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JANETTE M. FOURNIER

Medford,MA

Summary

I am an experienced Software Automation Release Engineer for over 15 years with in-depth expertise in the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and extensive hands-on experience with Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) tools across the database-related, cybersecurity, e-commerce and financial services industries. Proven ability to manage complex release processes, optimize build pipelines, and collaborate cross-functionally to ensure smooth and reliable software delivery. I thrive in fast-paced, complex environments, always keeping purpose aligned with the company goals.
I bring a unique combination of team leadership and technical expertise, having led technology systems in complex secured regulated environments.
The last 5+ years have been focused on cloud computing in Google and Amazon as well as Kubernetes and containers.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Release Engineer and QA Manager

Volt Active Data
11.2020 - Current
  • Create, maintain and enforce processes and tools for the SDLC, including release management, packaging, scan tools, and CI/CD.
  • Maintain and extend the continuous integrations tools and pipelines in different languages such as python, groovy, shell, maven in the on-prem and cloud.
  • Identify inefficiencies in existing infrastructure and led the migration of legacy systems to cloud-based tools or open-source to improve performance, scalability and reducing operational costs, ensuring seamless transitions with minimal downtime and high user adoption.
  • Manage cloud tools and services to ensure alignment with the annual budget estimates.
  • Implement and maintained CI/CD systems on-prem and in the cloud using puppet, Ansible and Packer, improving deployment consistency.
  • Configure and optimize Kubernetes resources to ensure high availability and performance in CI/CD environments.
  • Work with VMware/ESXi, VirtualBox, KVM, and LXD/LXC for managing servers, build environments, and automated tests.
  • Product owner/scrum master/team lead for different development teams.
  • Build and plan for the future of our testing and releases in gcloud and aws, better tools, better tracking.
  • Manage the Release Engineering and the QA team and mentoring junior automation engineers for automation and coding best practices.

Senior Release Engineer

Vmware - Carbon Black
06.2015 - 10.2020
  • Collaborate with the cross product engineering teams in an agile enterprise to provide CI/CD services.
  • Manage/Administer Jenkins for software builds and deployments for multiple branches.
  • Use groovy, shell, Python, maven and additional scripting languages to create build and deployment automation in pipeline and build runners.
  • Migrate, integrate and maintain devops tools.
  • Manage Jenkins servers, upgrades and slaves/agents via Puppet.
  • Tools and system management include Jenkins, Jfrog Artifactory and Xray, Ansible, Docker and more.
  • Work with the Security Operations team to ensure secure build environment using VMware/ESXi, VirtualBox, KVM, and LXD/LXC for managing on premises and cloud.

Engineering Systems

Staples Corporation
10.2014 - 06.2015
  • Working under the Agile methodology to review projects going into production to ensure the stability of the Staples .com /.ca and Staplesadvantage.com websites. The review include supervise others people code, architecture review, performance review, DB changes review among others.
  • I use tools to accomplish reviews such as Stash and Jenkins to review java code, Sonar Qube for Junit test cases, LiquidBase for DMLs and DDLs changes, AppDynamics to review performance metrics, telnet tools for UNIX OS changes and JIRA and Version1 to follow up with the stories and tasks.
  • Production support activities.
  • Using Shell scripting for Jenkins extraction of code changes
  • Using Splunk and OS traces for monitoring and improving performance
  • Working on the Agile methodology, attending and organizing scrum meetings and assigning stories and tasks to the team members.

Staples .com /.ca Release Management

Staples Corporation
08.2013 - 09.2014
  • Lead and execute the Staples.com website for United States and Canada Release Governance Model for major and minor software releases under waterfall and Agile methodologies.
  • Actively participate in all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle including define, design, development, test, deployment, and support and maintenance of the Staples.com/.ca platform
  • Plan milestones and work on estimates and timelines of different projects in Releases to ensure the proper delivery of the product into Production.
  • Bring together multiple development and quality control groups for changes in the Business-to-Customer eCommerce domain with effective management of functional and infrastructure E-Commerce Projects.
  • Developed the biweekly process for releases without any outage to the Staples.com /ca site as the acting Release Manager.
  • Compile and publish deploy plans in Microsoft Project and Release Management metrics to IT teams and Business partners.
  • Maintain and distribute the release calendar in an effective way to do not impact IT Project delivery.
  • Standardize release communication methods and content and manage release notes.
  • JIRA administration tasks to maintain projects and access.

