Alexander Jones
Lead Engineer @Booz Allen Hamilton
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WORK HISTORY
Lead Engineer @Booz Allen Hamilton
Washington, DC, US
Backend Lead — Platform Migration & Architecture (2024–Present)- Architecting the backend for a platform migration from static hosting to containerized microservices on AWS GovCloud (ECS, EC2), decomposing a monolithic dashboard application into independent frontend, API, and database services- Designing the data layer using Amazon RDS and MinIO/S3, with infrastructure patterns built for DoD security requirements and multi-tenant scalability- Evolving the application from a single-purpose dashboard into an extensible app platform, enabling adjacent teams to build and deploy custom analytics dashboards for their own customersFull-Stack Software Engineer (May 2024–Present)- Architected a real-time document search platform using React, TypeScript, and the ELK stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), enabling analysts to surface intelligence across large document collections- Built CI/CD pipelines on AWS with Docker and Kubernetes, reducing deployment cycle time and improving release reliability- Hardened Kubernetes clusters (k0s) by implementing STIGs to meet DoD security compliance, achieving audit-ready security posture ahead of assessment deadlinesAI Software Engineer (July 2023–May 2024)- Built prototype data mesh microservices for CDAO, creating reusable data access patterns that enabled multiple defense teams to discover and query shared datasets- Led development of a graph traversal and identity management service (Python/FastAPI, Neo4j) modeling complex entity relationships across disparate datasets- Engineered a vocabulary translation service using NLP with vector embeddings (ChromaDB) and cosine similarity to reconcile conflicting terms across data dictionaries
EDUCATION
Georgia Institute of Technology
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science
FAES Graduate School at National Institutes of Health
Continuing Education
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Bachelor's Degree, Quantitative Biology
Durham School of the Arts
High School
SKILLS
ABOUT ALEXANDER JONES
I build full-stack platforms, cloud infrastructure, and AI/data applications for defense and energy-sector clients. Currently a Software Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton, I architect containerized microservices on AWS GovCloud and lead platform development for Department of Defense programs.My path into engineering started in genomics research at NIH, Duke, and UNC — where I wrote analysis pipelines in Python and R for large-scale DNA/RNA sequencing. That research background gave me a first-principles approach to problem-solving that I\'ve carried into every role since: from building NLP classification models at Deloitte, to developing energy simulation APIs at Arcadia, to leading AI and full-stack development for defense clients.What I bring to a team:→ Full-stack delivery: React frontends, Python/FastAPI backends, PostgreSQL/Neo4j/Elasticsearch data layers→ AI/ML application development: NLP pipelines, vector search, text classification→ Cloud & DevOps: AWS (ECS, GovCloud, Lambda), Docker, Kubernetes (including DoD STIG compliance), CI/CD→ Technical leadership: System architecture, agile practices, cross-team coordinationI hold an MS in Computer Science (Interactive Intelligence) from Georgia Tech and a BS in Quantitative Biology from UNC Chapel Hill.Open to senior/lead engineering roles where I can drive impact on complex, data-intensive products. Let\'s connect.
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