Software Development Engineering

Sai Thallapragada

Monroe Township, NJ ***** 201-***-**** ***.*************@*****.***

linkedin.com/in/sai-thallapragada/

TECHNOLOGY LEADER, IT SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Skilled, analytical, and solutions-focused Technology Leader in Software Engineering with proven track record of driving successful security platform & Cloud Migration projects and leading high-performing teams to deliver innovative solutions. Extensive expertise in managing full software development lifecycle, employing Agile/Scrum methodologies to ensure efficient project execution. Exceptional leadership skills, providing mentorship and technical guidance to foster culture of continuous learning. Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally, aligning software development efforts with business objectives. Skilled in driving software architecture and design decisions to achieve scalable and maintainable systems. Adept at overseeing project planning, execution, and delivery, consistently meeting client requirements. Strong focus on quality assurance and testing to deliver bug-free and high-quality platforms.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Digital Transformation Cloud Technologies CI/CD Pipelines Kubernetes Orchestration Rest API & Micro Services Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Automation DevOps/Agile/Scrum Methodologies Identity & Access Management Project Planning & Execution Cross-Functional Collaboration Software Development Lifecycle Management Software Architecture & Design Object Oriented Programming) Resource Management

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: Java JavaScript SQL

Frameworks: Spring Boot

Web Security: SOAP SAML OAuth 2.0 OpenID Connect (OIDC)

Identity & Access Management: ForgeRock (OpenAM OpenIDM OpenDJ Directory Services)

Transmit Security

Cloud Technologies: Amazon Web Services Pivotal Cloud Foundry

Containerization: Docker

Orchestration: Kubernetes, Kubectl

Infrastructure-as-a-Code: Helm Charts Terraform.

Logging & Monitoring: Splunk AppDynamics

Application Programming Interface: MuleSoft Gateway API Manager RESTful APIs JSON XML

Application Server: IBM WebSphere

Database Management: Oracle MySQL MongoDB

Version Control: Git

Continuous Integration/Delivery (CI/CD): Jenkins GitLab

Project Management Tools: JIRA,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HSBC Bank USA, Jersey City, NJ October 2001 – Present

Vice President

Strategically spearhead digital transformation projects through maximization of emerging industry technologies for legacy system modernization, security enhancements, and exceptional user experience while maintaining strict alignment with standardized protocols, technical requirements, and organizational best practices.

Managed and Led team of Engineers located in US and other offshore regions. Ensured positive team relations by conducting regular performance reviews, offering constructive feedback, performance coaching, and providing professional development opportunities.

Owned and delivered several HSBC Digital Transformation projects.

Oversaw design, implementation, and maintenance of robust access management and identity management security solutions for banking digital ecosystem to ensure maximum operational, client, and information security. That includes single sign-on (SSO), user provisioning, and role-based access control (RBAC), to meet complex security requirements.

Orchestrated AWS migration of OnPrem Services resulting in seamless and secure deployments.

Designed/Implemented monitoring solutions using Splunk and App Dynamics, proactively detecting and resolving issues to maintain high system availability and performance.

Improved software delivery and reliability by leading cross-functional DevOps teams implementing CI/CD pipelines and automation practices, resulting in accelerated software delivery and improved reliability.

Provided production support, ensuring efficient incident management, problem resolution, and change management practices.

NOTABLE PROJECTS

Foundation Lead – Digital Security Platform (DSP) Amazon Web Services (AWS) Migration for HSBC Retail Banking and Wealth Management (RBWM) Americas

(A migration project of on-premises DSP components into AWS cloud in agile environment.)

Owned Engineering team strength of 10+ responsible for Migration of On-prem DSP Components that includes ForgeRock (OpenAM, OpenIDM, OpenDJ) and Transmit Security Services into AWS.

Championed Migration plan and executed/Delivered it on time with minimal issues by following SAFe methodologies.

Orchestrated deployment using Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and management of containerized applications on Amazon Kubernetes Service (EKS) via Docker and Helm Charts to influence high accessibility and scalability of systems.

Conferred with cross-functional teams to define and effectuate best practices on application, security, and resources.

Enforced Terraform to define infrastructure-as-a-code for reproducibility, version control, and cloud resource management.

Aided in creating REST API to yield seamless integration, data exchange, and process automation to applications/services.

Catapulted authentication, encryption, and access controls to deepen trust via JWT and secured integration across system.

