Senior Technical Lead

KUNALKUMAR M. LAD

Senior Technical Lead (Microsoft Azure Expert)

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SUMMARY

Lead Senior Technical Lead with over 16+ years of experience in the design and development of high quality software solutions. Offering expertise in software architecture, leadership, and project management to achieve organizational goals for Finance, Insurance, Healthcare and e-commerce domains.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Designed the architecture for enterprise multi-tier applications with Microsoft Azure, experienced in multiple domain areas, including Finance, Insurance, Healthcare and E-commerce.

As a Senior Technical Lead, I liaised between management and clients to provide weekly updates on project progress, ensuring alignment with project objectives and client expectations. I have expertise in executing fixed price, Agile, Time and Material, and DTM projects. Additionally, I have hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, Terraform, and PowerShell, as well as DB design, SQL execution plan optimization, and performance tuning for applications.

Well experienced in developing RESTful APIs, Microservices using ASP.NET Framework. RESTful web services using XML, JSON, System Design, Cloud data integration and Enterprise Architecture.

Extensive experience in .NET Framework 4.8, .NET Core 8.0, C#, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, LINQ, SQL Server, Microsoft Azure Cloud, Visual Studio DotNet, Sql Azure, PostgreSQL, ETL and Microservices architecture.

Highly involved in Azure-PAAS, SAAS, IAAS, Logic Apps, Azure functions, Azure Container Service, Azure App services, Azure API Management, Azure cloud database (SQL AZURE), Azure Monitoring Tool, Application Insight and operation/maintenance activities.

Used Microsoft Azure platform for building, managing applications and deploying web applications. Worked with Azure VM’s and Azure Infrastructure Management (Azure web role, Worker role, SQL Azure, Azure Storage).

Proficient in Model View Control (MVC) design pattern, Model-View-View Model (MVVM) design Pattern, Team Foundation Server (TFS) and Test-Driven Development (TDD).

Highly experienced in working with Azure Monitoring, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Traffic Manager, Service Bus, Key Vault.

Experience in web development with JavaScript, Google Maps API, jQuery, BingAds API, Google Ads API, Typescript, AJAX, JSON, CSS/CSS3, Angular.js, Backbone.js, React.js, Ember.js, Node.js, Underscore.js, Express.js, Ext.js, Vue.js, Bootstrap, HTML/HTML5.

Experience in .NET security features such as Authentication (Windows based and Form based) and Authorization (Authorizing users and roles) and Expertise with AuthO and OAuth.

Expertise in using source code control systems such as Azure DevOps, GIT, JIRA, GitHub, TFS, Rally and Jenkins.

Good working knowledge in UML for drawing the Use Case Diagrams, Class Diagrams, Sequence Diagrams, State and Activity Diagrams.

Orchestrated various sprint ceremonies including Sprint planning, Sprint refinement, Daily Stand-up Meetings (DSM), Sprint Retrospective, and Sprint Review, fostering collaboration and driving agile development methodologies.

Having hands-on experience and expertise with both SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services) and Informatica is valuable in the field of data integration. Worked on Data extraction, data transformation, Data loading, Process automation, performance tuning, error handling and logging

Prepared comprehensive Senior Management Review sheets, showcasing sprint-wise project progress metrics such as effort variance, schedule variance, defect density, code coverage, and bug counts, enabling informed decision-making and strategic planning.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Client: Finance Project, US (Details are Confidential – Can be provided as per request)

Senior Technical Lead Dec 2021 to Apr 2024

Responsibilities:

Initiate the project activities with help of requirement gathering from the client at the same time prepared the system flow and prepare the project architecture for the development process.

Designing of Database, system flow with help of UML diagram. Development using complete software development life cycle leveraging the principles of SDLC to drive the effort and efficient object-oriented structure using agile methodology.

Involved in understanding user requirements, designing, and developing web application and back-end applications.

Develop solutions for diverse programming scenarios in C# by employing Object oriented programming (OOPS) concepts such as Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism and Abstraction.

