SHARAD KUMAR CHAURASIA
Dubai
Summary
- Results-driven Solution Architect with over 14 years of expertise in Software Development, specializing in Web & Cloud Technologies, Enterprise Systems Integration, and Full Stack Software Development.
- Developed greenfield systems, designed architectures, UI, and solutions for numerous systems with strong expertise in web development, cloud technologies, web APIs, product development, including backend services, middleware, web services/rest APIs & heterogeneous systems integration using various technology stacks.
- Proven track record of leading teams, mentoring engineers, and providing architectural oversight on business-critical systems. Skilled at modernizing legacy applications and evolving monolithic systems into scalable, resilient cloud-native microservices architectures.
Skills
- Microservices
- NET Core, Net 80
- C#, ASPNET, ADONET
- Web APIs, REST, SOAP
- Azure DevOps, Kubernetes, Docker
- SonarQube, Checkmarx
- SQL Server, NoSQL Databases
- Messaging (RabbitMQ, Kafka)
- NUnit, TDD
- Azure functions, AWS Lambda
- Design Patterns, Architecture Styles
- Azure, AWS
- Domain Driven Design
- Clean Architecture
- Entity Framework Core
SOFT SKILLS
- Leadership
- Mentoring & Coaching
- Stakeholder Management
- Communication & Collaboration
- Solution Architecture
- Team Management
- Project Planning & Estimation
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Principle Software Engineer
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
08.2016 - Current
- Developed highly scalable customer-facing APIs and microservices handling over 50,000 requests per day with 99.95% uptime, leveraging .NET, Azure, and other cloud technologies, resulting in a 20% reduction in response time and improved user experience.
- Spearheaded the successful migration of a legacy .NET monolith to containerized microservices on Kubernetes, resulting in a 40% decrease in deployment time and improved scalability.
- Mentored software engineers on best practices, code quality, and design patterns, reviewing code and designs for multiple teams and projects.
- Effectively supervised Agile teams composed of up to 8 developers, adeptly balancing priorities and aligning objectives to achieve outstanding outcomes.
- Architected and implemented scalable financial and non-financial systems, evolving legacy architectures to microservices, and ensuring high performance and uptime for critical systems.
- Expertly managed projects by establishing plans, offering accurate estimates, and ensuring on-time, cost-effective deliveries.
- Conducted meticulous System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and release preparations, ensuring seamless handovers to production teams.
- Translated business requirements into technical documents such as high-level documents, database diagrams, solution design and architecture documents, flow-chart, and process diagrams.
- Championed test automation, CI/CD, code reviews, and DevOps culture, achieving a 30% reduction in defect rates and a 25% increase in development velocity.
- Partnered cross-functionally with business stakeholders, product owners, and other teams, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
- Worked closely with our security team to resolve or mitigate vulnerabilities in our applications.
Senior Software Engineer
S&P Global Market Intelligence
06.2014 - 07.2016
- Rearchitect the Celsus application, resulting in a decrease in data load time from 600 seconds to 60 seconds, which increased efficiency by 90%
- Optimized database queries and indexing strategies, leading to a 50% improvement in overall system performance and responsiveness for the application.
- Developed and implemented automated testing procedures, reducing the number of bugs and errors in the application by 30% and ensuring more robust and reliable software.
- Streamlined the user interface of the application, resulting in a more intuitive and user-friendly design, and ultimately boosting user adoption by 15%.
- Regularly reviewed peers' code contributions, offering constructive feedback to enhance overall product quality.
- Developed and implemented financial data capture software, leading a team of three junior developers.
Associate Technology L2
Sapient
06.2012 - 06.2014
- Orchestrated the development of the innovative Facility Licensing module within the existing system while successfully resolving pre-existing application bugs.
- Pioneered the conceptualization and implementation of a new architecture for Business Rule Management, seamlessly replacing the former one with zero defects. Acknowledged with the prestigious Dev of Release award for this accomplishment.
- Optimized the InstallShield project responsible for web application deployment, resulting in a remarkable reduction of release creation time from 4 hours to just 10 minutes.
- Implemented an efficient error and audit logging system using MSMQ with WCF. Additionally, designed and executed Selenium scripts integrated with N Unit for robust unit testing. Developed a Data Access Layer utilizing the Enterprise Library application block and crafted/upgraded stored procedures and functions.
Software Developer
VSERV BUISNESS SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
03.2011 - 06.2012
- Requirement Gathering and analysis from onsite team, Distributing tasks to my team member and Coding.
- Increased development speed by automating repetitive tasks using scripts and tools.
- Improved software efficiency by troubleshooting and resolving coding issues.
- Developed Servistream, a web-based application designed to streamline and manage various aspects of loan recovery, asset details, inspection, preservation, REO details, and more.
Dotnet Developer
Softobiz PVT LTD
06.2010 - 03.2011
- Requirement Gathering and analysis, coding and creating database.
- Enhanced application performance by optimizing .NET code and implementing efficient algorithms.
- Contributed to the successful completion of projects by meeting deadlines and adhering to best practices in .NET development.
Education
B.Tech - Computer Science
SRMS College of Engineering And Technology
Bareilly, U.P.Timeline
Principle Software Engineer
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
08.2016 - Current
Senior Software Engineer
S&P Global Market Intelligence
06.2014 - 07.2016
Associate Technology L2
Sapient
06.2012 - 06.2014
Software Developer
VSERV BUISNESS SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
03.2011 - 06.2012
Dotnet Developer
Softobiz PVT LTD
06.2010 - 03.2011
B.Tech - Computer Science
SRMS College of Engineering And Technology
Achievements
- Microsoft Certified Professional in Web Application.
- Winner of Bugathon competition award held at S&P Capital IQ.
- Awarded as DEV of The Release at Sapient.
- Received Spot Awards at ADCB fpr implementing On-Premises Azure DevOps Server.
- Achieved the Tamayuz Award at ADCB for successfully executing the Core Banking Upgrade.
References
Shall be furnished upon requests.
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