Akshitha L

Java Full Stack Developer

+1 904-526-3480 | l.akshitha257@[Link]
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Summary
Java Full Stack Developer with 5+ years of experience delivering scalable, high-performance applications across the
banking and insurance domains. Expertise in Java, Spring, Spring Boot, and modern JavaScript frameworks like React,
with strong proficiency in Microservices and event-driven architectures. Experienced in Agile environments, collaborating
with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver robust, production-ready solutions.

Technical Skills
Languages & Frameworks: Core Java, Java 8, Java 17, Java 21, Spring, Spring Boot, Hibernate, J2EE, JSP, HTML5,
CSS, JavaScript, Angular, TypeScript.
Web & Integration: RESTful APIs, SOAP, Microservices, OAuth2, JWT, Kafka, JMS.
Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda), Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Git, SonarQube, Splunk, CI/CD, Datadog.
Databases: SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB.
Testing & Debugging: JUnit, Mockito, Log4j, Application Sanity Testing, Unit Testing.
Tools & Platforms: Tomcat, IntelliJ, Visual Studio, SQL Developer, JIRA, Bitbucket, ServiceNow, Postman, Citrix.
Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall.
Operating Systems: Windows XP and higher.

Education:
Bachelor’s of Electronics and Communication Engineering from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, India
Master’s in Information Systems from Saint Louis University, Missouri

Professional Experience
Tata Consultancy Services Feb 2023 - Aug 2023
Systems Engineer Bengaluru, India
Responsibilities
 Designed and developed new insurance and policy-management features using Java Spring Boot microservices on
AWS EC2, integrating with Tomcat and SQL Developer, which accelerated feature rollout for the platform.
 Conducted requirement analysis with business teams, documenting specifications in ServiceNow and creating
technical designs with UML diagrams, which provided clear implementation guidance for developers.
 Worked directly with insurance and policy management clients to implement enhancements, ensuring regulatory
compliance.
 Improved release management process by streamlining monthly deployments and ensuring zero post-deployment
defects.
 Assisted in migrating legacy modules to modern Spring Boot-based applications, ensuring maintainability and
scalability.
 Developed and deployed Kafka-based microservices using Java 8 and Spring Boot to synchronize policy and claims
data across distributed insurance platforms, reducing data latency, and improving reliability.
 Implemented JWT/OAuth2 authentication and request validation at the API Gateway level to offload security from
services.
 Ensured zero-downtime deployments using Rolling Updates and Blue-Green strategies in EKS.
 Customised policy rating and claims processing modules in Java 8/Spring to meet client-specific requirements,
enabling faster claim turnaround and higher processing accuracy.
 Delivered defect-free releases that met SLA targets and maintained client satisfaction
 Applied modern CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions) to build, test, and deploy Java 17 full-stack applications
to AWS, Azure, and GCP, enabling faster and more reliable releases
 Maintained detailed Jira boards and burndown charts to track feature progress, identify bottlenecks, and ensure SLA
compliance.
 Coordinated with QA teams to implement test automation suites for regression testing, reducing manual effort.
  Managed monthly release cycles, performing application sanity testing, production backups, and deployments, which
kept release schedules on track and minimised downtime.
 Resolved production issues through incident management, bug fixes, and hotfix deployments, ensuring application
stability.
 Built secure, scalable REST APIs with Spring Boot and integrated them via API Gateway, enabling external and
internal consumers to access services reliably.
 Implemented retry and dead-letter queue patterns in Kafka consumers to enhance message reliability and fault
recovery.
 Automated CI/CD pipelines for microservices deployment using Jenkins and GitHub Actions with Kubernetes, ALB,
and Aurora, reducing deployment time and manual effort.
 Leveraged DevOps tools (Jenkins, Splunk, Git, SonarQube) to improve build quality, code coverage, and monitoring.
 Participated in code reviews and peer programming, enhancing code quality and knowledge sharing across the team.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd Jan 2019 - Dec 2022

