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Ian Pittwood

Colorado Springs,CO

Summary

Adaptable Senior Software Engineer with diverse experience and versatile skills across software development, infrastructure, operations, and project management. Excels at translating business needs into technical requirements. Strives to deliver robust and maintainable solutions that fit stakeholder needs.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Software Engineer

Posit PBC
07.2022 - Current
  • Led development of custom tool for streamlined building, testing, and managing of multiplatform product container images to reduce cognitive load of image management for product teams.
  • Redesigned build pipeline for multicloud marketplace product images to improve reliability and efficiency, reducing time to deployment by up to 80%.
  • Developed product helm chart and integrations for new product release to improve product administrator experience in distributed environments.

Lead DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer

ConData Global
05.2021 - 07.2022
  • Oversaw large scale implementations of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Atlassian software stack.
  • Planned migration of legacy services from on-premises to the cloud.
  • Transitioned company from email support to an online support portal.
  • Coordinated Tier 2 support for users on various applications and systems.
  • Implemented service health monitoring for production servers, applications, and services.
  • Designed and developed automated service to port legacy database files to Microsoft SQL Server to improve data visibility for accounting and leadership teams.
  • Monitored and optimized cloud resources to improve performance and reduce overhead costs.
  • Collaborated with other teams to achieve SOC 2 certification.

DevOps Engineer

ConData Global
04.2020 - 05.2021
  • Monitored automated build and continuous software integration process to drive build/release failure resolution.
  • Created and maintained multiple subscriptions in Azure to help transition company to cloud-based Infrastructure.
  • Implemented Agile techniques to improve development team communication and efficiency.
  • Analyzed and patched security gaps in company on-premises and cloud infrastructure.

Advanced App Engineering Analyst

Accenture
02.2019 - 03.2020

Airship Project (Major Telecom Company, 3/19-3/20)

  • Built prototype Airship Spyglass, a project to consume and export it data to cloud configurations, into a production application for use by the community and client.
  • Designed enhancements to Airship Pegleg based on feedback from client.
  • Boosted test coverage of Airship Spyglass and associated plugins to 93%.
  • Implemented and tested scripted method of rotating certificates in Airship Kubernetes environment.
  • Collaborated with Open Source community on Airship 2.0 Golang initiative.
  • Elected as Airship Working Committee chairman.

Co-Owner / Backend Developer

OrgPlaza, LLC
03.2018 - 08.2019
  • Built responsive and intuitive Django web applications.
  • Coordinated development and launch of company website.
  • Evaluated financial plan for company start up.
  • Led small development team using Lean Methodology and Agile Scrum.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Missouri University of Science And Technology
Rolla, MO
12.2018

Skills

  • Polyglottic software development
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Experience in Agile Development
  • Exceptional time management
  • Advanced problem solving skills
  • Experience in project management
  • Able to master new skills quickly
  • Understanding of Azure and cloud infrastructure

Timeline

Senior Software Engineer

Posit PBC
07.2022 - Current

Lead DevOps & Infrastructure Engineer

ConData Global
05.2021 - 07.2022

DevOps Engineer

ConData Global
04.2020 - 05.2021

Advanced App Engineering Analyst

Accenture
02.2019 - 03.2020

Co-Owner / Backend Developer

OrgPlaza, LLC
03.2018 - 08.2019

Bachelor of Science - Computer Engineering

Missouri University of Science And Technology