Esha Bindra
Principal Lead Technical Architect @Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
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WORK HISTORY
Principal Lead Technical Architect @Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC
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Professional SummarySolution / Principal Architect with 13.3+ years of experience in Investment Banking, Payments, and Financial Services. Expertise in designing cloud-native, highly scalable microservices using Java (8/11/17/21), Spring Boot, AWS, Azure, and GCP. Strong background in event-driven architecture, DevOps automation, and Generative AI platforms (LLMs, RAG, Agent AI). Proven leader in delivering secure, regulatory-compliant systems, optimizing CI/CD pipelines, and mentoring high-performing engineering teams.Core SkillsArchitecture: Solution Architecture, Microservices, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Architecture, High AvailabilityProgramming: Java (8/11/17/21), Scala, Golang, PythonFrameworks: Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Hibernate, JPA, Kafka StreamsCloud: AWS (EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS, SQS, SNS, EKS, IAM), Azure (App Services, Functions, Cosmos DB), GCPGenerative AI: LLMs, Agent AI, RAG, LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI SDK, Vertex AI, Amazon BedrockDevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Bamboo, CI/CD, SonarQubeDatabases: PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis, Snowflake Messaging: Apache Kafka, IBM MQ, RabbitMQProfessional ExperiencePrincipal Lead Architect / Software ManagerAmeriprise Financial – Columbia Threadneedle US | Dec 2024 – Present- Architected cloud-native microservices using Java, Spring Boot, AWS, and GCP supporting millions of transactions daily- Improved system performance by 30% through scalable microservices and caching strategies- Designed and implemented Generative AI solutions for financial narrative generation, increasing reporting efficiency by 25%- Built secure CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes, reducing release cycles by 40%- Defined cloud governance, IAM, encryption (KMS), and security controls for regulatory compliance- Led and mentored cross-functional teams of 15+ engineers across multiple banking products
EDUCATION
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Human Resources Management and Services
Galgotias College of Engineering and Technology
Bachelor of Technology (BTech), Information Technology
D.A.V Public School
C.B.S.E (Higher Secondary), Computer Science
Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad
Master of Business Administration - MBA, System
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ABOUT ESHA BINDRA
Principal Architect with 13+ years of experience in Banking, FinTech, and large-scale distributed systems. Expert in designing cloud-native microservices architectures supporting millions of transactions daily.Architecture: Solution Architecture, Microservices, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Architecture, High Availability, System Design, High TPS systems, Distributed architecture, API architecture, Multi-region deployment, Observability, Platform engineering, Cost optimization, Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Architecture Strategy Programming: Java (8/11/17/21), Scala, Golang, Python Frontend: React.js, Angular, Redux, Micro Frontends, TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 Frameworks: Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, Spring Security, Hibernate, JPA, Kafka Streams Cloud: AWS (EC2, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS, SQS, SNS, EKS, IAM), Azure (App Services, Functions, Cosmos DB), GCP Generative AI: LLMs, Agent AI, RAG, LangChain, LlamaIndex, OpenAI SDK, Vertex AI, Amazon Bedrock DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Bamboo, CI/CD, SonarQube, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Databases: PostgreSQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Redis, Snowflake Messaging: Apache Kafka, IBM MQ, RabbitMQ, Redis, ElasticSearchKey Achievements• Enterprise Infrastructure Scaling: Designed and optimized cloud-native infrastructure supporting high-volume enterprise applications, improving system availability to 99.9% uptime and reducing latency by 35%.• Engineering Leadership: Led and mentored cross-functional teams of 10–20 engineers, driving architecture best practices, improving development velocity, and fostering a culture of technical excellence.• System Optimization & Reliability: Solved complex system performance and scalability challenges, reducing operational incidents • Cloud & Microservices Architecture: Designed AWS-based microservices architecture using containerization and Kubernetes, improving deployment efficiency and platform scalability.Architecture & ImpactDesigned distributed event-driven architecture handling 5M+ financial transactions daily • Led migration of legacy monolith to microservices reducing deployment cycle from 2 weeks to 2 hours • Built GenAI RAG platform for automated financial reporting using LangChain, Vertex AI, and OpenAI • Architected multi-region cloud deployment achieving 99.99% system availabilityOpen to Principal Architect / Engineering Leadership roles in FinTech, AI Platforms, and Cloud Architecture. Open to: Remote | Hybrid | Global Opportunities
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