I am Vidyasagar R, a passionate Senior Tech Lead Developer with over 14 years of professional experience in Analysis, Design, Development, Integration, Deployment, and Maintenance of quality software applications. I specialize in Java/J2EE, Big Data technologies, cloud platforms including AWS and GCP, and modern programming languages such as Kotlin. Throughout my career, I have worked extensively with event-driven architectures, microservices, and asynchronous processing frameworks to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance software solutions. I have a strong background in working with diverse technologies including Apache Beam, Kafka, Cassandra, and Docker, and have contributed significantly to business-critical projects for various sectors such as financial services and healthcare. With experience leading teams and mentoring developers, I have a track record of collaborating across business and technical stakeholders to design systems that align with enterprise architecture standards and digital roadmaps. I consistently drive innovation and efficiency by incorporating best practices in software design and cloud deployments.

Vidyasagar R

I am Vidyasagar R, a passionate Senior Tech Lead Developer with over 14 years of professional experience in Analysis, Design, Development, Integration, Deployment, and Maintenance of quality software applications. I specialize in Java/J2EE, Big Data technologies, cloud platforms including AWS and GCP, and modern programming languages such as Kotlin. Throughout my career, I have worked extensively with event-driven architectures, microservices, and asynchronous processing frameworks to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance software solutions. I have a strong background in working with diverse technologies including Apache Beam, Kafka, Cassandra, and Docker, and have contributed significantly to business-critical projects for various sectors such as financial services and healthcare. With experience leading teams and mentoring developers, I have a track record of collaborating across business and technical stakeholders to design systems that align with enterprise architecture standards and digital roadmaps. I consistently drive innovation and efficiency by incorporating best practices in software design and cloud deployments.

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I am Vidyasagar R, a passionate Senior Tech Lead Developer with over 14 years of professional experience in Analysis, Design, Development, Integration, Deployment, and Maintenance of quality software applications. I specialize in Java/J2EE, Big Data technologies, cloud platforms including AWS and GCP, and modern programming languages such as Kotlin. Throughout my career, I have worked extensively with event-driven architectures, microservices, and asynchronous processing frameworks to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance software solutions.

I have a strong background in working with diverse technologies including Apache Beam, Kafka, Cassandra, and Docker, and have contributed significantly to business-critical projects for various sectors such as financial services and healthcare. With experience leading teams and mentoring developers, I have a track record of collaborating across business and technical stakeholders to design systems that align with enterprise architecture standards and digital roadmaps. I consistently drive innovation and efficiency by incorporating best practices in software design and cloud deployments.

