About Me

Solutions Architect, Engineer, Business Analyst

Experienced business analyst & solutions architect with 8+ years in FinTech, and enterprise software development. Currently pursuing a Master's in IT (AI) at Macquarie University. Skilled in designing scalable solutions for critical financial infrastructure. Passionate about digital transformation, and building products that solve real-world problems.

Work Experience
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Fineco Technologies

Solutions Architect & Business Analyst

Jul 2020 - Present
  • End-to-end development of critical enterprise softwares, including realtime transaction verification and reconciliation engine, high-frequency trading platform, omnichannel messaging and callcenter application, transaction dispute management system, cash deposit machine switch; serving as project lead across initiatives.
  • Designed and developed a high-performance parallel processing application capable of handling 250+ transactions per second, managing over 8 million records across a master-slave architecture with dynamic schema and table structures ensuring smooth data integrity, scalability, fault tolerance and availability.
  • Led digital transformation initiative for a national security service firm; digitizing core operations and processes.
  • Onboarded and managed key institutional clients, including 8 commercial banks, 3 investment banks, a national switch & payment gateway provider for the organization’s flagship FinTech product and onboarded clients onto an automated trading platform, managing a portfolio valued at USD 40M.
  • Conducted business analysis, developed Software Requirement Specifications (SRS) and maintained continuous communication with stakeholders to develop and resolve issues, ensure product adoption and client satisfaction.
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Siddhartha Bank

Associate

Nov 2017 - Jul 2020
  • Developed software to automate and streamline tasks, resulting in a time savings of over 48 man hours per day.
  • Developed application for Point-of-Sale (PoS) merchant management, automated settlement of transactions and data analysis for terminals which reduced the operating cost of the unit by 20% for the fiscal year.
  • Conducted business analysis and developed detailed Software Requirement Specifications (SRS) for products.
  • Collaborated with vendors and cross-functional teams to ensure successful software implementation, timely issue resolution, and smooth delivery of upgrades.
  • Oversaw compliance adherence of digital transactions aligning with the federal/central bank and data security with PCI DSS standards in the department, including direct reporting responsibility to the federal/central bank.
Educational Background
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Macquarie University

Master in Information Technology Specialization in Artificial Intelligence

Aug 2025 - Present
  • Major Courses: Data Science, Intelligent Machines, Ethics and Law, Artificial Intelligence for Text and Vision, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Rights, Responsibilities and AI
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Kathmandu University

Bachelor in Engineering, Specialization in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Aug 2013 - Oct 2017
  • Project: Islanding Detection in Distributed Generation – Presented at ICDRET’18 (International Conference)
Trainings and Personal Development

One of my passions is delving into various fields of study and continuously expanding my knowledge base. I have pursued and completed several certification courses, including:

University of Pennsylvania
[Aug 2024]

AI Applications in Marketing and Finance

Field: AI, Marketing & Finance

University of Colorado Boulder
[Aug 2024]

Agile Project Management

Field: Project Management

Corporate Finance Institute
[Jun 2024]

Economics for Financial Market

Field: Capital Market

Google
[Jun 2024]

Project Initiation: Starting a Successful Project

Field: Project Management

Google
[Jun 2024]

Foundations of Project Management

Field: Project Management

Corporate Finance Institute
[Jun 2024]

Introduction to Banking & FinTech

Field: Banking

Google
[Jun 2024]

Foundations of User Experience (UX) Design

Field: Product Design

University of Maryland (Online)
[May 2024]

Transforming with Data Analytics and Digital Organization

Field: Operations and Project Management

Corporate Finance Institute
[Feb 2018]

Accounting & Corporate Finance Fundaments

Field: Finance

Professional Affiliations

Australian Computer Society

November 2024 - Present

Nepal Engineering Council

February 2018 - Present

Get In touch

Want to get in touch with me for employment or freelance work. Feel free to email me at hi@riteshr.com.np and I will get back to you.