Vinod Kodasseri Puthenmadhom
Aubrey
Summary
Principal Application Engineer with extensive experience in application development and management. Streamlined processes and enhanced integration capabilities through the development of innovative tools, including a workflow failure monitoring template in Argo and a utility for converting DAT files to JSON. Led successful efforts in completing Okta integration for internal applications and directed application development and support initiatives, including a PCF-to-OpenShift migration.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Application Engineer
Capital One
Remote
05.2025 - 02.2026
- Spearheaded initiatives at Capital One to streamline application processes and improve integration capabilities.
- Focused on completing Okta integration for internal applications, ensuring seamless access and strengthened security.
- Developed Argo workflow failure monitoring template and utility for converting DAT files to JSON, reducing manual testing time.
Principal Application Engineer
Discover Financial Services, DFS
Remote
06.2023 - 05.2025
- Led migration of 10 DCI commercial platform applications to OpenShift, enhancing deployment efficiency.
- Maintained various internal and external applications, enhancing user experience for Diners Club customers.
- Supported file system services on OpenShift using Argo workflows and Kafka, boosting overall performance.
- Conducted code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, optimizing maintainability.
- Mentored junior software engineers by providing guidance on best practices and coding standards.
Senior Application Analyst
Avaya
Irving
05.2016 - 06.2023
- Engineered 'Deal Manager' application at Avaya, overseeing end-to-end development from requirements gathering to deployment.
- Designed customer-facing applications, including Avaya Store and Deal Manager, to enhance user experience and accessibility.
- Developed backend functionalities using Java technologies to interface multiple systems via REST/SOAP APIs, ensuring seamless data flow.
- Achieved over 100,000 requests since application launch in Q1 2018.
- Created discount notification and reporting modules to streamline processes and improve user engagement.
- Received Avaya Wall of Fame Award in March 2022 for rapid development of Avaya Solution Proposal Report.
- Mitigated security vulnerabilities across four existing applications, successfully deploying updates to production.
- Served as SME for reports and Deal Manager applications; mentored junior developers to enhance team capabilities.
System Analyst
UST
Denver
03.2015 - 05.2016
- Supported healthcare organization in maintaining EPIMS (Enterprise Pharmacy Information Management System) for internal pharmacy operations across all regions.
- Troubleshooting and performing Level 3 support for production issues that arise in the pharmacy online application.
- Conducted root-cause analysis for production issues, leading to the creation of defects for resolution.
- Collaborated with client business team to identify existing problems and recommend solutions for enhancing application stability.
- The application helps processing the prescriptions / maintains Prescriber and member information by integrating with several other systems such as IVR, KPHC, EPR etc.
- The application also communicates with other KP owned and third party applications.
- One of my main contributions in the team was recommending and using a tool for analyzing Heap Memory using Eclipse Memory Analyzer.
- Tool was customized to parse large heap dumps.
System Analyst
UST
Costa Mesa
03.2012 - 02.2015
- Managed eps web application which comprises of two batch applications for efficient file loading from ftp.
- Led proof of concept, providing 24/7 support to ensure continuous application availability.
- Collaborated with client managers to analyze business requirements and deliver cost-effective solutions.
- Interacted with client managers, database administrators, and users to maintain smooth operations.
- Liaised between client and offshore development team to clarify technical specifications.
- Acted as design lead, mentoring team to develop bug-free functionalities within deadlines.
- Executed systematic deployment strategies, minimizing potential rollbacks.
- Utilized edi interface focusing on 837 formats to enhance data exchange.
Senior Software Engineer
UST
Cochin
04.2009 - 03.2012
- Collaborated on applications for automotive and media & entertainment industries.
- Gathered requirements, estimated timelines, and prepared design documentation for project alignment.
- Coordinated with business clients to support application functionalities per specifications.
- Answered technical queries and drove product initiatives while analyzing relevant metrics.
- Reviewed work products and deployed applications in test environments for user acceptance testing.
- Fixed bugs and resolved technical errors throughout the testing phase.
- Supported system components during integration testing and promoted them to production environments.
Junior Software Engineer
UST
Trivandrum
09.2007 - 03.2009
- Developed multiple applications, including an auctioning system, utilizing the Commerce Engine.
- Developed functionalities from change requests to enhance user experience.
- The project involved development of a Commerce Engine which would form a crux of multiple applications for one of America's largest wholesale auto auction and remarketing services company.
- A commerce engine which had to support the business requirements of the transportation industry used by the client had to be designed and developed.
- Achieved recognition for consistently delivering high-quality, bug-free functionalities.
Education
Bachelor in Technology - Computer Science
KMCT College of Engineering
08.2006
Bachelor of Science - Biology/Biological Sciences, General
CKMNSS Senior Secondary School
03.2002
Skills
- Core Java and APIs
- Spring Framework
- Microservices architecture
- RESTful web services
- AWS and cloud services
- Kubernetes and orchestration
- OpenShift deployment
- Jenkins and CI/CD
- Maven and Gradle
- Git, Github and version control
- Mockito and unit testing
- MyBatis and data mapping
- Tomcat and application servers
- Kafka and messaging systems
- Spring Cloud
- MongoDB for NoSQL databases
- Oracle, Postgres, AWS RDS (MariaDB)
- Agile methodologies
- JIRA for project tracking
- Salesforce integration
- Infrastructure as code
Certification
- AWS Certified AI Practitioner, 12/01/24, 12/01/27
- AWS Certified Developer Associate, 06/01/23, 06/01/26
- Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals, 01/01/23, 01/01/26
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, 12/01/22, 12/01/25
Additional Information
https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinod-puthenmadhom-7b0a6620/
Languages
- Hindi
- English
- Malayalam, Fluent
- Hindi, Fluent
- English, Fluent
Awards
Avaya Wall of Fame Award, 03/01/22, Built Solution Proposal to Avaya's sales team to present to customers using JasperReports.
Sponsorship Required
True
Timeline
Principal Application Engineer
Capital One
05.2025 - 02.2026
Principal Application Engineer
Discover Financial Services, DFS
06.2023 - 05.2025
Senior Application Analyst
Avaya
05.2016 - 06.2023
System Analyst
UST
03.2015 - 05.2016
System Analyst
UST
03.2012 - 02.2015
Senior Software Engineer
UST
04.2009 - 03.2012
Junior Software Engineer
UST
09.2007 - 03.2009
Bachelor in Technology - Computer Science
KMCT College of Engineering
Bachelor of Science - Biology/Biological Sciences, General
CKMNSS Senior Secondary School