Tapan N. Banker is a U.S. citizen with over 15 years of experience in software engineering, cloud computing, DevOps, big data, and microservices. He has a Master's degree in Software Engineering and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering. He is proficient in Java, Python, AWS, Azure, and has several technical certifications. Currently he is a Solution Architect at Booz Allen Hamilton where he leads teams to develop cloud and big data solutions using technologies like AWS, GCP, Docker, and Kubernetes.