Senior Software Developer - Python C++ Linux/Unix, AWS, CI/CD

Manisha Parajuli

Pickerington, OH, *****

301-***-****

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Authorized to Work without Sponsorship

Skills

Databases: SQL Server, PostgreSQL

Programming Language: C, C++, Python, Java

Technologies: UNIX Socket Programming (IPC), SNMP MIB programming,

Linux Kernel Programming, Multithreading

Scripting & Markup: JavaScript, shell scripts(Bash-shell), XML, HTML

Protocols: TCP/IP, VSFTP, FTP, SMTP, HTTP

Methodologies: Waterfall, Agile, Scrum

Operating System: Windows 7,8,10, Red Hat Linux 4.0, Red Hat Linux 6/7

Development IDE: Eclipse, Borland C++

Automation: Selenium webdriver, PyTest

Bug Tracking Tool: Jira, Rally, Redmine

Configuration Management Tool: Git

Experience

Aug 2017 - Aug 2025

National Weather Service(NWS, Dept. of Commerce) - Software Developer

●Drove a 15% increase in the stability and performance of the AWIPS program by proactively identifying and correcting over multiple critical software defects per code release using C and Python.

●Responsible for designing application system requirements for external customers on both SBN uplink and downlink in Django/Python.

●Implemented data transformation and aggregation workflows using Pandas, NumPy, and PySpark to improve data quality and performance.

●Resolved DNS and hostname resolution issues, restoring service availability and network reliability.

●Improved development workflow through Agile collaboration and Gerrit-based code reviews.

●Implemented and supported CI/CD pipelines using Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions.

●Developed C-based UNIX applications to automate customized system design processes.

●Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing solutions using AWS services including EC2, EBS, S3, VPC, Lambda.

●Validated firewall rule effectiveness and port accessibility using telnet, nc(netcat), and other socket tools.

●Automated RHEL 7 to RHEL 8 VM deployments using OpenShift Virtualization and Ansible Tower, accelerating infrastructure provisioning across multiple Weather Forecasting Offices.

●Utilized tcpdump to capture, analyze, and troubleshoot real-time network traffic for identifying latency issues, dropped packets, and security threats

●Provided 24/7 on-call operational support for 120+ Weather Forecasting Offices, maintaining high system availability.

Aug 2015 - Feb 2017

American Express - QA Automation Engineer

●Designed and developed robust automation frameworks using Python, Selenium, and PyTest, reducing manual testing efforts by over 60%.

●Built a scalable hybrid automation framework combining data-driven and keyword-driven approaches.

●Performed API automation testing for RESTful services, validating data accuracy, performance, and error handling.

●Integrated automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to enable continuous quality validation.

●Developed SQL queries to check the database automatically and checking the data integrity in accordance with business standards of the company.

●Implemented reusable utilities for reporting, logging, configuration management, and test data handling.

●Collaborated closely with developers and product owners to analyze requirements, identify edge cases, and resolve defects early in the SDLC.

●Logged, tracked, and managed defects using JIRA, ensuring timely resolution and quality releases.

Education

2010 - 2014

Bachelor in Computer Application

Certifications

OCI AI Foundations Associate

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