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Premanand A

@premananda

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Engineering leader specializing in cloud-native platforms, microservices, and AI-assisted delivery.

India

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What I'm looking for

I seek Architect or Engineering Manager roles where I can lead cloud-native platform modernization, mentor teams, and drive AI-assisted, secure scalable solutions.

I am an engineering leader with 17+ years of experience designing and delivering cloud-native systems, IAM modernization, and microservices-based platforms. I have led cross-functional teams to migrate large-scale authentication and messaging systems while improving reliability and performance.

At Centene engagements I led teams that migrated 300+ portals to modern SSO, reduced manual approvals by 40%, lowered authentication failures by 60%, and cut message latency by 30% through React and Spring Boot modernization. I also architected Kafka streaming microservices that reduced transaction latency by 35% and ensured 99.9% uptime in production.

I leverage AI tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini) to accelerate code reviews, testing, and documentation, and I seek Architect or Engineering Manager roles where I can drive secure, scalable platform innovation and mentor engineering teams toward high-impact outcomes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Engineering Manager

Current

Centene

May 2022 - Present (3 years 5 months)

Led a 12-member IAM team to modernize Centene’s enterprise authentication platform, migrating 300+ portals to PING and reducing authentication failures by 60% while cutting manual approvals by 40%.

IAM Java Spring Boot RBAC AWS Docker Kubernetes Team Leadership

Technical Lead

Centene

Oct 2021 - May 2022 (7 months)

Directed cross-functional teams to migrate a secure messaging platform to React UI with Spring Boot APIs, achieving zero-downtime migration, 30% lower message latency, and deployment across 300+ health plans.

React Spring Boot Docker Kubernetes Rancher REST APIs DevOps Oracle

Technical Lead/Developer

Centene

Sep 2018 - May 2021 (2 years 8 months)

Spearheaded design and implementation of 15+ microservices and Kafka streaming for EDI modernization, reducing transaction latency by 35% and ensuring 99.9% uptime.

Microservices Spring Boot Kafka Docker Kubernetes Rancher Oracle Observability CI CD

Senior Application Analyst

HealthNet

Sep 2014 - Sep 2018 (4 years)

Resolved 95% of L3 escalations within SLA, automated reconciliation for 40+ critical processes, and managed production incidents while addressing PHI/PII issues to improve system reliability.

Oracle PL SQL Incident Management Automation Troubleshooting Documentation

Application Developer

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Jan 2011 - Sep 2014 (3 years 8 months)

Developed multi-threaded applications and web services (JAX-WS) to optimize data loading and search functionality, and contributed to legacy decommissioning with UI solutions and thorough documentation.

Java Jax Multithreading Oracle PL SQL JSP Integration

Software Engineer

Mobax Networks

Oct 2007 - Dec 2010 (3 years 2 months)

Designed a GWT-based responsive signage UI and implemented JAX-WS mashup services and JMS modules to enable robust inter-service communication and data integration.