Personal details

Stephen R. - Remote DevOps engineer

Stephen R.

Timezone: Stockholm (UTC+2)

Summary

A talented cloud architect with a lot of experience helping companies lift and shift their systems into AWS or GCP. In some cases, even being cloud-agnostic and being able to easily switch between any of their favorite providers. Prior to being an architect, he has headlined the design, and construction of many fullstack applications to benefit the product goals of both large and small businesses.

This is all possible with his B.S. in Computer Science and M.S. in Software Security. He is steadfast in applying a security-first approach to all of his work to make sure that only the safest, and most secure applications are released to market.

Upon entering the workforce, he has had the pleasure of working alongside many impressive companies such as Gartner, Pepsi, and IBM. In recent years, he has also made the journey overseas to Sweden and began his cloud journey within a very innovative and ever-expanding market in the heart of Malmö.

Beyond his career experience, he holds a deep passion for the world of open source and the benefits it has provided for both individuals and large corporations. As such, he keeps an active GitHub profile and contributes to passionate projects and publishes projects of his own to boost his peers.

Overall, he truly believes in providing the very best of himself to his employer, and his peers.

Work Experience

Senior DevOps Engineer
Sharkmob | Jun 2020 - Present
Python
Jenkins
Docker
Kubernetes
Octopus Deploy
Go (Golang)
DevOps
- Build tools/resources to support our DevOps requirements - Manage Live Operations of our studio work product(s) - Assist/Guide other engineers on secure best practices in AWS
Senior Cloud Engineer
Knowit | Jan 2020 - Jun 2020
Cloud
Google Cloud Platform
JavaScript
AWS Lambda
Serverless
DevOps
- Worked as a senior contractor to support our client network - Reviewed existing cloud architecture for security holes / exploits - Proposed new technical designs to improve application efficiency - Performed fullstack development in support of client's goals

Education

IONA College
Masters of ScienceComputer Science
Aug 2015 - Jun 2016
IONA College
Bachelor's of ScienceComputer Science
Aug 2010 - Jun 2014