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Girija Sankar Panda

Software Architect

Summary

I am a Solution Architect with extensive experience in designing and implementing cloud-native applications for industries like healthcare, manufacturing, and government. I specialize in building scalable data and ML platforms using AWS, GCP, Databricks, and Terraform. My expertise spans frontend development with React and Next.js, state management with Redux, API integration using GraphQL, and CI/CD automation through GitHub Actions. I’m passionate about enabling teams with secure, efficient, and cost-optimized solutions while ensuring compliance, governance, and a seamless developer experience.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Accenture India Delivery, Farmers Insurance NA
11.2018 - Current
  • Predicting customer churn with Python: Logistic regression, decision trees and random forests Technology Python, DB2, Spacy, NumPy, Matplotlib, Tableau.
  • Roles & Responsibilities: Apply machine learning methods on large data sets Provide report to the user using Tableau, Python and Excel.
  • Run small scale experiments with new algorithms and scale it up to 100B+ data points Work with other stakeholders and prioritize data/ML initiatives across the product Assume ownership over certain components and continuously work to improve them Focus on user impact and how to build a better product Be proactive and constantly pay attention to the scalability, performance and availability of our systems Be a crucial part of growing our team, by interviewing candidates and representing Spotify Help us tie connections to universities and research institutions, by leading collaborations and publishing research Stay up to date on current data engineering trends, in particular distributed systems and large-scale machine learning Drive the recommendations technology agenda as a partner to product leaders Foster highly dynamic cross-functional agile teams and leverage lightweight processes to deliver on new product objectives Lead the engineering of a continuous design, development, and testing lifecycle to bring features to market and measure their effectiveness October, 2017- Nov,2018 (12 months) (Accenture India Delivery - Hyderabad) Farmers Insurance NA.
  • Project Overview: Automatic Data extraction from scanned document for faster claim process.
  • Technology Python, Spacy, NumPy, Matplotlib, OPEN CV, Tensor FLOW Roles & Responsibilities: Apply machine learning methods on large data sets and extract data through OpenCV.
  • Segregate the photo & Text from the document applying different of Algorithms.
  • Run small scale experiments with new algorithms and pass it to CNN for if it's a genuine claim Work with other stakeholders and prioritize data/ML initiatives across the product Assume ownership over certain components and continuously work to improve them Focus on user impact and how to build a better product November-2014 to September-2017(34 months) COBOL Developer (Accenture Technology - Chennai) BNP Paribas Bank Project Overview: Run The Bank Application 2 Provided support for Card, Payment & Stock Purchase application 24.
  • 7 Production Monitoring of Jobs Incident analysis & Enhancement of the Code on weekly Basis.
  • To provide an efficient sales and service solution Roles & Responsibilities: Worked in development of various phase of project COBOL, DB2, VSAM, CICS.
  • Enhancement of code as peruse cases assigned.
  • Analysis of code and enhanced the code.
  • Providing test data setup to testing team.
  • Preparing JCL, PROC for project.
  • Coordinating with Team lead to implement complex requirements.
  • Functional and Technical Analysis of Detailed Design Documents.
  • Given support for DIT, SIT and UAT phase of the project March-2012 to March- 2013(12 months) COBOL&CICS Developer (Cognizant Technology Solution) First Data Merchant Services LLC provides a line of payment processing solutions for various businesses.
  • The company's payment processing solutions include credit card, debit card, check acceptance, private label card, and purchasing card solutions Worked as settlement analyst which involves settling transaction for the processor On boarding new merchant Developed new cards for processor Developed programs for Bank wire settle.
  • Scheduled job in CA7 Dec-2011 to March- 2012(12 months) Mainframe Trainee (Cognizant Technology Solution) Trained on COBOL, DB2, JCL, VSAM, CICS, and REXX.
  • Request proposal system: A request for proposal (RFP) is a solicitation, often made through a bidding process, by an agency or company interested in procurement of a commodity, service or valuable asset, to potential suppliers to submit business proposals Worked on Report Generation Developed CICS screen to place RFP.
  • Synchronizing batch online process.
  • Awards, Distinctions & Extracurricular activities: Spot award for taking complete accountability of the projects Qualified GATE (All India Level ) exam with 95% Score In Computer Science & IT.
  • Personal Details: Name-Girija Sankar Panda.

01.1988

Education

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01.2007 - 01.2011

70% BSE(XI) Julia High school - undefined

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Bhadrak Junior College

Skills

Solution Architecture & Cloud-Native Design – Designing scalable, secure, and high-performing applications using industry best practices.

✔ Programming Languages & Frameworks – React, Next.js, Node.js, Express.js, Java, .NET; proficient in building web and mobile applications.

✔ State Management & API Integration – Redux, GraphQL for efficient data flow and seamless user experiences.

✔ Infrastructure as Code & Automation – Terraform, Ansible, GitHub Actions for reproducible deployments, CI/CD pipelines, and automated workflows.

✔ Cloud Platforms – AWS (EC2, S3, IAM), GCP (Databricks, Pub/Sub, Vertex AI, GCS), with certifications and hands-on experience.

✔ Data Engineering & ML Integration – Databricks, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, Unity Catalog, AutoML, PyTorch for building data pipelines and AI-driven solutions.

✔ Security & Governance – Role-based access control, Okta SSO, HIPAA compliance, and data lineage tracking.

✔ UI/UX Development – Figma design system, Figma Connect, responsive interfaces, and cross-platform (iOS/Android) deployment using React Native.

✔ Monitoring & Cost Optimization – CloudWatch, Datadog, autoscaling, and resource optimization to reduce costs while maintaining performance.

✔ Collaboration & Training – Cross-functional coordination, developer enablement, and technical training for cloud-native workflows and infrastructure.

Skills

Operating Systems Windows, Linux, IBMZOSundefined

Timeline

Accenture India Delivery, Farmers Insurance NA
11.2018 - Current

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01.2007 - 01.2011

01.1988

70% BSE(XI) Julia High school - undefined

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XII - undefined

Bhadrak Junior College
Girija Sankar PandaSoftware Architect