Alejandro John Octubre
Senior Cloud Engineer
I studied Computer Engineering at McMaster University. I'm interested in cloud technology, software development, programming languages, and system design.
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Work Experience
RBC
Senior Cloud Engineer
Jan, 2020 - Current
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Jan, 2020 - Current
- Drove Red Hat OpenShift Cloud Platform adoption across multiple teams and organizations
- Provided engineering guidance to development teams transitioning from monolithic architecture to cloud ready micro-services
- Promoted innovative and improved methods to get work done and implemented best practices
IBM
Cloud DevOps Engineer, Staff Software Developer
Nov, 2017 - Dec, 2020
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Nov, 2017 - Dec, 2020
- Developed a dockerized test regression dashboard, Frontend: React.js, Backend API: Node.js
- Created a deployment CLI utility tool with Python using Click framework
- Developed a dockerized slack bot in JavaScript integrated with Jenkins to initiate and deploy builds to QA environments
- Implemented containerization scripts for microservice deployments
- Deployed microservices to QA, Staging, and Production environments on Marathon / Apache Mesos
- Authored and executed change management plans for production environments
IBM
Cloud DevOps Engineer, Software Developer
May, 2016 - Oct, 2017
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May, 2016 - Oct, 2017
- Developed and implemented containerization scripts for the Watson Commerce Insights product
- Deployed multi-tier dockerized application stack to QA, staging, and production on SoftLayer cloud servers
- Maintained and supported SoftLayer cloud servers including docker configuration and infrastructure changes
- Worked across teams around the globe to resolve customer reported defects and application issues
- Orchestrated the migration to Docker, Apache Mesos, and Marathon platform
IBM
Automation Engineer, Software Developer
May, 2015 - Apr, 2016
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May, 2015 - Apr, 2016
- Developed REST API and UI automated tests in Java using Selenium WebDriver and JUnit framework
- Authored, executed, and automated test plans for Commerce Insights application
- Significantly improved developer and tester productivity by implementing utility scripts for Docker deployment
- Deployed and configured various software stacks for WebSphere Commerce application
- Assisted Commerce Insights App Delivery Team with deployment and infrastructure related issues
Internships
IBM
Security QA, Software Developer, Intern
May, 2013 - Aug, 2014
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May, 2013 - Aug, 2014
- Conducted extensive security vulnerability analysis for WebSphere Commerce e-commerce platform
- Implemented security research tools such as BurpSuite, OWASPZAP, and fiddler to improve testing practices
- Performed ethical penetration testing and conducted risk assessment retrospective analysis
Education
McMaster University
Bachelors of Engineering Computer Engineering
Sep, 2010 - May, 2015
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Sep, 2010 - May, 2015
Skills
- JavaScript
- Python
- Java
- Shell/Bash
- Kubernetes
- Apache Mesos
- Marathon
- Jenkins
- JFrog Artifactory
- Github
- GitLab
- Git
- NewRelic
- PagerDuty
- Docker
- VMWare vSphere
- RedHat OpenShift
- SpringBoot
- Vault
- Ansible
- Ansible Tower
- Portworx
Hobbies
- Photography