Created elegant responsive UI for developing presentation layer. Used HTML5, CSS3, LESS, Bootstrap, Javascript, Angular for building views, partial views and reusable templates following the organizational and UX standards.

Developed the application using .Net Framework 4.8, DotNet Core 8.0, C# 7.0 and Visual Studio 2022.

Attended daily SCRUM to evaluate, trouble shoot and discuss about current progress, impediments, issues, and product backlogs of ongoing sprints.

Followed OOP’s Concepts and SOLID principles while developing application using C# 7.0 for Business Logic and Code behind view models. We have followed the Onion Architecture and clean architecture to achieve the code separation and maintainability.

Used Entity Framework’s Database First approach to create database and tables as objects along with LINQ to interact with database to perform CRUD operations.

Created indexes (cluster and non-cluster) on the tables for faster retrieval of the data to enhance database performance.

Used ETL tool SSIS for processing older data from old database and migrate it to the new database at the same time we have to manage exact column name as DB design is different in new database.

Worked extensively on LINQ to XML to retrieve business rules from XML and apply to the data using LINQ.

Wrote complex Stored Procedures and user defined table types to insert data from C# Collections to the SQL Server after applying business rules.

Responsible for Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) process implementation using DevOps along with Shell scripts to automate routine jobs.

Wrote Unit tests to test .net Core web API Action methods using Xunit.

Created and maintained database schema, tables and views. Implemented stored procedures, indexes for better performance using SQL Server.

Developed the UI Screens using HTML5, DHTML, XML, JavaScript, AJAX, JQuery Custom-tags, Layout and CSS.

Used IOC and DI patterns to increase the modularity and reusability of the Code.

Created Angular Routes for implementing the application flow and logic.

Implemented client side and server-side validations done using JavaScript and Validation Controls.

Developed Angular View Templates to create reusable view components and Modals. Created custom directives to implement several user functionalities and reusable controls.

Implemented Restful services using WebAPIs to create the business layer. Created GET, POST, PUT methods based on requirements, utilized MVC Core features such as attribute routing, exception filters and action filters for logging exceptions and logging user activity for auditing purposes.

Developed various abstract classes, interfaces, classes to construct the business logic using C# and OOPS implementation. Used ASP.NET, HTML to create dynamic web pages using ASP.NET web server controls and user controls.

Sonarqube has been implemented for the static code review.

Maintain Bit-bucket as a code repository, GIT for version control and collaboration of team effort and used Bamboo for continuous integration of builds.

Client: Insurance Project, UK (URL: https://www.pactglobal.co.uk/)

Senior Technical Lead Apr 2019 to Dec 2021

Responsibilities:

Led development using complete software development lifecycle (SDLC), adhering to agile methodology.

Participated in daily SCRUM meetings for progress evaluation, issue troubleshooting, and backlog discussions.

Developed web and back-end applications using MVC 5.0 and C#, ensuring efficient object-oriented structure.

Managed SQL Server 2016 database, designing schema, applying indexes, relations, and preparing stored procedures.

Employed OOP concepts such as Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Abstraction in C# programming.

Crafted elegant, responsive UI using HTML5, CSS3, LESS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, and AngularJS.

Utilized .NET Framework 4.6 and Visual Studio 2017 for application development.

Implemented Layouts and partial views to enhance code reusability.

Ensured client-side and server-side validations using JavaScript and Validation Controls.

Integrated application with Single-Sign-On processes and utilized cookie-based token system for user authentication.

Worked on an insurance domain project focusing on insurance coverage for flight tickets, luggage, and personal belongings during travel.

Implemented Azure cloud deployment with Staging, UAT, and Production environments.

Leveraged Azure functions for automated workflow processes.

Utilized Azure Blob storage for file storage and retrieval, with access restricted to signed-in users.

Implemented Azure monitoring tool for vulnerability detection and issue resolution.

Client: Beer-line cleaning Project, IOT Domain, Ireland (URL: https://qualflow.com/verifyclean-software)

Technical Lead July 2018 to Nov 2019

Responsibilities:

Spearheaded the development of a sophisticated time and material project model, encompassing thorough comprehension of user requirements, architecture design, and full-stack development of web and back-end applications.

