Saurabh Malhotra Resume
The modernization issueNavi Mumbai, 2026

SaurabhMalhotra

Portrait of Saurabh Malhotra in a navy blazer

15+ years in banking tech

€10Msaved every year in MIPS costs through tuning and automation

4 yearsonsite in Belgium as Belfius Bank’s single point of contact

ABN AMRONow leading the IMS-to-DB2 migration and AWS replatforming with Kyndryl

Zero defectsin production releases for Westpac Bank, Australia

Mainframe Lead & Modernization Developer. COBOL, PL/1, DB2, IMS and CICS for banks in Europe, the US and Australia, now moving those systems to AWS with AI in the toolkit.

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Trusted with systems that can’t go down

  • ABN AMRONetherlands, via Kyndryl
  • Belfius Bank & InsuranceBelgium, via Hexaware
  • WestpacAustralia, via IBM
  • SabreUSA, via NIIT Technologies
  • UnitedHealth GroupUSA
  • State StreetUSA, via Wipro

The short version

What does a mainframe lead actually own?

Delivery, end to end. At ABN AMRO that means the IMS DB to DB2 migration: timelines and forecasts, milestones, stakeholder and vendor alignment, design sign-offs, and the code that finally reaches production.

Refactor or replatform?

Both are on the record. Refactoring mainframe applications to AWS with AWS Blu Age for Belfius, and replatforming with Micro Focus Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Server on EC2 for ABN AMRO, along with the migration strategies and roadmaps behind them.

Where does AI come in?

In the analysis, development and paperwork. Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry help speed the IMS-to-DB2 migration from analysis through to production, and he holds certifications in both.

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