Programmer Analyst @ Cognizant

Hi, I'm Ayan Panda

> Platform Engineer|

I build backend services, distributed data pipelines and cloud platforms — from Kubernetes clusters running MuleSoft Runtime Fabric to privacy-first digital identity flows for MOSIP.

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Barrackpore, West Bengal, India
Ayan Panda
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ayan.panda — software & platform engineer
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backend   python · node · java
platform  k8s · helm · mulesoft rtf
cloud     azure · aws · gcp
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01 · About

Engineer across the stack, from API to cluster

I'm a software engineer with a B.Tech in Computer Science from VIT Bhopal, now working on cloud and enterprise systems at Cognizant. Day to day I'm an L3 platform engineer for MuleSoft Runtime Fabric — provisioning Kubernetes clusters, upgrading RTF agents with Helm and rtfctl, shipping Mule APIs through Jenkins, and hardening mTLS and secrets.

Before that I built backend services and data pipelines in Python, Node.js and Java, including a hybrid recommendation engine and an offline-first health records platform that reached the final round of the MOSIP Decode Hackathon. This year I'm contributing to MOSIP through the C4GT Dedicated Mentoring Program, building privacy and right-to-deletion flows.

I care about systems that are fast, observable, and responsible with people's data.

Backend & APIs

FastAPI, Express, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Redis

Platform & Cloud

Kubernetes, Helm, MuleSoft RTF, Azure, AWS, GCP

Identity & Security

eSignet / OIDC, OAuth 2.0, Entra ID, mTLS, AES

Data & AI

Spark MLlib, LangChain, RAG, computer vision

02 · Experience

Where I've been building

Programmer Analyst Trainee

Cognizant Technology Solutions · Chennai

Feb 2026 – Present

Trained across multi-cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP), virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V, Citrix, Azure VDI), Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Windows Server and Linux, plus ITSM and monitoring tools (ServiceNow, SolarWinds, Zenoss, SCCM) aligned with ITIL. Cleared every assessment on the first attempt.

MuleSoft Runtime Fabric — L3 Platform Engineer

Ongoing
  • Own cluster provisioning and lifecycle across cloud and on-prem Kubernetes, linking clusters to the Anypoint control plane.
  • Upgrade and maintain the RTF agent with Helm and rtfctl; manage Mule Enterprise runtime license keys.
  • Deploy Mule APIs and patches through Jenkins CI/CD; automate releases with Mule Maven Plugin and Anypoint CLI.
  • Harden security with secrets protection, truststores, mTLS and workload data isolation; run day-2 ops, backups and diagnostics.
KubernetesHelmrtfctlJenkinsAnypoint CLImTLS

Windows 365 Migration Support

Completed
  • Supported an enterprise client's migration of end users from Citrix VDI to Windows 365 Cloud PCs.
  • Provided hypercare after cutover; troubleshot MFA, connectivity and application issues to restore access.
Windows 365Citrix VDIMFAEntra ID

Chief of Operations — Cyber Warrior Club

VIT Bhopal University

Aug 2022 – Jul 2024
  • Led a 70-member cybersecurity club and ran 6+ workshops and events with 200–500 participants each.
  • Coordinated technical, logistics and comms teams of 10–15 volunteers per event.
  • Built automated event setup workflows that cut preparation time by 30%.

B.Tech, Computer Science Engineering

VIT Bhopal University · CGPA 8.55/10

Aug 2021 – Oct 2025

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Faridabad — Class XII 90.67%, Class X 89%.

03 · Open Source

Contributing to digital public infrastructure

DMP 2026 C4GT Remote

MOSIP — Collab Enhancements

Selected for the C4GT Dedicated Mentoring Program to improve MOSIP Collab, the open environment where the community tests MOSIP digital identity flows, working with MOSIP mentors.

  • Built a “Delete My Data” flow: eSignet authentication, explicit consent, and deletion of the UIN, VIDs, handles and linked demographic data.
  • Handled the full lifecycle — already-deleted detection, live status page, retries, timeouts, and blocking auth/downloads/notifications for deleted UINs.
  • Kept an encrypted deletion registry (UIN, reason, timestamp) for audit and right-to-deletion compliance.
  • Added a post-registration call-to-action and fixed email templates so URLs render as clickable links.
Mosip-uin-deletion mosip/mosip-labs mosip/mosip-helm#818
eSignet login
Consent
Delete UIN & VIDs
Encrypted audit log

MOSIP Decode Hackathon — Finalist

3rd edition, Aug–Nov 2025. Recognised for scalability and inclusiveness of ChildHealthBooklet.

GitHub Achievements

Pull Shark and YOLO badges across 30 public repositories.

Certifications

AI & ML (SmartInternz) · MERN Stack (Ethnus) · Google Professional Security Engineer (in progress)

04 · Projects

Things I've built

05 · GitHub

Live from GitHub

30Public repos
–Stars earned
–Languages used

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06 · Skills

Toolbox

Languages

PythonJavaJavaScriptTypeScriptSQLC#BashPowerShell

Backend

FastAPIDjangoFlaskNode.jsExpressSpring Boot.NET Core

Frontend

ReactReduxPWAWebRTCHTML/CSS

Data

PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedisFirebaseIndexedDB

Platform & DevOps

KubernetesHelmDockerJenkinsGitHub ActionsMuleSoft RTFAnypoint CLI

Cloud & Endpoint

AzureAWSGCPWindows 365IntuneAutopilotVMwareCitrix

Identity & Security

Entra IDConditional AccessOAuth 2.0eSignet / OIDCmTLSAESWireshark

AI / ML

LangChainLLMsRAGOpenAI APIsSpark MLlibComputer Vision

Testing & Ops

PyTestJUnitSeleniumPostmanServiceNowSolarWindsITIL
07 · Contact

Let's build something together

Open to backend, platform and cloud engineering roles, open-source collaborations, or just a chat about tech.

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