Todd Heath
Dover,NH
Summary
Dynamic Principal Engineer with extensive experience at Fifth Third Bank, specializing in multi-cloud architecture and API development. Proven track record in implementing robust monitoring solutions and infrastructure as code practices. Adept at leading teams and driving innovation, leveraging skills in DevOps security and project management to deliver impactful results.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Engineer
Fifth Third Bank
01.2021 - Current
- Developed multi-cloud architecture on AWS EKS, Azure AKS and OpenShift for hosting SPA applications and REST based API's for the bank.
- Deployed SRE tools such as CrowdStrike and Sysdig for monitoring infrastructure and containers for vulnerabilities.
- Utilized Terraform, Ansible, Kustomize and Argo CD for managing infrastructure and workloads.
- Implemented various logging and monitoring solutions using Datadog, Dynatrace, and Splunk.
- Developed REST based API's using Microsoft C#, Kafka, PostgreSql, Spring Boot and Scala.
- Developed reusable Helm charts for the platform team that development teams could use for deploying to the platform with pre-configured platform prerequisites such as tagging, secret template configuration, service mesh and sizing.
- Implemented Hashicorp Vault for secrets management and init container secret injection for Kubernetes pods based upon secret templates.
- Implemented Hashicorp Consul for service mesh communication in the kubernetes clusters.
- Worked with vendors such as CrowdStrike, Sysdig, Okta, Hashicorp and Red Hat on various projects.
Independent Contractor
HAVI Global Solutions
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Developed REST based API's using C#, SQL Server and Kafka that the business would use for controlling supply chain issues during natural disasters.
- Utilized Terraform for managing infrastructure configurations.
- Implemented Azure Dev-ops build and release pipelines with secret management.
- Implemented Azure AKS clusters for hosting microservices.
- Implemented Azure AD B2C for federated identity and SSO.
- Used Azure storage accounts for hosting static websites in conjunction with Azure CDN.
Application Architect
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
01.2014 - 01.2018
- Developed educational content management and publishing system to be used by various state educational programs across the US using a combination of Java, Microsoft C#, SQL Server and Kafka.
- Coordinated work with teams in the US and Ireland for the delivery of the new systems being developed.
Principal Software Engineer
MineralTree
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Developed accounts payable REST based API's and integrations with 3rd party accounting packages using Java, Microsoft C#, Google Protocol Buffers and mySQL.
- Developed Windows service based connectors for Microsoft desktop based accounting packages using Microsoft C#.
- Built integrations with cloud based and on-premise based accounting packages that had to perform two way synchronization with the MineralTree platform.
Enterprise Architect
Agero
01.2012 - 01.2013
- Responsible for managing Enterprise Architecture and Application Life-cycle Management (ALM) for the organization.
- Implemented TOGAF architecture governance framework.
- Implemented static and dynamic scans using HP Fortify on Demand with continuous integration.
Software Development Manager
CRA International
01.2009 - 01.2012
- Lead developer and software development manager for implementing an auction website to be used by the Global Dairy Trade using multi-round auctions.
- Managed offshore teams that would assist in the software development and product support.
- Developed REST based API's in Microsoft C#, SQL Server, Service Bus and ASP.NET.
Education
M.Eng. - Industrial Engineering
SUNY Buffalo
Amherst, NYB.S. - Mechanical / Electrical Engineering
SUNY Buffalo
Amherst, NYSkills
- Enterprise architecture
- Service-oriented architecture
- Microservices and architecture
- Design patterns
- Platform engineering
- DevOps security
- Penetration testing
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- API development
- Multi-cloud architecture
- Infrastructure as code
- Continuous integration
- Secrets management
- Cloud computing
- Project management
- Monitoring solutions
- DevOps practices
- Software development
- Database development
Technologies
C#, Spring Boot, Java, Python, Visual Basic, Bash, C / C++, AWS, Azure, Digital Ocean, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Artifactory, GitLab, GitHub, Okta, Azure B2C, Ping Identity, SAML SSO, Akamai, Azure CDN, Azure Front Door, Azure AKS, AWS EKS, OpenShift, Helm, Hashi Vault, Terraform, Ansible, ArgoCD, Datadog, Azure App Insights, Better Uptime, Splunk, Logstash, Kafka, RabbitMq, Azure Service Bus
Timeline
Principal Engineer
Fifth Third Bank
01.2021 - Current
Independent Contractor
HAVI Global Solutions
01.2018 - 01.2021
Application Architect
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
01.2014 - 01.2018
Principal Software Engineer
MineralTree
01.2013 - 01.2014
Enterprise Architect
Agero
01.2012 - 01.2013
Software Development Manager
CRA International
01.2009 - 01.2012
M.Eng. - Industrial Engineering
SUNY Buffalo
B.S. - Mechanical / Electrical Engineering
SUNY Buffalo