GEORGE NJAU NGUGI
Nairobi
Summary
Client-facing Solution Architect with 8+ years of experience delivering enterprise-scale banking, fintech, and e-commerce platforms. Strong expertise in Temenos T24 core banking integrations, digital payments, Bancassurance systems, and cloud-native architectures. Proven ability to define end-to-end solution architectures, lead delivery teams, ensure non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, security, availability), and act as a trusted technical advisor to senior stakeholders.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Software Engineer – Core Banking Integration & Bancassurance Systems (T24)
KCB Bank
04.2024 - Current
- Acted as solution architect for Bancassurance platforms integrating Temenos T24 with insurance systems
- Designed Microservices and APIs supporting 50,000+ daily financial transactions
- Defined performance, availability, and security NFRs achieving 99.9% uptime
- Optimized databases and caching improving response times by 40%
- Collaborated with business, compliance, and vendor teams as technical authority
Senior DevOps Engineer – Cloud Architecture & Platform Engineering (Banking & Telecom)
Andela Inc
06.2023 - 03.2024
- Architected AWS and GCP platforms for banking and telecom clients including Safaricom
- Designed Kubernetes-based microservices platforms supporting 100,000+ users
- Implemented CI/CD, GitOps, and Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation
- Improved system observability and reduced MTTR by 70%
Engineering Manager – E-commerce Platform Architecture & Payments
Copia Global
11.2022 - 06.2023
- Defined solution architecture for large-scale e-commerce and payment systems
- Led engineering teams and governed technical quality and delivery standards
- Improved deployment success rate to 98% via automated quality gates
Technical Lead & Software Engineer – Digital Payments & Financial Platforms
Flexpay Limited
08.2018 - 11.2022
- Architected a payment gateway with 99.9% availability and strong transactional integrity
- Designed secure merchant APIs with OAuth, encryption, and reconciliation workflows
- Led cross-functional teams delivering financial switching and payment solutions
Education
Master of Science - Data Science
University of East London
01-2026
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Technology
Technical University of Kenya
01-2017
Skills
- Led end-to-end solution architecture for core banking integration involving Temenos T24
- Designed high-availability, high-throughput payment systems processing 50,000 transactions daily
- Defined non-functional requirements including performance, DR, scalability, and security
- Architected cloud and hybrid deployments across AWS and GCP using Kubernetes and Microservices
- Served as technical authority and escalation point for complex production issues
Certification
- AWS Data Engineering & Analytics
- Kubernetes Certified Application Developer (CKAD)
- ISTQB Certified Tester
- Professional Project Management
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer – Core Banking Integration & Bancassurance Systems (T24)
KCB Bank
04.2024 - Current
Senior DevOps Engineer – Cloud Architecture & Platform Engineering (Banking & Telecom)
Andela Inc
06.2023 - 03.2024
Engineering Manager – E-commerce Platform Architecture & Payments
Copia Global
11.2022 - 06.2023
Technical Lead & Software Engineer – Digital Payments & Financial Platforms
Flexpay Limited
08.2018 - 11.2022
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Technology
Technical University of Kenya
Master of Science - Data Science
University of East London