Hillary Jeffrey Email & Phone Number

Tempe, Az, Us

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

- Build extensions and integrations for the Q2 online banking (OLB) platform to extend functionality for smaller financial institutions (FIs) to integrate third-party services such as chatbots, payment processors such as Paypal, and recommendation engines to provide usable and effective user experiences- Integrated web systems using security best-practices, encryption, whitelisting, and SOAP or REST APIs to securely protect personal financial information at-rest and in-transit- Utilized and standardized Javascript, Typescript, React, and GraphQL common component libraries to simplify project startup and front-end development by offering consistent look-and-feel with per-site styling and colors- Scope and determined level-of-effort, technical requirements, and complexity estimates as part of the business development process, including scoping, technical client calls, and initial system and documentation evaluations- Diagnose, debug, and fix technical issues between system, platform, and platform extensions- Wrote unit and integration tests for errors or incompatibilities so they can be diagnosed and fixed as part of test-driven development (TDD)- Built internal tooling and playbook documentation to ease developer workflow and simplify routine tasks and capture solutions for common issues- Mentored new developers and improve onboarding processes both into the company as well as for developing on the Q2 OLB platform- Produced high-quality, well-documented project code, tests, and documentation- Contributed to the Q2 OLB platform to report and offer fixes or GitLab merge requests with fixes, as well as having my standardized template of actions for controlling chatbots adopted by Q2 into their example UX Payload Javascript API project- Standardized GitHub development workflows to promote auditability and traceability of code changes, such as PR/issue templates, Actions, and branch protection

Check out my work at https://github.com/cisagov/ primarily on the Cloud-Optimized Operations Lab (COOL) and Cyber Hygiene vulnerability scanning systems.- Built secure and manage CISA’s cybersecurity scanning and evaluation tools and environments, such as the Cloud-Optimized Operations Lab (COOL) and Cyber Hygiene vulnerability scanning systems- Worked with cutting-edge AWS features and tooling such as Terraform and IaC (Infrastructure as Code) to create secured, standardized virtual environments with automated initialization, data exfiltration/retention, and teardown of virtual environments for security assessors to run cybersecurity assessments including penetration testing, email phishing campaigns, and more- Captured team standards, practices, and norms as well as how-to guides via the cisagov development-guide repository- Joined CISA’s technical and DE&I initiatives and developed a list of resources on anti-racism, ally skills, and mutual aid for my division because Black Lives Matter

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

- Used cloud technologies to build, secure, and manage the cloud.gov Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) container hosting and management tools, including BOSH, Concourse, Terraform, Kubernetes, and AWS Cloud Services including virtual private clouds, logging and metrics alerts- Remediated and documented security vulnerabilities for FedRAMP compliance POA&Ms (Plan of Action and Milestones)- Restructured deployment pipelines to parallelize deployment steps and reduce downtime during maintenance and upgrades- Supported security and compliance review audit by a third-party auditor (3PAO)- Restructured the technical support process and added self-service options to provide faster service- Participated in cross-specialty and cross-organization internal improvement groups, including both technical and DE&I Guilds and working groups

Washington, Dc, Us

- Scrum-mastered geographically-distributed, cross-functional teams using agile methodologies including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives- Developed and delivered site features on public-facing consumerfinance.gov (over 11 million users per year), including developing Consumer Credit Trends using Python, Django, and Wagtail- Automated monthly data releases for the Consumer Credit Trends site feature using python for data processing, Groovy for Jenkins jobs, and Django/Wagtail as a content management system- Created a system flow diagram for Consumer Credit Trends feature to illustrate architecture and highlight key decision points for Jenkins deployment and processing automation pipeline- Developed Research Conference signup backend in Django/Wagtail to register users, limit total number of signups to venue capacity, and send daily registration updates to stakeholders- Used Jenkins, TravisCI, ansible, and jenkins-as-code (JAC) as infrastructure automation to automatically manage and optimize multi-server configuration, deployment, and testing- Supported internal modernization efforts to reduce technical debt by migrating the consumerfinance.gov relational database from a self-hosted MySQL instance to Amazon’s RDS-hosted, cloud-based Postgres SQL database- Evaluated available cloud technologies for the consumerfinance.gov development and deployment environments to support containerization, data movement between environments, and open-source policies while balancing multiple diverse stakeholder groups and procurement bureaucracy- Used infrastructure monitoring tooling including New Relic, alerts, and dashboards to identify and address site issues- Performed code reviews, contributed to standards development, and presented to internal Developer Community of Practice- Represented the CFPB in the Federal Open Source Code Policy working group (Code.gov)

Washington Navy Yard, Dc, Us

- Developed diagnostic software for AN/SPA-25H console tech-refresh including requirements generation, cost/schedule estimates, system design, implementation and documentation following spiral evolution model- As Software Support Agent, supported and managed lifecycle software engineering fleet-wide for radar sensor distribution systems - Led development of technical specification of a new radar distribution standard to avoid proprietary communication protocols and obsolescence issues, leading to the creation of a new Program of Record and savings of $100-700k per ship in licensing fees- Modernized radar input conversion and display on shipboard consoles to mitigate electronic component obsolescence through software conversion and distribution- Created cost/schedule estimates for new radar distribution Program of Record - Led 3-person development team to create an Android tactical display system combining Navy tactical protocols, open standards, and role-based authentication- Developed python-based test suites to automate depot-level maintenance of encrypted radios- Managed high-speed, high-bandwidth digital signal recording system development through production and deployment of first 80 units- Created DSP algorithms and firmware to bridge tactical and satellite radio networks to detect audio type and content, buffer real-time, and transmit bi-directionally with auto-retry- Developed embedded firmware and DSP algorithms for dsPIC and PIC microcontrollers in C for Iridium satellite radio devices- Performed STEM outreach with local schools via two-week engineering camps- Developed coding standards and recorded best-practices for software development performed by the division

Tucson, Az, Us

- Designed and built Linux-based communications and DSP applications using Python, Java, and C- Developed embedded DSP software for cutting-edge signal processing and recording equipment- Engineered and tested Python data-logging and interface software for component-level devices across network and serial connections, including GPS units, tuners, and relay controllers- Designed and implemented a new control and web interface to control an antenna rotor for improved position control precision and reliability- Performed robust testing, signal collection, and data analysis to prepare for release cycles- Documented development processes, modules, and presented senior-level briefs- Wrote regression-testing Python scripts for comparing performance effects of feature changes

Dallas, Tx, Us

Dallas, Tx, Us