I am a Senior Software Engineer and Azure Developer based in London, with extensive experience delivering enterprise-grade applications using C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, SQL Server, Angular, and Azure across Banking & Financial Services, e-commerce, and government sectors. I have a deep understanding of the software development lifecycle, a proven track record in designing and deploying complex systems, building RESTful APIs, and advancing microservices architectures for modular, scalable solutions. I thrive on adapting to new technologies and methods to deliver high-quality software tailored to business needs, with hands-on experience in DevSecOps, cloud migrations, performance optimization, and enterprise application support.

Mani Naresh Kumar

I am a Senior Software Engineer and Azure Developer based in London, with extensive experience delivering enterprise-grade applications using C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, SQL Server, Angular, and Azure across Banking & Financial Services, e-commerce, and government sectors. I have a deep understanding of the software development lifecycle, a proven track record in designing and deploying complex systems, building RESTful APIs, and advancing microservices architectures for modular, scalable solutions. I thrive on adapting to new technologies and methods to deliver high-quality software tailored to business needs, with hands-on experience in DevSecOps, cloud migrations, performance optimization, and enterprise application support.

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I am a Senior Software Engineer and Azure Developer based in London, with extensive experience delivering enterprise-grade applications using C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, SQL Server, Angular, and Azure across Banking & Financial Services, e-commerce, and government sectors. I have a deep understanding of the software development lifecycle, a proven track record in designing and deploying complex systems, building RESTful APIs, and advancing microservices architectures for modular, scalable solutions. I thrive on adapting to new technologies and methods to deliver high-quality software tailored to business needs, with hands-on experience in DevSecOps, cloud migrations, performance optimization, and enterprise application support.

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Work Experience

Full Stack Developer at Azure National Energy System Operator
December 1, 2025 - June 1, 2026
Designed and implemented containerized NET 9 microservices for energy consumption analytics; built RESTful APIs for smart meter data ingestion; deployed via secure DevSecOps CI/CD pipelines to AKS; reports stored in Azure Blob Storage; performed peer code reviews; built data ingestion pipelines in Azure Data Factory; migrated legacy Python/MLOps app to modern Azure environment.
Senior Software Engineer at Azure First Derivatives Ltd
May 1, 2025 - October 1, 2025
Migrated on-premise .NET application to Azure (App Service, SQL Database, Azure Storage); developed a .NET ASP.NET Core Web API with Cosmos DB (SQL API); containerized API with Docker and deployed to AKS; created Azure Functions for event-driven workloads; integrated with Azure Storage Queues/Blob; built a .NET 8 Web API for Azure App Service with Azure SQL and Key Vault; automated CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps.
Senior Software Engineer at First Derivatives Ltd
July 1, 2021 - April 1, 2025
Client - PTSB.ie; developed scalable web applications using ASP.NET Core MVC, optimized for security and performance; used Entity Framework Core for database operations; built SQL Server objects including stored procedures, triggers, and complex queries; contributed to Angular front-end features; implemented unit testing with XUnit and Moq.
Software Engineer at First Derivatives Ltd
December 1, 2020 - June 1, 2021
Client - Rabobank; contributed to the Disorderly Market Testing project to assess resilience during volatility; designed automated testing tools in C#/.NET to simulate market disruptions; built CI pipeline tests with SpecFlow and XUnit; engaged in Agile Scrum practices.

Education

Diploma in Computer Science & Engineering at S.J.(Govt) Polytechnic
January 1, 1989 - December 31, 1992
Bachelor of Divinity at University College London (Distance Learning)
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020

Qualifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
January 11, 2030 - June 17, 2026
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - June 17, 2026
Microsoft Azure Developer Associate
January 11, 2030 - June 17, 2026
Gen AI Fundamentals
January 11, 2030 - June 17, 2026
Gen AI Prompt Engineering
January 11, 2030 - June 17, 2026

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Energy & Utilities, Software & Internet, Government