Uttama Reddy Sanepalli
Raleigh
Summary
Accomplished technology professional with 17+ years of experience at the intersection of AI enabled data platforms, cloud native architectures, and advanced analytics, specializing in large scale enterprise systems. Demonstrated expertise in designing and optimizing high performance data ecosystems across OLTP/OLAP, data warehousing, and decision support systems, with deep proficiency in Oracle PL/SQL, advanced query optimization, and real time data processing. Proven contributor to cloud and DevOps driven modernization initiatives, integrating CI/CD automation, data engineering pipelines, and performance aware database architectures across hybrid and AWS environments. Recognized for applying analytical rigor, scalable design principles, and emerging technologies to improve system efficiency, reliability, and business intelligence outcomes in complex, mission critical domains.
Overview
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Certification
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years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Solution Architect
Fidelity Investments
Durham, NC, USA
06.2021 - Current
- Exercising a critical role in enterprise payroll and financial data platforms, architecting and governing complex Oracle-based data ecosystems by designing advanced Cloud, AI, ML, Data encryption procedures, packages, APIs, and database objects that enabled secure onboarding of new products (ESPP, Loans, HR integrations) and ensured continuous alignment between business requirements, API contracts, and system data models.
- Driving large-scale data architecture evolution and governance, leading impact analysis, database change strategy, and cross-functional data model reviews to support product onboarding, regulatory compliance, and long-term platform scalability, including data migration frameworks, JSON-based API response restructuring, and enterprise-wide schema modernization.
- Delivering transformative analytics and data accessibility capabilities, developing a self-service Power BI reporting platform that unified data from Oracle and Snowflake, empowering stakeholders with real time operational intelligence and materially improving decision making, customer support effectiveness, and enterprise transparency.
- Advancing high availability, real time data integration and DevOps maturity, contributing to modern ETL and streaming architectures using STRIIM, Kafka, and Snowflake, while implementing CI/CD pipelines for database systems via Jenkins and uDeploy—significantly enhancing deployment reliability, monitoring automation, and production stability.
- Safeguarding performance, resilience, and operational excellence of mission critical systems, conducting advanced performance engineering (AWR, RT SQL Monitoring, RSMA), Oracle 19c upgrade remediation, CPU and contention optimization, data purging strategies, and production incident resolution in collaboration with senior DBA and Level 3 support teams—resulting in measurable improvements in system stability, efficiency, and long-term platform sustainability.
Senior Solution Architect
Cummins
Chicago, IL
07.2020 - 06.2021
- Implemented and sustained enterprise grade CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Git/GitLab, Artifactory, Unix shell scripting, and automated DevOps workflows to ensure reliable build, deployment, and production stability.
- Translated complex business and functional requirements into scalable technical architectures, collaborating with business leaders, application teams, and analysts to convert business rules into robust database and integration solutions.
- Engineered advanced Oracle SQL and PL/SQL solutions, developing complex procedures, packages, functions, triggers, views, and optimized queries to support new UI capabilities, data transformations, and mission critical reporting.
- Designed and delivered high performance analytics and reporting platforms, building Power BI reporting solutions backed by optimized SQL, materialized views, and reporting databases to enable data driven decision making at scale.
- Led ETL, performance optimization, and production resilience initiatives, leveraging Informatica, advanced analytical functions, explain plans, query tuning, batch job orchestration, and root cause analysis to resolve data issues, improve system efficiency, and ensure continuous operational reliability. Performed design, code reviews, and prepared detailed documentation.
Senior Solution Architect
Walgreens
Chicago, IL
11.2019 - 07.2020
- Converted complex business and functional requirements into scalable technical specifications, coordinating across full project lifecycles for development, maintenance, and platform enhancement initiatives.
- Architected and optimized advanced Oracle database solutions, developing complex PL/SQL procedures, packages, functions, triggers, and transformation logic to support enterprise data processing and system evolution.
- Delivered high performance reporting architectures, designing reporting databases with materialized views and PL/SQL–driven data pipelines to enable reliable, large scale analytical workloads.
- Resolved mission critical data and production issues, executing bulk data remediation, advanced analytical queries, batch job recovery, and root cause analysis to ensure operational continuity.
- Drove database performance engineering and optimization, applying explain plans, query tuning, Autosys job analysis, code reviews, and comprehensive documentation to enhance system efficiency, stability, and maintainability.
Senior Software Engineer
CNO Financial Group WNIC
Hyderabad, USA
01.2015 - 09.2019
- Translated complex business and functional requirements into enterprise grade data and application architectures, collaborating across business, application, QA, and operations teams to ensure on time delivery, defect control, SLA compliance, and production readiness.
- Engineered advanced Oracle and ETL solutions for high-volume, real-time systems, designing complex PL/SQL objects, Power BI reporting views, Informatica workflows, incremental load strategies, scheduling automation, and data archiving frameworks to optimize performance and scalability.
