Anji Jonnala
EnglishAustralia/Melbourne Australia/Melbourne
About
With over 20+ years of experience in software engineering and enterprise architecture—and more recently, a strong focus on Agentic AI and fraud detection—I bring a unique combination of deep technical knowledge, real-world implementation success, and a passion for shaping intelligent solutions that deliver meaningful impact.\nAt Telstra, I led the development of Agentic AI bots using LangChain, LangGraph, and MCP servers, deploying them in production environments to enable automated onboarding, smart developer assistance, and decision support. I also designed and deployed fraud detection pipelines using unsupervised learning techniques and neural networks, allowing real-time identity risk detection across millions of authentication events.\nI have also successfully led cross-functional teams, stakeholder negotiations, and product roadmap alignment across global projects in Australia, the U.S., Germany, India, Oman, and Egypt.
Skills & Expertise
Work Experience
principal consultant
Telstra Corporation Limited
Telecommunication
As a Principal Engineer and Consultant, I lead high-impact engineering teams in delivering secure, scalable, and intelligent digital solutions across enterprise and government sectors. My expertise spans AI-driven automation, identity systems, and modern DevOps practices, enabling organizations to innovate with confidence and compliance.\r\nI specialize in:\r\n• Leading the design and implementation of Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, including multi-factor authentication (MFA) and identity verification using government-issued documents (e.g., driver licenses, passports, Medicare cards) and biometric matching.\r\n• Developing systems for fraud detection and authenticity checks, leveraging machine learning and real-time analytics to safeguard millions of authentication events.\r\n• Building and deploying Agentic AI bots using LangChain, LangGraph, and GenAI APIs to automate onboarding, developer support, and decision-making.\r\n• Architecting retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems with FAISS and Azure Cognitive Search for intelligent, context-aware knowledge access.\r\n• Driving CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices to ensure rapid, reliable, and secure software delivery.\r\nBeyond engineering delivery, I:\r\n• Define multi-year product and technology roadmaps aligned with business goals.\r\n• Engage with business stakeholders, industry experts, and government bodies to shape technology strategy and standards.\r\n• Collaborate with state and federal governments on the implementation of secure, standards-based identity and access management solutions.\r\nMy work supports platforms serving over 25 million users and handling millions of daily authentications, ensuring security, performance, and innovation at scale.\r\n
SAP Consultant
Toyota Motor corporation, Australia
Automobile
• Designed, developed, and implemented project worth of $1M which gave business benefit of $10M\r\n• Designed, developed, and implemented various complex processes within specified scope.\r\n• Led project activities including scoping, estimation, tracking, change management, delivery and quality management and post implementation support.\r\n
