About Mohan Ganesh

I am a Software Architect with hands-on expereince over two decades of designing and delivering enterprise-scale solutions across the healthcare, insurance, and digital domains. My journey has been driven by a result for exploring new technologies and building innovative products that make a difference.

I have a strong background in cloud computing, microservices architecture, and application modernization, with a focus on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). My expertise extends to designing secure, scalable, and efficient systems that meet the needs of modern enterprises. Have built product that uses Google Gemini and RAG Artificial Intelligence to build AI Agents that can automate complex tasks and provide intelligent solutions.

Core Competencies

Cloud Platforms: Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Languages & Frameworks: Java, Node.js, React, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka/Google PubSub

Databases: Cloud SQL, Firestore, MongoDB, Oracle, BigQuery

Security: Identity-Aware Proxy, SAML, OAuth 2.0, Cloud Armor, Encryption

DevOps & CI/CD: ArgoCD, GitLab, Jenkins, Google Cloud Build, Harness

Tools: Apigee X, Splunk, Dynatrace, Grafana, Adobe Experience Manager, ContentFul

Professional Summary

Accomplished Software Architect with 20+ years of expertise in designing and delivering enterprise-scale cloud solutions. A Google Cloud-certified leader with a proven track record in modernizing legacy systems, driving multi-cloud strategies, and building secure, scalable platforms. Adept at bridging technical and business objectives, with deep experience in healthcare, insurance, and digital transformation. Also, have good experince in security and working with related products like Cyberark, Hashocorp Vault, and Google Cloud Secret Manager.

Professional Experience

Highmark/enGen | Pittsburgh, PA

Principal Architect | Nov 2023 – Present

  • Spearheading modernization of Highmark's call center platform to unify customer data and deliver (CCoF) a 360-degree view via Google Cloud Platform integration.
  • Spearheaded the evaluation and selection of AI-powered productivity tools to enhance enterprise-wide software development efficiency, resulting in a 15 ~ 20 % improvement in developer productivity.
  • Designed data security frameworks for sensitive healthcare data, implementing encryption, de-identification, and fine grained access controls (FGAC).
  • From Proof of Concept to production to enable AI-RAG based soutions for Benefit Booklets, Prospect to Customer

CVS Health | Rhode Island, RI

Principal Engineer II | Jan 2022 – Sep 2023

  • Led cloud migration for CVS's Virtual Care and MinuteClinic digital platforms, reducing latency by 40% through multi-region active-active architecture.
  • Led the adoption of Contentful as a headless CMS to externalize and centrally manage content for the Angular application, replacing hardcoded content in the codebase. This improved content governance, enabled real-time updates, and streamlined content delivery across digital channels.
  • Introduced DevOps best practices, improving deployment frequency by 50% via blue/green deployment models and DORA metrics.
  • Architected API resiliency using Circuit Breaker patterns and federated Apollo GraphQL for scalable microservices.
  • Mentored 15+ engineers on DevSecOps, SRE, and automation, aligning workflows for organizational KPIs.

Highmark Health | Pittsburgh, PA

Lead Architect | Oct 2012 – Dec 2021

  • Modernized member portals using GCP (Cloud Run, App Engine, Firebase), enhancing user engagement by 25% via biometric authentication and CDN optimization.
  • Redesigned IoT-enabled client portals, enabling decentralized communication for 1M+ users.
  • Collaborated with Google Engineering to validate cloud solutions, resulting in a 20% cost reduction for enterprise IT operations.
  • Directed Highmark's Retail Platform overhaul, integrating CMS compliance and Medicare systems across 3 states.

Key Projects

  • AI DevelopmentAI-powered RAG systems to enhance internal application user productivity.
  • Data De-identification De-identify and populate the production data to lower environmnet for continus testing and quality releases.
  • Elimination of Hardcoded application credentials Adoption of security product for application credentialing
  • Elimination of Google Service Account Key File Uses of Workload Identity Federation to eliminate the use of service account key files for enterprise apps that runs outside of GCP.
  • Member Portal Modernization Migrated monolithic systems to cloud-native architecture, microservices pattern reducing downtime by 30% and faster speed to market.
  • Health Care Reform Compliance Engineered solutions for federal mandates, ensuring seamless integration with CMS systems for enrollments and eligibility checks.

Certification

Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect

Google Cloud Security Engineer Certification

My Github Portfolio

You can explore my open-source projects, code samples, and contributions on my Github portfolio.
Visit: github.com/mohan-ganesh