Summary of Skills
2 - 3 years
- AWS, Google Cloud
- Kubernetes
- SQL (mainly PostgreSQL)
- Custom Ansible modules
- Python packaging
- Django Rest Framework
- conda / conda-build
4 - 5 years
- Git
- CI Testing: Jenkins, PyTest, Zuul
- Bash
- Linux
- Docker
- CLI development
- Ansible Automation Platform
6+ years
- Public Speaking
- Customer Engagement
- Open Source Software contributions
- Open source community outreach
- Python
Expertise
API/Backend Software Developer
- Developing, maintaining, and testing cloud computing Ansible module collections such as
kubernetes.core
andamazon.aws
; - Delivering customer-focused features and command-line tools, mostly working with Python but also learning and utilizing other languages (e.g., Rust, C, JavaScript) per the particular needs of the project;
- Working closely with technical support and quality assurance (QA) teams to identify and deliver improvements to the CI/CD testing system;
- Contributing to open source repositories via Git as well as having familiarity with code submission, review, and merging processes while adhering to Agile methodologies and practices;
- Troubleshooting customer-reported issues, guiding in-house bug reproduction, determining root causes, describing problems in detail to teammates as well as customers, and pushing fixes to resolve issues;
- Curating and updating Critical Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs);
- Producing technically-focused content in the form of webinars, tutorials, talks, videos, blog posts and reference architecture/code for use in sales and technical enablement within the company and for the public at large;
- Writing and presenting enhancement proposals and technical documentation to showcase and explain recently-implemented software features as well as instructing hands-on labs and classes.
Experience
Senior Software Engineer - Ansible Cloud Content Collections, Red Hat
February 2019 – November 2021; Durham, NC
Software Engineer III - Conda Distro, Anaconda Inc.
December 2021 – November 2024; US Remote
Software Engineer - Ansible Automation Platform API/Backend, Red Hat
February 2019 – November 2021; Durham, NC
Senior Product Field Engineer - Ansible, Red Hat
June 2017 – January 2019; Durham, NC