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Kayalvizhi Mani

Clifton Heights,PA

Summary

· Experience in developing applications under .NET Framework using ASP.NET, C#, MVC, .Net Core and SQL SERVER, SSRS, SSIS, ReactJS.

· Very good hands-on experience as Technical Lead for more than 6 Years developing, supporting the applications built using latest .NET technologies and also in leading 5 to 8 members of team.

· Hands on in design patterns like Singleton, Repository pattern.

· Hands on experience in Cloud Foundry developing and deploying the application.

· Good understanding of software development life cycle (SDLC), experience in the areas of requirement analysis, development of application software and client interaction, maintenance, and Support Maintenance at infrastructure level activities.

  • Work experience in Agile (Scrum) development models and JIRA.

· Self-motivated, highly committed to responsibilities.

· Active and result-oriented team member to exemplary performance.

· Effective communication, quick learner, willing to learn, adapt new technologies, ability to handle multiple tasks or projects

· Exposure and worked on Checkmarx tool and Threat modeling within application

· Provide Innovative ideas to Business stakeholders for providing stability in Application Development.

· Ability to take leadership and ownership of the entire deliverables and ability to work in-groups as well as independently with minimal supervision

· Handing 5 to 8 members team in offshore and have 4 years of experience in Management activities.

· Production release and Post release support activities.

· Worked on addressingdifferent types of vulnerabilities within application

· End-end responsibility to drive along with all teams involved and fix the production outage/incident.

· Have worked closely with application stakeholders / product owners, domain experts and solution architects. Extensively worked on Waterfall and Agile development methodologies.

· Identified opportunities for process and tool improvements and drove those from concept to implementation.

· Knowledge on Elastic search, Kibana tool, Prometheus and Grafanamonitoring tools on logging, alerting and monitoring tasks.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Technical Project Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2021 - Current
  • Streamlined project workflows by implementing agile methodologies, enhancing team productivity and reducing overall project completion time.
  • Developed comprehensive project plans that clearly outlined scope, goals, deliverables, and resource requirements for all stakeholders involved.
  • Managed budgets, resources, and timelines for multiple technical projects simultaneously, ensuring on-time delivery without compromising quality.
  • Evaluated project risks and implemented appropriate mitigation strategies, resulting in reduced downtime and cost overruns.
  • Improved customer satisfaction by effectively communicating with stakeholders and ensuring timely resolutions to their concerns.
  • Spearheaded innovation initiatives by encouraging teams to explore and adopt new technologies and methodologies for more efficient project execution.
  • Mentored junior team members to enhance their technical skills and ensure timely task completion.
  • Managed stakeholder expectations effectively by providing accurate estimates on project timelines while considering potential roadblocks or delays.
  • Conducted post-project evaluations and documented lessons learned to continuously improve project management processes within the organization.
  • Led cross-functional teams for successful delivery of high-quality software solutions within tight deadlines.
  • Implemented change management processes that minimized disruptions during critical transition phases of projects.

Support Project Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2019 - 12.2020
  • Streamlined project management processes by implementing Agile methodologies and improving team communication.
  • Optimized resource utilization by accurately forecasting project needs and allocating resources accordingly throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Involved in Analysis, Design, Coding, Unit Testing, and support for release activities
  • Technical code Review and handling 6 members offshore team
  • Interacting with Business stakeholders for project requirements gathering and DEMO presentations
  • Contribute to production deployments, including technical documentation, participation in change control processes, and creation of release notes
  • Working as a Release Engineer responsible for moving the Build from Dev till prod environment using Jenkins

Onsite Tech Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
09.2017 - 12.2018
  • Apex is a web application that provides functionality to track programming products and channel lineups that are available to Comcast customers
  • It tracks the changes to the channel lineups whenever the Channel change request is initiated and processed by the Comcast users
  • This will be a key input to the Programming accounting group for calculating programming payments and accruals
  • Involved in client interaction during development and enhancements phase of these application on regular basis and drive weekly status with Clients related to project updates
  • Involved in design and implementation solution on web design and presenting to the business and collecting feedback on the changes
  • Contribute to production deployments, including technical documentation, participation in change control processes, and creation of release notes.
  • Optimized resource allocation by effectively prioritizing tasks based on business needs and project timelines.
  • Developed comprehensive documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing among team members and support long-term maintenance efforts.
  • Mentored junior developers, improving their coding skills and knowledge of best practices.
  • Estimated work hours and tracked progress using Scrum methodology.

Senior Software Developer

Cognizant Technology Solutions
06.2016 - 08.2017
  • Delivered high-quality code on time by effectively managing project timelines and prioritizing tasks accordingly.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to integrate software components seamlessly into existing systems.
  • Contributed to the architecture design of complex software systems, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
  • Conducted comprehensive code reviews, ensuring adherence to established coding standards and improving overall code quality.
  • Developed scalable applications for efficient data processing and management.
  • Improved software performance by identifying and resolving bottlenecks in the code.
  • Successfully met tight deadlines under pressure while maintaining a strong focus on quality deliverables throughout all stages of the development process.
  • Optimized algorithms for enhanced computational efficiency, reducing processing times significantly.

Team Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
07.2013 - 05.2016
  • Automating Billing Tracker for Apple account which helps apple team to reduce the time for billing the associates manually and reduced the incorrect billing and invoice rejection by Apple customer
  • It’s involved many reconciliation between Cognizant ESA and client SOW & PO number validation
  • Understanding and exploring automation of Billing system with SOW and PO
  • Automation of PO fund analyzer which helps Operation team to achieve 100% billing compliance
  • Worked in team-driven environments and communicated effectively with stakeholders.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of software components.
  • Contributed to continuous process improvement initiatives, leading to enhanced team efficiency and collaboration.
  • Resolved critical defects by troubleshooting software issues and implementing robust solutions quickly.

Team Member

Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2011 - 06.2013
  • ComTechOps portal is one stop portal for all the financial related reports like Billability, Headcount, Allocation, Service Order, Visa, Recruitment Efficiency, and Release request, Finance, Customer and Projects, Operation Pinnacle, Work force Metrics and so on
  • Involved in all phases of project starting from requirement analysis, UI designs, coding and unit testing
  • Participated as a key team member in collecting and analyzing requirements and coordinating with client for changing requirements
  • Involved in Understanding the business needs and provided end to end automation in Billing for few client facing accounts
  • Performed code review and prepared test case documents.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology

Anna University- Tamil Nadu, India
01.2010

Skills

  • ASPNet, C#, LINQ, jQuery, MVC,Net Core, Web API, React, SSIS,SSRS
  • Project Management Tools
  • Windows 7, Windows 10
  • SQL Server 2008, 2012,2019
  • Comcast Cloud Platform , Cloud Foundry ,AWS -S3 for data Migration, Azure
  • JIRA, ServiceNow

Certification

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
  • Microsoft .Net framework 4.5 certification from Udemy
  • Microsoft SQL Server certification
  • Completed “First Time Lead” in 2018 and got certificate in A Grade
  • Completed training and courses on .Net core and React.JS from Udemy

Timeline

Technical Project Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2021 - Current

Support Project Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2019 - 12.2020

Onsite Tech Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
09.2017 - 12.2018

Senior Software Developer

Cognizant Technology Solutions
06.2016 - 08.2017

Team Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
07.2013 - 05.2016

Team Member

Cognizant Technology Solutions
02.2011 - 06.2013

Bachelor of Engineering - Information Technology

Anna University- Tamil Nadu, India

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