PRODUBAN IT Operations – Financial Network / ATM Equipment

Santander Sovereign Bank
05.2011 - 07.2013
  • Leaded ATM Projects understanding the infrastructure needs and being the first level of contact for the developers. This infrastructure includes Web, Data Base and Application Servers for systems such as Image Center for Deposit Imaging, Active Directory, SSL Certificate Authority, ATM Client Software and Big Fix for SW deployments.
  • Network troubleshooting when installing new connections from the client (ATM) to the Servers using tools such as Wireshark, windows networking commands.
  • Worked in an ATM Migration from a third vendor system –Fifth Third- to Base24 in order to have control of the network.
  • Researched and implemented production enhancements in ATMs using a graphic console Base24 and an interface commands in AIX according to the bank requirements.
  • Updated the Base24 Database using SQL scripts.
  • Monitored the ATM network with in-house systems and fixed IT issues with remote access tools to ensure an acceptable IT availability.
  • Developed working knowledge of all operating standards, practices and procedures.

IT Operations and Infrastructure Area – Change Management

BCP Bank
10.2005 - 04.2009
  • Installed the new versions of the modules in COBOL language programs at the QA and production libraries.
  • Installed servers’ clusters in the QA and Production area in the Mainframe, Distributed (Windows, AIX, LINUX), Tandem and tellers Platforms (ATM machines), in coordination with the different Areas involved in the process. Used administrative tools to perform installations in the Distributed Platform (Computer management, Component Services Explorer, IIS, Event Viewer) and others applications such as SQL SERVER 2000, ORACLE 10G.
  • Provided the latest version of the Client’s applications to the Technical Area for its installation nationwide, in all the branch offices of the Bank.
  • Worked in data recollection and manual documentation in some IT projects.
  • Worked in Security IT, like encryption key or end-user’s management. Used tools like: Active Directory, Computer Management”, Local end-users and groups, and Shared Resources.

Data Base Department

University of Lima
06.2004 - 06.2005
  • Developed query interfaces to access the DB2 Database of the University using “Gupta application Software development” using C++.
  • Lead meetings with end-users to gather their requirements in order to enhance the applications interface of the systems.

Education

Bachelor's Degree - Systems Engineer

University of Lima
Lima Peru
11.2007

Skills

  • Jenkins automation
  • Jenkins automation pipelines
  • Teamcity
  • Shell scripting
  • Skilled in Python development
  • Proficient in Groovy
  • Source code management
  • GitLab version control expertise
  • Artifact repository management
  • Nexus management
  • Docker deployment experience
  • Amazon Web Services expertise
  • Ansible automation
  • Maven expertise
  • WINDOWS
  • UNIX
  • AIX
  • LINUX
  • ORACLE 10G
  • SQL Server expertise
  • Wireshark
  • TELNET
  • HP OPEN VIEW
  • SOLARWINDS
  • ETHEREA
  • NAGIOS
  • SPSS
  • JIRA
  • Confluence
  • Project budgeting
  • Performance optimization
  • Containerization technologies
  • Software development life cycle (SDLC)
  • Scrum methodology
  • Agile

Languages

English
Spanish
Portuguese

Professional Courses And Certifications

  • AWS DevOps Engineer - 2019
  • Scrum master - 2019
  • Red Hat Certified System Administrator - 2014
  • CompTIA Network+, 2013
  • Lean IT Foundation – For Continual IT Service Improvement, 2013

Timeline

Release Engineer and QA Manager

Volt Active Data
11.2020 - Current

Senior Release Engineer

Vmware - Carbon Black
06.2015 - 10.2020

Engineering Systems

Staples Corporation
10.2014 - 06.2015

Staples .com /.ca Release Management

Staples Corporation
08.2013 - 09.2014

PRODUBAN IT Operations – Financial Network / ATM Equipment

Santander Sovereign Bank
05.2011 - 07.2013

IT Operations and Infrastructure Area – Change Management

BCP Bank
10.2005 - 04.2009

Data Base Department

University of Lima
06.2004 - 06.2005

Bachelor's Degree - Systems Engineer

University of Lima

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