Professional Summary
Engineering Lead with 18+ years of experience delivering scalable, secure, and cloud-native platforms across FinTech, Banking, and SaaS.
Hands-on Engineering Manager focused on end-to-end delivery, modernizing legacy platforms, and scaling cloud-native systems using .NET, Azure, and AWS — while improving system resilience, release velocity, and platform performance.
Experienced in roadmap ownership, stakeholder alignment, and mentoring high-performing teams, leading cross-functional Agile organizations with a collaborative, growth-oriented culture.
Core Competencies
Leadership & Delivery
Agile delivery, roadmap ownership & OKRs, stakeholder alignment, cross-functional team leadership, mentoring & coaching, performance reviews, delivery planning, code quality oversight.
Architecture & Development
Backend: C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET, Web API, WCF, MVC
Architecture: Microservices, Event-Driven, DDD, CQRS, Kafka, Serverless, SOLID, secure SDLC
Frontend: Angular, React, TypeScript, JavaScript
Cloud & DevOps
Azure & AWS, Azure DevOps, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, TFS, Bamboo, Harness
(additional exposure: Spring Cloud, IBM Cloud)
Database & Performance
MS SQL Server (query optimization, indexing, performance tuning), MongoDB, MySQL, Oracle.
Security & Compliance
PCI DSS, OWASP, Veracode, TLS encryption, secure coding practices, audit readiness.
Tools & AI
Visual Studio, Git, Jira, Bitbucket, Confluence, SonarQube, Cursor, Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini.
Professional Experience
- Hands-on Engineering Manager leading modernization of a mission-critical .NET payments platform.
- Led AWS migration with zero downtime and full PCI DSS compliance.
- Refactored architecture and optimized CI/CD pipelines, improving system performance by 25% and ensuring reliable deployments.
- Owned the engineering roadmap, aligning priorities with Product & DevOps and driving key feature development.
- Led and mentored 12+ engineers while hands-on refactoring and modernizing the legacy .NET platform.
- Established secure SDLC and code quality standards through hands-on architecture and code reviews.
- Architected and delivered enterprise-scale FinTech platforms serving millions of global users.
- Transformed a monolith into 20+ .NET Core microservices on Azure using DDD and Event-Driven Architecture.
- Integrated Veracode scans, OWASP best practices, and TLS 1.2+ into the SDLC to strengthen compliance readiness.
- Automated CI/CD pipelines and tests, increasing release velocity by 40% across teams.
- Standardized REST APIs with OpenAPI (Swagger) while developing reusable templates and enforcing CI linting.
- Mentored 10+ engineers and led cross-team architecture workshops to establish coding best practices.
- Partnered with compliance teams to implement remediation and system hardening for PCI DSS audits.
- Designed WCF services and Kafka producer/consumer pipelines to deliver scalable .NET services and enhance system reliability.
- Automated CI/CD pipelines and builds, improving release velocity and deployment consistency.
- Managed TSYS/Fiserv recertifications and bank onboarding to ensure audit readiness.
- Reduced vulnerabilities by 30% via Veracode integration, secure remediation, and secure coding practices.
- Delivered 2FA and platform-wide security enhancements, strengthening PCI DSS compliance.
- Modernized enterprise CMS, LMS, and Microsoft Dynamics solutions, refactoring legacy systems for scalability and performance.
- Optimized SQL Server queries and automated workflows, boosting system efficiency by 85%.
- Integrated reporting engines with Cornerstone SCORM API, enabling detailed learner tracking and compliance.
- Led development of client-specific apps, including SPAs, certification engines, and interactive enterprise tools.
- Directed data migration and multi-portal infrastructure projects, ensuring seamless integration and automation.
- Reengineered MS Dynamics CRM and DotNetNuke portals to improve user experience.
- Created reusable HTML email notification systems and optimized backend SQL queries.
- Delivered .NET-based web and mobile applications for SMB clients.
- Integrated third-party APIs and optimized application performance.
- Maintained 100% client satisfaction through on-time delivery.
- Supported compliance teams with data analysis, UAT testing, and technical documentation.
- Enhanced payment systems and automated workflows for greater efficiency.
- Developed desktop and web applications to improve operational efficiency.
- Conducted debugging, QA, and system enhancements to increase stability.
Education & Certifications
Education
B.Sc. in Computer Science
Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
2004 – 2008
Certifications
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
- OpenHack: App Modernization with NoSQL
- IBM: Visual C#.NET