NelsonRoss_Resume


Education:

DePaul University

Graduated: June 2020

Major: Computer Science

Skills:

Collaboration,

Cultural Awareness, Documentation, Flexibility,

Independence,

Time Management

Tools:

Apache, CSS, Docker, Git, Hugo, Jenkins, Jinja, Kubernetes, Linux, Oracle Cloud, Python, REST API, SaltStack, Termius, Terraform, Vim, VS Code

Interests:

Playing Music, Travel,

Custom Keyboards, Photography

References:

Joseph Rodriguez

Sr. Applications Engineer

Oracle

joecrodriguez@gmail.com

Jeff Schnurr

Sr. Applications Engineer Oracle

j.mk.schnurr@gmail.com

Experience:

Senior Applications Engineer • Oracle

2019 - Present

DevOps, Release Engineering, Infrastructure Management, Script Development, IaC, and CI/CD Support for Oracle’s Textura Payment Management Software.

  • Developed infrastructure for 400+ live and test Linux systems through use of SaltStack, Python, and Jenkins.
  • Maintained thousands of default and overridden values for configuring 20+ services across internal and production environments.
  • Scripted and maintained deployment states for consistent deployment of all services in internal and production environments.
  • Developed Python scripts for testers to interface with existing Salt deployment states.
  • Configured Jenkins jobs to automate testing and deployment of services internally and in production to streamline and speed up testing and deployments.

  • Collaborated with colleagues on other teams to understand and implement required changes.
  • Gathered requirements from Software Engineers to update configurations and improve deployment processes when implementing changes.
  • Assisted QA Testers by understanding test cases, reconfiguring environments, and providing commands for loading desired testing requirements.
  • Worked with CloudOps to provision and configure new production Linux virtual machines and decommission old VMs in Oracle Cloud.
  • Assisted teammates with design, implementation, debugging, troubleshooting, and code reviews.

  • Participated in process management and release engineering.
  • Wrote documentation on internal processes for projects I lead, and updated out-dated documentation.
  • Maintained Git repositories by tagging branches, keeping active branches up-to-date, and deleting deprecated branches.
  • Followed internal processes for smooth production deployments each month.