Kamal Borlakunta | AWS Solutions Architect & Data Engineer

About Me

I am an AWS Solutions Architect and Data Engineer with over 17 years of experience designing, implementing, and optimizing scalable cloud-native architectures. My expertise spans AWS services, serverless computing, and container orchestration, as well as end-to-end data pipelines for real-time data processing.

Technical Skills

AWS (S3, Lambda, EC2, RDS, Glue, EKS)

PySpark, Pandas, ETL

API Gateway, CloudFront

Kubernetes, Docker

EventBridge, SNS, Step Functions

SQL Server, DB2, DynamoDB

Terraform, CloudFormation

CI/CD (CodePipeline, Jenkins)

Projects

AWS Solutions Architect - Healthcare Claims Processing

Designed a fault-tolerant cloud infrastructure using AWS Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, and EventBridge for real-time data ingestion and processing.

Data Engineering - Kafka-Based Streaming Platform

Implemented a Kafka-based streaming solution for real-time data distribution, optimizing ETL workflows with AWS Glue and PySpark.

Cloud-Native Forms Administration

Deployed a serverless solution using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB for scalable forms management and automation.

Experience

Sr. AWS Solutions Architect

SoftPath Technologies LLC, Houston TX | 11/2023 - Present

Led the design and implementation of a scalable cloud infrastructure for real-time claims processing using AWS services (Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, EventBridge).

Solutions Architect - EA Apps and Data

American National Insurance Company, Galveston TX | 01/2022 - 11/2023

Architected a serverless solution using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and DynamoDB to streamline claim categorization workflows with machine learning integration.

Solutions Architect - Workflow and Business Process

American National Insurance Company, Galveston TX | 06/2017 - 01/2022

Developed and optimized business processes using IBM BPM, streamlining operations for insurance claims and policy renewals.

Sr. BPM Developer

SoftPath Technologies LLC | 11/2011 - 06/2017

Consulted for clients such as Cigna and US Bank, implementing business process solutions using IBM BPM and Java APIs.

IT Analyst/Developer

Tata Consultancy Services, India/US | 09/2007 - 11/2011

Developed and maintained Mainframe applications for clients including CIGNA, using COBOL and DB2. Provided production support, and created BI reports to assist decision-making processes.