I’m Abhay Tijare, a Lead Developer and Technical Architect with over 15 years of experience delivering complex enterprise-grade solutions using Microsoft Azure, .NET, Angular, and DevOps practices. I specialise in Azure CI/CD with a focus on microservices and cloud-native development to build scalable, maintainable systems.\n\nI cover the full software lifecycle from requirements analysis to design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support. I enjoy mentoring junior engineers, collaborating with product and business stakeholders, and delivering value across banking, insurance, pharmaceutical, education, public sector, automobile, digital marketing, hospitality, and IT consulting projects.

Abhay Tijare

I’m Abhay Tijare, a Lead Developer and Technical Architect with over 15 years of experience delivering complex enterprise-grade solutions using Microsoft Azure, .NET, Angular, and DevOps practices. I specialise in Azure CI/CD with a focus on microservices and cloud-native development to build scalable, maintainable systems.\n\nI cover the full software lifecycle from requirements analysis to design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support. I enjoy mentoring junior engineers, collaborating with product and business stakeholders, and delivering value across banking, insurance, pharmaceutical, education, public sector, automobile, digital marketing, hospitality, and IT consulting projects.

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I’m Abhay Tijare, a Lead Developer and Technical Architect with over 15 years of experience delivering complex enterprise-grade solutions using Microsoft Azure, .NET, Angular, and DevOps practices. I specialise in Azure CI/CD with a focus on microservices and cloud-native development to build scalable, maintainable systems.\n\nI cover the full software lifecycle from requirements analysis to design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support. I enjoy mentoring junior engineers, collaborating with product and business stakeholders, and delivering value across banking, insurance, pharmaceutical, education, public sector, automobile, digital marketing, hospitality, and IT consulting projects.

