As a Lead Software Engineer, I guide a team of Software Engineers to develop and maintain a cloud application platform for critical financial applications. My team is tasked with developing our platform using IaC, writing bulletproof deployment automation pipelines, and investigating and addressing performance/scalability/integration issues from development to production.My team also covers the security of our platform, continuously scanning and reviewing our containerized software and tech stack components for CVEs and Known Exploitable Vulnerabilities. I cultivated a security-focus mindset among my team to ensure that we triage and mitigate any reported CVEs within the appropriate timeframe based on severity and impact.I led my team to adopt FinOps practices to gain valuable insights into the TCO of our cloud application platform. Through careful right-sizing and cost optimizations, we eliminated over $1,000,000 per year of excess cloud spend with no performance impact and established a culture of cost awareness throughout the organization.Together with the product owner, application developers, and business stakeholders, we collaborate to create and manage a compelling roadmap for the future of our application and cloud platform. I guide my team in evaluating new technologies, engage in Proof-of-Concept testing, and draft architectural specifications to ensure seamless integration with our stack. I consult with other application teams to help migrate their legacy and on-premises applications to the cloud while embracing cloud-native architecture patterns and deployment standards wherever possible.

Led a team of Software Engineers focused on cloud infrastructure, cloud-native platforms, and CI/CD process development.Developed automated deployment pipelines for cloud platforms and services to improve reliability and service delivery.Designed a containerized application deployment framework using Helm to provide consistent and repeatable deployments.Streamlined CI frameworks to enhance pipeline performance and auditability.Collaborated with business leaders and engineering staff to analyze and optimize cloud spending.Achieved a 40% reduction in cloud spending through system right-sizing using FinOps best practices.

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• Developed system management utilities in Go, Python, and KSH scripting• Created automation to deploy and manage code in Chef with configuration-as-code• Drafted enterprise framework, standards, and governance for Site Reliability Engineering teams• Manage a team of System Engineers supporting hosted client services following Agile Scrum principles• Accountable for on-time completion of projects and the stability and performance of client EHR systems• Coordinate technical projects, roadmaps, and timelines for aligned clients• Track team output and project completion using Atlassian Jira Kanban boards• Lead weekly meetings with clients covering ongoing projects and system maintenance

• Led technical migration of Cerner Millennium EHR for a national healthcare organization with over 16,000 concurrent users• Guided technical decision-making with client engineers and stakeholders• Performed multidisciplinary investigations of system performance problems from source code to infrastructure• Planned and implemented Disaster Recovery architecture, systems, and procedures• Developed a network analytics platform in Python and JavaScript to collect and analyze data from over 7,000 network devices.• Enhanced CI/CD processes through containerization and breaking up monolithic codebases• Extended platform functionality to support evolving network and cloud architectures across the organization• Created documentation and strategy for GlusterFS storage deployment across 100+ hosted clients• Maintained technical documentation referenced by over 800 System Engineers

• Primary System Architect for Cerner Millennium systems across multiple US healthcare systems• Achieved 99.99% service availability through continuous production system improvement processes• Developed a user-facing system status and messaging platform as a Java web service and SQL backend• Designed solutions following RESTful principles and Software Development best practices• Performed requirements analysis and interaction design tasks based on client feedback• Created development guidelines for front-end application and web developers

• Implemented and supported Cerner Millennium systems for multiple US healthcare organizations• Developed automation to audit clinical data interfaces for high-availability configuration standards• Migrated clinical midtier applications from HP-UX to Red Hat Enterprise Linux

• Implemented an IT asset management and ticket system to streamline support processes• Collaborated with developers to integrate asset management systems with Sharepoint• Deployed comprehensive network monitoring system to improve helpdesk troubleshooting capabilities• Built proof-of-concept desktop virtualization environment to resolve application compatibility issues