Professional Resume

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Information Technology Professional with ~19 years delivering robust solutions across banking, lending, telecom, logistics, retail, e-commerce, and education domains.

Summary

  • Enterprise / Solution Architect driving cloud-native modernization and platform engineering enablement.
  • Strengths: Domain-driven decomposition, event-driven & API-first architecture, resilient microservices on Azure & Kubernetes.
  • Focus Areas: Observability (SLOs, traces, structured logs), Zero‑Trust security posture, cost optimization (FinOps), evolutionary architecture.
  • Current Target Stack: Java 17/21 readiness, Spring Boot 3.x, Kong API Gateway, Kafka, Azure Service Bus, OpenAPI / Contract Testing.

Core Skills

Architecture & Modernization

  • Domain-Driven & Event-Driven Design
  • API-First Governance (OpenAPI, Contract Testing)
  • Strangler & Migration Playbooks
  • Resilience Patterns (Circuit Breakers, Idempotency)

Platform & Runtime

  • Java 11 → 17/21 Uplift
  • Spring Boot 2.x / 3.x, Spring Cloud
  • Kubernetes / AKS, PCF (legacy)
  • Kong API Gateway & Service Mesh readiness

Data & Messaging

  • Kafka, Azure Service Bus, JMS (legacy)
  • PostgreSQL, Oracle, DB2, MongoDB
  • Schema Evolution & Data Pipelines (ADF)

Quality & Observability

  • SLOs / SLIs, Trace & Log Correlation
  • Dynatrace, Splunk, SignalFx, Micrometer
  • Contract, Mutation & Performance Testing
  • Secure SDLC (Static / Dependency / Runtime)

Education

M.C.A., Madras University, Chennai (2007) – First Class (2.37 CGPA).

Certifications

  • TOGAF® Standard, Version 9.2 (2022)
  • Stack Route - Cloud Native Architect Program (CNA)
  • Pivotal - PAL for Application Architect
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
  • Sun Certified Programmer Java 2 Platform 1.5 (SCJP)
  • Oracle Certified Web Component Developer (OCWCD)

Professional Experience

OrganizationDesignationPeriod
Cognizant Technologies, ChennaiSr ArchitectJul 2019 – Present
Wipro Limited, ChennaiTechnical ArchitectAug 2018 – Jul 2019
Syntel (P) Ltd, ChennaiConsultant (Sr. Project Lead)Apr 2010 – Aug 2018
Lason India (P) Ltd, ChennaiSr. Software EngineerDec 2007 – Apr 2010
LBN Tech Solution (P) Ltd, ChennaiSoftware EngineerAug 2004 – Dec 2007

Selected Projects

LENA Extension Platform (LEP) – Business Lending

Stack: Java 17, Spring Boot 3.3, Microservices, Azure (AKS, Data Factory, Service Bus, BLOB), PostgreSQL, Kong API Gateway, Lombok, MapStruct, OpenAPI 3.0, Karate, JUnit 5, SonarQube, Nexus, Dynatrace, Splunk, SignalFx.

Role: Technical Architect / Senior Java Lead (Feb 2022 – Present)

  • Designed microservices integration layer between Digital Core (SAP) and extension platform.
  • Migrated services to Java 17 & Spring Boot 3.3 and coordinated knowledge uplift.
  • Moved API management from Oracle API Gateway to Kong; standardized OpenAPI contracts.
  • Integrated Azure Service Bus for messaging and guided AKS deployment strategy.
  • Set up Azure Data Factory pipelines for data migration and integration tasks.
  • Established branching & runtime environments via Azure DevOps for multi-team collaboration.

Online Banking Sales & Service

Stack: Java 11, Spring Boot 2.2, Spring Cloud Contract, Lombok, MapStruct, OpenAPI 3.0, RestAssured, JUnit 5, Bitbucket → Azure Repos, Dynatrace, Splunk, SonarQube, PCF.

Role: Technical Architect / Senior Java Lead (Jul 2019 – Dec 2021)

  • Decomposed monolith into microservices using DDD; improved scalability & maintainability.
  • Migrated on-premise workloads to cloud; authored migration roadmap & documentation.
  • Instituted OpenAPI 3.0 and contract testing for consistent API governance.
  • Implemented performance monitoring (Dynatrace) and centralized logging (Splunk).
  • Configured CI/CD pipelines (Azure Pipelines) and artifact management (Nexus).

Xfinity – Mobile Back-office Services

Stack: Java 8, Spring Boot, JHipster (PoC), Netflix OSS (Eureka, Zuul, Hystrix, Ribbon), Kafka, Swagger, JUnit 5, SonarQube, Jenkins, PCF, Gerrit, PIT testing.

Role: Offshore Team Lead / Technical Architect (Aug 2018 – Jul 2019)

  • Built foundational microservices for buy-flow; integrated billing & credit check APIs.
  • Implemented CQRS pattern and documented APIs with Swagger & OpenAPI.
  • Introduced mutation testing (PIT) and secure input sanitation using Jsoup in Zuul filters.

Trade Tools – Estimate Duties & Taxes (EDT)

Stack: Java 8, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud Config, Netflix OSS, Drools, PCF, Oracle, Maven, Eclipse, SFTP integration.

Role: Offshore Team Lead (May 2017 – Aug 2018)

  • Modeled workflows for international shipment charges (Customs, VAT, MFN, preferences).
  • Developed microservices & infra components (Config, Eureka, Zuul, Hystrix).
  • Integrated Drools rule engine & Spring Integration channels for SFTP/polling.

Customer Experience Service (CXS) – EJB to REST Migration

Stack: Java 7, Jersey REST, Spring, Oracle, WebLogic, Maven, SonarQube.

Role: Offshore Team Lead (Feb 2016 – Apr 2017)

  • Migrated legacy EJB services to RESTful APIs; improved consistency & developer velocity.
  • Enhanced code quality via SonarQube, static analysis, and structured code reviews.
  • Implemented REST interfacing layer for multiple internal & external applications.
Earlier Projects (Legacy)

Card Info Web (CIW)

Scope: Reporting & i18n enablement, QR integration, performance tuning.

ePlanner & Support Portal

Scope: Scheduling workflows, JMS integration, import/export utilities.

Additional Contributions

  • Product roadmap input: risks, dependencies, architectural change proposals.
  • Production troubleshooting & performance optimization (root cause analysis).
  • Mentoring junior engineers; pair & mob programming facilitation.
  • Recruitment participation: candidate technical assessment & onboarding support.