Bizuayehu Debele
West Chester,PA
Summary
Accomplished application development Team Lead with over 11 years of experience in the Financial and Retail sectors. Expertise in designing and implementing secure web applications, web services, and RESTful APIs utilizing Spring Framework. Proficient in Java technologies, delivering high-quality, dynamic solutions while effectively collaborating with cross-functional teams using SCRUM/Agile methodologies. Committed to translating complex business requirements into actionable technical specifications and deliver high-quality product.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Software Engineer
QVC
Westchester, PA
07.2018 - Current
- Developed and maintained Java applications using Spring, Hibernate, MyBatis, JPA, and other frameworks, as well as version control systems like GIT and SVN.
- Involved in database design activities, including creating DDL and optimizing complex SQL queries.
- Developed secure, resilient, and highly available RESTful web services using the Java Spring Boot framework.
- Optimized the existing code base to improve performance, scalability, and address security vulnerabilities.
- Worked closely with UX designers, product owners, and users to ensure a consistent user experience across all platforms, and to define user stories and acceptance criteria during sprint planning sessions.
- Implemented authentication and authorization services using JSON Web Tokens with Spring Boot.
- Leveraged Agile methodologies (SCRUM) to move the development lifecycle rapidly through initial prototyping, enterprise-quality testing, and final implementation, and used tools like JIRA.
- Monitored application performance metrics using various monitoring tools, like Dynatrace.
- Collaborated with the QA team to develop automated test suites integrated with the CI/CD pipeline using REST Assured and ReadyAPI frameworks.
- Provided technical and leadership support to the development team in all phases of the SDLC, as well as mentoring junior developers in coding best practices and problem-solving techniques.
Application Developer
Citizens Bank
Cranston, RI
04.2014 - 07.2018
- Designed and implemented web services using RESTful API for data integration between applications.
- Developed application software using Java, JavaScript and HTML5 technologies.
- Worked closely with systems analysts, engineers and programmers to understand limitations, develop capabilities and resolve software problems.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Science
Maharishi University of Information Technology
Fairfield, IA06-2016
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Arba Minch University
Arba Minch, Ehtiopia06-2007
Skills
- Web applications
- Software solution building
- Software architecture mastery
- Amazon web services
- Performance optimization
- Microservices architecture
- New employee mentoring
- Performance tuning
- Troubleshooting
- Design and development
- Team reporting
Certification
- AWS Certified Developer – Associate
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Accomplishments
- QVC Spark Award Recipient of Q2 2021
Timeline
Senior Software Engineer
QVC
07.2018 - Current
Application Developer
Citizens Bank
04.2014 - 07.2018
- AWS Certified Developer – Associate
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Master of Science - Computer Science
Maharishi University of Information Technology
Bachelor of Science - Electrical Engineering
Arba Minch University
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