Effected monitoring and alerting solutions via Splunk and AppDynamics while generating custom alerts, dashboards, and reports to track performance for conflict resolution toward system availability.

Provided oversight to XMatters from administration, on-call schedules, and customizations to exhibit incident management and alerting for multiple critical systems.

Foundation Lead – Digital Security Platform (DSP) for HSBC Retail Banking and Wealth Management (RBWM) Americas

(A modernized, standard-based authentication and authorization access management system for internal business lines and external relying parties of registered applications.)

Built collaborative relationships with stakeholders, product managers, and architects to gather and translate requirements into infrastructure design and implementation plans.

Moderated engineering teams on resource allocation, project timelines, and quality control while supporting creation of DSP infrastructure in US data centers to steer design, implementation, and maintenance of secured and scalable solutions.

Assimilated DevOps methodologies with CI/CD pipelines and automation tools to streamline infrastructure deployments for operational effectiveness while operating WebSphere servers via Tomcat to govern application deployments.

Utilized API manager to configure API policies, organize accessibility, and place security measures for MuleSoft API.

Employed scalability and automation capabilities of PFC Cloud to support DSP application deployments and management.

Navigated configuration to deployment of ForgeRock instances to assure seamless user authentication, authorization, and provisioning while managing ForgeRock Directory Services for quick user identity and attribute management.

Orchestrated Transmit Security integration to substantiate stronger mechanisms and adaptive risk-based access controls.

Accentuated trust between infrastructure components with EB2B modules to increase security of communications and data.

Incorporated multiple MFA methods from user IDs, passwords, digital secure keys, physical secure keys, fingerprints, and face IDs while combining trusted browser trusted browser and transactional data signing (TDS) to safeguard transactions.

Positioned monitoring and alerting solutions to distinguish and resolve system issues for availability and dependability.

Entrusted with oversight of XMatters from user administration, on-call schedules, and customizations to exhibit incident management and alerting for various critical systems.

Engineering Lead - Security Application Programming Interface (SecAPI) for HSBC Retail Banking and Wealth Management (RBWM)

(An authentication and client online profile management sub-system within DSP with security functionalities or micro-services from log-in, security credential management/recovery, and security device management for clients and staff.).

Fostered productive coordination with cross-functional teams to map out API requirements and plans.

Chaired engineering team in design and implementation of highly secured API solutions using technologies to bolster project milestones while emphasizing alignment with security best practices and industry standards.

Maximized in-house standard technology (Technical Platform) to host API solutions for appropriate execution.

Maneuvered development to deployment of REST API to amplify application scalability, accessibility, and security.

Applied fraud detection systems into API workflows to steer protection to sensitive information and transactions.

Launched SSO solutions with stronger authentication and authorization controls to enrich user experience to application.

Inaugurated monitoring solutions for issue resolution and performance optimization to uphold API reliability.

Introduced trust mechanisms with certificate-based authentication and highly secured communication protocols to augment data integrity and confidentiality.

Engineering Lead - Security-as-a-Service (SaaS) for HSBC Retail Banking and Wealth Management (RBWM)

(A new security architecture for removal of security functions from services while connecting to separate, centrally hosted security device known as SAAS IP with standardized set of capabilities for geographic-wide and channel-wide implementation.)

Partnered with stakeholders and product managers to define and translate user requirements into specifications and plans.

Cultivated active engagement with cross-functional teams to ensure timely completion of technical project deliverables.

Nurtured trusting relationships with external vendors and partners to secure delivery of outsourced components.

Harmonized best practices for code quality, security, and performance to impact delivery of high-quality software solutions.

Oversaw engineering team for user-friendly authentication, authorization, and registration journeys of SaaS applications while formulating and integrating OTP systems, SSO servers, and digital secure tokens to sustain optimal functionality.

Embedded VASCO tokens and MFA mechanisms into authentication journey to improve application security posture.

Blended monitoring solutions from log analysis, performance tracking, and alerting to determine and address system issues.

Led design, development, and maintenance of web server infrastructure and IBM WebSphere servers to drive availability.

Centralized transactional signatures to support data integrity, non-repudiation, sensitive information, and user interaction.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

HSBC Bank USA, Consultant

Tata Consultancy Services, Associate Software Engineer

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (Finance)

Rutgers University

Bachelor of Technology Engineering (Mechanical)

Osmania University

CERTIFICATIONS

AWS Associate Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services

Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute

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