Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
References
Accomplishments
Certification
Honor Awards
Languages
Timeline
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Prakash Kumar Chandra

Prakash Kumar Chandra

Hyderabad

Summary

Seasoned Lead Software Engineer with comprehensive experience in managing & developing high-quality software development projects. Strengths include strong leadership, effective communication skills, and deep knowledge of modern programming languages. Able to drive innovation and efficiency while maintaining tight schedules and budgets. Proven track record for delivering robust solutions that increase business productivity.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead Software Engineer (VP)

Wells-Fargo
Hyderabad
06.2020 - Current
  • Managed multiple middleware applications for Fraud & Claims Management, enhancing claim initiation and credit decisioning.
  • Ensured compliance with coding standards and best practices in application delivery.
  • Identified design gaps to improve application functionality and user experience.
  • Developed two GenAI use cases for detecting fraudulent claims and facilitating upfront credit decisions.
  • Served as techno-functional subject matter expert for fraud and claim management middleware products.
  • Influenced product design and technical processes through informed decision-making strategies.
  • Provided technical guidance to business teams, contractors, and vendors to optimize collaboration.

Senior Product Specialist

Informatica
Bangalore
08.2019 - 05.2020

Utilized Power Center Cloud Adapters for data processing and transformation using JDK 8 and Core Java.
Administered PC domain and security through Administration Console, managing logs and user permissions.
Executed domain administrative tasks, including managing objects and generating reports.
Generated and uploaded node diagnostics to ensure system integrity.
Resolved customer issues reported in Salesforce by debugging and replicating problems locally.
Deployed applications across all non-production environments to maintain consistent performance.
Applied multi-threading and data structures to optimize application efficiency.
Employed Sprint Source Toolkit, Maven, SVN, and Linux for effective development processes.

Consultant Specialist

HSBC
Hyderabad
08.2018 - 05.2019
  • Developed new security mechanism for teller Document Viewer feature.
  • Led Agile Development team, overseeing story grooming, sizing, and implementation.
  • Authored JUnit and BDD tests to ensure application quality.
  • Managed non-production deployment and participated in release planning.
  • Created Change Requests and provided production support during installation.
  • Spearheaded CI/CD pipeline creation using Jenkins to enhance deployment efficiency.
  • Contributed to technical design by identifying and implementing suitable design patterns.
  • Supervised a team of four members to achieve project milestones efficiently.

Application Developer

J P Morgan Chase
Hyderabad
12.2016 - 05.2018
  • Facilitated middleware data services for First Support application within Collection and Recovery group.
  • Contributed to migration of application from GOLD to Passport platform.
  • Participated in release planning and creation of Service Now ITSM.
  • Conducted impact analysis across various upstream and downstream applications.

Technology Specialist

Wells-Fargo
Hyderabad
06.2013 - 11.2016
  • Led application development team during migration of legacy Wachovia Bank product to open-source MVC-based Play Framework.
  • Participated in tech refresh project, modernizing EJB framework.
  • Executed manual build and deployment processes in non-production environments.
  • Contributed to production support efforts, ensuring system reliability.

Associate Consultant

Capgemini
Hyderabad
08.2010 - 05.2013
  • Product Name : Electronic Branch Banking System (eBBS).
  • EBBS is Core Banking product for Standard Chartered Bank across the world.
  • Was working for Client Standard Chartered Bank at Client Location.
  • Involved in creation of new applets, panels, event handlers and PL/SQL's.
  • Was part of weekly production support that involves scheduling, monitoring and running Batch Jobs using Control-M.

Education

Master of Computer Application -

Rungta College of Engineering and Technology
Bhilai, Chattishgarh
08.2009

B.Sc - Computer Science

Kamla Nehru College
Korba, Chattishgarh
07.2006

Skills

Languages and frameworks:

Java 17, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, JPA, Hibernate

Microservices and DevOps:

Rest, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Docker, Kubernetes, Istio

Cloud platforms: AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3, RDS), Redhat - Openshift, Azure

Generative AI: OpenAI API, LangChain, Hugging Face Transformers, Vertex AI Studio

Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, and Cassandra

CI/CD and tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD, Helm, Maven, Gradle, Git

Testing: JUnit, Testcontainers, WireMock, Postman, Karate

Agile and project management: Scrum, Jira, Confluence, and agile coaching

References

References available upon request.

Accomplishments

  • Led Cloud Modernization Core Fraud & Claims Product
  • AI ChatOps for Prod Support: Created a GPT-powered assistant for DevOps runbook automation using OpenAI and Slack integrations.

Certification

  • Oracle Certified Java Professionals
  • Oracle Certified Web Component Developer
  • Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect

Honor Awards

  • Core Banking Stars, Standard Chartered Bank, Head,TSD Core Banking, Cash Clearing and Messaging
  • Pat on the Back, HSBC Bank, Dept Head HSBC RBWM
  • Five Keys Recognition, J P Morgan Chase Bank, On owning customer issues start-to-finish

Languages

English
First Language
German
Beginner
A1

Timeline

Lead Software Engineer (VP)

Wells-Fargo
06.2020 - Current

Senior Product Specialist

Informatica
08.2019 - 05.2020

Consultant Specialist

HSBC
08.2018 - 05.2019

Application Developer

J P Morgan Chase
12.2016 - 05.2018

Technology Specialist

Wells-Fargo
06.2013 - 11.2016

Associate Consultant

Capgemini
08.2010 - 05.2013

Master of Computer Application -

Rungta College of Engineering and Technology

B.Sc - Computer Science

Kamla Nehru College
Prakash Kumar Chandra