Senior .NET Developer with Azure & Microservices Expertise

Fahad N Senior .NET Developer

******.*@*****.*** 516-***-**** Bellmore, New-York, 11710

Professional Summary

Results-driven Senior .NET Developer offering 7+ years of expertise in designing, building, and deploying secure, scalable applications using .NET Core/8 and C#. Expert in Microservices, Web API, and modern cloud development across Azure and AWS. Mastery of DevOps methodologies, including Docker, Kubernetes, and building automated CI/CD pipelines. Proven track record of optimizing backend performance, integrating complex APIs, and writing clean, maintainable code based on SOLID/Clean Architecture. Strong contributor to Agile/Scrum teams, consistently driving technical improvements and high-quality solution delivery. Technical Skills

Backend & Programming Languages

C#, .NET Framework, .NET Core, .NET 8

Web API, Razor Pages, Blazor, WPF

Python (automation), gRPC, Protobuf

Object Oriented Programming, SOLID, Clean

Architecture

Databases & Data Engineering

SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Firebird

Entity Framework Core, Dapper

Query Optimization, Stored Procedures,

Database Indexing

Redis Caching

Architectural & Development Practices

Microservices, Event Driven Architecture,

Layered Design

REST, RPC, MVC, MVVM

Agile/Scrum, SDLC, DDD (foundational)

Testing & Quality Assurance

xUnit, NUnit, MSTest, Moq, AutoFixture

Unit, Integration, and API Testing

Frontend & UI Technologies

Angular, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript,

Bootstrap

Radzen Components, jQuery, Responsive UI

Cloud, DevOps & CI/CD

Azure App Services, Azure Functions, AWS

Cloud

Docker, Kubernetes, Helm

Git, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI/CD, Terraform,

Bicep

Jenkins, GitHub Actions (working

knowledge)

Monitoring, Logging & Messaging

Serilog, NLog, ELK Stack

Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana

RabbitMQ, Kafka (basic understanding)

Security & Compliance

OAuth2, JWT, RBAC

Secure Coding, OWASP Top 10

Professional Experience

2023 –

Present

Remote

Senior .NET Developer

Cognosante

•Designed and delivered cloud-native applications using .NET 6–8, Microservices, and RESTful APIs to support scalable enterprise workloads.

•Led Docker- and Kubernetes-based deployments on AWS, improving system resilience, observability, and scalability.

•Developed high-performance UI components using Blazor and Razor Pages, enhancing user experience and application responsiveness.

•Built automated CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI/CD and Azure DevOps, reducing deployment time and minimizing release errors.

•Improved backend performance through SQL query optimization, Redis caching, and targeted service refactoring.

•Integrated ML.NET workflows to enable predictive analytics and automated decision-making within the platform.

•Implemented centralized logging with Serilog and monitored system health using Grafana and AWS CloudWatch.

2020 – 2023

Remote

Backend .NET Developer

Peraton

•Developed scalable backend services using .NET Core, focusing on performance, reliability, and low-latency processing.

•Built gRPC- and Protobuf-based communication services to support high- throughput data exchanges.

•Designed and optimized PostgreSQL and MySQL databases to enhance query performance and data accuracy.

•Created automated deployment workflows using Infrastructure-as-Code and continuous delivery pipelines.

•Developed Python-based ETL tools for efficient data transformation and integration with external systems.

•Troubleshot and resolved production issues using the ELK Stack, Application Insights, and detailed telemetry dashboards. 2017 – 2020

Remote

.NET Developer

Aptos

•Participated in architectural planning, requirement analysis, and technical design for enterprise web applications.

•Developed scalable ASP.NET MVC applications using C#, SQL Server, and front-end technologies.

•Built REST APIs and implemented modular MVC components for maintainable and structured codebases.

•Deployed applications through Visual Studio and Microsoft Azure cloud services.

•Refactored legacy modules to align with SOLID principles and improve long-term maintainability.

•Implemented logging and diagnostics using Serilog and NLog to accelerate debugging and incident response.

•Created comprehensive SDLC documentation, executed peer code reviews, and resolved user-facing technical issues.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

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