I am a senior software/data engineer with over 14 years of experience delivering front-end, back-end, and data integration solutions for financial, media, and enterprise clients. I specialize in C#, .NET, Azure, AWS, and modern cloud-native architectures, and I thrive on turning complex requirements into resilient microservices and scalable pipelines. I enjoy automating infrastructure with IaC, practicing TDD/BDD, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive high-quality delivery. I am open to roles that challenge me to learn new technologies and improve technical delivery while mentoring others.

Ankur Ghelani

I am a senior software/data engineer with over 14 years of experience delivering front-end, back-end, and data integration solutions for financial, media, and enterprise clients. I specialize in C#, .NET, Azure, AWS, and modern cloud-native architectures, and I thrive on turning complex requirements into resilient microservices and scalable pipelines. I enjoy automating infrastructure with IaC, practicing TDD/BDD, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive high-quality delivery. I am open to roles that challenge me to learn new technologies and improve technical delivery while mentoring others.

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I am a senior software/data engineer with over 14 years of experience delivering front-end, back-end, and data integration solutions for financial, media, and enterprise clients. I specialize in C#, .NET, Azure, AWS, and modern cloud-native architectures, and I thrive on turning complex requirements into resilient microservices and scalable pipelines.
I enjoy automating infrastructure with IaC, practicing TDD/BDD, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive high-quality delivery. I am open to roles that challenge me to learn new technologies and improve technical delivery while mentoring others.

