Jai Shanmuga Sundaram
Bloomington
Summary
Accomplished Lead Software Engineer with 16+ years of hands-on experience in software development, DevOps, cross-functional team leadership, architecture and design, now seeking to transition into a managerial role. Skilled in managing high-impact projects from inception to deployment, with a strong focus on software development, CI/CD processes, cloud infrastructure, and automation testing. Demonstrated success in mentoring teams and aligning technical strategies with business objectives. Proven track record in leading teams and enhancing application performance while driving successful cloud migrations.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Software Engineer
Statefarm Insurance
11.2024 - Current
- Spearheaded modernization efforts for claims file notes and tasks application with team of 8 members.
- Completed TP2 to AWS ROSA migration for six core APIs within strict deadlines.
- Developed new application features using Java, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks.
- Led architectural design and modernization of ECS platform, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
- Provided technical expertise on architecture and design decisions to enhance project outcomes.
- Supported CI/CD pipelines in GitLab while utilizing Splunk and Dynatrace for performance monitoring.
- Reviewed code changes and evaluated overall application performance for quality assurance.
- Mentored two software engineers, delivering technical guidance and fostering professional growth.
Software Engineer
Statefarm Insurance
Bloomington
12.2017 - 10.2024
- DevOps Focus Lead for Billing and Payments, Financial Operations & Analytics, and Comparative Ratings areas AWS account.
- Configured and monitored AWS services including EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and Aurora using Terraform.
- Managed cloud infrastructure as AWS Accounts admin, enhancing scalability and cost-effectiveness.
- Conduct architectural reviews and provide technical guidance to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles.
- Spearheaded automation testing to streamline CI/CD pipelines and improve system reliability.
- Implemented advanced automation solutions to reduce deployment time and minimize errors.
- Directed offshore team of over 15 engineers to deliver AWS and TP2 infrastructure support successfully.
Lead Automation Engineer
HTC Global Services | Client - Statefarm Insurance
Bloomington
02.2015 - 09.2016
- Led automation initiatives for State Farm's AMCC/ECRM effort, improving efficiency and minimizing manual errors through process implementation.
- Designed and maintained automated test suites for Salesforce applications utilizing Java, Selenium WebDriver, JBehave, BDD, jQuery, and Perfecto.
- Managed source code changes and deployments using version control systems including Git and SVN.
- Integrated automated testing into CI and CD pipelines to enhance deployment processes.
- Participated in Agile Scrum ceremonies, contributing to sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos.
Software Developer
Wipro Technologies|Client-StateStreet Corp,BestBuy
10.2009 - 01.2015
- Created applications using C, C++, Java , HTML, CSS, JavaScript, J2EE (Spring framework, JDBC, JSP and servlets).
- Assisted with planning, designing, coding, debugging, testing, documenting, and maintaining software applications.
- Maintained source control repositories such as CVS and SVN for versioning purposes.
- Streamlined database performance through query and index optimization.
Education
Master of Science - Software Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology And Science
Bachelor of Science - Computer Technology
Sri Krishna College of Engineering And Technology
Skills
- Project Management Agile Methodologies Team Leadership Emotional Intelligence
- AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, Aurora,ROSA)
- Infrastructure as code (Terraform, OpenTofu)
- Monitoring and logging (CloudWatch, Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk)
- Software development (Java, J2EE, Spring Framework, C, jQuery, JMeter)
- Version control (Git, SVN)
- Database management (DB2, SQL, Postgres)
- Continuous integration and delivery
- Automation testing (JBehave, Selenium)
Certification
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate
- Leadership Foundations, LinkedIn
- Agile Leadership Principles, LinkenIn
Timeline
Lead Software Engineer
Statefarm Insurance
11.2024 - Current
Software Engineer
Statefarm Insurance
12.2017 - 10.2024
Lead Automation Engineer
HTC Global Services | Client - Statefarm Insurance
02.2015 - 09.2016
Software Developer
Wipro Technologies|Client-StateStreet Corp,BestBuy
10.2009 - 01.2015
Master of Science - Software Engineering
Birla Institute of Technology And Science
Bachelor of Science - Computer Technology
Sri Krishna College of Engineering And Technology