Christopher Parekh
Hutto,TX
Summary
Results-driven Software Engineer with a proven track record at General Motors, specializing in Java and Spring Boot development. Successfully optimized CI/CD pipelines and migrated applications to Azure, enhancing operational reliability. Adept in incident management and performance testing, leveraging strong analytical skills to deliver impactful solutions.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Software Engineer / DevOps Engineer
General Motors
01.2022 - Current
- Designed and built backend services and RESTful APIs using Java + Spring Boot for GM Online Service Scheduling used across GM dealerships.
- Developed Spring Boot scheduled applications to automate daily processing, including new dealership enrollment ingestion and syncing millions of appointments with multiple DMS systems.
- Migrated monolithic applications from Oracle to PostgreSQL, updating JDBC queries/schemas and migrating multiple schemas and stored procedures.
- Created and optimized 30+ CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps + GitHub Actions) to automate container builds and deployments to Azure Container Registry using YAML.
- Led migration from PCF to Azure Cloud by containerizing applications to improve delivery consistency and operational reliability.
- Integrated JMeter with Azure Load Testing to validate scalability under peak traffic and identify performance bottlenecks.
- Built monitoring and alerting dashboards (Grafana/Kibana) to proactively detect issues and track leads, appointments, and customer interactions.
- Upgraded legacy services to Spring 3.0 and Java 17, improving maintainability and runtime performance.
- Provided production support and incident resolution using ITSM workflows in ServiceNow to maintain uptime for dealer systems.
- Automated no-downtime password rotations for 50+ accounts by moving credentials to config server/config files.
Data Analyst Intern
Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Merged and analyzed large datasets (~10,000+ records) to improve data accuracy and reporting.
- Updated geospatial data and created predictive Crystal Reports to support data-driven decisions.
Education
B.S. - Computer Science
The University of Texas at Dallas
01.2021
A.S. - Computer Science
Richland College
01.2019
Skills
- Java programming language and JavaScript development skills
- Python coding expertise
- SQL database proficiency
- Spring Boot application development
- RESTful API integration and HTTP communication
- JSON format handling
- Microsoft Azure services
- DevOps workflows in Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions
- Docker for application containerization
- Kubernetes for orchestration solutions
- Terraform for infrastructure provisioning
- PostgreSQL database management
- Oracle database skills
- MS SQL Server expertise
- Schema migration techniques and stored procedure creation
- JMeter for performance testing
- Azure Load Testing solutions
- Grafana for monitoring dashboards
- Code quality assurance with CodeQL
- Agile frameworks including SAFe methodologies
- Incident management best practices in IT operations using ITSM & ServiceNow
- Production support frameworks
Websites
Certification
- Certified SAFe 5 DevOps Practitioner
- Certified SAFe 5 Practitioner
Selected Projects
- Procurement Management System (Capstone), React, MySQL, REST APIs, Built and deployed a procurement tracking web app using React, MySQL, and RESTful APIs. Managed front-end/back-end integrations, emphasizing API reliability and data normalization.
- E-Commerce Clone (Comet Commerce), Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Full-stack development of an e-commerce clone using Java with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
Timeline
Software Engineer / DevOps Engineer
General Motors
01.2022 - Current
Data Analyst Intern
Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
05.2021 - 08.2021
B.S. - Computer Science
The University of Texas at Dallas
A.S. - Computer Science
Richland College