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Language

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Work Experience

Lead Data/Analyst/Application Specialist Developer at Federated Hermes
May 1, 2022 - Present
Lead development of data integration and reporting portal using React, TypeScript, ASP.NET Core, Azure Data Factory/Databricks, Power Apps and Power BI; built microservices in .NET Core; integrated with Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Salesforce; implemented IAM solutions and secure access; containerized some services; deployed via YAML pipelines; logs centralized to Application Insights.
Software Consultant/Developer at Orbis Investments (UK)
May 31, 2022 - October 26, 2025
Developed services for market/fundamental data from Bloomberg, Nikkei, Refinitiv, etc.; built Angular 11 frontend; services consumed by analysts; deployed on AWS with Terraform; logging via Splunk; CI/CD through Git, Azure DevOps, TeamCity and Octopus; TDD/BDD adopted.
Senior Integration Specialist / Senior Software-Web Developer at The Betway Group/Betway
June 30, 2021 - October 26, 2025
Built public site Betway.com and sports sites using microservices; front-end with React/Angular; backend .NET Core; integration with Salesforce and MS Dynamics; containerized with Docker, deployed on Kubernetes; IaC via Terraform/ARM; automated tests with Selenium and SpecFlow; logging via Application Insights/ELK.
Software Architect at The Travel Corporation / TTC Travel Group Limited
December 31, 2019 - October 26, 2025
Designed white-label solution with global sites (Sitecore/Umbraco) and integration providers; multi-region/multilingual architectures; deployed with Terraform and CloudFormation; logs in ElasticSearch; automated tests with Selenium/BDD; data storage in SQL Server.
Senior Software Consultant / Senior Web Services Consultant at The Kennel Club
May 31, 2018 - October 26, 2025
SOA/Microservices driven web services using RESTful ASP.NET Web API 2 and .NET Core; WCF; front-end Angular; logs to ELK; RabbitMQ; SpecFlow for BDD; performance tuning of stored procedures; CI via Git, TeamCity/Jenkins and Octopus.
Senior Software Consultant at AYMTM (Sodexo Group)
April 30, 2016 - October 26, 2025
Integrator for multiple clients including Ladbrokes and William Hill; Umbraco-based event booking and integration services; logging to ElasticSearch; TDD/BDD; CI via Git, TeamCity; deployment via Octopus.
Senior Software Engineer at Knight Frank LLP
August 31, 2015 - October 26, 2025
SOA RESTful Web API 2 / WCF; global multilingual sites; internal Feed Centre for data distribution to Zoopla/Rightmove; performance tuning of stored procedures; CI via Git/TeamCity; deployment via Octopus.
Senior Web Developer at WMS Gaming / SG Gaming
January 31, 2014 - October 26, 2025
Global services platform across multiple data centers; RESTful Web API 2; Umbraco; Angular; logging to ELK; RabbitMQ; PCI-compliant payments integration; automated tests with Selenium/SpecFlow; CI via Jenkins.
Mid-Senior Developer at Jack Wills
July 31, 2013 - October 26, 2025
High-traffic e-commerce platform; migrating Umbraco 6 to MVC 4; PCI-compliant payments; CI with Jenkins; Octopus.
Web Developer at Carter London
June 30, 2012 - October 26, 2025
Global trading platform; multi-channel; integration; Umbraco CMS; payment integrations; performance tuning of stored procedures; front-end enhancements.
Web Developer at Klyn Stone Ltd
April 1, 2010 - October 26, 2025
Website development with product listings and category pages; SEO-friendly design.
Junior Software Engineer at APDC (Atmiya Project Development Centre), India
July 1, 2006 - October 26, 2025
A unique keyboard design project; Java-based development; SDLC involvement; GUI development.
Lead Application/Analyst Specialist Developer at Federated Hermes
May 1, 2022 - Present
Lead in Front Office to Back Office projects, building data-driven web portals, microservices in .NET Core, IAM with Azure Entra/B2C and OAuth/OIDC, deployed via YAML pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes; data in Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and Databricks; Power Apps/Power BI integration.
Software Consultant/Developer at Orbis Investments (UK)
May 1, 2022 - October 26, 2025
Implemented microservices using .NET Core 3.1/5 for market fundamentals data; Angular frontend; AWS hosting; Splunk logging; CI/CD with Git, Azure DevOps, TeamCity, Octopus; data in On-Prem and RDS; TDD/BDD (SpecFlow).
Senior Integration Specialist / Senior Software-Web Developer at The Betway Group / Betway
June 1, 2021 - October 26, 2025
Developed global public sites and services with React/Angular, .NET Core, Umbraco; integrated Salesforce and Dynamics; containerized with Docker, orchestrated with Kubernetes; IaC with Terraform & ARM; CI/CD with Azure DevOps/TeamCity/Octopus; automated tests with Selenium/SpecFlow; data stored in Cosmos DB, SQL Database, Data Lake.
Senior Software Consultant / Senior Web Services Consultant at The Kennel Club
May 1, 2018 - October 26, 2025
SOA-based public sites and services; RESTful APIs, WEB API 2, .NET Core 2.0; Angular front-end; logging with ELK; data stores including SQL Server and MongoDB; CI with Git/TeamCity/Jenkins; deployment via Octopus.
Senior Software Consultant at AYMTM (Sodexo Group) - Contract
April 1, 2016 - October 26, 2025
Custom integration projects (Umbraco CMS) for clients such as Ladbrokes, William Hill; automated testing with SpecFlow; data in SQL Server; CI with Git/TeamCity; AWS services (EC2/Lambda).
Senior Software Engineer at Knight Frank LLP
