Chandra Kiran Yelagam is a seasoned Senior Software Engineering Advisor with deep expertise in architecting and delivering enterprise-scale healthcare technology solutions. With a proven track record at Evernorth Cigna, he has led large, cross-functional engineering teams to modernize complex pharmacy and clinical platforms, driving improved scalability, reliability, and automation across mission-critical systems. His leadership of the Multi Rx and MPOR teams enabled seamless integration across Java, Pega, AWS, and React ecosystems, significantly enhancing system performance and user experience.
Chandra specializes in cloud engineering, intelligent automation, and end-to-end solution delivery. He has spearheaded automation initiatives that boosted throughput by 30%, reduced manual effort by 45%, and shortened release cycles by 25%. His ability to transform strategic business goals into innovative technical solutions has been instrumental in modernizing adjudication workflows, optimizing care coordination, and enhancing operational resilience across the healthcare enterprise.

A trusted technical leader, Chandra provides architectural guidance, mentors Agile engineering teams, and ensures operational excellence through robust CI/CD practices, observability tooling, and enterprise governance. His experience spans Pega PRPC framework development, AWS cloud-native deployments, Oracle PL/SQL engineering, and production incident management within highly regulated environments.
Previously at General Dynamics Information Technology, he built reusable Pega frameworks, strengthened integration architectures, and contributed to governance and best-practice development. Recognized for his collaborative leadership and continuous improvement mindset, Chandra remains committed to advancing engineering excellence and driving impactful technology transformation.