Nauser Zulfikar
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Senior-level Software and Application Developer passionate about creating cutting-edge products for Information Technology industry. Strong work ethic and dedicated to quality assurance. Adept at working with teams or independently in fast-paced settings. Skilled Technical Lead successful at marrying technology and business needs to meet changing demands and solve diverse problems. Prepared to leverage over 14 years of Information Technology experience to take on new role with long-term potential and room for professional growth.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Technical Lead Developer
Cognizant
Minneapolis, United States
03.2023 - Current
- Involved in designing Architecture of Microservices ecosystem with the client Architects and implementing DDD, TDD and other Design Patterns
- We have around 44 microservices currently
- Involving in hands-on development, testing and administration activities of the APIs
- Developing core libraries for handling various functionalities related to framework like logging, error handling, auditing etc
- Do Onsite offshore coordination and take responsibility for all the deliverables in the Agile project
- Create the necessary artifacts and configuration files required for the deployments and generate the build using automated tools like Jenkins
- Monitor and deploy these applications into Kubernetes cluster using Rancher as container management platform with auto-scaling and load-balancing capabilities
- Unit testing of the code base in lower environments and moving them to the PROD environment as per the client schedule
- Involved in fixing most of the critical PROD defects in a very efficient way to reduce the impact on business.
Technical Lead Developer
Cognizant
Minneapolis, United States
08.2019 - 03.2023
- Involved in designing Architecture of Microservices ecosystem and define the system boundaries
- Leveraging AWS cloud platform to build services
- Developing Microservices for handling various functionalities related to framework like logging, error handling etc
- Do Onsite offshore coordination and take responsibility for all the deliverables
- Create the necessary artifacts and configuration files required for the deployments and generate the build using automated tools like Jenkins
- Monitor and deploy these applications into Kubernetes cluster using Rancher as container management platform with auto-scaling and load-balancing capabilities
- Unit testing of the code base in IT and UAT environments and moving them to the PROD environment as per the client schedule
- Involved in fixing most of the critical PROD defects in a very efficient way to reduce the impact on business.
Technology Lead
Pacific IT Consulting
Kolkata, India
02.2019 - 07.2019
- Development and maintenance of Java based APIs
- Designing message-oriented architecture for effective communication and applying routing mechanisms using Apache Camel
- Unit testing of the applications
- Providing PROD support
- Demonstrating the functionalities of the developed modules to different stakeholders
- Managed a team of 5 developers and performed as Individual contributor
- Deployment and maintenance of the applications using cloud platform.
Technology Lead
Synechron
Bangalore, India
02.2018 - 01.2019
- Contributed individually to develop microservice based components for the banking client as part of their Tech Modernization project
- Lead offshore Team and taken responsibilities for the deliverables through participating in all the phases of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle)
- Demonstrating working functionalities of the modules to business and stakeholders
- Designing message-oriented architecture for effective communication and applying routing mechanisms using Apache Camel
- Unit Testing of the applications
- Supporting PROD defects and PROD deployments.
Associate Consultant
Wipro
Kolkata, India
02.2015 - 01.2018
- Contributed individually for developing services
- Lead a team of 3 people in one project and 8 people in another project
- Supporting PROD defects and deployments
- Demonstrating working functionalities of the modules to business and stakeholders
- Managing onshore-offshore coordination
- Proposing value-added services to the client and working on their implementations.
Technology Analyst
Infosys
Bhubaneswar, India
02.2013 - 01.2015
- Contributed individually for developing services
- Built JMS based messaging platform.
Software Engineer
Tecnotree Corporation
Bangalore, India
07.2009 - 01.2013
- Contributed individually for developing services and portal-based applications.
Education
MBA - Project Management
Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education
01.2013
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
Visvesvaraya Technological University
01.2009
Skills
Java
Oracle Database
Microservices
Spring Framework
Spring Boot
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
DevOps
SQL
NoSQL
Agile Methodologies
Monitoring
Agile Scrum Environments
System Design
Technical Support
Application Support
Java Full Stack
Project Leadership
Cloud Computing
Project Management
Azure
Certification
- Oracle Certified Expert, Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 6 Web Services Developer, Udemy
- AWS Developer Associate, Amazon Web Services (AWS), 11/2021, 11/2024, AWS02478741
Professional Highlights
- Developed POC to help bring a million-dollar project for Wipro.
- Mentored and coached the project team on areas such as developing technical expertise in Java, J2EE processes; planned and integrated the work of multiple teams on a project; provided input on team performance etc.
- Recipient of awards and accolades such as Star of the month, Star of the year, Team Lead of the month, Best developer in Liferay Portal, best on giving talks.
Awards
- Employee of the Year, Tecnotree Corporation, 12/2011, Declared Employee of the Year from Tecnotree
- Employee of the Year, Cognizant, 12/2020, Awarded Employee of the Year from the project team for being one of the most valuable contributors towards Tech Modernization goal for the client.
Languages
English
Professional
Accomplishments
- I have authored a title in native language
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
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morning
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evening
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Timeline
Technical Lead Developer
Cognizant
03.2023 - Current
Technical Lead Developer
Cognizant
08.2019 - 03.2023
Technology Lead
Pacific IT Consulting
02.2019 - 07.2019
Technology Lead
Synechron
02.2018 - 01.2019
Associate Consultant
Wipro
02.2015 - 01.2018
Technology Analyst
Infosys
02.2013 - 01.2015
Software Engineer
Tecnotree Corporation
07.2009 - 01.2013
MBA - Project Management
Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE)
Visvesvaraya Technological University