SWATHIKA BASKARAN
Software Engineer Lead Analyst
Chennai,TN
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Software Engineer Lead Analyst
Cigna
Franklin Lakes, USA, USA
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Responsible for end to end application delivery
- From project initiation to PROD deployment
- Collaborated with various to
- Developed a bi directional system to sync data from legacy system to NoSQL database program
- Leading the scrum cadence
Programmer Analyst, Developer
Express Scripts
St.Louis, Missouri
10.2016 - 01.2020
- Designing and developing enterprise service API’s in agile environment to assist Accredo specialty patients with their prescription life cycle management
- Collaborated with six senior developers on user stories for all sprints & completed with minimum defects
- Developing processors to stream real time data from SQL to mongo DB using Spring Kafka
- Automated application deployment in QA & production environments by implementing Jenkins builds, reducing manual effort by 30%
- Analyzed backend service calls to remove redundancy & streamline solutions, reducing response time by 25%
- Conducted code reviews for all sprints, enhancing code quality and maintaining project-wide coding standards
- Developed mobile application prototype for a pilot project to showcase functionality and get approval for funding and development.
- Developed programs from ground up using measured, market-focused approach to eliminate waste and streamline implementation cycle.
- Collaborated with other developers to identify and alleviate software errors and inefficiencies.
- Delivered and maintained scalable system architecture to support high-availability Internet site with various internal applications.
- Directed software design and development across multifaceted team to meet client needs for functionality, timeline and performance.
- Revised, modularized and updated old code bases to modern development standards, reducing operating costs and improving functionality.
- Gathered and defined customer requirements to develop clear specifications for project plans.
- Built, tested and deployed scalable, highly available and modular software products.
- Wrote highly maintainable, solid code for software system, forming core framework and earning consistent praise from subsequent developers since initial version.
- Performed regression and system-level testing to verify software quality and function prior to release.
- Performed integration testing before launching applications.
- Organized system infrastructure documentation and operating procedures, strengthening controls and enhancing overall performance.
- Gathered user feedback and made recommendations.
- Updated documentation with project deviations to capture changes.
- Boosted information sharing by enhancing interfaces between computer systems.
- Designed, developed and implemented software applications for website based on analyzed requirements and understanding of industry technical standards.
- Tested programs and databases to identify issues and make necessary modifications.
- Developed and implemented scanning component using SQL Server.
- Researched new technologies, software packages and hardware products for use in website projects.
- Researched, designed and implemented scalable applications for data extraction, analysis, retrieval and indexing.
- Implemented innovative systems for data collection, storage and management of customer orders.
- Participated in design sessions with clients to ascertain all project specifications for applications, databases and systems.
Process Improvement Intern
Express Scripts
St.Louis, Missouri
05.2016 - 08.2016
- Created agile project management playbook to assist company-wide transition from Waterfall to Agile
- Shadowed scrum masters, release train engineers, developers and QA analysts to gain familiarity with SAFe 4.0
- Assisted team in implementing a release train road map for Digital Benefit Guide using SAFe agile methodology
- Created Rally customized reports for various teams to understand progress in agile transformation.
Programmer Analyst, Developer
Cognizant Technology Solutions
Chennai, India, India
01.2012 - 01.2014
- Utilized MVC framework for core applications to implement a rule based validation mechanism for customer using C# and .NET
- Assisted fellow developers in front-end development and documentation
- Coordinated transition of application database from SQL server 2008 to 2012 and resolved compatibility issues, thus enhancing application response time by 20%
- Provided L2, L3 and L4 level support for a Fortune 500 banking client
- Equipped with deep knowledge in debugging & analysis of issues/bugs
- Received ‘Exceeds all Expectations’ review for all performance reviews
- Handled production servers to upload and extract data and generated advanced reports for customer
- Gained expertise in SQL queries, stored procedures, transactions, functions and triggers
- Developed and conducted training programs for newly inducted resources; delivered presentations about project’s scope to clients and senior management
- Prioritized and resolved defects in production environment to ensure no SLAs were breached
- Developed a Medical Repository website for training in C# and was adjudged to be best among 60 entries.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
University of Missouri
St.Louis,Missouri, USA 01.2015 - 08.2016
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Anna University
Chennai 08.2008 - 04.2012
Timeline
Software Engineer Lead Analyst
Cigna
01.2020 - 01.2022
Programmer Analyst, Developer
Express Scripts
10.2016 - 01.2020
Process Improvement Intern
Express Scripts
05.2016 - 08.2016
Master of Science - Computer Science
University of Missouri
01.2015 - 08.2016
Programmer Analyst, Developer
Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2012 - 01.2014
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
St. Joseph’s College of Engineering, Anna University
08.2008 - 04.2012