Raja A. is an experienced Application Development Specialist currently employed at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago since November 2019, where responsibilities include designing and building applications for CMC and optimizing AWS Cloud infrastructure. Previously, Raja served as an AWS Consultant and Solutions Architect at Verizon from April 2007 to June 2019, focusing on migrating monolithic applications to AWS Cloud and implementing DevOps practices. Earlier roles include a Sr. Software Technical Lead, designing ad decision systems, and Sr. Software Engineer for the Video Content Operations System for FiOS. Raja began the career as a Programmer Analyst at CA Technologies, contributing to the Unicenter Database Command Center, and worked as a Software Engineer at Polaris. Raja holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communications from the University of Madras.