About

Let me introduce myself.

Enthusiastic Software Engineer driven by a passion for tackling new challenges and continuously advancing in my career journey. Enclosed is a snapshot of my educational background, professional trajectory, and an overview of the skills honed throughout my experiences. If you envision a synergy between my expertise and your company's vision, I eagerly await the possibility to connect and explore potential opportunities.

Profile

I possess a rich and varied professional background, having successfully navigated projects within both the financial and learning sectors. My adeptness in transitioning between industries underscores my ability to quickly grasp complex domains, identify unique challenges, and deliver tailored solutions. This cross-industry experience has honed my adaptability, allowing me to bring fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to every endeavor.

Full Name: Robert Maxwell
Job: Principal Production Engineer
Website: www.robertmaxwell.ie
Email: robert.maxwell2@gmail.com

Skills

A vast array of commonly found skills, expertise in Kubernetes and configuration languages, with excellent analytical skills and staying calm under pressure.

90%
Cloud Computing Platforms
85%
Coding and Configuration
70%
CNCF Tool Sets
95%
Github & Github actions
90%
Analytical Skills

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Resume

More of what I do.

From my early experiences in academia to my tenure in various industries, each opportunity has shaped my skills and perspective, culminating in a well-rounded professional equipped to tackle diverse challenges.

Work Experience

Principal Production Engineer

Feb 2022 - Present

Udemy

Working as part of a team to migrate off Jenkins onto self hosted github action runners.
Migrating build artifacts from Github Packages to JFrog Artifactory, enabling security and reporting on items.
Moved onto Production Engineering team to help maintain and increase uptime of systems.
Helped automate and test builds and deployments to Kubernetes, ensuring minimal downtime.
Migrating Elasticsearch off old self hosted systems to PaaS systems with Elastic cloud, enabling the use of Vector databases along the way.
Creating resources with Terraform, and configuration with Ansible to ensure idempotent of resources.
Helping to standardise eks deployments to enable ease of update and configuration of systems.
Securing internal systems to enforce security standards, with as little friction to the developer expierence.
Iterating on proof of concepts to help provide better understanding of tools and systems required for future use.

Principal Software Engineer

June 2012 - February 2022

Mastercard

Abstracting away complexities to remove friction for developers to build & deploy apps easily.
Ensuring that security aspects of deployment process is maintained with little impact to development.
Working with cloud based technologies and enabling deployments to these platforms.
All on premises systems running Cloud foundry, or legacy Virtual Machines.
Helping to review and implement new architectural changes within the infrastructure ecosystem.
Supporting key application teams to ensure availability of crucial applications.
Engaging with other teams as we create innovative ways to support applications on hybrid infrastructure.
Leading workshops and seminars in technology used and how to implement run books to support them.

Operations Engineer

May 2011 - May 2012

Zapa Technology

Responsible for all IT Systems used within the company.
Analysis on existing operations to help identify opportunities to enhance customer experience.
Responsible for maintenance on all systems, on site servers, and customer provisioned hardware.

Server Systems Operations Engineer

Jan 2006 - May 2011

IBM

Working with Customer systems across multiple operating systems.
Performing health checking and security testing on systems to ensure compliance with standards.
Planning and implementing changes to resolve identified issues within systems.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

July 2006

Dublin City University

Completed a bachelor's in Computer Applications with a 2.2 Grade.
Involved with the Computer networking society (redbrick), helped unite society with other college networks.

Other Qualifications

Various Accreditation

Certified Cloud Foundry Developer. (CFCD)
Certified Kubernetes Administrator. (CKA)
Linux Foundation Sys Admin. (LFCS)
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate.

Hello there,

I'm Robert Maxwell.