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Vishnuchandar Vedhanayagam

Toronto,ON

Summary

Strategic and results-driven Solutions Architect with 12 years of experience leading enterprise architecture, cloud transformation, and platform modernization initiatives. Proven expertise in designing secure, scalable, and cost-optimized systems across AWS and Azure. Skilled in translating business goals into architectural blueprints and technical roadmaps, with a strong focus on reliability, performance, and security compliance. Trusted partner to cross-functional stakeholders, including security, infrastructure, DevOps, and product teams. Extensive experience in guiding the end-to-end delivery of cloud-native solutions, microservices ecosystems, and infrastructure-as-code practices. Hands-on familiarity with technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, and Kubernetes is used to inform design decisions — not just to implement them. Certified AWS Solutions Architect with a track record of enabling enterprise-scale modernization and digital transformation.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Solutions Architect

Staples Canada
01.2025 - Current
  • Led architecture and solutioning for the organization’s e-commerce platform.
  • Designed end-to-end system flows and architectural diagrams for payments, checkout, and integration points.
  • Drove improvements in DevOps processes to reduce deployment cycles and improve collaboration across teams.
  • Partnered with marketing and SEO teams to enhance site performance and customer experience.
  • Eliminated vendor dependencies by consolidating systems and standardizing platform architecture.
  • Documented architectural decisions (ADRs) to maintain transparency and reusability.

Application Architect

Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2023 - 12.2024
  • Designed cloud-native solutions leveraging microservices, vector storage, and generative AI models.
  • Led optimization of service performance and ensured scalable system design.
  • Collaborated with development, data, and DevOps teams to implement infrastructure and AI capabilities.

Technical Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
07.2022 - 08.2023
  • Designed architecture for large-scale cloud transformation and modernization efforts.
  • Enforced enterprise-level security standards, templates, and controls across development teams.
  • Enabled secure APIs with RBAC middleware and federated authentication using Azure AD.
  • Delivered proofs of concept for catalog systems and guided technical feasibility analysis.

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2018 - 07.2022
  • Managed the development and deployment of microservices built with Node.js and Spring Boot.
  • Developed infrastructure automation using Terraform and CI/CD pipelines via GitLab.
  • Migrated BPM workflows to Flowable and contributed to architecture and design discussions.
  • Instrumented observability and performance monitoring with New Relic and AWS tools.
  • Developed frontend UIs using React.js and containerized applications using Docker.

Software Engineer / Contractor

Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd / Pyramid Solutions
12.2013 - 01.2018
  • Designed middleware systems for message processing, XML transformation, and system integrations.
  • Enhanced application server performance and built UI components using JSP, HTML, and CSS.
  • Supported L3 production issues and collaborated with cross-functional teams to resolve incidents.
  • Conducted R&D on high-availability architectures and presented recommendations to stakeholders.
  • Developed backend APIs and database integrations using Spring, JDBC, and SQL.

Education

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) -

Anna University – A.C. Tech Campus
Chennai
05.2013

Skills

Programming Languages & Frameworks:
Java, Spring Boot, Nodejs, Reactjs, Nextjs, Angular, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap

Cloud Platforms:
AWS: Lambda, EC2, ECS, EKS, DynamoDB, S3, SNS, SQS, KMS, IAM, Storage Gateway
Azure: App Services, API Management (APIM), Azure Functions, Azure AD, Storage Accounts

DevOps & Automation:
Terraform, AWS CDK, CloudFormation, GitLab CI/CD, TeamCity, Docker, Kubernetes

Databases:
MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB

Security & Identity Management:
OAuth 20, SSO, Azure AD, AWS Cognito, Auth0, WIZ, Fortify, Snyk, OWASP

Monitoring & Observability:
New Relic, DataDog, ELK Stack

Version Control & Tooling:
Git, Maven, Gradle, JIRA, Confluence, Lucidcharts, Trello

Certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C01)

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Solutions Architect

Staples Canada
01.2025 - Current

Application Architect

Cognizant Technology Solutions
08.2023 - 12.2024

Technical Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
07.2022 - 08.2023

Senior Full Stack Engineer

Cognizant Technology Solutions
01.2018 - 07.2022

Software Engineer / Contractor

Accenture Solutions Pvt Ltd / Pyramid Solutions
12.2013 - 01.2018

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) -

Anna University – A.C. Tech Campus

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