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Masood Afzal

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I am a senior software engineer with over 15 years delivering enterprise web and cloud solutions across public sector, financial services, and healthcare.

About

I am a senior software engineer with over 15 years delivering enterprise web and cloud solutions across public sector, financial services, and healthcare. I specialise in C#, .NET/.NET Core and Azure, with a strong track record designing and implementing microservices, integrations, and modern web applications while following Government Digital Service (GDS) standards and secure development principles.

I enjoy working end-to-end across the stack, collaborating with architects, product owners and cross-functional agile teams. I mentor junior engineers, contribute to CI/CD pipelines and monitoring, and help shape solution architecture and integration strategies to deliver secure, scalable systems.

  • 16 years' experience
  • Joined January 2026

Languages

  • EnglishFluent

Industry experience

  • Government
  • Healthcare
  • Financial Services
  • Education
  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services

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Work experience· 17 roles

Senior Developer (Contract) · Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) - RemoteJan 2025 – Nov 2025 · 11 mos

Developed and maintained GDS-compliant microservices and APIs for core Defra systems using .NET 8, EF, SQL, Azure, Azure API Management, and Azure Functions. Implemented secure integrations and data flows between internal and external services. Contributed to CI/CD pipelines and monitoring via Azure DevOps and Application Insights; mentored junior engineers.

Senior Developer (Contract) · Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) - RemoteSep 2023 – Nov 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

Developed and maintained GDS-compliant microservices and APIs for core Defra systems using .NET Core, Node.js and Azure. Implemented secure integrations and data flows; collaborated with architects; contributed to CI/CD pipelines via Azure DevOps and Application Insights; supported junior engineers.

Senior Developer (Contract) · Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) - RemoteJan 2022 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos

Designed and implemented .NET 6 microservices and GraphQL APIs to modernise legacy systems; migrated codebases to .NET 6; built automated unit and BDD tests; integrated Event Hub and various REST/SOAP services into cloud architecture; collaborated with architects on platform standards.

Senior Developer (Contract) · Impact Cubed - RemoteOct 2021 – Jan 2022 · 4 mos
Senior Developer (Contract) · Sequel Business Solutions (A Verisk Business) - RemoteJul 2021 – Oct 2021 · 4 mos
Senior Developer (Contract) · Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service - RemoteMar 2021 – Jul 2021 · 5 mos
Senior Developer (Contract) · Equator - GlasgowDec 2020 – Feb 2021 · 3 mos
Senior Developer (Contract) · City Facilities Management - GlasgowAug 2018 – Nov 2020 · 2 yrs 4 mos

Education

MSc – Advanced Computer Systems Development · University of the West of Scotland2030 – 2026

Certifications and awards

MCTS – .NET Web Applications2030 – 2026
Umbraco Certified Professional2030 – 2026

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