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Madhuri Neerukonda

Columbus,Georgia

Summary

  • 25+ years of experience in software development and DevSecOps with 8 years in a leadership role in CreditCard processing & providing Payment solutions
  • Successful delivery of large-scale, and mission-critical digital applications on Cloud and on-prem applications at the enterprise level
  • Strong technical proficiency in a variety of programming languages but primarily in Java and Python
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate cross functional teams and peers

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Cloud Security Consultant

Global Payments Network
Columbus, Georgia
08.2023 - Current

Scan and automate numerous SCM platforms for security vulnerabilities on Cloud and on-prem platforms at the enterprise level. Reduced the overall vulnerabilities by 70%

  • Do POC on various security vulnerability inspection tools and finalize the tool set
  • Implement Static Code Scanners like Bandit, Fortify on Demand, Semgrep etc
  • Conduct Dynamic Scanning using tools like Whitehat to scan APIs and web app end points
  • Integrate SDLC integrity tools (BloatRanger & Strangerdanger), Secret detection tools (Gitleaks,Trufflehog)
  • Scan for Docker image vulnerabilities using Prisma and Wiz Security tools
  • Implemented CICD framework for automated scanning, reporting and notification of security findings
  • Developed K8s server artifacts using Terraform for Iac (Infrastructure as Code)
  • Coach and communicate the App team’s security champions on their security findings at the enterprise level

Sr Application Manager (Associate Director)

Global Payments Network
Columbus, Georgia
06.2012 - 07.2023

Led the delivery of digital transformation initiatives, converting 60% of monolithic applications into REST APIs

  • Built and led geographically distributed delivery teams, managing a team of 8 from India and team of 12 onsite
  • Mentored junior delivery managers to develop leadership and technical skills.
  • Developed and implemented the process to tackle Fast Track Tier 1 projects under my leadership.
  • Played key role while migrating on prem applications to AWS Cloud
  • Performed consultative role to have regular stakeholder engagement and reporting, ensuring project scope and objectives are all met.
  • Managed budgets, resource allocation, and timelines for projects under my belt
  • Tracking and managing security vulnerabilities in cloud and on-prem applications
  • Conducted team hackathons / codefests to promote team competency and skill set
  • Streamlined complex Agile processes

Java Developer / Architect

Global Payments Network
Columbus, Georgia
07.2004 - 05.2012

Developed, and architected various Java based applications

  • Developed numerous payment solutions to various banks of TSYS Clients using Java and Spring boot framework
  • Worked on CICD framework for automated solutions
  • Worked as a Security Champion to fix the security vulnerabilities
  • Developed the Tier 1 process to tackle the fast paced small sized projects
  • Worked on critical production bugs in war room environment

Java Consultant

IBM Corporation
Durham, NC
07.2001 - 06.2004

Worked on development of IBM Websphere suite of products using Java and J2EE

  • Worked on various releases of IBM WebSphere Payment Manager
  • Integrated WAS (Websphere Application Server) to work with WebSphere Commerce Server
  • Developed Payment Plugin Controller API to talk to Payment Solution Providers like Visanet, Paymentech, and ACH

Education

Master of Science - Information Technology

National Institute of Technology (NIT)
India

Skills

  • Proficiency in programming languages of Java, Python & groovy and tools like Git, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Jira, and VSCode etc
  • Experience on developing IaC using CDK ( AWS Cloud Development Kit) and well versed in AWS Cloud services like EKS,EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, EKS, SNS, SQS, AWS Lambda, Cloud Watch, Cloud Trail, DynamoDB, Redis and AWS Cloud security tools like Cloud Guard & Threat fix
  • Several years of experience in Agile, Scrum methodologies, and tools like Jira
  • Extensive experience with DevSecOps tools and technologies to implement CI/CD frameworks
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams and peers
  • Conflict resolution and negotiation skills to address team dynamics and stakeholder concerns effectively
  • Experience in resource management, including budgeting, staffing, and allocation of resources to achieve project goals
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

Accomplishments

Achievements:

  • Successfully converted 60% of monolithic legacy applications into REST APIs
  • Deployed 90% of the issuing side of applications into aws cloud
  • Successfully led digital transformation initiatives resulting in improved customer satisfaction and hence increased revenue.

Timeline

Cloud Security Consultant

Global Payments Network
08.2023 - Current

Sr Application Manager (Associate Director)

Global Payments Network
06.2012 - 07.2023

Java Developer / Architect

Global Payments Network
07.2004 - 05.2012

Java Consultant

IBM Corporation
07.2001 - 06.2004

Master of Science - Information Technology

National Institute of Technology (NIT)
Madhuri Neerukonda