Associate Software Engineer Hyderabad, India
Responsibilities
 Designed and implemented file-processing workflows in Eclipse, using JMS for message routing and SonarQube for
code quality, which validated and transformed data before routing it to enterprise systems, resulting in more reliable
data exchange.
 Developed and enhanced several Java modules in Visual Studio, following coding standards and SonarQube checks,
which reduced code defects and simplified future maintenance.
 Worked with DevOps to build CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Git, and Docker, and added Datadog monitoring,
which shortened release cycles and improved deployment stability.
 Designed and built RESTful APIs and microservices with Java 17, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud, containerized
them with Docker, and tested them with Postman, which enabled faster client integration.
 Created and deployed APIs that connected to third-party financial services in real time, using Spring Cloud and
Docker, which allowed the product to process transactions instantly.
 Collaborated with client architects to establish API governance standards for REST service deployments, reducing
integration errors and improving consistency across services.
 Led root cause analysis (RCA) sessions with client stakeholders and used Datadog and SonarQube to identify
underlying issues, implementing long-term fixes that decreased production incidents.
 Used Jira to manage Agile sprint deliverables, backlog grooming, and defect resolution, ensuring seamless
coordination between onshore and offshore teams.
 Developed responsive front-end applications using Angular/React integrated with Java 17-based microservices,
ensuring seamless end-to-end functionality.
 Assisted modernization initiatives by migrating 8 SOAP services to REST APIs using Postman for testing, enabling
faster client integration and reducing API latency.
 Architected REST APIs in Java with Spring Boot, managed version control using Git, and monitored code quality
with SonarQube, enabling faster feature delivery.
 Enhanced business application features by gathering end-user requirements, designing solutions with Java and Spring
in Eclipse, and deploying them, which improved user satisfaction.
 Optimised database interactions for MySQL, MongoDB, and Oracle using Spring Data JPA, Hibernate, and Java 17,
which reduced query latency and simplified persistence code.
 Designed and implemented high-throughput Kafka messaging solutions to replace legacy batch file transfers,
reducing processing time from hours to minutes.
 Implemented RESTful web service calls (POST, PUT, DELETE, GET) with Spring MVC and validated them using
Postman, improving integration reliability.
 Contributed to monthly release cycles by deploying code with Eclipse, executing regression tests using Postman, and
performing production backups, ensuring on-time releases with zero critical incidents.
 Prepared Technical Design Documents (TDDs), implementation plans, and Configuration Specifications using
Confluence and UML, which guided the development team and reduced rework during implementation.
ITC Infotech Jun 2017 - Dec 2018
Software Engineer Hyderabad, India
Responsibilities
 Developed user interfaces with JSP, HTML, JSTL, and custom tags, enabling enterprise reporting users to generate
reports more efficiently.
 Implemented SOAP-based web services in Java, using Postman for testing, to enable reliable XML data exchange
between distributed systems, reducing integration errors.
 Applied J2EE design patterns (Business Delegate, Session Facade, DTO, Service Locator) to build reusable
components, improving code maintainability and shortening development cycles
 Interacted with client SMEs to capture reporting requirements and built enterprise reporting applications with JSP and
SQL, delivering solutions that met client specifications on schedule
 Designed credit monitoring solutions for financial clients, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of risk exposures.
 Integrated third-party credit monitoring APIs using Spring Boot and Postman to meet client compliance
requirements, enabling real-time risk alerts
 Supported the client’s legacy-to-modern transition by re-engineering SOAP services for better scalability.
 Designed secure data transmission modules ensuring compliance with banking/financial industry standards.
 Contributed to UML-based design documentation shared with client architects during project reviews.
 Enhanced reliability of business workflows by implementing asynchronous JMS-based messaging solutions.
 Created Use Case, Class, and Sequence UML diagrams with Rational Rose during the design phase, enabling clear
system architecture for the development team.
 Designed and built a Credit Monitoring System that integrated SQL Server for report generation, allowing
stakeholders to access real-time credit status updates.
 Implemented JMS messaging for asynchronous communication, improving the reliability of business workflows.
 Developed XML parsing using a SAX parser and integrated multiple external applications, streamlining data
exchange and reducing manual processing effort.
 Deployed enterprise applications on WebLogic Application Server and performed performance tuning and scaling,
improving system responsiveness and supporting higher user loads.