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Work Experience

Senior Tech Lead Developer at R2 Technologies Corporation
May 1, 2022 - Present
Led design and development of data ingestion pipelines using Java 17, Kotlin, Apache Beam, and Gradle for Equifax. Developed event-driven microservices processing PII and non-PII data applying advanced business logic and leveraging GCP components such as Cloud Storage, Bigtable, BigQuery, Kubernetes, and Pub/Sub. Collaborated with architects for service design reviews and defined enterprise architecture standards while using Angular for front-end UI. Implemented cloud-native solutions ensuring data hygiene and quality assurance. Used tools like Jenkins, GIT, and YAML for CI/CD pipelines.
Senior Tech Lead Developer at R2 Technologies Corporation
July 31, 2024 - August 20, 2025
Developed LUCAS, an intelligent data streaming self-service platform for US Bank, consuming and publishing event messages via Kafka and Apache Camel. Designed scalable queuing systems for event message flows, performed transformation using Jlots specifications, and integrated AWS services including S3 and Lambda. Led offshore and onsite teams, prepared design documentation, and developed monitoring dashboards with Splunk and test frameworks with Mockito and Karate for REST microservices. Managed agile ceremonies and CI/CD deployments in Rancher environment.
Senior Java Developer at R2 Technologies Corporation
March 31, 2023 - August 20, 2025
Worked on MDA Insights Data Ingestion using Java 11, Spring Boot, Apache Beam and Google Cloud Platform focusing on microservices design, data standardization, cleansing, and validation. Engaged in full SDLC activities, collaborated with architects on design reviews, and delivered scalable cloud-native applications. Utilized Angular for UI development interacting with Bigtable, implemented secure identity management using IDAAS Security, PING Identity, and OAuth2, and ensured alignment with enterprise architecture and digital technology standards.
Senior Tech Lead Developer at Cognizant
April 30, 2022 - August 20, 2025
Led microservices architecture design and implementation for client onboarding platform at UBS Wealth Solutions. Utilized Spring Boot, JPA, Hibernate to create RESTful web services and AWS services including Lambda, DynamoDB, and S3 for scalable data processing. Mentored teams on command design pattern, engaged in React JS frontend development, and performed code reviews and unit testing using Mockito. Managed deployments and application support in Agile environment ensuring high performance and code reusability.
Senior Tech Lead Developer at Cognizant
October 31, 2019 - August 20, 2025
Developed Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) application using Java 8, Spring Boot, and AWS RDS for Oracle databases. Implemented RESTful services and microservices with Docker container deployments monitored via GitHub, Mesos, and Marathon. Delivered API documentation using Swagger, wrote unit tests with Mockito, and participated in Agile ceremonies. Engaged in performance tuning and maintained CI/CD pipelines using Maven and Jenkins.
Lead Developer at 4-Serv Technologies
May 31, 2018 - August 20, 2025
Developed Integrated Deployment System (IDS) for software and key loading procedures on various terminals. Built asynchronous event frameworks for message processing over Kafka, integrated AWS services, and created Kafka streams topology to manage live events stored in MySQL and Cassandra. Managed deployments into Docker containers and used Splunk for application log analysis and monitoring. Conducted code reviews and ensured delivery quality within Agile sprint cycles.
Senior Java Developer at Convene Technologies
December 31, 2016 - August 20, 2025
Developed IoT platform components for Verizon wireless including asynchronous event frameworks on Kafka, multi-threading, RESTful services, and deployment on AWS EC2. Maintained monitoring and alerting, integrated Kafka streams and Cassandra, and deployed applications into Docker with orchestration using Mesos and Marathon. Supported Agile development and CDI processes including code reviews and documentation.
Senior Java/Hadoop Developer at Tata Consultancy Service
January 31, 2016 - August 20, 2025
Developed data ingestion and risk assessment systems for American Express using Hadoop ecosystem components including HDFS, Hive, MapReduce, and Oozie. Created Hive UDFs, optimized Cassandra clusters, and integrated Mule solutions with Active MQ and Apache Camel. Automated build and deployment using Maven and Jenkins and followed Agile methodologies throughout project lifecycle.
Hadoop Developer at Tata Consultancy Service
January 31, 2015 - August 20, 2025
Implemented auto-insurance premium calculation solution integrating AngularJS UI with Hive and Impala queries on Hadoop platform. Developed MapReduce jobs for data transformation and performance tuning in Cloudera environment. Utilized Oozie for job scheduling and participated in Agile development practices.
Senior Java Developer at Tata Consultancy Service
January 31, 2014 - August 20, 2025
Developed Enterprise Digital Asset Management system supporting marketing media and reporting including rich-media management. Implemented ORM with Hibernate, used Struts MVC framework, and developed reports with Report Builder. Managed SQL Server backend, developed stored procedures and triggers, and ensured code quality through reviews and debugging.
Java Developer at HCL
August 31, 2011 - August 20, 2025
Worked on blood glucose monitoring application as a driver layer connecting devices with desktop applications. Developed multithreaded modules using serial IO communication protocols, utilized XML processing, and performed unit testing with JUnit. Employed agile methodologies for requirement gathering and system design, and managed builds with Maven.

Education

Master’s in Computer Application at JNTU University, India
January 1, 2005 - January 1, 2007

Qualifications

Sun Certified Java Programmer 6 (SCJP 6)
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2025
Sun Certified Web Component Developer 1.5 (SCWCD 1.5)
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2025
Cloudera Certified Developer for Apache Hadoop (CCDH)
January 11, 2030 - August 20, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Healthcare, Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Manufacturing