Venkata Murali Krishna Bodagala

About Venkata Murali Krishna Bodagala

With over 8 years of AWS architecture experience, I specialize in designing and leading secure, scalable, and cost-efficient cloud solutions that enable digital transformation for large, regulated enterprises. I focus on modernizing legacy systems, enforcing architectural governance, and building resilient platforms aligned with compliance, operational excellence, and financial efficiency.My core expertise includes- Cloud-Native Architecture: Serverless and event-driven systems (Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions), microservices, and containerized workloads (ECS, Fargate)- Enterprise Data Platforms: Redshift, Glue, S3, Athena, DynamoDB, and real-time processing with Kinesis and DynamoDB Streams- Security & Governance: HIPAA and SOC2-aligned designs using IAM, KMS, VPC, PrivateLink; leading Well-Architected Reviews and architecture governance programs- Disaster Recovery & Resilience: Architected multi-AZ/region systems with automated failover, validated backup strategies, and full RTO/RPO alignment- Cloud Cost Optimization: Proficient in AWS Cost and Usage Reports (CUR), AWS Budgets, and Apptio to drive cost visibility, enforce resource accountability, and implement effective rightsizing and long-term savings strategiesAt Cigna, I lead the architecture of business-critical healthcare systems—transforming infrastructure, improving performance, and enabling secure, compliant data access at scale. Key accomplishments include- Reduced cloud infrastructure costs by 30% through workload re-architecture and proactive optimization- Designed and implemented DR strategies ensuring business continuity for core APIs and analytics systems- Led enterprise-wide governance and architecture standardization efforts, improving security posture and operational consistencyAs an AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, I combine deep technical acumen with cross-functional leadership to guide teams in building scalable, secure, and cost-optimized cloud ecosystems.

Experience

1. Aws Solutions Architect

   Cigna Healthcare

   Aug 2022 — Present · US

   Architect and deliver secure, scalable, and HIPAA-compliant cloud solutions using AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, and Step Functions.• Led modernization of legacy healthcare APIs into event-driven, serverless architectures, improving performance and maintainability.• Designed and implemented multi-region disaster recovery for analytics platforms, achieving enterprise RTO/RPO compliance.• Reduced AWS infrastructure costs by 30% through workload rightsizing, storage tiering, and compute optimization.• Consolidated multiple Aurora clusters to enhance performance and simplify operations across business-critical systems.• Enabled cost transparency and governance using Apptio, AWS Budgets, and Cost and Usage Reports (CUR) to drive accountable cloud spend.

Education

• Bangalore University

  Master of Computer Applications - MCA, Computer Science

  1999 — 2002

• Acharya Nagarjuna University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Maths, Physics, Chemistry

  1996 — 1999

Skills

• Software Development
• Scrum
• Wcf
• Silverlight
• Sql
• Soap
• Asp.net
• Windows Communication Foundation (Wcf)
• Design Patterns
• Web Services
• Pharmacy Benefit Management
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Linq
• Tfs
• Asp.net Mvc
• Xml
• Team Foundation Server (Tfs)
• C#
• .net
• Xslt
• Angularjs
• Agile Methodologies
• Entity Framework