Octavio Sánchez Huerta

Senior Software Engineer & Technical Lead

México

Professional Summary

Senior Software Engineer and Technical Lead with 18+ years of experience designing and delivering mission-critical enterprise systems across banking, financial markets, telecommunications, insurance, and government sectors. Specialized in Java ecosystems, distributed systems, middleware integration, and cloud-native architectures. Proven leadership in large-scale payment platforms, FX trading systems, and high-availability services processing millions of transactions daily. I am currently pursuing a PhD in Computer Science focused on predictive AI for financial systems.

Professional Experience

System Engineer / Technical Leader

June 2025 - February 2026
IDS Comercial (Client: Walmart) | Retail & Financial | DevOps

Functions: Analysis, development and collaboration with an international team for Payment Migration.

Projects: “FlexPOS”: Development of Walmart Electronic Payments System.

Tech: Java 21, Google Cloud, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, Protocol: 8583, Intellij IDEA 2025, Spring WebFlux, Maven, Cloud Based Architecture, Swift Gateway Platform, Oracle DB, Informix, Jenkins, Jacoco, JFrog.

Software Engineer / Technical Leader

October 2016 - June 2025
Infosyst / Sygno (Client: Grupo Financiero Monex) | Treasury & Trading/Exchange | DevOps

Functions: Analysis, development and installation of integration services with currency exchange applications for "Continuous Linked Settlement" systems platform.

Projects: Integration and Development of the currency market core. Managing foreign exchange transactions through the international payment cycle.

Tech: Java 7/8/11, Oracle Weblogic 12c, IBM MQ 8.0, Spring Boot 2/3, Oracle DB 11g/12c/19c, Kubernetes, Docker, Apache Kafka, Python 3, Redis, AWS, Azure, CI/CD, OAuth2, SSO, Websockets.

Software Engineer

April 2016 - October 2016
Global HITSS (Client: TELCEL) | Telecommunications | Scrum

Functions: Analyzed and developed micro-services to be integrated with COBOL Mainframe applications and exposed web services through layers that connect with Service Bus (Apache Camel / JMS / IBM MQ).

Tech: Java 7/8, IBM WAS 8.0, Spring Boot 3.1.6, Apache Camel 2.14.4, Oracle DB 10g, IBM DB2, Android SDK, RabbitMQ.

Software Engineer / Team Leader

September 2015 - April 2016
Intellego (Client: IMSS) | Medical Services | Scrum

Projects: “Dictaminación de Contadores Públicos Autorizados”: App to manage the registration of certified public accountants and their legal office affiliations with the institute.

Tech: Java 7, Glassfish 3.5, Oracle DB 10g, EJB 3.1, Maven, Eclipselink JPA, JAX-WS 2.0.

Software Engineer / Head of Dept. of Technology

January 2013 - August 2015
Servicio de Administración Tributaria de México (SAT) | Federal Tax Payments | Agile

Projects: Federal Tax Payment, Payment Scheduling (Batch processing over 1,000,000 payments/day), Financial Interpreter (Payment Engine for Banking Services).

Tech: Java 7, Oracle Weblogic 11g, Oracle Coherence, Spring 3.2.2, Spring Batch, MongoDB, Azure, AWS, Data Science, RabbitMQ.

  • BBVA Bancomer - Team Leader (Sep 2011 - Dec 2012)
    Developed scripts/web services in NACAR environment. Centralization Accounts.
  • Huawei Technologies - Software Engineer (Jan 2011 - Aug 2011)
    Integrated social network communication via Web Services on Service Delivery Platform.
  • AXA Seguros - Software Engineer Senior (Jan 2010 - Jan 2011)
    ESB integration models, Claims Center, Policy Center using IBM MQ & Message Broker.
  • Comisión Federal de Electricidad - Java Programmer Internship (Oct 2009)
  • Luz y Fuerza del Centro - Java Programmer Social Service (Feb 2008 - Sep 2008)

Core Skills

App & Web Dev
Java (SE/EE) Advanced Spring Boot/WebFlux Shell Scripting Python C/C++ / C# Angular / React JSP/JSF/ADF
Middleware & Frameworks
IBM Websphere MQ / Broker Apache Kafka Oracle Coherence Quartz Apache Camel Hibernate
Cloud & DevOps
AWS Google Cloud Oracle/IBM/Red Hat Cloud Docker Kubernetes (CaaS) Maven / Gradle Jenkins / SonarQube
Database & OS
Oracle 11g/12c/19c MongoDB MySQL / SQL Server Linux (RedHat/Ubuntu) AIX / HP-UX
Servers & Protocols
Oracle Weblogic IBM WAS RESTful / SOAP Web Services OAuth2 / SSO / SSL Microservices / Service Mesh
Business Knowledge
Treasury Banking Telecommunications Government Payments Insurance

Education

PhD in Computer Science 2025 - 2029

Universidad da Vinci (Third Trimester)

Master’s in IT Management 2013 - 2015

Universidad del Valle de México

GPA: 9.85/10
Bachelor’s in CS and Software Eng. 2005 - 2009

Instituto Politécnico Nacional (UPIICSA)

GPA: 8.9/10
Computer Technician 2002 - 2005

IPN (CECyT 8)

Key Certifications

  • Google Cloud Digital Leader Pending 2025
  • TOGAF 9 Part 1 & 2 2015
  • IBM Infrastructure Systems Architect 2015
  • Oracle Weblogic Server 11g Admin I 2014
  • Oracle Certified Expert, Java EE 6 WS 2013
  • IBM WebSphere MQ 7.0 Solution Design 2012
  • ITIL V3 Foundation 2011
  • Sun Certified Web Component Dev (EE 5) 2011
  • +14 more official IBM, Oracle, and Sun certifications.

Awards & Achievements

  • Monex Bank (2019): First Bank in Latin America to belong CLS-GROUP.
  • InformationWeek (2015): 1° Place in Public Sector - IMSS.
  • InformationWeek (2014): 4° Place in Public Sector - SAT.
  • IPN Best Averages (2008): 1º Place Generations 2006-2009.

Publications

Languages & Courses

English (90%)

Speaking (85%) | Writing (85%) | Listening (80%)
TOEFL ITP Score: 513 (2015)

Relevant Courses
  • Udemy: Microservicios у aplicaciones reactivas con WebFlux y Kafka (2025)
  • Spring Framework 3.1 (Spring Hispano)
  • Oracle ADF 2.0 (Kryteria)

Groups & Affiliations

  • UN World Food Programme: ShareTheMeal Volunteer (2019-Until now)
  • Amnistía Internacional México: Member (2015-Until now)
  • University Robotics Group: UPIICSA IPN (2007-2009)
  • Telmex Foundation: Scholarship Recipient (2006-2009)