Hi, I’m Adolphous Navaratnam, a Principal Engineer with 10+ years of experience delivering complex web applications across financial services, media, and insurance. I've led large-scale digital transformations, re-architected legacy systems, and built enterprise-grade platforms for high-profile clients such as Direct Line Group, Channel 4, and Johnson Matthey. I thrive on establishing coding standards, providing technical leadership, and mentoring teams to deliver reliable, user‑centric software in dynamic environments. I’m proficient with C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, .NET Core, Azure, AWS, and modern frontend frameworks, and I favor architectures that are scalable, secure, and observable. I enjoy turning business goals into robust engineering solutions, streamlining CI/CD pipelines, and coaching teams to ship with confidence.

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Hi, I’m Adolphous Navaratnam, a Principal Engineer with 10+ years of experience delivering complex web applications across financial services, media, and insurance. I've led large-scale digital transformations, re-architected legacy systems, and built enterprise-grade platforms for high-profile clients such as Direct Line Group, Channel 4, and Johnson Matthey. I thrive on establishing coding standards, providing technical leadership, and mentoring teams to deliver reliable, user‑centric software in dynamic environments. I’m proficient with C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, .NET Core, Azure, AWS, and modern frontend frameworks, and I favor architectures that are scalable, secure, and observable. I enjoy turning business goals into robust engineering solutions, streamlining CI/CD pipelines, and coaching teams to ship with confidence.

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Hi, I’m Adolphous Navaratnam, a Principal Engineer with 10+ years of experience delivering complex web applications across financial services, media, and insurance. I’ve led large-scale digital transformations, re-architected legacy systems, and built enterprise-grade platforms for high-profile clients such as Direct Line Group, Channel 4, and Johnson Matthey. I thrive on establishing coding standards, providing technical leadership, and mentoring teams to deliver reliable, user‑centric software in dynamic environments.

I’m proficient with C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, .NET Core, Azure, AWS, and modern frontend frameworks, and I favor architectures that are scalable, secure, and observable. I enjoy turning business goals into robust engineering solutions, streamlining CI/CD pipelines, and coaching teams to ship with confidence.

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Language

English
Fluent
Tamil
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Sinhala, Sinhalese
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Work Experience

Principal Engineer at Zensar Technologies
May 1, 2025 - Present
Lead architecture and development of customer portal solutions for Johnson Matthey’s reactor technologies division, delivering enterprise-grade platforms that ingest IoT telemetry with modern cloud infrastructure to provide real-time insights and operational control. Design and implement stateful Azure Durable Functions to orchestrate long-running workflows and maintain consistent state across distributed systems. Build real-time IoT data ingestion pipelines for reactor sensors, enabling immediate visibility into performance and health metrics. Establish infrastructure-as-code practices using Terraform and GitHub Actions to automate deployments across Azure, ensuring repeatable, auditable releases. Develop modern, responsive portal applications using Next.js with SSR/SSG, implement feature management for controlled rollouts and A/B testing, and architect multi-language support (English and Chinese). Implement secure identity and access management with Azure Entra (Azure AD) RBAC to m
Principal Software Engineer at Direct Line Group
October 1, 2018 - February 1, 2025
Led the digital transformation of motor and home insurance quote journeys across Churchill, Direct Line, and Privilege, replacing an antiquated 90s-era solution with modern, scalable platforms. Drove performance optimizations for faster page loads and improved uptime, established coding standards to boost developer productivity, and designed secure payment integration with WorldPay. Built a custom analytics framework to derive user insights and optimize offerings, and mentored junior developers to raise team capabilities.
Freelance Consultant at Print Evolved
February 1, 2022 - Present
Provided strategic technical leadership for system integration, cloud migration, and transformation across multiple acquisitions. Led CRM integrations across three organizations, designed a cloud migration strategy to Azure, implemented event-driven architectures with Azure Functions, and built automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions. Practiced TDD and comprehensive unit testing across integrated systems, and led the migration from a monolithic architecture to microservices.
Senior Software Engineer at Tif Group
March 1, 2018 - August 1, 2018
Transformed a legacy travel insurance quote system into a modern, responsive platform, redesigned the quote workflow to speed processing, built adaptable API structures to accelerate rollout of new offerings, and implemented automated testing to improve delivery reliability.
Senior Software Engineer at Channel 4
December 1, 2017 - February 1, 2018
Redeveloped Channel 4’s advertising campaign management system, delivering an intuitive UI that reduced setup times, improved performance to handle high concurrency, and supported high-profile clients across platforms.
Senior Software Engineer at Print Evolved
May 1, 2017 - November 1, 2017
Developed an enterprise CRM solution with custom workflow automation, built a real-time KPI dashboard for management, and integrated with production software to streamline end-to-end processes.
Software Engineer at The Bio Agency
February 1, 2017 - April 1, 2017
Developed Umbraco and uCommerce extensions for advanced product configuration, built a high-performance React frontend, and implemented caching strategies to reduce server load during peak traffic.
Software Engineer at Print Evolved
April 1, 2014 - January 1, 2017
Developed web-to-print systems and integrated workflow solutions to streamline print ordering and production pipelines across multiple products.

