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Pramod KB

Bangalore

Summary

Results-oriented software professional with over 15 years of experience delivering high-quality products and maintaining software applications for Australia's top organizations. Demonstrated agility in bridging the gap between business objectives and technical implementation, complemented by a keen business acumen. Proven track record of excellence across Fortune 100 companies like Target and Tesco, as well as top Australian insurers including NIB, TAL, and SCOR Re. Agile by nature, promotes collaboration and drives continuous improvement across teams and delivery cycles, always striving to exceed expectations.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Software Development Manager

SCOR Re
12.2024 - Current
  • Successfully managed the implementation of a new claims management system for life insurance business using Java, Spring Boot and Angular, prioritizing operational effectiveness and early release cycles to gather actionable customer feedback.
  • Streamlined the requirements gathering, design, and development process, driving end-to-end application creation from concept to deployment.
  • Oversaw backend microservices development leveraging Spring Boot, ensuring modular design, scalability, and alignment with architectural best practices.
  • Guided frontend implementation using Angular, with structured and controlled deployments orchestrated through Azure DevOps pipelines and Deployment Groups across cloud and on-prem environments.
  • Advocated usage of Kibana for centralized logging and real-time monitoring of microservices, enabling efficient debugging and performance analysis.
  • Managed stakeholder relationships, effectively bridging the gap between offshore technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure alignment with organizational goals.
  • Designed and implemented Azure DevOps dashboards to provide real-time reporting and visibility across project milestones, enhancing transparency for stakeholders and facilitating informed decision-making.
  • Implemented risk mitigation strategies, identifying potential project risks and developing contingency plans to maintain delivery timelines.
  • Planned and proactively monitored project budgets with regular progress reporting and financial oversight.
  • Ensured compliance with project methodologies and delivery practices, supported by comprehensive documentation, issue logs, and status reports.
  • Leveraged tools such as MS Project and Visio for meticulous planning, performance tracking, and stakeholder engagement.

Software Development Manager

TAL
03.2021 - 11.2024
  • Instrumental in planning and delivering migration from legacy BizTalk applications to modern solutions on Azure Function App, improving system efficiency and resilience.
  • Led engineering teams in adopting Terraform to standardize cloud infrastructure provisioning, improving deployment consistency and scalability across environments.
  • Streamlined complex monolithic applications into manageable epics and user stories with clear acceptance criteria, bridging the gap between technology and business.
  • Oversaw the rollout of KONG API Gateway for securing API endpoints, driving alignment with enterprise security protocols and governance standards.
  • Guided the implementation of OAuth 2.0 authentication using Microsoft Authorization Server, ensuring robust identity management across services.
  • Directed the design of Azure DevOps pipelines for cloud deployments and utilized Deployment Groups for orchestrating rollouts to on-premise instances with greater control and reliability.
  • Spearhead the adoption of Azure Application Insights, Azure Monitor, and alerting frameworks to improve proactive monitoring, diagnostics, and operational transparency.
  • Designed architecture, workflows, and sequence diagrams, enhancing development team's understanding of intricate systems using Draw.io.
  • Orchestrated sprint planning in collaboration with Product Owner, strategically managing priorities, dependencies, and team velocity to ensure efficient execution and project success.
  • Conducted workshops and demos, facilitating knowledge transfer and addressing queries related to new processes and system changes.
  • Fostered a strong team culture by setting clear expectations, recognizing contributions, and ensuring each team member felt supported and motivated.
  • Continuously expanded expertise in cloud technologies, aligning solutions with program increment goals for improved technical delivery.
  • Managed stakeholder expectations, balancing business needs with technical priorities to achieve optimal project outcomes.