- Led end to end system quality, deployment, and modernization initiatives, overseeing code and test reviews, UAT and production rollouts, cloud migration assessments, remediation reporting, and operational stabilization—ensuring resilient, future ready platforms.
Oracle Developer
Total Gas Power Ltd
Hyderabad, India
12.2012 - 01.2015
- Performed advanced Oracle performance engineering and optimization, leveraging explain plans, indexing strategies, SQL Trace, TKPROF, STATSPACK, AWR, and ADDM diagnostics to enhance database efficiency, scalability, and operational reliability.
- Architected and evolved core database structures and logic, designing tables, constraints, views, and complex PL/SQL procedures, packages, and functions to support evolving business processes and enterprise application requirements.
- Delivered end to end, SLA driven production solutions, translating business requirements into technical specifications, executing unit testing, deployment automation, defect resolution, and cross team coordination to ensure timely, high quality system delivery. Involved in creating procedure, function package, creating the required objects making relationships. Closely worked with groups to understand the business process and gather requirements. Analyze business requirement, define development scope and develop technical specification documents.
Oracle Developer
Firmenish Oxygen
Chennai, India
05.2012 - 12.2012
- Engineered and optimized enterprise database architectures, developing complex PL/SQL procedures, functWriting complex queries for the reports as per the business needs, and being involved in the performance tuning of packaged procedures, functions, or report queries, as well as table partitioning, indexing, and gathering stats for the related objects.
- Led data model evolution and structural modernization initiatives, executing schema changes, critical SQL scripting, and large-scale code enhancements within committed timelines while ensuring data integrity and system continuity.
- Ensured disciplined, SLA driven delivery in agile environments, coordinating with Scrum teams and client stakeholders via JIRA and SVN to manage version control, assess code impacts, resolve daily issues, and maintain high quality production outcomes. Involved in developing procedure, function package, creating the required objects making relationships. Writing complex queries for the reports as per the business needs and involved in performance tuning of packaged procedures/functions or report queries and table partitioning/indexing and gathering stats for the related objects.
Oracle Developer
Citi Bank
Hyderabad, India
12.2008 - 05.2012
- Provided mission critical production and SIT support for enterprise applications, resolving complex database and application issues through PL/SQL enhancements, RCA driven remediation, ServiceNow incident management, and direct user engagement to consistently meet strict SLA requirements.
- Led deployment, release, and environment stabilization activities, executing SIT deployments, cutover and sanity validations, schema migrations across Dev/UAT, DML and configuration promotions, and post release support through production closure.
- Engineered reusable Oracle database components and operational automation, developing high quality PL/SQL functions, packages, triggers, stored procedures, and scheduled jobs, while monitoring locking sessions and system health to ensure sustained platform reliability.
Education
B. Tech - Electronics and Communication
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
India01-2007
Skills
- AI solutions
- Cloud computing
- Cloud security
- System architecture
- Enterprise architecture
- System integration
- Machine learning
- Deep learning expertise
- Neural networks
- Algorithm implementation
- Advanced data structures
Certification
- AWS Certified Developer - Associate
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
- Implementing Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Solutions
Timeline
Senior Solution Architect
Fidelity Investments
06.2021 - Current
Senior Solution Architect
Cummins
07.2020 - 06.2021
Senior Solution Architect
Walgreens
11.2019 - 07.2020
Senior Software Engineer
CNO Financial Group WNIC
01.2015 - 09.2019
Oracle Developer
Total Gas Power Ltd
12.2012 - 01.2015
Oracle Developer
Firmenish Oxygen
05.2012 - 12.2012
Oracle Developer
Citi Bank
12.2008 - 05.2012
B. Tech - Electronics and Communication
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Affiliation
Fidelity Investments, NC, USA
INVITED SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS
- “International Conference on International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Cyber-Security (ICICCS-2024)”, as an Invited speaker Presented the topic on “Implementing Secure AI Pipelines in Cloud-Based Intelligent Computing.” held on 30 December 2024.
- “International Conference on Emerging Trends in Artificial Intelligence & Data Science (ICETAIDS 2024)”, as an Invited speaker Presented the topic on “Operationalizing Advanced AI Models in Cloud-Native Environments.” held on 15 March 2024.
- “International Conference on Interdisciplinary Research in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning (ICIRAIML 2025)”, as an Invited speaker Presented the topic on “Engineering Scalable Machine Learning Systems Across Disciplines.” held on 02 December 2025.
- “International Conference on Challenges in Innovative Artificial Intelligence and Security (ICCAIS)”, as an Invited speaker Presented the topic on “Overcoming Security Challenges in AI Model Deployment.” held on 03 September 2025.
