Senior .NET Security-Cleared Software Architect

Steve Gould

Senior Software Engineer

Coeur d'Alene, ID 503-***-****

*****@**************.***

LinkedIn.com/in/Steve-Gould-7513134

ACTIVE TOP SECRET (TS) CLEARANCE

Professional Summary

Senior Software Engineer with 20+ years architecting enterprise .NET Core systems for healthcare, government defense, legal services, and supply chain. Proven expertise building high-performance REST APIs, authentication infrastructure (OAuth 2.0, JWT, Keycloak), distributed data sync systems, and reusable shared libraries that accelerate team velocity. Active Top Secret (TS) security clearance.

Core strengths: .NET Core 8 • C# • ASP.NET Core • REST APIs • Keycloak/OAuth 2.0 • SQL Server • Dapper • Distributed Systems • Remote Agile Teams

Technical Skills

Clearance: Top Secret (TS) - Active

Core: C# • .NET Core 8 • .NET 6 • ASP.NET Core • REST APIs • SQL Server • Dapper ORM • Entity Framework Core

Data & Integration: SQL Server • T-SQL • SqlKata • HL7/FHIR • Distributed Sync Systems • SSRS

Architecture: RESTful APIs, RESTful Services, Microservices Architecture, Distributed Systems, API Design

Authentication: OAuth 2.0 • Keycloak • JWT • RBAC • FIPS/STIG Compliance

Cloud & DevOps: Azure (App Services, Functions, Storage, Service Bus) • Docker • CI/CD • Git/GitLab

Frontend: JavaScript • TypeScript • AngularJS • Kendo UI • DevExpress

Methodologies: Agile/Scrum • Unit Testing • Test Driven Development (TDD) • Remote Team Collaboration

Domains: Healthcare (HL7, FHIR), Financial Trading, Government, Supply Chain, Business Services

Professional Experience

Shipcom AI Oct 2021 - Present

Senior Software Engineer Houston, TX

Architected .NET Core 8 REST APIs for enterprise asset management systems, inventory tracking, and supply chain platforms tracking 10,000+ inventory items across 5 distributed edge server deployments

Designed custom Keycloak authentication infrastructure (JWT, OAuth 2.0, RBAC) integrating Admin REST API with session-token middleware for secure multi-tenant access

Built high performance reusable Dapper ORM data access layer with bulk operations (SqlBulkCopy), dynamic query construction (SqlKata), and multi-result-set processing pipelines reducing data sync times by 40%.

Architected the backend REST API and data layer for a DDIL (Denied, Degraded, Intermittent, Low-bandwidth) solution integrating disconnected field edge servers with a centralized Enterprise Server

Extended and modified a data-centric sync service enabling bidirectional data synchronization between distributed SQL Server edge databases and the enterprise data store, supporting disconnected field operations for Marine Corps logistics (GCSS-MC)

Developed Admin API endpoints for enterprise-wide edge server provisioning, monitoring, and error handling across a geographically dispersed, low-bandwidth operational environment

Engineered a reusable NuGet library suite for API project scaffolding (authentication, data access, error handling, middleware) reducing new service initialization from 3 days to 4 hours.

Delivered consistently as a fully remote contributor within distributed Agile/Scrum teams, maintaining reliable velocity across planning, estimation, and release cycles

Established team-wide coding standards and best practices adopted across a distributed development team

Document Storage Systems Sep 2020 - Sep 2021

Senior Software Engineer Juno Beach, FL

Led 3-person MUMPS development team through .NET/C# migration, providing technical mentorship to replatform legacy healthcare codebase while preserving HL7/FHIR domain logic

Rewrote MUMPS-based HL7/FHIR processing into high-performance C# serialization pipelines, achieving 50% throughput improvement for medical data exchange

Developed secure .NET Core healthcare APIs with performance tuning and error handling meeting HIPAA compliance requirements

Providence Health Systems Feb 2020 - Jul 2020

Senior Software Engineer Portland, OR

Architected Azure-hosted .NET Core APIs transforming clinical data into FHIR (Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources) resources, processing 50,000+ patient records daily with 99.9% uptime

Epiq Global Jan 2018 - Jan 2020

Senior Software Engineer Beaverton, OR

Built .NET plug-in architecture enabling lawsuit-specific workflow customization for class action case management supporting 100+ concurrent lawsuits

Developed AngularJS components and optimized REST APIs, improving response times by 40% for high-volume legal document processing

Delivered as fully remote contributor across 8 quarterly releases within distributed Agile team

Independent Consultant Jun 2017 - Dec 2017

Senior Software Engineer Beaverton, OR

Designed algorithmic stock options backtesting platform (.NET and SQL Server) processing 15 years of historical market data to simulate and evaluate options trading strategies, P&L performance, historical win rates, and trade signal analysis across strategies including cash-secured puts, covered calls, and the wheel strategy

Prolifiq Jan 2017 - May 2017

Senior Software Engineer Beaverton, OR

Developed RESTful Web APIs using CQRS architecture as part of a ground-up rewrite consolidating four disparate SaaS CRM systems into a unified platform with synchronized data across previously siloed codebases across 10,000+ records

Implemented comprehensive unit and integration test suite achieving 90% code coverage, enabling elimination of a dedicated QA team while maintaining zero critical defects across 3 minor releases.

Atkins Apr 2013 - Dec 2016

Senior Software Engineer Beaverton, OR

Designed and built disconnected data sync system for Intel warehouse operations using Microsoft Sync Framework, enabling 20+ tablet devices to capture field data offline and auto-sync upon WiFi reconnection with 99.8% data integrity

Developed ASP.NET MVC web and Windows desktop applications using Dapper ORM and DevExpress UI frameworks, supporting manufacturing and logistics workflows processing 1000+ daily transactions

Optimized SQL Server database performance through schema redesign and indexing strategies, reducing average query response time from 8 seconds to under 500ms

Education

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Urbana, IL

BS Degree in Computer Science, Department of Engineering

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