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Work Experience

Senior Developer at Transport for London
February 28, 2025 - October 11, 2025
Senior Developer on PAYG Contactless Payment System; upgrading on-premises PAYG system to Azure; responsibilities include requirement analysis, technical design, development, integration with vendor systems, automated unit tests, configuring Azure Services, creating CI/CD pipelines, releasing to environments, and liaising with project/product managers, stakeholders, business analysts, and suppliers.
Technical Architect / Lead Developer at Deutsche Bank, UK
December 31, 2022 - October 11, 2025
Portal for Next Generation VDI for Desktop on Demand and SDOD Secure Desktop on Demand. Phase 2: Microsoft Azure and on-premises infrastructure; end-to-end automation for VDI across 120,000+ users; responsibilities include requirement analysis, high-level and low-level design, vendor design review, application development, coding standards, SDLC processes, CI/CD, test-driven development, dev/test/UAT/prod environment setup, and mentoring.
Full-stack Developer / Technical Architect at Barclays, UK
March 31, 2015 - October 11, 2025
Resource request and resource onboarding portal; requirement analysis, design and development using C# and Visual Studio; SharePoint integration with Barclays SAP system; OOTB and custom development; configuration and deployment.
Full-stack Developer / Technical Architect at Deutsche Bank, UK
August 31, 2014 - October 11, 2025
Requirement analysis, high-level and low-level design; interfaces with internal systems (AD, NAR, dbRAS, dB Symphony, dbIB) and provisioning vendors (IBM, HCL); security considerations; POC development; deployment and SDLC governance.
Full-stack Developer / Technical Architect at Essex County Council, UK
April 30, 2013 - October 11, 2025
Requirement analysis, high-level design, SharePoint custom development, integration with third-party payment system, deployment; agile delivery.
Full-stack Developer at European Electronique, UK
February 28, 2013 - October 11, 2025
Architecture, design, branding; OOTB customization; development of custom web parts and workflows for SharePoint 2010 intranet and public-facing sites.
Full-stack Developer at Deutsche Bank, UK
December 31, 2012 - October 11, 2025
Business analysis, design, development, deployment, and administration of SharePoint-based portals; migration and integration work across internal systems.
Technical Lead / SME at Zurich Insurance Group, UK
June 30, 2012 - October 11, 2025
Architect/ SME for multiple projects including Group Risk Engineering Portal, Microsoft CRM risk engineering data, SSRS reporting; focused on delivering secure, scalable solutions.
Senior Developer at Transport for London
February 1, 2025 - October 11, 2025
Led the PAYG contactless payments system upgrade to Microsoft Azure and on-premises infrastructure, including requirement analysis, technical design, development, integration with vendor systems, automated unit tests, and CI/CD pipelines across multiple environments; liaised with project managers, business analysts, stakeholders, and suppliers.
Lead Developer/ Technical Architect at Deutsche Bank, UK
December 1, 2022 - October 11, 2025
Portal for Next Generation VDI for Desktop on Demand and SDOD (Secure Desktop on Demand); end-to-end automation for 120,000+ users across Azure and on-premises. Responsibilities included requirement analysis, high-level and low-level design, vendor design reviews, coding standards, SDLC, CI/CD, test-driven development, and multi-team coordination.
Full-stack Developer / Technical Architect at Barclays, UK
March 1, 2015 - October 11, 2025
Resource request and onboarding portal; requirement analysis, design and development using C#, SharePoint 2010 integration with SAP, WCF, Nintex Workflow, and SQL Server; Agile delivery.
Full-stack Developer / Technical Architect at Deutsche Bank, UK
August 1, 2014 - October 11, 2025
Migration and portal work for VDI-related solutions; design and development of a hybrid Azure/on-premises solution with microservices, AD/LDAP integration, and provisioning workflows.
Full-stack Developer / Technical Architect at Essex County Council, UK
April 1, 2013 - October 11, 2025
Intranet/Portal and payment-related integrations; requirement analysis, design, and development of SharePoint-based solutions with 3rd party integration.
Full-stack Developer at European Electronique, UK
February 1, 2013 - October 11, 2025
SharePoint 2010 intranet/internet site development, Architecture and design for client sites, custom web parts/workflows, and deployment.
Full-stack Developer at Deutsche Bank, UK
December 1, 2012 - October 11, 2025
Global IP Telephony deployment and SharePoint migrations; development of custom dashboards, WCF services, and SSRS-based reporting.
Technical Lead / SME at Zurich Insurance Group, UK
June 1, 2012 - October 11, 2025
Group Risk Engineering Portal and related modules; architecture and implementation across risk reports, CRM integration, and dashboards with WSS 3.0/SharePoint 2010.
Senior Developer at Transport for London
February 1, 2025 - October 11, 2025
Requirement analysis, technical design, development, integration with vendor systems, automated unit tests, configuring Azure Services, creating CI/CD pipelines, releasing to various environments, and liaising with project/product managers, stakeholders, business analysts, and suppliers.
Lead Developer/ Technical Architect at Deutsche Bank, UK
December 1, 2022 - October 11, 2025
End-to-end automation portal for Next Generation VDI for Desktop on Demand and SDOD across Azure and on-premises; hybrid infrastructure for 120,000+ users; responsibilities included requirement analysis, high/low-level design, vendor design reviews, application development, coding standards, SDLC, CI/CD, multi-environment deployment, and mentoring.
Full-stack Developer / Technical Architect at Barclays, UK
March 1, 2015 - October 11, 2025
Resource request and onboarding portal; SharePoint integration with Barclays SAP system; OOTB and custom development for SharePoint 2010; configuration, administration, and deployment.
Full-stack Developer / Technical Architect at Deutsche Bank, UK
August 1, 2014 - October 11, 2025
Migration of on-prem legacy web applications to Azure Cloud; replaced SharePoint 2010 UI with Blazor Web Assembly; legacy WCF code replaced with ASP.NET Core Web API; hybrid cloud/on-premises deployment.
Full-stack Developer / Technical Architect at Essex County Council, UK
April 1, 2013 - October 11, 2025
Intranet Portal for Desktop on Demand services and Secure Desktop on Demand; end-user provisioning portal integration with AD/LDAP, Citrix, regulatory data, ServiceNow; multi-level approvals and API/microservice exposure.
Full-stack Developer at European Electronique, UK
February 1, 2013 - October 11, 2025
SharePoint 2010 intranet and public-facing sites; architecture, design, development of custom web parts and workflows; deployment and testing.
Full-stack Developer at Deutsche Bank, UK
December 1, 2012 - October 11, 2025
Global IP Telephony Deployment; migration of SharePoint 2007 to 2010; development of custom dashboards, SSRS, WCF services; deployment via PowerShell; central admin.
Technical Lead / SME at Zurich Insurance Group, UK
June 1, 2012 - October 11, 2025
