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Harsh Sonkar · Software Developer · Cognizant

Technical Skills

  • Languages: Java (17/21), C#, SQL (PostgreSQL/MySQL), C++, Python
  • CI/CD & DevOps: Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Docker, Terraform, AWS Amplify, Git, Maven
  • Testing: JUnit, Mockito, Playwright, Postman
  • Backend & Security: Spring Boot, Spring Security, Hibernate/JPA, REST APIs, Microservices
  • Cloud (AWS SAA): EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, VPC, SQS/SNS, CloudFront
  • Fundamentals: Data Structures & Algorithms, System Design, OOP

Certifications

Experience

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Jul 2025 – Present

Programmer Analyst – GN — Bangalore

Enterprise Mobile Test Suite (Alaska Airlines).NET/C#, Appium, Azure DevOps
  • Designed and maintained robust automated test cases and test suites for mobile applications using Appium and .NET
  • Executed and monitored Azure DevOps pipelines to run automation cycles and support continuous integration
  • Fixed existing issues within the automation framework and maintained overall test suite stability
CureCart (Internal E-commerce Project)Java, Spring Boot, MySQL, Jira
  • Architected microservices using Java 17, optimizing logic for scalable high-volume access
  • Optimized MySQL schemas and queries via Spring Data JPA to enhance data retrieval speed
  • Secured application endpoints using Spring Security (RBAC) to protect sensitive user transactions
  • Orchestrated AWS deployments (EC2, RDS) using Docker to streamline environment provisioning

Projects

env-pull

Jun 2026

Go, AES-GCM, AWS Secrets Manager, 1Password, Bitwarden

  • Built a zero-disk CLI tool in Go that injects secrets from enterprise vaults directly into process memory, eliminating plaintext .env files
  • Leveraged Process Tree Inheritance to fetch secrets once and share across all hot-reload cycles, preventing API rate-limiting
  • Implemented AES-GCM encryption for local overrides with zero-overwrite buffer clearing to prevent forensic recovery
  • Integrated natively with AWS CLI SSO, 1Password IPC socket, and Bitwarden CLI — zero additional configuration required

Distributed Notification Service

Jan 2026

Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Redis, Docker

  • Engineered a Spring Boot and Kafka engine processing 100k+ concurrent messages
  • Implemented Redis rate-limiting to prevent API throttling and ensure system stability
  • Designed event-driven architecture to decouple delivery logic, reducing latency by 40%
  • Containerized services via Docker and drafted Terraform scripts for AWS provisioning

Smart Attend (AI Attendance System)

Dec 2024

Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, AWS

  • Developed an attendance suite with 95% accuracy using a custom proxy detection algorithm
  • Architected a PostgreSQL model to track analytics for 500+ daily user movements
  • Integrated geo-location APIs to enforce presence, reducing manual verification by 50%
  • Leveraged AWS Amplify for automated CI/CD pipelines and scalable serverless hosting

Leadership

Cloud Club Captain — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Feb 2024 – Present
  • Orchestrated workshops on Lambda and Bedrock for 60+ students, focusing on serverless and GenAI
  • Mentored peers in cloud architecture and IAM security, fostering campus-wide AWS proficiency

Programming Head — SLIET Software Development Club

Aug 2023 – Nov 2024
  • Mentored 100+ students in Data Structures & Algorithms for technical interview preparation
  • Architected monthly coding contests and hackathons to promote a culture of competitive programming

Achievements

  • Achieved Global Rank 57, 96, 98 in Starters 129, 76, 84 on Codechef
  • Winner in Ideation Phase of Indian Web Browser Development Challenge by MeitY, Govt. of India
  • Ranked 41 in the 2023 ICPC Asia Amritapuri Doublesite Regional Contest

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science — Sangrur, Punjab