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Ottawa, On, Ca

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Spearheaded the development of an Endpoint Security and Detection service by building and testing a Java Spring Boot API microservice, deploying the containerized application to AWS ECS using Terraform, and automating the process with GitLab CI/CD pipelines.Secured the Spring Boot microservice by using the Spring Security library and integrated Keycloak as an OpenID Connect client. Implemented custom Java authorization logic to parse JWT tokens, enabling role-based access control and enhancing overall security.Enhanced Single Sign-On (SSO) functionality by implementing LDAP-to-Keycloak user mappers, streamlining authentication processes and improving user experience with faster and more seamless logins.Added 8 different server-side and client-side enhancements as part of a major release for a cyber security DNS SaaS product using TypeScript, Next.js and PostgreSQL, which enhanced client-facing components, and addressed critical backend bugs, fixing 16 failing unit tests.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Architected 6 fast REST API endpoints servicing data visualization components that allowed class instructors and users to view the class’s performance metrics and statistics on the Cyber Range platform.Streamlined data retrieval by integrating new DTOs with DAOs, and ORMs in the Java Spring Framework, querying 100,000+ MySQL rows, reducing query time by 27% and improving overall API performance by 13% through efficient CRUD operations.Created a React state pattern system with custom hooks and used Jest to write unit tests for the reports page achieving 92% code coverage. Optimized an API GET endpoint by simplifying a multi-join SQL query, reducing the response time from 35 seconds to 4 seconds.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Managed and delivered a 4-month virtual reality padel ball tracking project throughout its entire lifecycle by following an iterative approach.Facilitated requirements gathering, risk assessment, developing design criteria, producing prototypes, and evaluating project performance.Utilized agile methodology practices and lead weekly standups with development teams, as well as communicated updates to stakeholders.

Kanata, Ontario, Canada

Engineered a script using Python, YAML, Ansible and REST APIs that provisions AWS Hybrid Cloud environments in under 5 minutes.Deployed containerized microservice applications using Docker, Kubernetes and Cloud technologies resulting in over 99.5% service up-time.Reduced costs by 26% by migrating Python & JavaScript microservices from local servers to containerized applications on AWS and OpenShift.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Created a storage management system using Bash scripting serving over 1000 scientists by allowing them to effectively store research data.Wrote automation scripts and created complex pipelines to automate repetitive tasks like user creation and resource allocation, reducing the time taken by this process by 1 hour for each user.

Bachelor Of Applied Science In Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Leadership Camp, Muslim Student Association Leader, Volleyball Intramurals