// CASE_STUDY
Government Portal
Overview
A large-scale government portal built on Umbraco CMS serving millions of citizens. The platform handles complex content workflows, multi-language pages, advanced search, and integrations with external government systems. Performance and accessibility were critical requirements.
Technologies Used
C#
.NET 8
Umbraco 13
SQL Server
Elasticsearch
Azure
Docker
RabbitMQ
My Role
Senior .NET Developer responsible for backend architecture, Elasticsearch integration, content workflow optimization, and API development for third-party government system integration.
Architecture
CDN / WAF
Azure Front Door
→
Web Server
Umbraco 13 / .NET 8
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Search Engine
Elasticsearch Cluster
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Message Queue
RabbitMQ
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Database
SQL Server (HA)
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External APIs
Gov Systems
Challenges
- Handling high-traffic search queries across millions of content nodes
- Implementing complex multi-language content workflows with editorial approval chains
- Integrating with legacy government APIs with varying data formats
- Ensuring WCAG 2.1 accessibility compliance across all public pages
Solutions
- Designed Elasticsearch indexing pipeline with custom analyzers for multi-language search
- Built event-driven content workflow engine using RabbitMQ for async processing
- Created adapter pattern for government API integration with retry policies and circuit breakers
- Implemented automated accessibility testing in CI/CD pipeline
Outcomes & Impact
Search response time reduced from 3s to under 200ms
Content publishing throughput increased by 300%
99.9% uptime maintained during peak traffic periods
Achieved WCAG 2.1 AA compliance across all public pages