Manoj Kumar

About Manoj Kumar

With around five years of hands-on experience in Java and.NET development, successfully delivered scalable and maintainable software solutions across various domains and industries.• Proficient in designing and implementing RESTful APIs using both Spring Boot and ASP.NET Core, ensuring efficient communication between client and server applications.• Developed dynamic and responsive front-end interfaces using React (with Vite) and Angular, improving user engagement and reducing initial load times by over 40%.• Architected and delivered a multi-tenant SaaS knowledge center using.NET Core, Azure App Services, Key Vault, and SQL Server, supporting tenant-specific configurations and secure access.• Automated infrastructure provisioning and deployment using Terraform and GitHub Actions, enabling repeatable IaC workflows and cutting down manual environment setup efforts by 60%.• Proficient in working with diverse databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB, designing schemas, writing complex queries, and optimizing database performance.• Implemented robust authentication and authorization mechanisms using JWT, OAuth, Guardian, and Sentinel, enforcing role-based access control across distributed systems. • Integrated Power BI dashboards to present real-time business intelligence across BIAs, improving stakeholder decision-making and reporting accuracy.• Leveraged Azure services (App Service, Key Vault, SQL, Storage) and AWS cloud components (EC2, Lambda, S3, RDS) to build cloud-native, cost-optimized, and scalable solutions.• Hands-on experience with Oracle Middleware tools including Oracle SOA Suite, Oracle Service Bus (OSB), and Oracle APEX, enabling robust message-driven architectures and integration dashboards for enterprise-grade applications.• Demonstrated extensive understanding and experience with the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including Agile and Waterfall methodologies, and project management skills.• Practiced test-driven development (TDD) methodologies to write robust and maintainable code, ensuring comprehensive test coverage and early detection of defects.• Worked in Agile/Scrum environments with strong collaboration via Git, Jira, and Confluence, accelerating sprint velocity and improving cross-team productivity.• Leveraged GenAI tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, and AI coding assistants to accelerate development, improve productivity, and enhance debugging, documentation, and solution design.

Experience

1. Full-stack Developer

   Optum

   Jul 2024 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Partnered with cross-functional teams to design and implement scalable web applications for enterprise clients, gathering technical requirements and aligning development goals with business objectives.• Led full-stack application development using.NET Core, C# with a modern frontend stack using Vite and React, enhancing user experience and front-end performance by 30%.• Designed and implemented scalable system architecture for a multi-tenant SaaS knowledge center platform, ensuring modularity and maintainability across tenants.• Developed secure authentication and authorization workflows leveraging custom solutions with Guardian and Sentinel, improving access control efficiency across client environments.• Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform, enabling consistent and repeatable deployments for Azure-based environments across dev, staging, and production.• Developed reusable RESTful APIs and integrated them with microservices architecture, reducing development effort by 25% and improving data consistency across services.• Utilized SQL Server for robust backend data storage and retrieval, and integrated Power BI reports across various BIAs within the application, enabling real-time insights and improving data accessibility for stakeholders.• Built robust unit and integration test suites using xUnit, Moq, and NSubstitute, increasing test coverage by 60% and reducing regression bugs during release cycles.• Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, optimizing build-test-deploy workflows and reducing manual deployment effort by 40%.• Deployed and managed Azure services including Azure App Services, Key Vault, and Azure SQL to build secure, multi-tenant SaaS solutions, supporting seamless environment-specific configuration management.• Enhanced code collaboration and peer review efficiency using Git, and JIRA, leading to better sprint outcomes and higher code quality in Agile Scrum environments.

Education

• University of North Carolina at Charlotte

  Master's degree, Computer Science