Yasaswini Ikkurthi
Burlington,Canada
Summary
Strategic software engineering leader with over 20 years of experience in modernizing complex platforms for regulated industries. Expertise in large-scale legacy migrations and cloud transformations using distributed microservices and advanced container orchestration. Proven ability to align technical roadmaps with business objectives, automating critical processes and developing resilient AI-ready enterprise architectures.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Software Engineering
OMERS (P&T)
Toronto, Canada
09.2024 - 02.2026
- Led a 28-person engineering organization through a comprehensive multiyear modernization of legacy enterprise pension systems, significantly enhancing the digital experience for over 660,000 members and 1,000 employers.
- Spearheaded Project Donna to execute a massive legacy migration from Oracle to Java Spring Boot microservices on GCP.
- Architected and directed the delivery of 35+ enterprise microservices, including reusable domain and process frameworks, enforcing strict quality standards with 90+ percent JUnit coverage and full SonarQube compliance.
- Accelerated transaction processing by over 50 percent through the automation of core processes, leveraging advanced design patterns and proprietary frameworks.
- Migrated 8 million legacy OpenText Orbit documents into modern Document Management System utilizing Azure storage, generating $500K in annual enterprise savings.
- Collaborated with Solution Architecture and DevOps to optimize CI/CD pipelines, branching models, and release strategies, ensuring seamless change management and acting as the executive escalation point for P1 incident triage and resolution.
- Built onshore engineering organization managing $4.15M OPEX budget, eliminating external agency fees through internal mentorship matrix.
- Reversed high attrition by redesigning hiring frameworks and architecting an 8-month student pipeline, converting 7 interns to full time engineers to reduce time to hire.
- Forged strategic partnerships across product, architecture, cyber security, audit, and risk, delivering compliant technical roadmap with secure foundations for future AI efficiencies.
Associate Director, Software Engineering
OMERS (P&T)
Toronto, Canada
06.2022 - 09.2024
- Led a 20-person engineering team to build the foundational architecture and core frameworks for legacy enterprise pension modernization.
- Architected a highly scalable Java Spring Boot microservices ecosystem for Project Donna, delivering critical pension journeys and drastically improving system throughput.
- Designed reusable enterprise frameworks and Kafka event-driven messaging pipelines to enhance data integrity and fault tolerance.
- Maximized engineering velocity by architecting onboarding and domain training frameworks to accelerate new developer integration.
- Directed weekly architectural and engineering syncs to align on NFR strategies, manage capacity, and address complex delivery challenges.
Manager, Software Engineering
OMERS (P&T)
Toronto, Canada
11.2021 - 06.2022
- Championed the enterprise-wide adoption of containerized deployments using Docker and Kubernetes, significantly improving platform resilience and accelerating deployment cycles.
- Coordinated hybrid onshore/offshore engineering team to align technical execution with business requirements, then directed transition to fully onshore delivery model to increase sprint velocity.
- Led 11-person engineering team to enhance technical execution and align with enterprise strategic goals.
Lead Software Engineer
OMERS (P&T)
Toronto, Canada
11.2020 - 11.2021
- Led architectural design and codebase modernization for core pension platform, establishing CI/CD pipelines and enforcing code quality standards to minimize production incidents.
- Engineered scalable Java and Spring Boot microservices on GCP, migrating legacy PL/SQL logic to modernize core pension systems using advanced architectural patterns.
- Led software development projects using Agile methodologies and best practices.
- Mentored junior engineers to enhance technical skills and knowledge sharing.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams for system integration and feature development.
Lead Engineer
Kaiser Permanente / TPMG
Toronto, Canada
03.2017 - 10.2020
- Architected the successful migration of legacy monolithic APIs to a modern microservices architecture, deploying via Docker and Kubernetes to ensure high availability for the Clinician Connect Telehealth platform.
- Led critical infrastructure initiatives, including the seamless upgrade of core systems to Java 11 and SQL Server 2016, with zero disruption to telehealth services.
- Directed agile delivery and release planning, mentoring team of 10 engineers through complex monthly releases to enhance team collaboration and project outcomes.
- Owned root cause analysis for P1 incidents, implementing best practices in code reviews (SonarQube) and test automation (JMockit) to significantly minimize production defects.
Senior Java Developer & Technical Lead
CIBC, BMO, Bell, HomeTrust, Federated Co-operatives, Humber College
Toronto, Canada
01.2008 - 12.2016
- Architected and deployed highly scalable enterprise web applications leveraging Java, J2EE, Spring (MVC, Boot, Security), and RESTful/SOAP web services.
- Delivered technical solutions, architectural design, and end-to-end software development for top-tier Canadian financial, telecom, and retail institutions, enhancing system performance and user experience.
- Transitioned environments to Agile methodologies, mentoring development teams and aligning technical delivery with business and compliance requirements to improve project outcomes.
- Optimized database architectures and led data migrations across Oracle, DB2, and SQL Server environments, supporting large-scale enterprise workflows and ensuring data integrity.
Software Engineer
Infosys, IBM Global Services
, India
03.2006 - 05.2008
- Developed and maintained highly scalable enterprise web applications using Java EE architecture to enhance user experience and system performance.
- Developed software applications using Java and Python for enterprise solutions.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to design technical specifications.
- Implemented automated testing frameworks to ensure software quality.
Education
Master's Degree - Computer Applications
Osmania University
IndiaBachelor's Degree - Commerce
Nagarjuna University
IndiaTimeline
Director, Software Engineering
OMERS (P&T)
09.2024 - 02.2026
Associate Director, Software Engineering
OMERS (P&T)
06.2022 - 09.2024
Manager, Software Engineering
OMERS (P&T)
11.2021 - 06.2022
Lead Software Engineer
OMERS (P&T)
11.2020 - 11.2021
Lead Engineer
Kaiser Permanente / TPMG
03.2017 - 10.2020
Senior Java Developer & Technical Lead
CIBC, BMO, Bell, HomeTrust, Federated Co-operatives, Humber College
01.2008 - 12.2016
Software Engineer
Infosys, IBM Global Services
03.2006 - 05.2008
Master's Degree - Computer Applications
Osmania University
Bachelor's Degree - Commerce
Nagarjuna University