MOHAN DHONIPATI
Chicago,IL
Summary
Results-oriented Engineering Manager and Principal Solutions Architect with 14 years of experience, including 12 years at Capgemini. Led Software Engineering Management for 8 years, directing cross-functional teams and executing complex cloud migrations. Specializes in AI Engineering Leadership and Cognitive Automation Frameworks, overseeing secure multi-agent workflows and ensuring data compliance. Holds AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional and Claude Certified Architect credentials.
Overview
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Certification
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Software Engineering Manager / Principal Architect
Capgemini America INC
Riverwoods, India
11.2018 - Current
- Championed design and enterprise-wide implementation of next-generation cognitive automation systems; spearheaded creation of secure, multi-agent AI workflows utilizing Claude APIs and Model Context Protocol (MCP) architectures.
- AI Compliance & Privacy Governance: Establish strict enterprise data guardrails and token-handling protocols for Generative AI applications to ensure total alignment with banking privacy regulations, risk mitigation strategies, and the evolving regulatory landscape.
- Directed cross-functional corporate Innovation Program; validated high-impact AI proofs-of-concept (PoCs), production chatbots, and smart automation modules, translating emerging technology metrics into actionable business value for executive C-suite stakeholders.
- Strategic Team Leadership: Command end-to-end technical delivery across high-volume card servicing and microservices portfolios; optimize sprint allocation and capacity planning to eliminate technical debt and accelerate team velocity.
- Supervised infrastructure modernization and containerized rollout of core financial APIs from PCF to Red Hat OpenShift (OCP), utilizing F5 load balancers to manage and split live production traffic.
- Cloud Migration & Infrastructure: Supervised the infrastructure modernization and containerized rollout of core financial APIs from PCF to Red Hat OpenShift (OCP), utilizing F5 load balancers to seamlessly manage and split live production traffic.
- Application Modernization (Orion Discovery): Directed the architectural reverse-engineering of legacy system layers to construct "Smarter Orion"—a microservices-driven framework leveraging Java, Spring Boot, React, and GraphQL to cut operational maintenance costs.
- Mentored engineers on design patterns, testing practices, and delivery expectations.
- Engineering Quality Enforcements: Defined technology selections, mandated robust code coverage requirements, instituted automated production failure notifications, and engineered automated ZULU CI/CD build scripts.
- Clients: Discover Financial Services & Global Portfolios
- Directed agile ceremonies across Capgemini development squads and cross-functional partners.
Lead Consultant
CAPGEMINI INDIA PVT. LTD.
Hyderabad, India
08.2016 - 11.2018
- API Engineering: Formulated critical date-processing web services and high-performance Java APIs on WebSphere integrated with heavy transactional Oracle relational databases.
- Analyzed complex client problems and developed actionable solutions, thereby improving client satisfaction and project outcomes.
- Timeline Ownership: Assumed operational responsibility for team engineering deadlines, running sprint scrums, and proactively presenting resolved system bugs to client stakeholders.
- Reviewed project documentation, estimates, and functional specifications, ensuring alignment with client requirements and project goals.
- Mentored junior consultants on consulting standards, documentation, and client communication.
- Fostered a collaborative workspace, onboarding and training new junior associates with technical and functional domain documentation to enhance team engagement.
- Client: Zurich Insurance | Project: ZurMich CB GenZ Search
Consultant
CAPGEMINI INDIA PVT. LTD.
Hyderabad, India
03.2016 - 08.2016
- Predictive Analytics Support: Supported complex data layer tasks designed to enable predictive sales modeling and strategic risk-mitigation forecasting for the client's business lines.
- Data Engineering: Optimized SQL stored procedures and SSIS data integration packages to enhance management, cleaning, and processing of large-scale enterprise data.
- Delivery & Automation: Handled data workflows utilizing Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, SecureCRT, WinSCP, and Unix shell scripting under tight sprint deadlines.Troubleshot production issues and resolved application incidents.
- Collaborated closely with project managers, designers, and other developers to complete tasks efficiently and effectively.
- Documented technical changes, release steps, and support procedures.
- Client: Assurant | Project: BI AMS Deal.
Associate Consultant, Technology
CAPGEMINI INDIA PVT. LTD.
Hyderabad, India
12.2014 - 03.2016
- Systems Engineering: Coded feature enhancements and bug fixes for Orion customer care platform using Java, JavaScript, and Oracle SQL, enhancing call center agent problem-resolution speed.
- Agile Integration: Managed real-time agile workflows, tracked updates in Jira, reviewed team code commits, and authored system configuration guides.
- Client: Discover Financial Services | Project: Orion Vision Systems Level-2
Senior Software Developer Lead
HCL TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Noida & Bangalore, India
04.2012 - 12.2014
- Module Engineering: Developed E-commerce service modules for Symantec's global licensing interface utilizing Java, PL/SQL, and IBM Eclipse on IBM AIX environments.
- Translated client requirements into actionable technical solutions and implementation plans.
- Developed Unix shell scripts for application support and automation.
- Troubleshot system errors, logs, and service failures in Unix platforms.
- Maintained Unix environments across enterprise production and test systems.
- Automated routine tasks to enhance application support and reduce manual effort using shell, awk, and cron jobs.
- Streamlined delivery processes by prioritizing tasks and consistently packaging critical platform deliverables ahead of client timelines while ensuring strict code versioning with Perforce.
- Client: Symantec | Projects: COLP (Core Online Licensing Platform) / DST (Data Sync Tool)
Education
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) - Computer Science & Engineering
Vellore Institute of Technology (India)
Vellore06-2011
Skills
- AI workflows
- AI system integration
- Microservices design
- API development
- Cloud migration strategy
- Cloud & Infrastructure: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Red Hat OpenShift (OCP), Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF), Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, F5 Traffic Management
- Backend & Engineering: Java, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Microservices, REST & SOAP Web Services, Hibernate, JVM Internals, Systems Design
- CI/CD pipelines
- Frontend Technologies: React, Redux, GraphQL, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS3, Angular
- Database tuning
- Agile methodology
- Delivery management
- Technical guidance
- Team management
Certification
Claude Certified Architect – Anthropic [1], AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional (2017), Oracle Certified Java Developer (2014, 2016), Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) – Sun Microsystems / Oracle, IBM Certified Systems Expert – AIX (2012)
Personal Information
Availability: Open to Remote / Relocation to Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Timeline
Software Engineering Manager / Principal Architect
Capgemini America INC
11.2018 - Current
Lead Consultant
CAPGEMINI INDIA PVT. LTD.
08.2016 - 11.2018
Consultant
CAPGEMINI INDIA PVT. LTD.
03.2016 - 08.2016
Associate Consultant, Technology
CAPGEMINI INDIA PVT. LTD.
12.2014 - 03.2016
Senior Software Developer Lead
HCL TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
04.2012 - 12.2014
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) - Computer Science & Engineering
Vellore Institute of Technology (India)