Education

Master of Science in Mathematics at The Open University, UK
October 1, 2023 - February 17, 2026
Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronics Engineering at University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
August 1, 1994 - August 31, 1998

Qualifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
June 17, 2025 - February 17, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other, Software & Internet, Manufacturing
    paper Senior Software Engineer | Tif Group, West Malling, Kent | 03/2018 - 08/2018

    Contributed to Tif Group, a leading Managing General Underwriter (MGU) specializing in travel insurance
    products and services. The company offers a range of direct brands, including Insurancewith,
    Holidaysafe, Alpha Travel Insurance, and Flexicover.
    • Transformed a legacy travel insurance quote system into a modern, responsive platform, enhancing
    user experience and business efficiency.
    • Redesigned and developed a contemporary insurance quote system, reducing processing times and
    boosting customer satisfaction.
    • Developed adaptable API structures, accelerating the rollout of new insurance offerings and streamlining
    integration processes.
    • Implemented automated testing, streamlining the QA process and ensuring robust software delivery.

    Technologies: Angular 5, .NET Core Web API, TypeScript, Jenkins for CI/CD, TDD, Azure, MS SQL
    Server, and C#.

    paper Freelance Consulting | Print Evolved, Kent | 02/2022 - Present

    Providing strategic technical leadership in system integration, cloud migration, and digital transformation
    for a business specializing in web-to-print technology and cloud-based order fulfillment services.
    Leading the implementation of scalable, modern solutions following multiple acquisitions to streamline
    operations, reduce costs, and enhance business capabilities.
    • Led the integration of multiple CRM systems across three acquired organizations, reducing operational
    redundancy and preserving critical workflows.
    • Developed cloud migration strategy to transition from on-premises infrastructure to Azure, improving
    system availability, reducing operational costs, and enhancing scalability and flexibility for the
    business.
    • Designed and implemented event-driven architecture using Azure Functions, enabling seamless
    data synchronization across siloed business units.
    • Created automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, reducing deployment complexity and enhancing
    code stability.
    • Implemented comprehensive TDD and unit testing practices across all integrated systems, ensuring
    code quality and stability during the complex multi-company integration process.
    • Led the migration of a large legacy monolithic application to a microservices-based architecture,
    improving maintainability and development agility.

    Technologies: C#, MS SQL Server, Azure, React, Web API, .NET Core, Webpack, Azure Functions,
    GitHub Actions, Cosmos DB, Event Bus.

    paper Principal Software Engineer | Direct Line Group, London | 10/2018 - 02/2025

    Led the digital transformation of motor and home insurance quote journeys across multiple brands
    within Direct Line Group (Churchill, Direct Line, and Privilege), contributing to a major re-launch of
    their digital platforms.
    • Led the re-launch of full-stack motor and home digital platforms for Churchill, Direct Line, and Privilege,
    resulting in improved user experience and more streamlined quote processes for millions of
    users. This transformation provided Direct Line Group with a strategic digital-to-backend platform,
    replacing an antiquated, 90s-era, patchwork solution with modern, scalable, and integrated systems
    that enhanced overall system performance and business agility.
    • Directed architectural decisions on performance optimization, leading to faster page load times and
    improved system uptime across several customer-facing applications.
    • Established and enforced coding standards that minimize defects and substantially increased development
    team productivity.
    • Designed and implemented secure payment processing integration with WorldPay, ensuring highsecurity
    standards with minimal incidents.
    • Developed a custom analytics framework, enabling the organization to gain valuable insights into
    user behavior and optimize offerings, leading to improved conversion rates.
    • Mentored junior developers, fostering skill growth and advancing team capabilities.

    Technologies: Angular 16, NgRx, Microservices, REST API using Spring Boot 3, AWS Lambdas in
    Java and Python, Jenkins, AWS Cloud, TDD, Mule Integration, Guidewire.