Ankush is a Principal Solutions Architect at Amazon, where she leads the global payments platform With over two decades of experience in payment systems architecture and enterprise software development, I specialize in transforming complex payment infrastructures and driving operational excellence at scale. She is a technology strategist and IEEE-affiliated professional focused on AI-native architecture, Agile transformation, and enterprise modernization. She has experience in large-scale distributed systems at the intersection of high-performance engineering, big data and AI-driven innovation. She has architected and scaled mission-critical platforms that serve millions worldwide, ensuring resilience, compliance and trust in every interaction.Prior to Amazon, she served as Technical Architect at Walgreens, where she led the modernization of critical payment infrastructure, including the strategic migration from Base24-Classic to Base24-EPS. She architected complex message parsing solutions and host-to-host interfaces for major payment processors, while establishing modern CI/CD pipelines supporting millions of daily transactions across 8,000+ retail locations.