Technical Product Owner

NIB Travel
10.2018 - 12.2020
  • Spearheaded the enhancement, development, and maintenance of business-critical applications serving customers across Australia and worldwide.
  • Partnered closely with business stakeholders, gaining in-depth knowledge of the online claims application to become a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the system.
  • Utilized deep insights into the claims system to define and optimize the claims process while developing a medical conditions screening application for new products.
  • Defined epics, captured functional and non-functional requirements, and articulated clear acceptance criteria within user stories to guide development teams.
  • Oversaw the implementation of core business logic for new insurance products, including wholesale and retail pricing models.
  • Established critical logging mechanisms and configured PagerDuty notifications, ensuring proactive alerts for support teams to maintain business continuity.

Senior Web Developer/Tech Lead

Standards Australia
10.2016 - 08.2018
  • Successfully proposed, designed, and implemented a REST API suite with ntier architecture comprising loosely coupled layers - service layer, business layer, data access layer, domain specific layer and a common layer.
  • REST API was designed to interact with different data sources like CRM Dynamics, SQL, Oracle and Marklogic database.
  • Played a key role in maintenance and enhancements of number of existing systems built on ASP.Net, Angular JS, Node JS, CRM, REST API, SOAP API and SQL.
  • Integrated office 365 API with existing systems.
  • Tidy up the source control and successfully implemented new branching strategy using bitbucket for Git.
  • Expertise in using Atlassian tools JIRA, Confluence, Trello and Bitbucket.

Senior Software Developer

Target Corporation India
12.2015 - 08.2016
  • Proposed and implemented an idea of automating the existing process by developing an application which eliminated the redundant time-consuming manual tasks.
  • Played a key role in requirements analysis, planning, designing and development of application which brought value addition to the team.
  • Played role as a product owner and ensured all requirements are captured under epics and dissected into user stories.
  • Involved in sprint planning to formulate sprint goals and priorities.
  • Developed asp.net MVC5 application supported by bootstrap responsive UI with Angular JS as client-side java script framework.
  • Practiced Agile methodology for project delivery.
  • Received appreciations from HR partners (US) and peers on self-driven mode of deliverables.

Software Developer

TESCO HSC
06.2010 - 11.2014
  • Responsible for performing requirements analysis, design, coding, unit testing of web application.
  • Design and coding as per Detailed TSD Document.
  • Participated in design and code review meetings.
  • Implementing approved Dev standards.
  • Coordinating with QA Team and adhere to scrum methodology.
  • Developed application using with ASP.NET MVC 3.
  • GUI design and development using HTML, CSS.
  • Responsible for mentoring new team members.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

VTU
Bengaluru, India
08-2009

Skills

  • C#Net 45 and above
  • NET core
  • Azure DevOps
  • Azure
  • AWS
  • Terraform
  • Bootstrap
  • JavaScript
  • Angular 5
  • OAuth 20
  • REST API
  • Micro services
  • Kong API Gateway
  • Project Management
  • Agile
  • Scrum
  • Sequence and Architecture diagrams
  • Requirement elicitation
  • Planning
  • Estimation
  • Deployment Automation
  • Risk Assessment
  • Change Management
  • Release Planning

Dexterity Set

C#.Net 4.5 and above, .NET core, Azure DevOps, Azure, AWS, Terraform, Bootstrap, JavaScript, Angular 5, OAuth 2.0, REST API, Micro services, Kong API Gateway, Project Management, Agile, Scrum, Sequence and Architecture diagrams, Requirement elicitation, Planning, Estimation, Deployment Automation, Risk Assessment, Change Management, Release Planning, Certified Scrum Master, A-CSM

Career Summary

15, Fortune 100 companies, Australian insurers, Customer-centric IT professional, Agile methodologies, Collaboration, Continuous improvement

Certification

Certified Scrum Master

Advanced Certified Scrum Master

Timeline

Software Development Manager

SCOR Re
12.2024 - Current

Software Development Manager

TAL
03.2021 - 11.2024

Technical Product Owner

NIB Travel
10.2018 - 12.2020

Senior Web Developer/Tech Lead

Standards Australia
10.2016 - 08.2018

Senior Software Developer

Target Corporation India
12.2015 - 08.2016

Software Developer

TESCO HSC
06.2010 - 11.2014

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

VTU

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