Amol Agade
Troy,MI
Summary
Seasoned technology leader with 12 years of experience in software engineering, DevOps, and cloud automation within regulated financial environments. Led engineering teams, enhanced software delivery processes, and collaborated with cross-functional partners in technology and security. Expertise in Java/J2EE SDLC, CI/CD, configuration management, and risk mitigation. Skilled in communicating complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders.
Overview
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Certification
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Technology Manager – DevOps & Cloud Automation
Comerica Bank
Auburn Hills, MI
06.2025 - Current
- Lead DevOps, cloud automation, and platform operations initiatives supporting enterprise technology strategy, operational efficiency, and software delivery modernization.
- Partner with technology leaders, application teams, security, infrastructure, and vendors to align delivery priorities with organizational goals and regulated banking requirements.
- Drove process improvements in configuration management, release management, change management, platform upgrades, and production support operations to enhance operational effectiveness.
- Monitored platform health and system performance through CloudWatch dashboards and operational metrics to enhance visibility, accountability, and incident response.
- Support risk management by ensuring compliance with information security standards, performing system audits, and addressing security vulnerabilities.
- Oversaw legacy platform modernization and migration efforts to minimize downtime, mitigate operational risk, and maintain production stability.
- Coach and guide engineers on automation practices, release readiness, deployment standards, infrastructure automation, and continuous improvement.
- Prepare technical documentation, design specifications, operational procedures, and executive-level updates for engineering and stakeholder audiences.
Principal DevOps Engineer
Comerica Bank
Auburn Hills, MI
03.2022 - 06.2025
- Led enterprise DevOps automation for applications, infrastructure, and databases using Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Docker, and AWS services.
- Built and enhanced CI/CD pipelines integrating Jenkins, SonarQube, Artifactory, Docker, and Git-based repositories to improve delivery consistency and quality.
- Managed AWS infrastructure as code using Terraform and Ansible across EC2, S3, EBS, ELB, RDS, and related cloud services.
- Streamlined server provisioning, application configuration, deployment workflows, and platform maintenance activities to enhance operational efficiency.
- Mitigated vulnerabilities in QA and production environments through enhanced continuous delivery practices, deployment controls, and security-aligned release processes.
- Mentored junior and senior engineers on DevOps best practices, root cause analysis, automation design, and cloud infrastructure standards.
- Supported Java/J2EE enterprise application delivery across WebSphere, WebLogic, JBoss, and Apache Tomcat environments, including pre-production and production deployments.
- Collaborated with application, infrastructure, security, and business teams to remove delivery impediments and support reliable software implementation.
Senior Staff Engineer
Comerica Bank
Auburn Hills, MI
02.2019 - 02.2022
- Implemented Kubernetes and Docker containerization to support faster delivery cycles, auto-scaling, and improved application deployment reliability.
- Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Docker to automate build, test, deployment, and release processes for enterprise applications.
- Configured, managed, and monitored AWS cloud services including EC2, S3, EBS, ELB, and RDS using Terraform and Ansible.
- Developed Ansible playbooks and Terraform modules to automate server provisioning and application configuration, ensuring environment consistency.
- Managed software configuration processes, overseeing code compilation, branching, deployment coordination, and release governance.
- Led a team of four build engineers to automate cloud build capabilities, supporting at least 40 application teams.
- Advised project teams on architecture and design, aligning solutions with enterprise technology strategy and delivery standards.
- Partnered with infrastructure departments on automation initiatives to advance organizational platform engineering and software delivery goals.
Senior Build Engineer
Comerica Bank
Auburn Hills, MI
04.2016 - 01.2019
- Managed enterprise build, release, and deployment processes for banking applications across production and pre-production environments.
- Deployed applications using WebSphere, WebLogic, JBoss, and Apache Tomcat, supported Java/J2EE application delivery and enterprise SDLC execution.
- Implemented Atlassian Bitbucket with Git to manage centralized repositories, source control practices, code reviews, and audit requirements.
- Coordinated integrated platform releases to ensure alignment with release schedules and change management procedures, enhancing production readiness.
- Supported release planning meetings with developers, business analysts, managers, and infrastructure teams to optimize deployment timelines.
- Built RPMs using Maven from Git and Subversion repositories, with Jenkins as the continuous integration server.
- Managed release branches, resolved merge conflicts, and coordinated post-production release activities using Perforce and Git-based workflows.
- Established backup Jenkins infrastructure and disaster recovery plans for Jenkins and Bamboo, increasing the build platform resilience.
- Monitored Linux server performance metrics, including CPU, memory, disk utilization, and build errors, to sustain stable engineering operations.
Continuous Integration Engineer
Rockwell Automation
Milwaukee, WI
08.2015 - 03.2016
- Developed engineering designs and build flows supporting continuous integration using Agile methodologies.
- Configured Gradle builds and automated build processes, streamlining software delivery for enterprise teams.
- Imported and managed corporate applications in GitLab code management repositories, enhancing version control and collaboration.
- Coordinated with developers, business analysts, managers, and QA teams to support successful production deployments.
- Leveraged test automation and validation strategies, increasing test coverage and ensuring quality in software delivery.
Quality Control Engineer
Universal Construction Machinery & Equipment
Pune
06.2012 - 07.2013
- Developed and documented test strategies, test cases, and validation procedures to ensure alignment with requirements from business analysts, system architects, and engineering teams.
- Applied lifecycle methodologies, quality procedures, and process controls to deliver reliable technology and engineering solutions.
- Prepared quarterly quality reports on defects, non-conformance trends, and corrective actions to enhance operational performance.
- Streamlined production processes by preparing process plans and assembly drawings, resulting in reduced lead time and improved delivery efficiency.
Engineer Intern
KSB Pumps and Valve
Pune
08.2011 - 05.2012
- Designed and manufactured a fixture that increased production capacity by enabling multiple workpieces to be machined simultaneously.
- Introduced a swing clamp solution that reduced rotational degrees of freedom and saved more than 75% of setup time compared to dial gauge indicators.
- Conducted time studies revealing 53% processing-time reduction through enhanced fixture design.
- Supported engineering functions by integrating customer specifications, reviewing designs, planning manufacturing, and validating quality.
Education
Certificate Program - Strategy Execution
Harvard Business School
Boston, MA12-2021
Master of Science - Information Technology
Campbellsville University
Louisville, KY08-2019
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Pune University
Pune, India06-2012
Master of Science - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago, ILPh.D. - Information Technology
University of the Cumberlands
Williamsburg, KYSkills
- People Leadership, Coaching, Mentoring, Team Development, Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Software Engineering Leadership, Java/J2EE SDLC Delivery, Enterprise Application Delivery
- Agile Delivery, Project Management, Requirements Management, Release Management
- CI/CD, DevOps, Platform Engineering, Build Engineering, Configuration Management
- Change Management, Deployment Governance, Production Readiness, Risk Management
- AWS Cloud, EC2, S3, EBS, ELB, RDS, CloudWatch, Lambda, Route 53
- Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket, GitLab, Artifactory, SonarQube
- WebSphere, WebLogic, JBoss, Apache Tomcat, Maven, Gradle, Linux, Shell Scripting
- Security Compliance, Vulnerability Reduction, Root Cause Analysis, Operational Resilience
- Process Improvement, Lean Six Sigma, Automation Strategy, Observability, AIOps
Certification
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate, AWS Certified AI Practitioner, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Selected Publications and Thought Leadership
- Authored and co-authored research across applied AI, AIOps, reliability engineering, CI/CD governance, observability, platform engineering, and regulated financial systems.
- Published work on predictive delivery intelligence for payments and core banking, reliability control planes for regulated CI/CD, incident evidence, and secure hybrid integration for banking platforms.
- Co-authored IEEE conference research on context-sensitive deep learning for decision reliability in intelligent software platforms and Generative AI, reinforcement learning, and LLM integration in autonomous robotics.
Timeline
Technology Manager – DevOps & Cloud Automation
Comerica Bank
06.2025 - Current
Principal DevOps Engineer
Comerica Bank
03.2022 - 06.2025
Senior Staff Engineer
Comerica Bank
02.2019 - 02.2022
Senior Build Engineer
Comerica Bank
04.2016 - 01.2019
Continuous Integration Engineer
Rockwell Automation
08.2015 - 03.2016
Quality Control Engineer
Universal Construction Machinery & Equipment
06.2012 - 07.2013
Engineer Intern
KSB Pumps and Valve
08.2011 - 05.2012
Certificate Program - Strategy Execution
Harvard Business School
Master of Science - Information Technology
Campbellsville University
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Pune University
Master of Science - Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology
Ph.D. - Information Technology
University of the Cumberlands