Archana Krishnan

Software Engineer

Chennai 7+ yrs exp 89 · Excellent

About

Software Engineer with hands-on experience in Python development, DevOps, and cloud-native telecom systems, including 4G/5G testbeds, Kafka, and Kubernetes-based platforms. Took a planned career break for family/parenting. Returning to software development with strong problem-solving skills, practical engineering experience, and a fresh enthusiasm for creating reliable, scalable software.

Skills & Expertise (14)

Kafka Advanced

7.0/10

Years Exp

Python Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

RESTful APIs Intermediate

6.5/10

Years Exp

LINUX Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Git Intermediate

6.0/10

Years Exp

Docker Intermediate

5.5/10

Years Exp

Bash Intermediate

5.0/10

Years Exp

Kubernetes Beginner

4.5/10

Years Exp

Golang Beginner

4.0/10

Penetration Testing Beginner

3.5/10

Kali Linux Beginner

3.0/10

Subversion Beginner

3.0/10

WSO2 Beginner

2.0/10

ZAP Beginner

2.0/10

Work Experience

Career Break

Full-Time Parenting

Jan 2021 - Present

Took a planned career break for family/parenting.

Software Engineer

Tata Elxsi

Sep 2018 - Jan 2021

Worked on enhancing system resilience by implementing high availability for Kafka, improving disaster recovery capabilities, seamless Kafka upgrades, diagnosing and resolving critical Kafka issues, contributing to security and system hardening efforts, and building RESTful APIs for a CRM ticketing tool.