JAYASAKTHI GANESH PRAGASAM
Iselin,NJ
Summary
Senior Technical Consultant with 20+ years of experience designing and delivering scalable enterprise applications across financial services, healthcare, aerospace, and media industries. Expert in Java, Spring Boot, AWS cloud architecture, containerized microservices, and CI/CD automation. Proven success modernizing legacy monolithic systems into secure, cloud-native, event-driven platforms using Docker, ECS Fargate, Kubernetes, and Kafka. Strong background in system design, distributed architectures, performance optimization, and leading cross-functional delivery teams in global environments.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Technical Consultant
Sony Music Entertainment (Client) | LTIMindtree
08.2015 - Current
- Architected and enhanced a large-scale Digital Asset Management platform supporting ingestion, storage, transformation, and global distribution of audio, video, and packaging graphics assets.
- Designed scalable backend services using Spring Boot and event-driven architecture with Kafka.
- Implemented AWS-based infrastructure leveraging ECS, S3, Lambda, IAM, and containerized services via Docker.
- Led modernization efforts improving system scalability, performance, and operational reliability.
- Integrated automated transcoding engine for promotional and commercial asset conversions.
- Designed secure access controls and optimized asset retrieval workflows.
- Built CI/CD pipelines enabling streamlined deployments and reduced release cycles.
- Collaborated across distributed teams (onshore/offshore) to streamline ingestion and packaging graphics workflows.
- Supported high-volume digital production library serving global stakeholders.
- Environment: Java, Spring Boot, AWS, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Docker, Angular, GraphQL
Technical Lead
UBS Wealth Management Americas (Client) | Wipro Technologies
09.2014 - 08.2015
- Designed and developed core financial modules under Wealth Management Americas portfolio.
- Delivered prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and production-ready systems.
- Participated in full SDLC: requirement analysis, design, coding, testing, and deployment.
- Collaborated directly with business stakeholders to validate and refine solutions.
- Resolved production issues and improved performance of mission-critical financial systems.
- Environment: Java, Spring MVC, Struts, Python, Oracle 11g, WebSphere, Maven
Senior Java Developer
Aetna (Client) | Cognizant Technology Solutions
04.2011 - 09.2014
- Developed SOA-based web services for Personal Health Record (PHR) platform.
- Implemented modules covering hospitalizations, medications, allergies, and insurance.
- Integrated SOAP services and enterprise messaging components.
- Provided production defect analysis and resolution support.
- Environment: Java, CXF Web Services, SOA, Spring, RabbitMQ, Oracle 11g
Module Lead
JPMorgan Chase (Client) | Cognizant Technology Solutions (India)
04.2010 - 04.2011
- Developed enterprise payment modules using Struts, Core Java, Spring, and Hibernate.
- Designed and implemented PL/SQL scripts for middleware components.
- Mentored junior developers and conducted technical reviews.
- Environment: J2EE, Struts, Hibernate, WebLogic 11g, Oracle
Technology Analyst
Boeing (Client) | Infosys Limited (India)
07.2004 - 01.2010
- Developed modules for CASTLE application managing aircraft defect job packages.
- Led performance tuning initiatives for critical transaction flows.
- Coordinated offshore team activities and ensured delivery quality.
- Environment: J2EE, Struts, Hibernate, Oracle
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
University of Madras
Chennai, India01-2004
Skills
- Cloud-Native Application Architecture
- Microservices & Event-Driven Systems
- AWS Infrastructure & Containerization
- Enterprise Java Development
- API & Integration Architecture
- CI/CD & DevOps Automation
- Performance Optimization
- Production Support & Incident Resolution
- Technical Leadership & Mentorship
- Programming & Frameworks: Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Hibernate, JPA, JMS, Struts; Python, FastAPI
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, ECS Fargate, EKS, ECR, Route 53, ACM, IAM, Secrets Manager), Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions (OIDC-based CI/CD), Jenkins, Application Load Balancer (ALB), Target Groups; Multi-environment (Stage/Prod) deployment strategy
- Messaging & Event Streaming: Apache Kafka, JMS, RabbitMQ
- Databases: Oracle, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Firebase Firestore
- Frontend & Mobile: Flutter, Angular, Ionic
- APIs & Integration: GraphQL, RESTful Web Services, SOAP
- Build & Version Control: GitHub, Maven, Gradle, Ant
ARCHITECTURE & SYSTEM DESIGN EXPERIENCE
- Designed microservices-based backend systems using Spring Boot.
- Implemented event-driven data flows using Kafka.
- Built containerized deployments using Docker and AWS ECS Fargate.
- Configured secure IAM-based access control mechanisms.
- Designed scalable storage solutions using PostgreSQL and AWS S3.
- Managed production-level defect analysis and performance optimization.
Timeline
Senior Technical Consultant
Sony Music Entertainment (Client) | LTIMindtree
08.2015 - Current
Technical Lead
UBS Wealth Management Americas (Client) | Wipro Technologies
09.2014 - 08.2015
Senior Java Developer
Aetna (Client) | Cognizant Technology Solutions
04.2011 - 09.2014
Module Lead
JPMorgan Chase (Client) | Cognizant Technology Solutions (India)
04.2010 - 04.2011
Technology Analyst
Boeing (Client) | Infosys Limited (India)
07.2004 - 01.2010
Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science
University of Madras