- “International Conference on Emerging Trends in Intelligent Computing and Cyber Security (ICETCCS 2025)”, as an Invited speaker Presented the topic on “AI Engineering Practices for Cyber-Resilient Cloud Systems.” held on 04 October 2025.
- “International Conference on Emerging Trends in Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security (ICETAICS 2025)”, as an Invited speaker Presented the topic on “Building Secure AI Solutions Using Cloud and Automation.” held on 30 August 2025.
- “International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Data Science (AICICDS 2025)”, as an Invited speaker Presented the topic on “Engineering Intelligent Computing Platforms for Modern Data Science.” held on 22 December 2025.
Activities
- TPC & Review: Reviewed scholarly articles for international conferences and mentored emerging researchers.
- Speaker: Delivered invited speeches at prominent conferences, sharing expertise on emerging technologies.
SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS
- “Adaptive Intelligence Framework for Retirement Portfolio Management: Self Optimizing Infrastructure for Dynamic Asset Allocation and Risk Mitigation” published in International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology (IJSRCSEIT) Volume 8, Issue 3 (May-June-2022), Page Number: 769-780, DOI: https://doi.org/10.32628/CSEIT22557.
- “Distributed Multi-Cloud Data Lake Architecture for Enterprise-Scale Workplace Benefits Analytics: A Federated Approach to Heterogeneous Financial Data Integration” published in International Journal of Computer Engineering and Technology (IJCET) Volume 14, Issue 1 (January-April 2023), Page Number: 268-282, DOI: https://doi.org/10.34218/IJCET_14_01_020.
- “Cognitive Goal-Driven Financial Infrastructure: A Cloud-Native, AI-Orchestrated Architecture for Investment Trade Settlement and Risk Management Systems” published in World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews (WJARR) Volume 19, Issue 1 (July 2023), Page Number : 1659-1667, DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2023.19.1.1358.
- “GitOps Security Architecture with Zero Trust: Identity-Driven Control Planes for Cloud-Native Deployments” published in International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology(IJSRCSEIT)Volume 10, Issue 2 (Mar-Apr 2024), Page Number: 1198-1209, DOI: https://doi.org/10.32628/CSEIT24102255.
- “Cybersecurity Framework for Multi-Cloud Deployment Pipelines: A Zero-Trust Architecture for Inter-Platform Data Protection” published in International Journal of Research in Computer Applications and Information Technology(IJRCAIT) Volume 6, Issue 1 (Jan-DEC 2023), Page Number: 191-206, DOI: https://doi.org/10.34218/IJRCAIT_06_01_014.
- “Operationalizing MLOps with Databricks Pipelines: Scalable Machine Learning in Cloud Environments” published in International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology (IJSRCSEIT) Volume 10, Issue 6 (Jan-Dec 2023), Page Number: 191-206, DOI: https://doi.org/10.32628/CSEIT25113573.
- “Enterprise Lakehouse Architecture for Customer Analytics: AI and Machine Learning - Synchronized Ingestion and Compute Optimization” published in World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews (WJARR) Volume 6, Issue 1 (Jan-DEC 2023), Page Number : 2950-2959, DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.2.2418.
- “Enterprise Lakehouse Architecture for Customer Analytics: AI and Machine Learning - Synchronized Ingestion and Compute Optimization” published in World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews (WJARR) Volume 23, Issue 2 (August 2024), Page Number : 2949-2959, DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.23.2.2418.
- “Autonomous Medallion Orchestration: A Multi Agent Reinforcement Learning Framework for Financial Ecosystems” published in International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (IJFMR) Volume 7, Issue 2 (March-April 2025), DOI: https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i02.69007.
- “AI-Driven Predictive Analytics and Intelligent Automation in Modern Banking: A Comprehensive Framework for Risk Management and Financial Forecasting” published in International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology(IJSRCSEIT) Volume 11, Issue 6, (November-December-2025), Page Number : 296-313, DOI: https://doi.org/10.32628/CSEIT25111652.
- “Architecting Multi-Region Observability in AWS: A Hybrid Framework using CloudWatch, Prometheus, and Grafana” International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research (IJFMR) Volume 7, Issue 5, (September-October 2025), DOI: https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i05.69008.
- “AI-Driven Predictive Analytics and Intelligent Automation in Modern Banking: A Comprehensive Framework for Risk Management and Financial Forecasting” published in International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology(IJSRCSEIT) Volume 11, Issue 6 (Nov-Dec 2025), Page Number : 296-313, DOI: https://doi.org/10.32628/CSEIT25111652.
- “Operationalizing MLOps with Databricks Pipelines: Scalable Machine Learning in Cloud Environments” published in International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology (IJSRCSEIT) Volume 10, Issue 6 (December 2024), Page Number : 2544-2552, DOI: https://doi.org/10.32628/CSEIT25113573.