Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States
Automation & Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Specialist Developed and implemented IaC solutions using tools like Puppet, Chef, and Terraform. Built automated deployment processes and managed CI/CD pipelines. Maintained configuration standards, leveraging cloud infrastructures (Azure, GCP) and PaaS technologies (containers, orchestration). Automated dynamic environments (IaaS, PaaS) and developed software/scripting solutions (Python). Quality Assurance & Testing Lead Led automated and load testing initiatives, applying software quality principles and testing tools. Advocated for quality practices, identified/tracked bugs, and conducted manual and automated testing. Collaboration & Communication Expert Collaborated with various teams, served as a thought leader, and documented processes. Communicated effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, showcasing strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Security & Compliance (DevSecOps) Advocate Integrated InfoSec practices and collaborated with compliance teams in highly regulated environments. Implemented best practices across development and IT operations, advocating for always-up, always-available services. Continuous Improvement & Innovation Enthusiast Monitored industry trends and provided recommendations for improvement. Developed software or met operational needs with code and script (JavaScript, PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby, .NET, Java).
Successfully led and mentored a high-performing DevOps engineering team, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing through Azure DevOps and GitHub. Architect and implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for optimized software delivery and cloud infrastructure, leveraging Python and PowerShell for automation. Establish and enforce cloud governance and best practices across Azure and AWS, utilizing Terraform for infrastructure as code and Hashicorp Vault for secret management and rotation. Manage cloud infrastructure (Azure and AWS) for cost optimization and alignment with business goals, leveraging Terraform for automation and scalability. Oversee Azure DevOps and GitHub for effective project management, sprint planning, and team collaboration, integrating with monitoring tools like Datadog and Application Insights. Direct GitHub management, branching strategies, and code review processes, ensuring efficient use of GitHub Actions for CI/CD. Champion infrastructure as code with Terraform, implementing scalable and resilient deployment strategies across Azure and AWS. Evaluate and implement automation, monitoring, and configuration management tools, including secrets management and integrating with Datadog and Application Insights for comprehensive monitoring. Identify and eliminate process bottlenecks in development and deployment workflows, leveraging Python and PowerShell scripting for automation. Foster collaboration between development, QA, and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery of software solutions and cloud infrastructure. Establish performance metrics and oversee system monitoring for proactive issue resolution, utilizing Azure DevOps dashboards, Datadog, and Application Insights for comprehensive insights. Ensure security and compliance throughout the software development lifecycle, implementing robust security measures.
Developed new external web applications utilizing Sitecore and Sitecore MVC. Rebranded web applications and enhanced functionality based on UX designs. Developed new distributed web and internal applications to replace aging systems using C#, ASP.NET, utilizing AWS or AZURE infrastructure. Designed Data structure for new internal applications with build in auditing features. Develop restful API’s for internal and external use across our web applications utilizing Web API, C#, and ASP.NET. Worked with Third Party vender to start implementation Sitecore Personalization and Marketing suites to begin personalizing content to identified customer roles. Rebuild, enhance, and update existing applications from older to newer technology stacks that can be deployed on industry’s newer/newest hosting environments. Provide production support for several web applications both internal and public facing. Perform and participate in code reviews. Provide documentation for use by business areas. Work with an Agile environment utilizing SAFE development practices utilizing JIRA. Worked and Configured CI/CD pipelines through TFS and BitBucket. Migrated code repositories from TFS to Bitbucket and configured artifact creation and delivery through Jenkins. Created and Configured projects using VSTS before migrating CI/CD to Bitbucket and Jenkins. Utilize PowerShell to automate tasks, as well as to migrate and transform Sitecore Content Delivery Database for major upgrade. Setup SonarQube to address code quality and security through scanning of source code. Utilize Dynatrace to monitor infrastructure and build Dashboards to monitor environments health as well as provide alerts to system instability and outages.