Soami Dey
Edison
Summary
Senior Architect with over 12 years of expertise in designing scalable cloud solutions and enterprise architecture. Proven track record in leading cloud migration, enhancing system availability, and implementing cost-effective technology solutions. Skilled in integrating security protocols and aligning technical possibilities with organizational goals. Adept at stakeholder management and driving architectural initiatives.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Architect
Guardian Life Insurance
09.2013 - 10.2025
- Implemented an Event-Driven Architecture using AWS MSK, enhancing system scalability and resilience through Multi-AZ/Multi-Region design, reducing downtime risk and improving time-to-market for new features, while integrating robust cloud security and industry-standard protocols to strengthen compliance and developer productivity.
- Architected high-performance search and analytics solutions on AWS OpenSearch, boosting query performance by 70%, reducing latency, and enhancing developer experience, which resulted in faster product delivery and better end-user experience.
- Implemented OpenLegacy integration within the Guardian network, enabling secure mainframe connectivity by transforming COBOL copybooks into Java-based APIs. This modernization accelerated legacy system integration, reduced manual development effort, and enhanced system interoperability under strict enterprise security protocols.
- Architected a secure external API catalog and developer portal for third-party vendors leveraging Guardian APIs. Designed the solution using React, Drupal, Apigee, and MySQL, incorporating Guardian’s external web-hosting and security frameworks to ensure regulatory compliance, scalability, and faster vendor onboarding.
- Led the cloud migration strategy for on-premises databases to Aurora MySQL and Aurora PostgreSQL, completing full SDLC and security certification for PHI/PII compliance. Established Terraform- and Jenkins-based automation frameworks, enabling reusable infrastructure as code (IaC) and accelerating future migrations by up to 40%.
- Designed and delivered a secure authentication solution for human users to access cloud databases via Active Directory and IAM integration, supported by a custom Python-based automation script. This initiative streamlined access management and enhanced auditability and compliance.
- Developed an automated cross-account backup solution to store AWS database snapshots in a separate bunker account using AWS Lambda and Python, ensuring business continuity and disaster recovery resilience.
- Executed the migration of mission-critical Oracle databases to PostgreSQL on AWS EC2, reducing licensing costs, improving performance, and aligning the platform with Guardian’s cloud-first strategy.
Information Architect
Dow Jones
06.2005 - 09.2013
- Led enterprise database modernization initiatives for Wall Street Journal and Factiva, overseeing migrations of mission-critical systems to Amazon Web Services (AWS), delivering improved scalability, performance, and cost efficiency.
- Architected and implemented global Unicode conversion for Wall Street Journal databases across multiple international sites, enabling multilingual data processing and global business expansion.
- Designed and deployed high-availability Oracle and Informix database environments, including Oracle RAC clusters, Oracle Streams replication, and SAN-based failover systems, ensuring 99.99% uptime and uninterrupted access for real-time publishing and authentication platforms.
- Directed platform migrations from legacy Informix systems to Oracle and cloud-native databases, including terabyte-scale billing systems, reducing operational complexity and total cost of ownership (TCO).
- Collaborated with cross-functional application teams to design scalable database architectures and implement SQL performance tuning best practices, resulting in optimized query response times and improved user experience.
- Automated disaster recovery and data backup processes by developing Perl- and CGI-based monitoring and failover tools, reducing manual intervention and recovery time during outages.
- Evaluated and benchmarked enterprise hardware and OS platforms (HP Integrity, IBM P Series, Sun/Solaris, Linux), providing strategic recommendations that guided future infrastructure investment decisions.
Senior Technical Staff Member
AT&T
06.1998 - 06.2005
- Built and maintained multi-environment Informix and Oracle database ecosystems (development, testing, training, load test) to support quarterly product releases, ensuring consistent, high-quality delivery cycles across the organization.
- Streamlined environment provisioning and data refresh by automating migration and restore processes using Informix utilities, shell, and Perl scripting, reducing environment setup time and errors.
- Upgraded and patched database platforms (Informix, Oracle 9i) to maintain system stability, performance, and compliance, collaborating with system engineers to align database design with new application requirements.
- Developed stored procedures and scripts for auditing and schema comparison, improving data integrity, change tracking, and environment consistency across multiple release cycles.
- Automated production monitoring and alerting using BMC Patrol, custom shell/Perl scripts, and Unix tools, enabling proactive issue detection, reducing downtime risk, and enhancing operational resilience.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ, USABachelor of Science - General Science
S.A. Jaipuria College, (Calcutta University)
IndiaHonors Diploma - Systems Management in Information Technology
National Institute of Information Technology
IndiaSkills
- Cloud architecture: AWS – Well Architected Framework
- Cloud Services: Databases, Aurora PostgreSQL, Aurora MySQL, DynamoDB, MSK (Managed Streaming for Kafka), OpenSearch, AWS Lambda
- Security – Protocols and Services: SAML / OAuth2 / OIDC, AWS IAM, Certificate Management, SSL/TLS, Multi-factor Auth, Multi-Domain Cert, Minimum Baseline Security
- Security Frameworks/Regulations: PCI, SOX, HIPPA, PHI, PII, AGILE, GLBA, SOC2
- Architecture Patterns: Client Server, Micro-service, Event Driven, Domain Driven
- Automation: CICD using Terraform/Jenkins, Performance / Monitoring / Observability (Splunk, Zenoss, Prometheus and Grafana), REST-API and Apigee
- Programming and Scripting: Python programming, Shell, Terraform
Certification
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, 2018
- Safe 4 Practitioner
- IASA CITA-Foundation, 2024
- Confluent Apache Kafka Fundamentals, 2025
AI
- GitHub Co-pilot
- Microsoft co-pilot
Timeline
Senior Architect
Guardian Life Insurance
09.2013 - 10.2025
Information Architect
Dow Jones
06.2005 - 09.2013
Senior Technical Staff Member
AT&T
06.1998 - 06.2005
Bachelor of Science - General Science
S.A. Jaipuria College, (Calcutta University)
Honors Diploma - Systems Management in Information Technology
National Institute of Information Technology
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
New Jersey Institute of Technology