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SUSMITA SAIN

SUSMITA SAIN

Fremont,CA

Summary

Highly experienced software engineering leader with 17+ years of expertise in building and scaling distributed cloud platforms, with a focus on data analytics and observability. Proven ability to design and implement robust, scalable SaaS/PaaS solutions, leveraging technologies like Kafka, Spark, and the ELK stack. Strong technical leadership and

communication skills, driving innovation and efficiency in data-driven environments.. Recognized for leading initiatives that improve operational efficiency and accelerate product development. Demonstrated expertise in strategic planning and effective communication, overseeing distributed and scalable SaaS and PaaS solutions.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification

Work History

Engineering Leader

Cisco Systems
03.2021 - Current
  • Leading a comprehensive API development of Cloud MSE platform, driving strategic architectural improvements and optimizing scalability for handling an increasing customer base
  • Collaborated with the product team to refine the project roadmap, resulting in streamlined project delivery timelines; ensured that key milestones met, leading to a 15% increase in overall project efficiency
  • Introduced Kafka for real-time data streaming and event-driven architecture, reducing post-deployment performance issues by 25%
  • Facilitated collaboration among development, operations, and DevOps teams, streamlining production deployments and boosting operational efficiency
  • Organized weekly cross-functional meetings to improve communication, resulting in improvement of project delivery time and facilitated performance reviews quarterly for a 7-member cross-functional team using data-driven insights to enhance productivity
  • Assisted with interviewing and hiring candidates, executed knowledge-sharing workshops to bridge the gap between development and operations teams, and organized hackathons
  • Skills Used: Team Building, Mentoring, Java, Python, NodeJS, Microservices, DevOps, Distributed caching

Technical Leader

Cisco Systems
06.2016 - 03.2021
  • Design and implementation of a robust policy enforcement mechanism by introducing the Open Policy Agent (OPA) to decouple access policies from cloud-based applications, improving scalability and flexibility
  • Developed and coordinated end to end deployment of a policy decision service, integrating it with cloud-based applications using Kubernetes sidecar deployment models to enable real-time policy enforcement
  • Standardized the policy language across multiple applications, reducing inconsistencies and improving overall platform security along with compliance turnaround times
  • Developed a centralized repository for policy management, which streamlined updates and enhanced policy visibility across the organization resulting in a 30% improvement in system scalability and a 10% reduction in cloud operating cost
  • Performed proof-of-concept evaluations for migrating legacy custom monitoring systems to Splunk Observability, addressing scalability and visibility challenges in cloud infrastructure
  • Guided the integration of Splunk Observability into CI/CD pipelines, accelerating release cycles and improving application quality and performance monitoring
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with development and operations teams to implement advanced analytics for better application performance visibility, helped in interviewing and hiring candidates
  • Skills Used: Python, Java, Spring Boot, RESTful, NodeJS, Kafka, K8S, AWS, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Elastic Stack, Spark, Prometheus, DevOps, Micro services, TDD, GIT, Mentoring

Senior Software Engineer

Equinix Inc
06.2015 - 05.2016
  • Led a cross-functional team to deliver innovative features for Equinix's Data Flix portal, managing the project lifecycle from conception to deployment while ensuring alignment with organizational priorities
  • Executed change requests through comprehensive analysis, coding, and unit testing, ensuring high-quality deliverables prior to deployment
  • Served as the primary technical liaison for executive management, providing regular progress updates, addressing challenges, and offering strategic recommendations
  • Skills Used: Java, Spring, NodeJS, MongoDB, PostgresSQL, Elasticsearch, RESTful, Terraform, Jenkins

Team Leader

Caterpillar
06.2012 - 09.2014
  • Provided engineering support end to end for the Reinsurance system Platform, encompassing the full lifecycle of building, deploying, testing, integrating and delivering systems
  • Designed and implemented new features across multiple subsystems, overseeing requirements definition, prototyping, coding, testing, and deployment
  • Skills Used: JDK 1.6, Web Services, Spring Core, Spring AOP, Spring MVC, Spring ORM

Senior Software Engineer

Cognizant Technologies Solutions | JPMC
06.2009 - 05.2012
  • Fully accountable for handling change requests and conducted analysis, implementation, and unit testing
  • Provided leadership for performing end-to-end integration and bug fixation
  • Skills Used: JDK 1.6, JMS, Apache Maven, Sybase, SOAP-based Web Services, SOAPUI, Spring, SVN

Education

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.) - Information Technology

University of Kalyani

Skills

  • PROJECT & PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
  • TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP
  • SECURITY AND COMPLIANCE
  • Team Building , Prioritization, Planning
  • Mentoring and Coaching
  • Agile , Scrum, Waterfall
  • Cross Functional collaboration
  • Aligning technology strategies with business objectives
  • Software development and deployment End to End

Certification

  • Certified Professional in Engineering Management – CPEM, 07/01/24
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer - CKAD, 05/01/21
  • AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate, 03/01/20

Technical Skills

  • Java , Python, NodeJS
  • Cloud architecture and Container orchestration (AWS, K8S)
  • Event streaming (Kafka, Spark),
  • ELK stack, Prometheus, Grafana , GraphQL
  • API design and development using Microservice - RESTfull
  • DevOps and CI/CD Pipeline management
  • Jenkins, Terraform
  • Platform security and Policy enforcement using OPA
  • MongoDB, InfluxDB, PostgeSQL, DynamoDB, Cassandra
  • Code review
  • Integration testing

Languages

Bengali
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Hindi
Full Professional
French
Limited Working

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Work Location

RemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCareer advancementFlexible work hoursCompany CulturePersonal development programsHealthcare benefitsWork from home optionPaid time offTeam Building / Company RetreatsPaid sick leave401k matchStock Options / Equity / Profit Sharing

Software

Planning, Architecting , Software Development, Deployment and Testingfrom End to

Timeline

Engineering Leader

Cisco Systems
03.2021 - Current

Technical Leader

Cisco Systems
06.2016 - 03.2021

Senior Software Engineer

Equinix Inc
06.2015 - 05.2016

Team Leader

Caterpillar
06.2012 - 09.2014

Senior Software Engineer

Cognizant Technologies Solutions | JPMC
06.2009 - 05.2012

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.) - Information Technology

University of Kalyani

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