August 1, 2015 - October 26, 2025
Public sites and B2B intranet (ICON); RESTful APIs (Web API 2, WCF); Angular front-end; WinForms and performance tuning; CI with Git/TeamCity; Octopus deployment.
Senior Web Developer at WMS Gaming / SG Gaming
January 1, 2014 - October 26, 2025
Global gaming site development; RESTful Web API; Umbraco; Azure/AWS hosting; automated tests with Selenium/BDD; payments integrations (Skrill/Neteller); data in SQL Server, MongoDB.
Mid-Senior Developer at Jack Wills
July 1, 2013 - October 26, 2025
Global e-commerce platform; migrating Umbraco 6 to MVC4; high-traffic site; payments integration.
Web Developer at Carter London
June 1, 2012 - October 26, 2025
E-commerce platform; wine management; multi-channel integration; payment integration with RBS and PayPal.
Junior Software Engineer at Atmiya Project Development Centre (APDC), India
July 1, 2006 - October 26, 2025
Keyboard design project; Java-based user controls; SDLC involvement.
Web Developer at Klyn Stone Ltd
April 1, 2010 - October 26, 2025
Website development and product catalog features.
Lead Data/Analyst/Application Specialist Developer at Federated Hermes (CONTRACT) – London, UK
May 1, 2022 - Present
Leading front-to-back office portals by aggregating data from multiple sources into scalable pipelines and dashboards. Built web portals with React 17/18, TypeScript, ASP.NET Core, Blazor; developed microservices in .NET 5/6; integrated with Dynamics CRM, Salesforce, and Umbraco; implemented IAM using Azure Entra/B2C, OAuth2, OIDC, SAML and SSO; deployed with Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and ARM templates. Logs captured in Application Insights and linked to data sources for reporting; data stored across Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and Databricks.
Software Consultant / Developer at Orbis Investments (UK) (CONTRACT)
May 1, 2022 - October 26, 2025
Worked on financial fundamentals data, transforming data into microservices (.NET Core 3.1/5) used by analysts; built chart center using Angular 11; integrated with hedging tools; CI via Git; deployed with Terraform; logs in Splunk; data stored in On-Prem and RDS; implemented TDD/BDD.
Senior Integration Specialist / Senior Software-Web Developer at Betway Group (CONTRACT)
June 1, 2021 - October 26, 2025
Public site and services integration using microservices; front-end frameworks (React/Angular), Umbraco; integration with Salesforce, Dynamics, BizTalk; Docker/Kubernetes; IaC with Terraform/ARM; automated tests with Selenium/SpecFlow; logging with ELK; data stored in Cosmos DB, Data Lake; CI/CD via Git and Octopus.
Senior Software Consultant / Senior Web Services Consultant at The Kennel Club (CONTRACT)
May 1, 2018 - October 26, 2025
SOA-based services with RESTful APIs (ASP.NET Web API 2, .NET Core 2.0), WCF; hosted on Azure App Services; integrated with ElasticSearch; automated tests with Selenium/SpecFlow; CI via Git, TeamCity/Jenkins; data in SQL Server, MongoDB.
Senior Software Consultant at AYMTM (Sodexo Group) - (CONTRACT)
April 1, 2016 - October 26, 2025
Custom integration projects for clients like Ladbrokes, William Hill; Umbraco; logs in ElasticSearch; data in SQL Server; CI with Git; TDD/BDD; deployment via TeamCity/Octopus.
Senior Software Engineer at Knight Frank LLP
August 1, 2015 - October 26, 2025
Public multilingual sites using RESTful APIs; SOA; .NET Framework 4.x; Web Forms/Web API; caching; data feeds with PK; CI with Git/TeamCity; deployments via Octopus; Azure environment.
Senior Web Developer at WMS Gaming / SG Gaming
January 1, 2014 - October 26, 2025
Global gaming site development; RESTful services (ASP.NET Web API 2); Umbraco CMS; payments integration; logging with ELK; CI via Jenkins; Docker + Kubernetes; QA using Selenium/BDD.
Web Developer at Jack Wills
July 1, 2013 - October 26, 2025
High-traffic e-commerce site; migration from Umbraco 6 to MVC 4; payments integration; CI via TeamCity/Jenkins; Umbraco; performance tuning; data access improvements.
Web Developer at Carter London
June 1, 2012 - October 26, 2025
E-commerce platform; multi-channel integration; implemented custom user controls in C# for Umbraco; enhanced SEO and performance; payment integrations (RBS, PayPal).
Junior Software Engineer at Atmiya Project Development Centre (APDC)
July 1, 2006 - October 26, 2025
Developed Java Swing keyboard design project; SDLC activities; Java-based UI controls; database design and data retrieval.

Education

Master of Science in Computing (M.Sc. Computing) at London Metropolitan University
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2008
Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) at Saurashtra University
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2007
Master of Science in Computing (M.Sc. Computing) at London Metropolitan University
January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2008
Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) at Saurashtra University
January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2007
Master of Science in Computing (M.Sc. Computing) at London Metropolitan University
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2008
Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) at Saurashtra University
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2007

Qualifications

Master of Science in Computing (M.Sc. Computing)
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2008
Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA)
January 1, 2004 - January 1, 2007

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Other