Hello! I’m Fady Wafik, a Technical Operations & Integration Leader with 7+ years of delivering reliable, high-availability enterprise systems across banking, FinTech, and government sectors. I specialize in integration architecture, application support, microservices, and high-volume transaction platforms, with strong hands-on experience in IBM Integration technologies, modern JVM frameworks, and DevOps automation. I’ve led complex integration environments, optimized mission-critical national payment platforms, and driven end-to-end production and release operations for major Saudi organizations. In every role I focus on designing scalable solutions, building automated pipelines, and fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams to improve throughput, reduce downtime, and enable rapid innovation. I’m passionate about mentorship and continuous learning, and I enjoy turning complex challenges into reliable, observable systems.

FADY WAFIK

Hello! I’m Fady Wafik, a Technical Operations & Integration Leader with 7+ years of delivering reliable, high-availability enterprise systems across banking, FinTech, and government sectors. I specialize in integration architecture, application support, microservices, and high-volume transaction platforms, with strong hands-on experience in IBM Integration technologies, modern JVM frameworks, and DevOps automation. I’ve led complex integration environments, optimized mission-critical national payment platforms, and driven end-to-end production and release operations for major Saudi organizations. In every role I focus on designing scalable solutions, building automated pipelines, and fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams to improve throughput, reduce downtime, and enable rapid innovation. I’m passionate about mentorship and continuous learning, and I enjoy turning complex challenges into reliable, observable systems.

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Hello! I’m Fady Wafik, a Technical Operations & Integration Leader with 7+ years of delivering reliable, high-availability enterprise systems across banking, FinTech, and government sectors. I specialize in integration architecture, application support, microservices, and high-volume transaction platforms, with strong hands-on experience in IBM Integration technologies, modern JVM frameworks, and DevOps automation. I’ve led complex integration environments, optimized mission-critical national payment platforms, and driven end-to-end production and release operations for major Saudi organizations.

In every role I focus on designing scalable solutions, building automated pipelines, and fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams to improve throughput, reduce downtime, and enable rapid innovation. I’m passionate about mentorship and continuous learning, and I enjoy turning complex challenges into reliable, observable systems.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

Arabic
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Developer / Operations Engineer at Al Rajhi Bank
May 1, 2024 - Present
Develop enterprise banking applications, ensuring reliability, performance, and compatibility with core financial systems. Build and deploy microservices using Micronaut and Docker, improving modularity and service responsiveness. Implement automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and ArgoCD, enabling faster, more reliable deployments. Strengthen production environments through proactive monitoring, incident management, and performance analysis. Improved microservice throughput by 20–30% through JVM tuning and optimized service logic. Expanded CI/CD automation coverage to 90%, reducing deployment time by 50% and minimizing manual interventions. Implemented automated health checks and observability dashboards, reducing incident detection time by 35%.
Integration Engineer / Technical Team Lead at EJADA Systems Company LTD
November 1, 2018 - April 1, 2024
Designed, developed, and tested enterprise integration architectures using IBM IIB, DataPower, MQ, DB2, Oracle, Java, ESQL, REST/SOAP, XML/JSON. Led technical operations, acting as Release Manager, preparing CRs and representing the team in TAB/CAB governance meetings. Provided 24/7 application support, ensuring minimal downtime and rapid recovery for mission-critical platforms. Standardized integration patterns and reusable components, improving consistency and reducing defects. Led high-performing technical teams, improving troubleshooting efficiency and knowledge sharing. Achieved 99.98% service availability through enhanced monitoring and streamlined incident management. Reduced major production incidents by 30% via improved error handling and optimized integration flows. Achieved 100% deployment success rate through automated validation, governance controls, and refined release processes. Led optimization of the national payment gateway between SADAD and MOI, processing 130M+ mont

Education

Bachelor of Computer Engineering at Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT)
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2018

Qualifications

Leadership and Lean Management Masterclass (Udemy)
January 1, 2025 - December 6, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Government, Software & Internet