Group Risk Engineering Portal for front-end access to risk data; integration with Microsoft CRM, SQL Server Reporting Service, WSS; multi-user data access and reporting.
Dealer Marketing Portal Developer at CPM UK
February 1, 2013 - October 11, 2025
Dealer Marketing Portal for Honda; SharePoint 2007 customization, configuration, deployment; agile development.
Senior Developer (contract) at Transport for London
February 1, 2025 - October 11, 2025
Senior Developer on the PAYG contactless payment system, upgrading on-premises infrastructure to Azure. Responsibilities included requirement analysis, technical design, development, integration with vendor systems, setting up automated unit tests, configuring Azure services, creating CI/CD pipelines, releasing to multiple environments, and liaising with project/product managers and stakeholders.
Lead Developer / Technical Architect (contract) at Deutsche Bank, UK
December 1, 2022 - October 11, 2025
Led end-to-end automation of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and Secure Desktop on Demand for 120,000+ users across Azure and on-premises. Tasks included requirements analysis, high/low-level design, vendor design reviews, application development, SDLC governance, CI/CD setup, test-driven development, and mentoring of junior team members.
Full-stack Developer / Technical Architect (contract) at Barclays, UK
March 1, 2015 - October 11, 2025
Requirement analysis, design and development of a resource request and onboarding portal. Worked with SharePoint integration, SAP systems, WCF, Nintex Workflow, and ASP.NET-based frontend/backend.
Full-stack Developer / Technical Architect (contract) at Deutsche Bank, UK
August 1, 2014 - October 11, 2025
Full-stack development for a portal in the next-generation VDI/SDOD program. Built a hybrid Azure-on-prem solution, with microservices, API integration, and DevOps processes.
Full-stack Developer / Technical Architect (contract) at Essex County Council, UK
April 1, 2014 - October 11, 2025
Requirement analysis and design for intranet/portal projects; SharePoint customization and 3rd-party payment system integration; deployment across environments.
Full-stack Developer (contract) at European Electronique, UK
February 1, 2013 - October 11, 2025
Architecture and development for SharePoint intranet and public-facing sites, including customization and integration.
Full-stack Developer (contract) at Deutsche Bank, UK
December 1, 2012 - October 11, 2025
Contributed to the Global IP Telephony Deployment project; migration of SharePoint sites and development of web parts, dashboards, and integrations with back-end systems.
Technical Lead / SME (contract) at Zurich Insurance Group, UK
June 1, 2012 - October 11, 2025
Led architecture and development for risk engineering portals, CRM integrations, SSRS reporting, and SharePoint-based solutions for risk and policy data.
Senior Developer at Transport for London
February 1, 2025 - October 11, 2025
Senior Developer on PAYG Contactless Payment System upgrade to Azure; responsibilities include requirement analysis, technical design, development, integration with vendor systems, setting up automated unit tests, configuring Azure Services, creating CI/CD pipelines, releasing to various environments, and liaising with project/product managers, stakeholders, business analysts, and suppliers.
Lead Developer / Technical Architect at Deutsche Bank, UK
December 1, 2022 - October 11, 2025
End-to-end automation of virtual desktops DOD and SDOD for 120,000+ users across Azure and on-premises; requirement analysis, high/low-level design, vendor design reviews, application development, coding standards, SDLC processes, configuring Azure, CI/CD pipelines, TDD, environment setup, deployments, and mentoring junior team members.
Full-stack Developer / Technical Architect at Barclays, UK
March 1, 2015 - October 11, 2025
Resource request and onboarding portal; SharePoint integration with Barclays SAP system; OOTB and custom development for SharePoint; configuration, administration, deployment; liaison with PMs, BA, testing, and vendors.
Full-stack Developer / Technical Architect at Deutsche Bank, UK
August 1, 2014 - October 11, 2025
Portal for Next Generation VDI for Desktop on Demand and Secure Desktop on Demand; hybrid Azure/on-premises implementation; developer on end-user request portal; established SDLC and CI/CD, guided onshore/offshore teams; mentoring.
Full-stack Developer / Technical Architect at Essex County Council, UK
April 1, 2013 - October 11, 2025
Intranet/portal development; requirement analysis; high/low level design; SharePoint custom development; 3rd party payment system integration.
Full-stack Developer at European Electronique, UK
February 1, 2013 - October 11, 2025
SharePoint intranet/public-facing sites development; architecture and design, branding, and integration.
Full-stack Developer at Deutsche Bank, UK
December 1, 2012 - October 11, 2025
Migration of SharePoint 2007 to 2010; custom Web Parts, dashboards, WCF services, deployment; data integration and reporting.
Technical Lead / SME at Zurich Insurance Group, UK
June 1, 2012 - October 11, 2025
Architected and delivered Group Risk Engineering Portal; SAP CRM integration; Risk Engineering reporting; WSS 3.0 documents; insurer/client access portals.

Education

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Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
Master's Degree in Engineering
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
AZ-204: Developing solutions for Microsoft Azure
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
Microsoft Certified Professional
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
Bachelor's in Engineering
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
Master's in Engineering
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
AZ-204: Developing solutions for Microsoft Azure
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
Microsoft Certified Professional
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
Bachelor's degree in Engineering
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
Master’s degree in Engineering
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
AZ-204: Developing solutions for Microsoft Azure
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
Microsoft Certified Professional
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
Bachelor's and Master's in Engineering
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
AZ-204: Developing solutions for Microsoft Azure
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
Microsoft Certified Professional
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
Bachelor's and master's in engineering
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
AZ-104: Microsoft Azure Administrator
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
AZ-204: Developing solutions for Microsoft Azure
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
AZ-400: Designing and Implementing Microsoft DevOps Solutions
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025
Microsoft Certified Professional
January 11, 2030 - October 11, 2025

Industry Experience

Education, Financial Services, Government, Professional Services, Software & Internet, Transportation & Logistics, Travel & Hospitality, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Media & Entertainment, Other