpress Design And Implementation

    Aug 2019 - 70 Out Of 100

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