Aftab Zaheer
Verified Expert in Engineering
Solutions Architect and Developer
Aftab is a seasoned solutions architect and developer with extensive knowledge and experience in Microsoft Azure, Episerver, and TOGAF. His expertise lies in enterprise, application, and database architecture, as well as in creating solution architecture for Azure and Episerver-based solutions. Throughout his career, Aftab has worked with numerous organizations across different sectors. His background spans the financial services, health, defense, and retail sectors.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
C#, Optimizely, Solution Architecture
The most amazing...
...projects I have delivered are digital transformation projects.
Work Experience
Senior Solutions Architect and Developer
Whereoware
- Gained hands-on development and architecture experience by successfully delivering new features, fixing bugs, and addressing technical design and architecture needs on multiple client projects.
- Used Jira, Confluence, and Zypher to track bugs and test cycles.
- Implemented Azure DevOps (ADO) pipelines and deployed them to production multiple times.
Optimizely Architect and Developer
Quilter
- Worked as the lead developer and architect on the company's digital transformation program, successfully delivering multiple projects.
- Used Jira, Confluence, and Agile methodology to implement the program.
- Delivered the digital transformation program successfully.
Senior Developer (Contract)
Etch
- Worked as a senior developer in a team of 10 people in an Agile environment, designing and implementing the website's architecture and contributing to project plans by providing technical specifications.
- Used the following tech stack: Jira, Agile, Azure DevOps, BrowserStack, Episerver Find, and React.
- Delivered a greenfield web project, created a new search feature, and added new page types and blocks.
Senior Full-stack Developer (Contract)
The Share Centre
- Collaborated with business stakeholders to analyze functional requirements for digital transformation projects, including mobile apps, websites, partner APIs, and intranet systems.
- Used Episerver, WCF services, microservices, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and REST APIs.
- Deployed systems to Microsoft Azure, Episerver DXC, and hybrid deployment environments using CI and CD tools such as TeamCity and Octopus Deploy.
Lead Developer (Contract)
The University of Law
- Collaborated with a design agency to build the front-end with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Used Epierver, SQL Server, Azure, and REST APIs for development, integrated with Microsoft Dynamics using RESTful web services, and deployed with Azure DevOps.
- Designed and implemented the CMS architecture for the new website.
- Launched the new website for the company successfully after project completion.
Senior Full-stack Developer (Contract)
Novartis
- Developed and maintained multi-lingual websites using Episerver CMS, Episerver Commerce, Episerver Find, AngularJS, and SQL Server for Novartis USA, Novartis Brazil, and Novartis Germany.
- Contributed to the development of Azure Functions, Azure Function Bindings, and Event Grid to meet business requirements and developed and integrated microservices-based architecture with client applications.
- Launched three microsites for the USA, East Asia, and Japan successfully.
Senior Developer and Analyst
The Share Centre
- Contributed to the migration to Azure. Collaborated with business stakeholders to analyze functional requirements for digital transformation projects, including mobile apps, websites, partner APIs, and intranet systems.
- Used Episerver, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Services, microservices, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, REST APIs, and SQL Stored Procedures to develop this project.
- Developed microservices for external business partners and deployed services using Azure Service Fabric.
Experience
Ivystone | Retailer Dashboard
https://www.ivystone.com/In this project, I had the opportunity to contribute to their success by developing and delivering a retailer dashboard within a remarkably short timeframe of just two weeks. As part of this project, I seamlessly integrated a third-party data provider using RESTful APIs and successfully imported online and offline orders, further enhancing the functionality and value of the dashboard.
Ellsworth Canada | Website
https://www.ellsworth.com/I worked on the Canadian website of Ellsworth Adhesives, integrating a new payment provider with the internal back office system using Azure Queue Storage and RESTful APIs. In addition to the payment integration, I also played a significant role in developing and implementing various features within the project.
Simblist Group | New Website Launch
https://www.simblistgroup.com/During my involvement in this project, I had the opportunity to contribute to the Simblist Group's online presence by cloning their existing website and launching an enhanced version with additional features. As part of the project, I integrated Optimizely Product Recommendations and implemented new widgets. To ensure efficient data management, I configured and enhanced automated scheduled jobs responsible for data population.
WIN Waste Innovations | Ongoing Services
https://www.win-waste.com/In this project, I have worked on the maintenance and enhancement of their existing website, to which I made valuable contributions by introducing new features such as a dedicated holiday schedule page and a quote wizard. Furthermore, I fixed high to low-priority issues as part of my day-to-day work and implemented a new strategy for custom forms backup retention.
Quilter | Digital Transformation Program
https://www.quilter.com/As a lead developer and architect, I played a key role in the development of web-based systems. I actively contributed to project planning by providing technical specifications and worked on the development of a multi-lingual Episerver platform. I collaborated with design and SEO agencies to seamlessly integrate design elements, search engine optimization, and front-end development using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
The development was carried out using Episerver, Azure, Salesforce, and REST APIs, and I successfully integrated the systems with various third-party services. The deployment to different environments was achieved using an ADO pipeline.
The University of Law | New Optimizely Website
https://www.law.ac.uk/As the lead developer and architect, I worked on a new website in an Agile environment. One of my key responsibilities was designing and implementing the CMS architecture for the new website and providing technical specifications in the project planning phase. Additionally, I worked closely with a design agency to facilitate the seamless integration of their designs into the front-end build, utilizing HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to create an engaging and user-friendly interface. Furthermore, I successfully integrated the website with MS Dynamics, using RESTful services. The development involved using Episerver, SQL Server, Azure, and REST APIs, and the deployment was done through Azure DevOps.
Education
Master's Degree in Computer Science
Bahria University - Islamabad, Pakistan
Certifications
Optimizely Certified Content Cloud Developer
Optimizely
Optimizely Certified Commerce Cloud Developer
Optimizely
The Open Group Certified: TOGAF Standard, Version 9.2
The Open Group
Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
Microsoft
PRINCE2 Foundation Certification Training
PRINCE 2
Microsoft Certified Professional: SQL Server
Microsoft
Skills
Languages
C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, SQL
Frameworks
.NET Core, .NET, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET Core MVC, Angular, AngularJS
Libraries/APIs
API Development, REST APIs, React, Apigee, Web API 2
Tools
Optimizely, Azure Logic Apps, Hangfire, Domo, Jira, BrowserStack, Confluence, TeamCity, Microsoft Dynamics
Paradigms
Unit Testing, Database Design, Azure DevOps, Agile, Microservices
Platforms
Azure, Azure PaaS, Azure Functions, Azure Service Fabric, Salesforce
Storage
SQL Server 2014, Microsoft SQL Server
Other
Solution Architecture, OWASP, Enterprise Architecture, IT Project Management, WCF Web Services, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Octopus Deploy, APIs, Episerver
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