Justin Bachus Email & Phone Number

Pasadena, Ca, Us

Helping companies design and implement effective cloud-computing programs, including AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes

Murray, Utah, Us

- Served as lead infrastructure architect for a leading Fintech company in the aggregation and credit decisioning space- Designed and implemented standardized build and deployment platform based on AWS, GitLab, and Kubernetes with an emphasis on reliability, availability, maintainability, performance, security, and auditability- Spearheaded effort to adopt 12-factor principles in new applications and migrate existing applications- Led, trained, and mentored teams of Systems Engineers on-site and in our remote office in Mumbai, India- Established reusable process for Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, allowing rapid deployment of databases, object storage, networks, and caching servers based on preapproved templates that included standardized best practices by default- Defined best practices and maturity models for developing highly scalable and fault-tolerant applications and systems- Planned and managed deployment of over 50 new and existing services to Docker containers running on Kubernetes and AWS- Built and managed implementation of tooling allowing for rapid elastic autoscaling of batch processing jobs and server resources- Evangelized for DevOps and Continuous Delivery practices within the company, rapidly accelerating time-to-market for projects- Collaborated with security and development teams to translate standards and policies into a cloud-native environment- Built infrastructure and processes to surpass strict compliance and security requirements including PCI and SOC 2

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

• Managed performance, reliability, security, scalability, and planning of infrastructure in AWS and DR facility supporting the largest web-based online MMO for children (Animal Jam), serving over 55 million users, processing over 65 million pageviews a month, accommodating up to 50,000 concurrent users, and servicing hundreds of thousands of API calls per minute with nearly 200 servers.• Reduced cloud infrastructure and CDN costs by 50% through an initiative to renegotiate contracts and increase server utilization through the implementation of Docker and Kubernetes.• Designed, led, and completed the architecture and migration to a common self-service platform across all product development teams utilizing Continuous Deployment practices to automate and standardize the build and deploy process for our 90+ microservices, reducing cycle times to a few minutes across all teams.• Participated in on-call rotation, aggressively tackling the root cause of any reliability issues resulting in a 10x decrease in on-call monitoring notifications.• Executed migration of 90+ services to centralized, internally-hosted GitLab revision control software feeding into Jenkins CI/CD pipeline for automated builds of Docker containers and 100% uptime deployments to Kubernetes platform with centralized logging, monitoring, and autorecovery, all controlled and revisioned in the service’s code repository.• Codified infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools like Packer to build system images and Terraform to deploy network, data storage, and infrastructure dependencies on AWS, allowing for easy automated updates and auditability for infrastructure stack.• Consult with development teams on how best to implement new technologies, architect their applications for maximum performance and fault-tolerance, and improve their development and QA processes.

Us

• Installed, upgraded, and configured Claims Manager revenue-cycle optimization (claim scrubber) software for health systems nationwide• Tuned performance of backend (Oracle & JBOSS) and identified bottlenecks in application• Acted as each project’s main technical contact and actively communicated with client• Worked with development to address defects and provide recommendations for enhancing product• Devised innovative methods and processes to improve speed of delivery and customer satisfaction• Received “Rookie of the Year” award in 2011 for outstanding contribution in my first year• Updated data migration tool to reduce customer downtime from 8+ hours to a matter of minutes during upgrades• Created and implemented customized solutions for at-risk customers• Conducted data migration through SQL queries and custom PL/SQL procedures

• Led and managed back-end operations for pilot phase of most influential customer deployment• Responsible for maintenance, optimization, troubleshooting, and planning of databases and applications for existing customers and new implementations• Participated in 24x7 on-call rotation responding to issues for hundreds of production servers• Automated common maintenance tasks and identified monitoring metrics to achieve 100% uptime • Identified potential problems and chose best solution in high-pressure downtime situations• Implemented, configured, and maintained Oracle databases, Oracle Application Servers, JBOSS Application servers, and in-house applications

• Solely responsible for troubleshooting and responding to all issues during swing shift• Responsible for deployment of a vast majority of production changes and database maintenance• Worked independently to automate common processes within Oracle, Linux, and our application• Developed and expanded documentation of customer environments and applications• Became the group’s expert on numerous 3rd-party and internal software packages

Austin, Texas, Us

• Managed and supported over 100 internal Windows, Linux, and Solaris systems• Automated and maintained OS patching, backup, and antivirus updates on Windows and Linux• Diagnosed and resolved complex Windows and Linux issues in DoD secured labs• Researched and implemented department-wide IT initiatives• Researched and tested migration from Windows NT authentication to Active Directory• Managed and diagnosed issues with Linux LDAP authentication

• Assisted in daily portfolio maintenance and client relations• Designed and built an interactive Excel and PowerPoint sales presentation using VBA• Developed advanced Excel models and calculators for financial analysis• Built custom applications on top of portfolio management software to automate common tasks

Bba, Business Honors & Management Information Systems

Education record