Akshat Arora

Azure Throttling Solutions (ATS) · Azure DevOps, Azure Monitor, IaC, Zero Trust, C#/.NET

• ›Architected and operated the CI/CD and cloud infrastructure for Azure Throttling Solutions (ATS), a high-availability platform serving 50M+ API requests per day.
• ›Sustained 99.99% service uptime through multi-region deployments, health-probe-driven failover, and zero-downtime release strategies.
• ›Reduced cloud spend by 20% by right-sizing compute, tuning autoscale rules, and retiring idle Azure resources.
• ›Enforced a Zero Trust security model with Entra ID managed identities, least-privilege RBAC, Key Vault–backed secrets, and private networking.
• ›Migrated legacy OneBranch builds to multi-stage YAML Azure DevOps pipelines with gated approvals and integrated unit and automated testing.
• ›Reduced MTTR by building centralized observability with Azure Monitor and Application Insights, actionable alerting, and incident runbooks.
• ›Designed throttling and rate-limiting policies that protect downstream services and keep latency stable during traffic spikes.
• ›Built and maintained C#/.NET services on Azure Functions, App Services, and Storage that power the ATS platform.

• ›Developed an Android-compatible payment terminal API in Kotlin, integrated with Ingenico's payment processing ecosystem.
• ›Accelerated API development from 50% to 75% completion within a four-month period.
• ›Delivered critical payment processing endpoints and transaction handling modules.
• ›Implemented secure authentication and TLS/SSL-encrypted communication to meet PCI DSS compliance for sensitive payment data.
• ›Designed and documented RESTful API interfaces for payment authorization, transaction management, and terminal configuration.
• ›Applied Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) practices, reducing sprint cycle times by 25%.
• ›Improved cross-team collaboration by aligning engineering groups around shared SAFe planning and delivery practices.
• ›Collaborated with hardware engineering teams to keep the API compatible with existing terminals across Ingenico's product line.

• ›Architected and developed cross-platform iOS and Android apps with Flutter and Dart, shipping production-ready releases on schedule.
• ›Established development best practices, including Provider/Bloc state management patterns and code review processes.
• ›Implemented secure sign-in with Firebase Authentication, including multi-factor authentication support.
• ›Designed Firestore database schemas for real-time data synchronization.
• ›Integrated Firebase Cloud Functions, Cloud Messaging, and Analytics with the WordPress REST API for content management.
• ›Ran Agile sprint planning and retrospectives, accelerating project delivery by 40%.
• ›Reduced backend development overhead by 50% and improved application scalability by 25% through Firebase and WordPress integration.
• ›Mentored junior developers on Flutter fundamentals and widget lifecycle, and coordinated with cross-functional teams on consistent API contracts.