Suneel Kumar

Solution Architect / Technical Lead

📍 Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India | ✉️ suneelweb15@gmail.com | ☎️ +91-9013436088
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Professional Summary

Highly accomplished Solution Architect and Technical Lead with 12+ years of experience in designing, developing, and scaling enterprise-grade backend systems. Expert in PHP (Laravel, LAMP Stack), MySQL, AWS / GCP, and DevOps automation. Proven track record of architecting cloud-native, microservices-based solutions, optimizing performance, and leading cross-functional engineering teams to deliver business-critical applications with reliability, scalability, and security at their core.

Technical Skills

Solution Architecture PHP Laravel OpenCart CodeIgniter MySQL REST API AWS Google Cloud Oracle DevOps CI/CD Jenkins
Backend & Architecture (Core Expertise)
  • Architected large-scale distributed systems with PHP 8+, Laravel, and microservices design patterns.
  • Engineered modular and domain-driven architectures that improved scalability and maintainability across products.
  • Designed and implemented RESTful APIs, GraphQL layers, and service gateways for high-volume enterprise environments.
  • Applied clean architecture, SOLID principles, and DDD methodologies to ensure long-term codebase stability.
  • Optimized backend infrastructure and database design to reduce latency and improve throughput under heavy load conditions.
Database Engineering
  • Advanced expertise in MySQL / MariaDB query optimization, indexing, and database partitioning.
  • Hands-on with Oracle Database schema design, data migration, and performance tuning.
  • Architected AWS RDS and GCP Cloud SQL solutions with replication and backup automation.
  • Implemented Redis caching, horizontal scaling, and data sharding for low-latency access.
Cloud & DevOps
  • Designed cloud-native systems on AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation) and GCP (Compute Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL).
  • Containerized environments with Docker and orchestrated production clusters using Kubernetes (EKS/GKE).
  • Defined Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipelines via Terraform and Ansible for automated provisioning and deployments.
CI/CD & Automation
  • Implemented enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, and GitHub Actions.
  • Automated release cycles and rollback processes ensuring zero downtime deployment.
  • Configured multi-environment builds with automated testing, linting, and deployment validation.
  • Integrated static code analysis and vulnerability scanning into CI workflows.
Security & Reliability
  • Applied API security standards (OAuth2, JWT, RBAC) and managed application-level encryption and secrets.
  • Implemented disaster recovery, failover clustering, and backup automation for critical applications.
  • Designed auto-scaling and load balancing strategies to maintain uptime under peak traffic.
Leadership & Delivery Excellence
  • Led cross-functional engineering teams through full SDLC—from concept to deployment.
  • Conducted architecture reviews, code audits, and technical mentorship sessions.
  • Partnered with product, QA, and DevOps teams to deliver enterprise-grade, SLA-driven systems.
  • Defined engineering best practices, documentation standards, and onboarding frameworks.

Professional Experience

Solution Architect / Tech Lead – Backend (PHP Laravel)

TechUp Labs | Remote | Oct 2020 – Jul 2025

  • Architected scalable, secure, and high-performance backend ecosystems using Laravel and microservices, delivering 99.95% uptime across enterprise platforms.
  • Transformed legacy monoliths into modular microservices, cutting technical debt by 35% and enabling scalable, independent deployments.
  • Defined system design standards, API governance, and CI/CD automation, ensuring consistency, reliability, and rapid delivery cycles.
  • Implemented cost-optimized multi-cloud strategy (AWS + GCP), reducing operational expenses by 30% through auto-scaling and caching.
  • Enhanced API efficiency by 40% and increased throughput by 50% under peak traffic through query optimization and load balancing.
  • Established secure authentication and authorization using Laravel Sanctum, Passport, and JWT-based APIs to ensure compliance and data integrity.
  • Automated end-to-end CI/CD pipelines with Docker and Jenkins, cutting deployment time from 2 hours to 10 minutes.
  • Deployed observability and monitoring stack (CloudWatch, Prometheus), improving incident response time by 45%.
  • Mentored engineering teams and enforced SOLID, clean code practices, improving delivery velocity by 30% and overall code quality.
  • Collaborated with product and DevOps teams to align architecture with business objectives, accelerating release cycles by 20%.
Tech Lead | Senior Software Developer

AADRILA Technologies Pvt. Ltd. | Noida, India | Apr 2017 – Oct 2020

  • Directed backend modernization projects migrating legacy monoliths to microservice-driven Laravel architectures.
  • Designed and implemented enterprise REST APIs, caching layers, and asynchronous queues with Redis.
  • Introduced Docker and Jenkins pipelines, improving deployment cycles and reducing downtime by 40%.
  • Optimized SQL queries, cutting database latency by 25% through indexing and query refactoring.
  • Collaborated with product and infrastructure teams to build resilient, fault-tolerant cloud environments.
  • Mentored developers in architecture design, performance profiling, and testing strategies.
Senior Software Developer

Knox Payments Inc. | Henrico, Virginia | May 2013 – Apr 2017

  • Developed secure, scalable REST APIs and backend systems for payment processing applications.
  • Integrated third-party banking and payment SDKs ensuring PCI-DSS compliance.
  • Migrated systems from legacy frameworks to Laravel 5.x improving scalability and maintainability.
  • Built DevOps automation scripts to manage deployment pipelines via Jenkins and Bash scripting.
  • Collaborated with US-based stakeholders to deliver high-availability systems under tight SLAs.
Software Developer

IndiaMART InterMESH Ltd. | Noida, India | Dec 2009 – May 2013

  • Developed and maintained high-traffic B2B marketplace applications using PHP, MySQL, and jQuery.
  • Optimized backend queries and caching mechanisms to improve performance for 1M+ daily users.
  • Contributed to REST API migration strategy and service modularization efforts.
  • Introduced version control, CI integration, and early-stage Agile practices within the team.

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