Anandan Pragash

Senior Software Engineer

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India11 yrs 3 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

11+ years of experience in enterprise application development.
Expertise in Application Security and DevSecOps practices.
Proven track record in managing complex projects and teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused DevSecOps expert with extensive experience in application security and enterprise solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

Application SecurityDevsecopsDevopsDatabase ProgrammingApplication DevelopmentProject Management

Other Skills

RemediationSource code analysisCI/CD pipelinesVulnerability enumerationHCL AppScanSASTDASTVulnerability AssessmentSecure SDLCFACETSSQL ServerC#Unit TestingProject PlanningProject Delivery

About

Experienced Senior Software Engineer with 11+ years in building scalable enterprise applications using .NET and Angular. Specialized in application security (SAST/DAST), cloud practices, and DevOps. Passionate about transitioning into solution architecture roles and designing secure, high-performance systems with a demonstrated history of working in the Computer Software industry. Skilled in Project Management, Project Reporting, Architecture& Design & Technical Stack: .NET Framework, ASP .NET, C# .Net, .Net MVC, Angular 16, Javascript, jQuery, HTML, CSS, Typescript, Web Services, AJAX, LINQ, WCF, WPF, ADO .Net, SSRS, SQL Server, SQL Scripting, CI/CD Pipeline, GitHub, Jenkins, Kibana, ControlM, FACETS & AppScan on Cloud DAST/SAST. Strong engineering professional with an Engineer's Degree focused in Computer science and engineering from Manakula Vinayagar Institute of Technology. I look forward in using all these skills to benefit your esteemed organization and thereby increase my knowledge and experience. To know more, take a look at my profile or get in touch. Email: anandpragash2693@gmail.com

Experience

11 yrs 3 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 5 mos

Current Experience

Hcltech

3 roles

Senior Software Engineer III

Oct 2025 – Present · 8 mos · Bengaluru

Working with HCL Software (Product division of HCL Technologies), as a Senior Software Engineer III (DevSecOps), involved in Application Security, Remediation, Source code analysis, PRB handling, bug fixing and requirement analysis, design & develop solution based on functional requirement phase to go PROD.
To lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of secure, scalable, and automated infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines.
Involved in identifying vulnerabilities in the applications of the enterprise by configuring scan settings for effective vulnerability enumeration, identify and report generation.
Bridge between development, security, and operations teams, embedding security controls throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Involved in Application Security Analysis for some of the major clients using HCL AppScan and triage the security vulnerabilities generated by HCL AppScan on Cloud.
Involved in Project Management activities and reporting to Senior Manager.
To build paved roads for product teams, automating compliance checks, and mitigating threats in real-time within a modern cloud-native environment.

Application SecurityRemediationSource code analysisProject ManagementCI/CD pipelinesVulnerability enumeration+2

Senior Software Engineer II

Promoted

Dec 2023 – Oct 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos · Bengaluru

As a Senior Software Engineer II (Senior DevSecOps/ASoC-Enabler/L3 Developer), involved in Application Security, Remediation, Source code analysis, PRB handling, bug fixing and requirement analysis, design & develop solution based on functional requirement phase to go production. Involved in identifying vulnerabilities in the applications of the enterprise by configuring scan settings for effective vulnerability enumeration, identify and report generation. And also involved in Application Security Analysis for some of the major clients using HCL AppScan and triage the security vulnerabilities generated by HCL AppScan on Cloud. Also involved in Project Management activities and reporting to Senior Manager.

Application SecurityRemediationSource code analysisProject ManagementHCL AppScanDevSecOps

Senior Software Engineer I

Jan 2022 – Dec 2023 · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru

As a Senior Software Engineer (DevOps/ASoC-Enabler/L3), involved in triage the security vulnerabilities generated by HCL AppScan on Cloud and Project Management.
Role and Responsibilities:
Hands on experience with SAST and DAST using HCL Appscan tool.
Application Security Analysis for some of the major Clients using HCL AppScan.
Interaction with other teams to integrate their solutions.
Implemented Application Security program (DAST and SAST) at the enterprise level to identify, report and remediate security vulnerabilities from applications deployed in DEV, PRE-PROD and PROD environments.
Experienced in Secure SDLC and Source Code Analysis (Manual & Tools) on WEB based Applications.
Sound knowledge and industry experience in Vulnerability Assessment and Testing on Web based Applications and Mobile based application testing.

SASTDASTApplication SecurityVulnerability AssessmentSecure SDLCDevOps

Cognizant

Associate - Product Specialist

Aug 2019 – Jan 2022 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Chennai

Working with Cognizant Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd., for a period of 2.6 years. As a Product Specialist, involved in enhancement and customization of FACETS interface. Involved in database programming in SQL Server and .net frameworks.
Role and Responsibilities:
Responsible for requirement analysis based on functional requirement document phase to go-production.
Interaction with Onshore leads/Clients and getting the requirements.
Involved in developing Extension UI, Data layer, business logic for modules in C#.
Interaction with other teams to integrate their modules.
Worked on Creating POCs for technically challenging modules.
Designed and developed SQL Queries, stored procedures, configuration files, tables, views and functions to implement best practices to maintain optimal performances.
Publish and configure for application.
Involved in deploying code to SIT & UAT environments and Perform Unit testing and Perform Validation activities.
Production support (Monitoring the jobs in Testing &Production environment in Control-M Scheduler)

FACETSSQL ServerC#Unit TestingDatabase ProgrammingApplication Development

Tata consultancy services

3 roles

System Engineer - Tech lead

Jan 2017 – Aug 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Worked with TATA Consultancy Services for a period of 4.8 years. As a Senior System Engineer involved in Application Development, deploying code to TEST & UAT environments, Perform Unit testing and Perform Validation activities in SQL Server and Dot Net frameworks.
Role and Responsibilities:
L2 level .NET Developer. Application Level - Responsible for end-to-end architecture from definition phase to go-live.
Windows Server environment creation and IIS hosting for application.
Database Level - Installation, configuration, maintenance and administration of SQL Server.
Project Level - Project estimation, Planning and Delivery of requirements within deadline.
Providing UAT and Demo to Clients before moving Live.
Achievements- Achieved various Database Level Automations including Replication, Mail Alerts, Publish/Subscription.
Certification- Completed Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.

Application DevelopmentSQL ServerProject Management