josh04

Practiced the Kanban working style to efficiently manage project tasks, optimize workflows, and ensure a continuous and balanced delivery of features and improvements. Spearheaded the development of user stories using C# .NET, actively contributing to design decisions that improved system architecture and functionality. Established and maintained robust Azure DevOps pipelines, streamlining the build and deployment processes for applications, resulting in increased efficiency and reduced time-to-market. Played a pivotal role in the migration to Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), enhancing scalability and resource management for containerized applications. Proactively monitored server performance, setting up Azure Application Insights alerts to ensure rapid issue detection and resolution while adhering to Test-Driven Development (TDD) and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) practices. Developed comprehensive test suites, including unit tests, acceptance tests, and sanity tests, to validate code quality and functionality, resulting in improved software reliability. Automated processes using ServiceNow, streamlining incident and request management, and ensuring efficient resolution and fulfillment of IT service requests. Participated in an on-call rotation to provide timely support and incident resolution, contributing to uninterrupted system availability. Successfully managed active monitoring during peak loads, such as Black Friday, with a sustained Request Per Second (RPS) rate of approximately 40,000, ensuring system stability and performance. Proficiently provisioned and managed cloud resources within Azure, optimizing resource allocation and cost-effectiveness while supporting the organization's growing infrastructure needs.

Collaborated as a vital member of an award-winning automated testing team, contributing to the development of test automation frameworks and strategies that significantly improved product quality and reduced testing time. Developed a comprehensive automated test suite for the Lennon application using Python and Squish, effectively identifying and addressing software defects and ensuring a high level of application reliability. Leveraged SQL and Unix for data manipulation and extraction, demonstrating proficiency in managing and querying databases and Unix-based systems. Managed scripts and test cases in Jira, overseeing test execution runs on Jenkins, and ensuring efficient test management and reporting within an Agile environment. Collaborated within an Agile framework on the MTIS project, working with C# and Xamarin to complete user stories, diagnose and rectify bugs within the current release, and actively participate in Agile ceremonies like '3 amigos' meetings and code review sessions. Demonstrated completed work within retrospectives, actively contributing to the Agile feedback loop and continuous improvement process. Developed Restful APIs in .Net Core 3.1+ as a part of the Oasis project, following Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices, writing unit tests for endpoints, configuring CI/CD pipelines, and assisting with Docker deployments to ensure reliable and efficient API delivery. Actively participated in writing user stories, contributing to the definition of project requirements and ensuring alignment with stakeholder expectations within an Agile framework. Utilized SQL in the context of the Oasis project, demonstrating proficiency in data management and database interactions in support of project goals.