RAJESH KANNAN
Engineering Manager
Chennai
Summary
- Accomplished Software Engineering Leader with 12+ years of progressive experience spanning solution architecture, enterprise application development, and cloud-native infrastructure. Expert in aligning complex technical initiatives with business objectives to deliver measurable impact across high-scale, mission-critical systems. Proven track record driving the full SDLC—requirements analysis, architecture, code-level design reviews, and cloud engineering—while enforcing enterprise standards and performance goals.
- Hands-on expertise across AWS and GCP, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, Terragrunt, Ansible), and modern CI/CD toolchains (Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, Harness), with deep experience in microservices, API design, orchestration engines, and high-volume data architectures. Recognized for cloud migrations and multi-region Kubernetes deployments (GKE), large-scale .NET 8/C# and Vue.js/React solutions, and aggressive performance tuning that drives 99.99% availability and multi-million-transaction throughput.
- A people-oriented engineering manager and mentor who champions clean code, design-first thinking, and agile delivery. Skilled at building and motivating high-performing, cross-functional teams, removing roadblocks, and fostering a culture of developer enablement, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Engineering Manager
TransUnion
08.2018 - Current
- Cut monthly downtime by 93 % (15 → 1 minute) for an Aurora PostgreSQL cluster processing 2 million transactions/day by right-sizing RDS instances, optimizing queries, and overhauling the deployment process.
- Led development across all core modules of the DecisionEdge Orchestration Engine—building Vue.js front-end interfaces, .NET 8/C# microservices, background processing services, and REST/ASP.NET APIs to deliver scalable, enterprise-grade orchestration capabilities.
- Collaborated with product leadership and solution architects to define and groom requirements, reducing rework by 25 % and ensuring scalable architecture using Agile tools (Jira, Rally).
- Directed two cross-functional teams of 10 engineers each, instituting clean-code reviews and SOLID design principles that improved code-quality scores by 30 % and shortened sprint cycle time.
- Designed and implemented modular APIs on AWS, then led the full migration of services and data from AWS to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) while driving Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Terragrunt), Ansible provisioning, and CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps & Bitbucket for seamless, automated releases.
- AWS Certified Developer – Associate, DevOps Engineer – Professional, and Security – Specialty, demonstrating deep, cloud-first engineering expertise across development, automation, and security domains.
- Led multi-region Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) deployments for the migrated services, overseeing cluster design, scaling, and release management across multiple environments to ensure high availability and compliance.
- Recruited and mentored 10+ engineers, creating career-growth frameworks that improved team retention by 80 % and strengthened succession planning.
- Doubled system throughput (100 % increase) for high-volume APIs handling 2 million daily requests through targeted performance engineering and architectural optimizations.
Associate Consultant
Capgemini
07.2015 - 08.2018
- Full-Stack Development & Modernization: Built and enhanced core modules of the DecisionCentre orchestration engine—including Kural (ReactJS), Bolt (ASP.NET 4.5/.NET Framework), Data Driver, and Template Management—and later migrated legacy services to .NET Core for improved performance and lower infrastructure costs.
- Cloud Migration & DevOps: Moved on-prem .NET services to AWS (EC2, RDS SQL Server, S3) and implemented CI/CD pipelines with Octopus Deploy, enabling automated builds and zero-downtime releases to IIS and AWS instances.
- Agile Transformation: Led the shift from Waterfall to Scrum, driving sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and backlog grooming in Rally and Azure DevOps, which increased team velocity and predictability.
- Technical Leadership: Acted as the team’s go-to technical guide, mentoring peers through complex defect resolutions, enforcing branching strategies, and ensuring stable hotfixes and main releases under aggressive SLAs.
- Production Reliability: Delivered rapid hotfixes and collaborated with regional teams to resolve critical issues, maintaining business continuity across global environments.
- User-Facing Enhancements: Introduced drag-and-drop AngularJS UI features (dynamic image boxes, content displays, carousels) that boosted user engagement by 20 – 30 % and accelerated decision-rule creation from hours to minutes.
Software Developer
Gloriatech
03.2013 - 07.2015
- Engaged in the full software development lifecycle, from analysis and design through coding, testing, and deployment.
- Championed secure coding and scalable architectural practices, implementing Test-Driven Development (TDD) and adhering to best design principles.
- Led the migration of legacy ASP.NET applications to MVC, modernizing user interfaces and improving maintainability.
- Designed and presented UI/UX solutions directly to clients, iterating based on feedback to meet business and aesthetic expectations.
- Conducted database performance tuning and created optimized database objects to support high-performing applications.
- Highlights:
- Implemented a major performance optimization project that resulted in a 30% improvement in application performance, enhancing user experience and satisfaction.
- Developed a suite of automated tests that reduced regression testing time by 15-20 hours, streamlining the development process and improving code quality.
- Played a key role in the successful launch of a new product feature, resulting in a 15% increase in user engagement and positive feedback from stakeholders.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrics and Communication Engineering
Anna University
01.2012
Skills
Enterprise Architecture
Certification
AWS Certified Developer – Associate Valid: 2020-11 – 2025-11
Personal Details
- Date of Birth: 14th July 1991
- Address: Chennai, India
Timeline
Engineering Manager
TransUnion
08.2018 - Current
Associate Consultant
Capgemini
07.2015 - 08.2018
Software Developer
Gloriatech
03.2013 - 07.2015
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrics and Communication Engineering
Anna University