Cecilia Pichardo
El Segundo,CA
Summary
DevSecOps Engineer with over 5 years designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines across commercial and defense environments. Experienced supporting air-gapped systems, Kubernetes platforms, and secure CI/CD processes in DoD-regulated environments. Strong background in infrastructure automation, site reliability, and fostering cross-team collaboration to drive project success. Holds an active Secret clearance.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
DevSecOps Engineer
Boeing
07.2024 - Current
- Supported site reliability and operations for mission-critical environments serving 50+ internal users, ensuring system availability, stability, and secure access.
- Deployed and maintained Kubernetes clusters in air-gapped / closed-area networks using RKE2, Helm, kubectl, and k9s.
- Built and automated infrastructure and platform deployments using vSphere, Packer, Ansible, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), reducing manual provisioning time by 45+ minutes per deployment.
- Implemented and maintained GitLab CI/CD pipelines supporting secure, auditable software delivery aligned with defense program requirements.
- Assisted software teams with environment troubleshooting, container workflows, and deployment issues, improving development velocity and platform reliability.
Tech Architecture Specialist
Accenture
09.2021 - 07.2024
- Orchestrated cloud infrastructure in AWS and GCP using Terraform, enabling repeatable, scalable deployments across client environments.
- Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps, supporting automated build, test, and deployment workflows.
- Automated cloud operations through Python scripting and serverless architectures, improving operational efficiency and reducing manual effort.
- Collaborated with development, security, and architecture teams to deliver end-to-end cloud and DevOps solutions aligned with enterprise standards.
Full Stack Developer
Revature
05.2020 - 09.2021
- Developed cloud-based applications on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Built front-end applications using React, Redux, AJAX, HTML, and CSS.
- Implemented backend services using Node.js, Express, and TypeScript/JavaScript.
- Managed relational databases using PostgreSQL and Google Cloud SQL.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics
LeTourneau University
Longview, TXSkills
- CI/CD: GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
- Containers & Platforms: Kubernetes (RKE2), Helm, Docker
- Infrastructure & Automation: Terraform, Ansible, Packer, vSphere, RHEL
- Cloud: AWS, GCP
- Security & Quality: SonarQube, VectorCAST, Grype, Trivy
- Programming: Python, C, Bash, Linux
- Agile & SRE: Scrum Master, Site Reliability Engineering
Certification
- CompTIA Security+ (CE) — Expires May 2028
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate — Expired Jul 2025
- Google Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer — Expired Aug 2025
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate — Expired Mar 2025
Timeline
DevSecOps Engineer
Boeing
07.2024 - Current
Tech Architecture Specialist
Accenture
09.2021 - 07.2024
Full Stack Developer
Revature
05.2020 - 09.2021
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics
LeTourneau University