I design, build, and operate distributed systems on Azure. Recent focus: AKS, Helm, autoscaling (HPA), probes, and observability with OpenTelemetry → Application Insights.

• AKS demo (Helm + HPA + probes + OTel/App Insights)
  • Repo: https://github.com/mcawalsh/aks-dotnet9-demo
  • Article: https://medium.com/@mca.walsh/exploring-azure-kubernetes-service-aks-deploying-scaling-and-observing-a-net-9-api-6fbd39676907
• Azure Function purchase processor (Queue trigger + Azurite + Pipelines)
  • Repo: https://github.com/mcawalsh/functionapp-purchase-processor
  • Article: https://www.michaelwalsh.co.uk/posts/local-azure-function-queue-pipelines-with-azurite

• Completing AZ‑204 (Azure Developer Associate) certification.
• Publishing public demos on AKS (Helm, HPA, probes), API Management, and distributed tracing (OTel → App Insights).

• Languages: C#, SQL, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python (working)
• Azure: AKS, ACR, App Service, Functions, Service Bus, API Management, Monitor/App Insights, Key Vault
• DevOps: Azure Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Docker, Helm, Terraform
• Practices: Microservices, messaging & integration patterns, CI/CD (blue/green, canary), observability (logs/metrics/traces)

• 📧 Email: mca.walsh@gmail.com
• 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/michael-walsh-a5847925
• 🌐 Website: https://www.michaelwalsh.co.uk
• ✍️ Medium: medium.com/@mca.walsh

⚙️ Always learning, building, and sharing knowledge about .NET, Azure, and cloud-native systems.