Systems Development Specialist

Systems Development Specialist — Nexa Systems

Seattle, WA | January 2024 – Present

• Led the re-architecture of a legacy data ingestion pipeline using Apache Kafka and Python, boosting processing throughput by 42% and reducing system latency from 4.2 seconds to 800 milliseconds for 15 million daily events.
• Designed and implemented automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Docker, reducing software deployment cycle times by 35% and saving the engineering department approximately 14 hours of manual labor per week.
• Orchestrated the migration of 8 microservices to AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), optimizing resource allocation parameters to reduce monthly cloud infrastructure expenditures by 24% while ensuring 99.99% system availability.
• Collaborated with database administrators to execute a zero-downtime PostgreSQL database migration, transitioning 4.5 TB of user record profiles and introducing read-replicas that decreased query response times by 30%.

Junior Systems Development Specialist — Beacon Software Solutions

Tacoma, WA | June 2021 – December 2023

• Developed and maintained RESTful APIs in Java and Spring Boot, serving 50,000 active users and reducing API response times by 26% through SQL query optimization and Redis caching integrations.
• Configured system monitoring tools using Prometheus and Grafana for 12 core services, decreasing average incident identification time by 34% and saving the operations team 8 hours per week in troubleshooting.
• Authored comprehensive technical documentation and system design diagrams for 6 core backend applications, decreasing developer onboarding times by 40% and reducing initial coding errors for new hires.
• Wrote Bash and Python automation scripts to automate database backup verification routines, saving 8 hours of manual testing effort each week and ensuring 100% compliance with corporate security protocols.

Python, Java, Go, SQL, Bash scripting, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS (EC2, EKS, RDS, S3), Apache Kafka, Redis, PostgreSQL, Prometheus, Grafana, Git, CI/CD pipelines, RESTful APIs, Systems Architecture, Agile Development

Cloud Infrastructure Automation Migration

Role: Lead Systems Specialist

Tools: AWS (EKS, EC2), Terraform, Ansible, Docker

Migrated 14 legacy on-premises applications to a Kubernetes cluster on AWS within 6 months, reducing cloud infrastructure hosting expenses by 28% and boosting overall system availability to 99.99%.

High-Throughput Data Pipeline Optimization

Role: Systems Developer

Tools: Python, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis

Optimized a high-volume transaction processing engine to handle 10,000 requests per second, which slashed database CPU usage by 35% and eliminated processing bottlenecks during peak traffic hours.

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (2023)
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) (2022)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Mentoring computer science students at regional high schools (2022-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice