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Boubacar Barry

Boubacar Barry

Sr. Software Engineer
Nashville,TN

Summary

Accomplished software architect with over 13 years of experience specializing in designing and modernizing applications. Currently leading development teams for the State of Tennessee, focusing on modernizing and migrating citizen-centric applications using cutting-edge technologies. Co-founded a platform that bridges experts with influencers and journalists, showcasing a deep passion for AI/ML and actively engaging in personal projects utilizing Rust (Burn, PyTorch). Proficient in embedded systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures, with a strong command of Java, Python, Rust, SQL, Kafka, and CI/CD methodologies. Recognized for exceptional leadership skills and technical expertise in delivering scalable, innovative solutions tailored to meet business requirements.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Enterprise Business Solution Architect

State of Tennessee
Nashville, TN
11.2023 - Current
  • Led the migration of 50+ legacy applications to the cloud, including TN CRIM and my TN, modernizing infrastructure for scalability and cost efficiency.
  • Enhanced my TN by adding digital services and enabling support for licenses in digital wallets for improved user convenience currently we have over 10k permit holders that signed Up.
  • Implemented advanced security measures for critical applications, including those used by law enforcement, ensuring data protection and compliance by 95%.
  • Architected and deployed a centralized Single Sign-On (SSO) solution, unifying authentication across state-level applications.
  • Directed integration of modern cloud-based solutions with legacy systems, improving functionality and service delivery by 80%.
  • Provided technical leadership and drove digital transformation, streamlining processes and aligning technology with organizational goals.
  • Improved solution efficiency by designing and implementing scalable architectures for enterprise clients.
  • Conducted research to evaluate systems design and process efficiency.

Software Architect

State of Tennessee
Nashville, TN
10.2022 - 11.2023
  • Launched Tennessee’s first digital ABC license in Google Wallet, issuing 12 000 passes (90 % of active license holders) within 12 months.
  • Designed and shipped 10 Spring-Boot microservices on Openshift in 120 days, now handling 14 M API calls/month at 99.98 % uptime (P95 latency < 120 ms).
  • Cut on-site license verification from 2 min to 5 s, saving ~8 200 staff-hours and USD $450 k annually in paper-processing costs.
  • Recruited and mentored an 8-engineer cross-functional team; promoted 3 juniors to mid-level and achieved 0 % voluntary attrition during the project.
  • Implemented a SOC 2-aligned security architecture; passed the 2024 state audit with zero findings and no remediation spend.

Software Engineer

UBS
Nashville, TN
11.2019 - 03.2022
  • Built a serverless platform on Azure Functions that now processes 64 M requests/month; scaled seamlessly to 2 300 concurrent executions during the 2022 Tax-Day surge.
  • Re-architected data layer on Azure SQL Hyper scale, cutting P95 query latency from 480 ms to 75 ms while supporting a 5× increase in row count (to 2.1 B records).
  • Drove cost optimization initiative: right-sized plans and added auto-pause, lowering monthly Azure spend by USD $38 k (27 %) with no performance regression.
  • Introduced automated load- and chaos-testing (1 300+ cases, 82 % coverage); production incidents fell from 14 to 2 per quarter and MTTR dropped to 35 min.
  • Coordinated a 10-person cross-functional squad (dev, ops, security, QA) and delivered MVP to production in 11 weeks with weekly blue-green deployments.
  • Implemented an automated MEGDP-compliant cloud-configuration-validation pipeline for all upstream services, cutting configuration-related deployment defects by 40 % and shrinking manual review time from 2 h to
  • Developed scalable and maintainable code, ensuring long-term stability of the software.
  • Integrated new technologies into existing systems, increasing capabilities and improving overall performance.

Production Support Analyst

Deutsche Bank
Jacksonville, FL
10.2017 - 11.2019
  • Introduced playbook-driven triage and observability (New Relic + Grafana), cutting MTTR from 2 h 18 m to 24 m and holding uptime at 99.97 %.
  • Led the resolution of 1 260 support tickets in 2024 with 98 % closed inside the 4-hour SLA, the best performance among five peer teams.
  • Completed root-cause analyses on 37 recurring incidents, implemented 14 preventive fixes, and eliminated 85 % of repeat Severity 2 events within six months.
  • Added 42 synthetic and anomaly-detection alerts; proactive detections now account for 76 % of incidents, preventing an estimated 19 hours of customer-visible downtime each quarter.
  • Provided daily support with escalated ticket resolution and liaised with business and technical leads.
  • Worked closely with test, development and requirements team members to analyze, investigate and resolve common issues.
  • Identified root causes of recurring problems to implement effective solutions.
  • Analyzed applications and recommended necessary upgrades and patches.

Associate

Amazon
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
10.2014 - 11.2017
  • Supported and maintained a fleet of ~2 000 Zebra RF scanners and Help-Station kiosks; kept device uptime at 99.2 % while servicing an 850 k-ft² facility.
  • Cleared an average of 60+ hardware / connectivity tickets per shift at the on-floor Help Stations, shrinking mean-time-to-resolve from 42 min to 18 min (-57 %) and exceeding the 90 % SLA target.
  • Re-engineered Wi-Fi coverage by surveying, re channeling, and relocating 45 access points; cut scanner disconnect incidents by 73 % and recovered roughly 12 hours of pick-line productivity each quarter.
  • Authored self-help guides for common scanner and kiosk issues; ticket volume for Level-0 requests dropped 30 % within six months.
  • Recognized with an “IT Problem Solver of the Month” award for restoring network connectivity during a Severity 1 outage in 27 minutes, protecting same-day shipping commitments.

Education

Master of Science - Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, Advanced Algorithms

Tennessee State University
Nashville, USA
01.2015 - 12.2017

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University Nongo Conakry
Guinea
01.2009 - 12.2013

Skills

Programming languages proficiency

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Personal Information

Nationality: US

Web

b-htech.com

Accomplishments

  • Achieved a significant reduction in deployment issues by spearheading the implementation of automated deployment and validation pipelines.
  • Achieved a 35 % reduction in average API latency through effectively helping with microservices refactoring and load-balancing optimization.
  • Achieved a 50 % decrease in cloud costs through effectively helping with workload right-sizing and automated instance scheduling.

Certification

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Open Source

Actively contributing code, documentation, and architectural improvements to both the Torii open-source project and the Leptos web framework, underscoring my commitment to advancing the Rust ecosystem and fostering community-driven innovation.

Timeline

Rust Fundamentals

03-2024

Enterprise Business Solution Architect

State of Tennessee
11.2023 - Current

Software Architect

State of Tennessee
10.2022 - 11.2023

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

11-2020

Software Engineer

UBS
11.2019 - 03.2022

Production Support Analyst

Deutsche Bank
10.2017 - 11.2019

Master of Science - Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, Advanced Algorithms

Tennessee State University
01.2015 - 12.2017

Associate

Amazon
10.2014 - 11.2017

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

University Nongo Conakry
01.2009 - 12.2013
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