Leveraged cutting-edge technologies such as ASP.NET Core 3.1, MVC 5.0, C#, and SQL Server 2016 to construct resilient and scalable solutions.

Developed dynamic and engaging UI interfaces utilizing HTML5, DHTML, XML, JavaScript, Angular 7, AJAX, jQuery Custom-tags, Layout, and CSS, ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience.

Managed the database lifecycle using AWS PostgreSQL, from inception to schema design, including index application, foreign key relations, and stored procedure implementation for optimized data handling.

Managed multiple databases efficiently on AWS, leveraging AWS S3 bucket for storing and retrieving images and files seamlessly within the application.

Crafted elegant and responsive UI designs adhering to organizational and UX standards, emphasizing HTML5, CSS3, LESS, Bootstrap, and JavaScript. Used Figma tool to design the UI and shared with client.

Implemented Layouts and partial views to enhance code reusability and minimize coding dependencies.

Implemented robust client-side and server-side validations using JavaScript and Validation Controls, ensuring stringent data integrity and security measures.

Utilized AWS cloud infrastructure for application deployment, establishing staging, UAT, and production environments on the Azure platform.

Successfully deployed solutions on both UAT and Production environments, employing a Multi-tenant solution approach to efficiently distribute the application across multiple clients.

Used Autofac for the dependency injection to achieve loose coupling between components. Implemented Nunit test cases which help robust the system and it also given code coverage.

Client: Milestone Internet INC, Hospitality Domain, US (URL: https://www.milestoneinternet.com)

Module Lead May 2015 to May 2017

Responsibilities:

Led the development of a fixed-price project, demonstrating expertise in understanding user requirements, designing, and developing web and back-end applications. Successfully deployed solutions on UAT and Production environments.

Utilized cutting-edge technologies including ASP.NET Core 1.1, MVC 5.0, C#, and SQL Server 2016 to construct robust solutions.

Developed highly interactive UI screens using HTML5, DHTML, XML, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery Custom-tags, Layout, and CSS, prioritizing an intuitive user experience.

Managed SQL Server 2016 database lifecycle from inception, including schema design, index application, and implementation of relations for foreign keys and primary keys. Prepared stored procedures for seamless data operations. Code reusability with reusable component and partial views.

Leveraged Azure cloud for application deployment, setting up Staging, UAT, and Production environments on the Azure platform.

Utilized Azure Blob storage for efficient file management, implementing mechanisms for secure retrieval of blob images with access restrictions.

Client: E-commerce Project - B2C Jewels – NY (URL: https://www.b2cjewels.com/)

Senior Software Engineer Sep 2011 to May 2013

Responsibilities:

Played a key role in understanding user requirements, designing, and developing both web and back-end applications, with successful deployment on UAT and Production environments.

Proficiently utilized ASP.NET web form, ASPX pages, Custom controls, C#, SQL Server 2010, JavaScript, and jQuery to deliver robust solutions.

Developed intuitive UI screens using HTML, XML, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, Layout, and CSS, ensuring a seamless user experience.

Used SQL Server 2010, DB schema, stored procedure, Triggers for the business logic. Developed and optimized stored procedures for all database operations.

Developed applications using .NET Framework 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010, ensuring compatibility and adherence to project requirements.

Utilized FileZilla for uploading projects on premises server and maintained deployment servers for efficient application deployment.

Other Projects Prior to 2011

Dynamic and versatile developer with extensive experience spanning from 2007 to 2011 across diverse domains including healthcare, online shopping cart, e-commerce, finance, and casino. Proficient in utilizing a wide array of technologies such as ASP.NET, C#, SQL Server, JavaScript, jQuery, Telerik controls, DevExpress controls, and Kendo UI to deliver innovative solutions tailored to specific project needs.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering – Information Technology

University - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology

CERTIFICATION

Principles of Reactive Architecture

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Introduction to CMMI for Development v 1.3 and SCAMPI V 1.3 Appraisal Team member

Certified Scrum Master

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