Tony O.
Lead Devops Software Release Manager @Sunnova Energy
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WORK HISTORY
Lead Devops Software Release Manager @Sunnova Energy
Houston, TX, US
Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions with Copado to automate Salesforce and AWS metadata deployments, improving efficiency by 40% and reducing manual errors.• Architected scalable, secure AWS and Azure infrastructure using Terraform and Ansible to automate provisioning of EC2, Lambda, RDS, and Azure Web Apps, ensuring consistency across environments.• Enabled secure Git workflows, enforced branch protections, conducted release readiness checks, and led cross-functional reviews to minimize risks and ensure quality delivery.• Authored rollback plans, implemented release checkpoints, and led RCA sessions for failed deployments; served as escalation point for high-priority post-release issues.• Led CAB processes and change review meetings, aligning releases with business goals and reducing change-related incidents by 30%.• Customized Jira workflows and dashboards to support DevOps operations, improve traceability, and streamline release coordination.• Deployed EKS clusters with Helm to support scalable microservices, implementing autoscaling, RBAC, and namespace strategies to optimize resource utilization.• Built centralized monitoring dashboards using Datadog, CloudWatch, and Grafana with integrated alerting and incident response, achieving a 60% MTTR reduction.• Embedded compliance validations and automated audit trails into CI/CD pipelines to meet HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and SOC 2 standards.• Mentored junior DevOps engineers and conducted internal workshops to scale automation skills and CI/CD best practices across teams.• Partnered with QA, Product, and customer-facing teams to design release strategies, coordinate QA/UAT deployments, and ensure seamless production rollouts.• Owned release planning, risk mitigation, and stakeholder communication while delivering detailed release notes aligned with sprint outcomes.
EDUCATION
The University of Manchester
Master's degree, Engineering
Kingston University
Bachelor of Science - BS
Project Management Institute
PMP® #2175770, Project Management Professional
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science
ABOUT TONY O.
As a Senior DevOps Engineer and Release Engineer with over 12 years of IT experience, I specialize in orchestrating scalable, secure, and compliant cloud infrastructures and release processes. Certified in AWS, Azure, and ITIL, I design automated CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments, and cloud-native solutions to ensure seamless enterprise application delivery. My expertise in Jenkins, Git, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Docker, and observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and Splunk drives 40% faster deployments, 99.9% uptime, and 25% cloud cost reductions. I excel in release planning, environment management, and change management, creating enterprise release calendars that align product, DevOps, QA, Infra, Security, and business teams for synchronized delivery. Proficient in Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) and ITIL-aligned practices, I ensure compliance with frameworks like HIPAA and SOC, safeguarding operational stability. By automating workflows with Helm, Copado, Split.io and LaunchDarkly and supporting PHP.NET, and Java applications, I deliver robust solutions. I am passionate about fostering Agile and DevOps cultures, I lead cross-functional teams to transform complex challenges into strategic opportunities for operational excellence.My commitment is to exceed client expectations by delivering cloud solutions that are not only transformative but also aligned with their strategic goals.
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