Christen Bowies
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Credentials
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AWS Certified Developer
Amazon Web ServicesNov, 2018- Sep, 2024 -
AWS Certified Practitioner
Amazon Web ServicesNov, 2018- Sep, 2024 -
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Amazon Web ServicesNov, 2018- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Pazien
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United States
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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DevOps Engineer
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Sep 2019 - Present
Tools and Technology: Python, Ansible, Mongo, Jenkins, Cloudformation, Docker, AWS, Ubuntu, Bash Highlights: - Maintained CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins). Assisted in all deployments to production infrastructure - Deployed and maintained MongoDB cluster - Lead development and integration efforts to integrate with FIS security (Checkmarx, BlackDuck, Cortex, etc) - Re-architected backend internal daemon processes to be more scalable and meet ever increasing demand - Assisted in development to migrate major systems from bare EC2 instances to better suited AWS services Show less
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CloudCheckr
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United Kingdom
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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Software Developer
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Mar 2016 - Sep 2019
- C# - Visual Studio - Git - Agile
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Senior DevOps Engineer (Team Lead)
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Mar 2016 - Sep 2019
As lead DevOps engineer, I automate, maintain, and setup monitoring of all new AWS architecture across several regions for the SaaS application. Daily tasks include scripting automation, and handling critical business performance tickets.Tools and Technology:Powershell, C#, Python, Jenkins, Packer, TerraForm, Cloud Formation, SQL Server, MySQL, Datadog, Git, AWS (Amazon Web Services), VScode/Visual Studio, Postman, NewRelic, LogglyHighlights: -Maintained CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Bamboo) and assisted in all deployments to production infrastructure-Built, administered, troubleshooted all internal, and production environments-Implemented and maintained monitoring solutions on all infrastructure to increase visibility and reduce troubleshooting time-Performed primary and secondary on call rotations to maintain infrastructure up-time and resolve issues-Served as lead escalation point for other Developers, Support, and TAM teams to resolve infrastructure related issues-Planned, scheduled, tested, and deployed major .NET upgrades to infrastructure-Administered and maintained over 500 RDS instances (SQL Server) containing 4000+ customer databases using SSMS, and Solarwinds-Architected and assisted in large database migrations between RDS instances using Powershell-Architected and developed procedures and code to remove customer data and comply with GDPRregulations using C# and Powershell-Assisted in Architecting new CI/CD build pipeline for legacy product using Powershell, CloudFormation, and Jenkins which reduces hours of manual deploy work-Reduced infrastructure cost by ~4,000 each month by right sizing EC2, and RDS instance types-Assisted in high escalation customer bugs by working with developers and support teams to reproduce and resolve Show less
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Calero Software
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United States
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Information Technology and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Engineer
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Jun 2015 - Jan 2016
- C# - Visual Studio - Git - Agile - C# - Visual Studio - Git - Agile
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Education
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State University of New York College at Plattsburgh
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Computer Science -
State University of New York College at Plattsburgh
Bachelor's of Science, Biology