Ahmed Fouad

Senior Lead Software Engineer at Integrant

Giza, Al Jizah, Egypt

About

Results-driven Development Manager with over 15 years of experience in leading software engineering teams, designing scalable solutions, and driving digital transformation. Adept at strategic planning, cross-functional collaboration, and mentoring high-performing teams. Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Cloud Computing, AI Integration, and Microservices Architecture. Proven ability to align technology with business objectives and optimize engineering processes to enhance team productivity and software quality.

Experience

  • Technical Delivery Lead | Solution Architect | Driving Scalable, and AI-Powered Transformations at Integrant, Inc.
    Mar 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 7 mos

    AI Strategy & Internal Innovation Leading my organization’s AI adoption roadmap by designing and delivering GenAI-powered solutions that unlock value for clients and internal teams. Leveraging cutting-edge LLM technologies like Python, Ollama, LM Studio, HuggingFace, LangChain, and N8N, I architect tools that enhance information retrieval, process automation, and productivity augmentation across the company. Enterprise Security & Frontend Modernization (20 Engineers) Overseeing cross-functional delivery teams (Dev, QA, PO) on a large-scale security modernization project for a global Credential Management leader. - Revamping over 100 services to resolve security vulnerabilities - Leading frontend modernization initiatives using Next.js - Managing distributed services and infrastructure using Java 21, Spring Boot 3, RabbitMQ, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Grafana, and Sumo Logic Manufacturing Execution System Revamp (14 Engineers) Leading a distributed team across Italy and offshore to modernize the backend of a large-scale Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for a top-tier US-based industrial manufacturer. - Architecting scalable and high-performance backend systems - Utilizing Java 11, Spring ecosystem (Boot, Data, Security), Kafka, Redis, SQL Server - Container orchestration via Kubernetes, Docker, and Rancher

  • Vodafone (6 yrs 8 mos)
    • Technical Lead
      Oct 2016 - Mar 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos

      Leading a team of 8 software engineers, delivering the middleware for My Vodafone App of Vodafone UK, developed using Java 8, Springboot, and Amazon Aurora DB, and hosted on Amazon AWS EC2 servers.

    • Senior Software Engineer
      Aug 2012 - Mar 2019 · 6 yrs 8 mos

       Part of the Sales-Toolkit project, contributing in designing, and developing a middleware system for a mobile application. Integrating with different backend systems such as (Salesforce, MS Sharepoint), using REST WS technologies to build interfaces and apache Axis 2 engine for integrating with other backend systems.  Part of DCA project, contributing in building a refactoring version of an existing web application using Struts 1.2, iBatis framework, and Oracle weblogic portal.  Part of VIS Radio project, responsible for developing a web site streaming music radio and streaming talk radio with using HTML 5, JSF 2/Primefaces 3, and Oracle Database.

  • System Analyst at Etisalat
    Jun 2011 - Jul 2012 · 1 yr 2 mos

     Contributed the enhancement of integration between different OSS/BSS systems (provided by different vendors) serving the Etisalat broadband road map.  Participated in the development of tools that easies data consolidation (migrating existing customers to follow new Etisalat rate plans).  Preparing analysis documents and impact analysis documents for a plenty of new services and promotions.  Managed the implementation of numerous of CRs to the NTS system (which is the main system in the order fulfillment process).  Participated in enhancing and revamping the order-fulfillment workflows.