About Me
Software Engineering Manager & Solution Architect
Engineering leader with 10 years across HealthEdge and Deloitte. Currently Software Engineering Manager & Lead Architect for Intela Workplan — Deloitte's flagship tax technology platform — leading a cross-functional team of 30+ engineers to deliver enterprise-scale cloud-native solutions. From June 2026, transitioning to lead Team Vihaan, driving AI adoption across the Software Secure Development Lifecycle (SSDLC).
Technical Skills
.NET / C#
10 years across enterprise APIs, microservices, and cloud-native .NET Core systems
Azure Cloud
AKS, Service Bus, APIM, Cosmos DB, Azure AI Services, Azure DevOps
Solution Architecture
Microservices, event-driven, DDD, CQRS, multi-tenant cloud design
Databases
SQL Server, MongoDB, Cosmos DB — schema design, query optimisation, multi-tenancy
Engineering Management
Team leadership, Agile delivery, hiring, mentoring, and roadmap planning
AI in SSDLC
Driving AI tool adoption across the Software Secure Development Lifecycle via Team Vihaan
Experience & Education
Software Engineering Manager & Solution Architect · Intela Workplan, Deloitte · Microsoft Certified Azure Developer Associate · Team Vihaan (AI in SSDLC, from Jun 2026)
Summary
Saikumar Allani
Software Engineering Manager & Solution Architect with 10 years spanning HealthEdge and Deloitte. Currently architecting and leading Intela Workplan — Deloitte's flagship tax platform — with a team of 30 engineers. Transitioning in June 2026 to lead Team Vihaan, driving AI adoption across the SSDLC.
Education
B.Tech — Information Technology
Class of 2016Vardhman College of Engineering
Hyderabad, India
Professional Experience
Deloitte USI
Jun 2025 — Present · Hybrid, HyderabadSoftware Engineering Manager · Intela Workplan
- Lead Architect & Engineering Manager for Intela Workplan — Deloitte's flagship tax technology platform used globally across multiple tax engagements
- Lead a cross-functional team of 30+ engineers (developers, QA) plus vendor teams across sprint delivery, design reviews, and end-to-end releases
- Achieved 40% improvement in API response times and 25% reduction in system latency via horizontal scaling and caching on Azure App Services and Service Bus
- Built automation engine with configurable templates and rule-based triggers, reducing manual intervention by over 60%; supports 7-level hierarchical enterprise workflows
- Designed SignalR-based real-time task updates, improving user efficiency by 30% during tracking and review cycles
- Team Vihaan From Jun 2026: Leading a new AI adoption initiative integrating AI-powered tooling (code generation, security scanning, review automation) across the SSDLC
Deloitte USI
Dec 2021 — May 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mosLead Software Engineer · Intela Workplan
- Lead Software Engineer and Architect for Workplan — a comprehensive workflow tracking system for task management, assignees, work statuses, and real-time notifications via web and email
- Led a team of 30+ engineers through solution design, code reviews, and full product lifecycle delivery aligned to client objectives
- Spearheaded workflow automation via templates and configurable triggers, automatically progressing tasks and notifying users at each stage
- Recipient of 3 performance awards and consistent leadership recognition for instrumental contributions to Intela's success
HealthEdge
Jan 2021 — Dec 2021 · 1 yrTechnical Lead · Full-time
- Built the organisation's first Multi-Tenant Microservice supporting Azure Blob, Amazon S3, and Mongo GridFS document management from a single service hosted on AKS with CosmosDB
- Designed and led migration of all single-tenant APIs to multi-tenant architecture, optimising Azure infrastructure costs and scalability
HealthEdge
Jun 2016 — Dec 2020 · 4 yrs 7 mosSoftware Engineer II (Oct 2018 – Dec 2020) · Software Engineer I (Jun 2016 – Sep 2018)
- Revamped Guiding Care, transforming it from a two-level non-commercial (Medicaid / Medicare) platform into a commercial platform supporting N-Level Flexible Hierarchy Data Model
- Introduced MongoDB for large-scale Claims data migration from SQL Server, reducing operational cost and significantly improving query performance
Get In Touch
I'm always open to discussing new opportunities, interesting projects, or just having a great tech conversation.