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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. 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.…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.

Masood Afzal

Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, Back-End Developer, +2

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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. 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.…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.

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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. 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.

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Work Experience

Senior Developer (Contract) at Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) - Remote

January 1, 2025 - November 1, 2025

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) at Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) - Remote

September 1, 2023 - November 1, 2024

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) at Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) - Remote

January 1, 2022 - July 1, 2023

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) at Impact Cubed - Remote

October 1, 2021 - January 1, 2022

Developed microservices and APIs for financial/impact analytics on Azure; implemented authentication/authorization using Azure B2C and API Management; built integration and unit tests to validate end-to-end scenarios; supported junior engineers.

Senior Developer (Contract) at Sequel Business Solutions (A Verisk Business) - Remote

July 1, 2021 - October 1, 2021

Enhanced and maintained insurance and reinsurance systems built on .NET and Angular; implemented APIs, data access and messaging components; supported automated testing.

Senior Developer (Contract) at Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service - Remote

March 1, 2021 - July 1, 2021

Designed Azure-based integrations with third-party systems using microservices, functions and Web Jobs; designed RESTful APIs and data access using EF and Azure SQL; collaborated with project and architecture teams to shape CI/CD in Azure DevOps.

Senior Developer (Contract) at Equator - Glasgow

December 1, 2020 - February 1, 2021

Built microservices and integrations into third-party systems on Azure PaaS; contributed to secure, scalable RESTful APIs; supported design and implementation of platform services.

Senior Developer (Contract) at City Facilities Management - Glasgow

August 1, 2018 - November 1, 2020

Designed and developed an Azure-based microservices platform, including reconciliation and integration services; implemented Durable Functions and Service Bus-based workflows for robust background processing; ensured security, reliability and test coverage.

Consultant / Software Engineer (Contract) at JPMorgan Chase & Co. - Glasgow

February 1, 2018 - August 1, 2018

Developed a bespoke content management solution integrated with QlikSense via APIs; created interactive dashboards and visualisations using modern JavaScript frameworks.

Lead Developer (Contract) at Scottish Enterprise - Glasgow

July 1, 2017 - February 1, 2018

Led the design and development of a greenfield Azure PaaS application and RESTful microservices; implemented security with Azure AD/B2C and API Management; introduced automated testing and documentation.

Senior Developer (Contract) at City Facilities Management - Glasgow

March 1, 2017 - July 1, 2017

Built an Azure PaaS application using ASP.NET Web API, MVC, Azure AD, Azure SQL, Azure Data Factory, Web Jobs and AngularJS; implemented microservices, unit and integration testing, and Azure AD integration.

Senior Developer (Contract) at NHS Education for Scotland - Glasgow

October 1, 2015 - February 1, 2017

Designed and developed a Virtual Learning Management System (LMS) using C#, ASP.NET MVC, RESTful Web API, AngularJS, Azure AD, SQL Server, Azure Search, Azure Media and SCORM; wrote unit tests and UI automation tests with Selenium; worked in an agile environment.

Senior Developer (Contract) at City Facilities Management - Glasgow

March 1, 2015 - September 1, 2015

Developed a RESTful Web Service for incident management and a secure online portal for surveys and feedback using ASP.NET MVC, Web API, EF and AngularJS.

Senior Developer (Contract) at NHS Education for Scotland - Glasgow

August 1, 2014 - March 1, 2015

Built an online webinar portal and booking system using ASP.NET MVC, SQL Server, ExtJS and EF; provided support and enhancements to existing systems.

Senior Developer (Contract) at Innovation Digital / Screenmedia / Zen Agency - Glasgow

January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2014

Worked across multiple digital projects enhancing features and fixing issues in Umbraco, ASP.NET MVC and Web API solutions.

Senior Developer (Contract) at NHS Education for Scotland - Glasgow

January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2013

Delivered an eLearning portal and ancillary systems using C#, ASP.NET MVC, Web Forms, EF and SCORM; built systems for leadership and management training; contributed to automation testing.

Senior Developer (Contract) at Various (Innovation Digital, Airpoint Limited, others) - Glasgow

January 1, 2008 - January 1, 2012

Developed secure online loan applications, business contact/activity management systems, and CMS-driven sites using ASP.NET MVC, Umbraco, SQL Server, Azure; delivered multiple web and CMS projects across clients.