Teja Priyanka Adivikolanu
Senior Software Engineer
Round Rock,TX
Summary
Results-oriented Senior Software Engineer with 10 years of experience—6.5 years in a lead role—driving DevOps modernization and cloud-native delivery for enterprise products. Adept at architecting and automating CI/CD pipelines on Linux and Windows stacks (.NET, Angular) using GitLab, Jenkins, Kubernetes, and Ansible, cutting build-to-production cycles by 80 %+ and boosting release reliability. Proven track record integrating SCA/SAST security gates, migrating legacy code to Git, and mentoring cross-functional teams in Agile/Scrum to accelerate value delivery. Passionate about combining robust engineering practices with continuous improvement to ship secure, high-quality software at scale.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
Dell Technologies
Austin, TX
10.2018 - Current
- Led full-stack DevOps modernization by migrating 70+ repositories from TFS to GitLab, implementing trunk-based branching strategies, and engineering 30+ robust CI/CD pipelines using Ansible and GitLab Runners for .NET Core (2.1/3.1/6) and Angular apps—cutting build-to-production time by 80% and eliminating 95% of manual configuration drift.
- Built enterprise-grade observability using Prometheus and Grafana APM dashboards for real-time service health monitoring and SLA tracking, reducing P1 incident mean-time-to-resolution (MTTR) by 50%.
- Transformed QA automation as Senior SDET by converting 250+ legacy manual test cases into scalable API/UI E2E automated tests using Katalon, Selenium, and Python—boosting regression coverage and accelerating release cycles.
- Migrated legacy applications from F# to C#, ensuring full functional parity, code maintainability, and improved performance across critical modules.
- Designed and developed new C# APIs, extending application functionality and significantly enhancing user experience and system integration capabilities.
- Designed executive-level dashboards in Power BI to visualize QA metrics and KPIs, enabling data-driven decision-making and status transparency for senior leadership.
- Acted as Security Champion by conducting Secure-SDLC audits, enforcing OWASP/CIS controls, and managing CI/CD security scans (Black Duck, Snyk, Checkmarx), driving a 40% reduction in critical vulnerabilities YoY.
- Maintained infrastructure & operations across 50+ Windows/Linux servers, scripting PowerShell and Python-based automation for patching, system tuning, and DevOps task orchestration—improving platform stability and developer velocity.
- Promoted Agile excellence by writing detailed GitLab user stories, collaborating cross-functionally to maintain sprint cadence, and ensuring alignment with delivery goals.
ETL Administrator
USAA
San Antonio, Texas
11.2012 - 11.2016
- Provisioned and managed multi-tier ETL infrastructure using IBM InfoSphere DataStage (v8–v11.5) and Informatica 9.x on RHEL 5/6, overseeing full installations, version upgrades, and post-install configurations.
- Automated infrastructure operations—including capacity planning, server maintenance, performance tuning, monitoring, and backups—using Unix Shell, Perl, Python, and Splunk dashboards, enabling 24×7 support coverage.
- Developed multiple Ansible playbooks to streamline and standardize ETL infrastructure configuration and maintenance tasks, enhancing deployment consistency and reducing manual effort.
- Researched and implemented a Kubernetes proof of concept, exploring containerized deployment of internal applications on custom clusters for improved scalability and environment consistency.
Software Engineer
Infosys Ltd.
Hyderabad, India
06.2008 - 04.2012
- Led migration of large-scale, mission-critical applications (e.g., Canadian Pacific Railway Centralized Train Control, Goldman Sachs Equities) from on-prem Linux environments to cloud platforms, ensuring minimal downtime and high reliability.
- Developed automation tools and scripts (Shell, Python) to streamline application migration, database monitoring, and server maintenance across diverse Linux distributions.
- Administered a Linux COE lab hosting 50+ Linux/Unix flavors, supporting testing, validation, and cross-platform compatibility efforts.
- Mentored new team members, accelerating onboarding and enabling faster, more effective contributions to migration and operations initiatives.
Education
Post-Graduate Certificate - Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning
McCombs School of Business
Austin 05.2001 -
Post-Graduate Certificate - Cloud Computing
McCombs School of Business
Austin 05.2001 -
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communication Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad, India 05.2001 -
Skills
Devops
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Microservices architecture
C#
Python
NET development
Cloud computing
AWS
Software development
Database programming
Configuration management
Quality Assurance
Agile methodologies
Security Best Practices
Scripting
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
Dell Technologies
10.2018 - Current
ETL Administrator
USAA
11.2012 - 11.2016
Software Engineer
Infosys Ltd.
06.2008 - 04.2012
Post-Graduate Certificate - Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning
McCombs School of Business
05.2001 -
Post-Graduate Certificate - Cloud Computing
McCombs School of Business
05.2001 -
Bachelor of Technology - Electronics And Communication Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
05.2001 -
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