# Carter Williamson > Staff Software Engineer at Anitian Location: Bainbridge Island, Washington, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/carterwilliamson Staff Software Engineer with 10+ years of experience building cloud platforms, full-stack applications, and automation frameworks. I specialize in driving scalable solutions from idea to production, taking ownership of complex problems, and enabling teams to deliver their best work. Recognized as a key contributor in small, fast-moving teams — trusted to tackle tough challenges, bring clarity under pressure, and deliver lasting solutions. I thrive at the intersection of technical execution and strategic leadership, mentoring engineers, shaping architecture, and ensuring projects move forward smoothly. My toolbox spans Python, Bash, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and multiple cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), but my real strength is adaptability: I can move between backend, frontend, and platform work to meet the team’s most critical needs. At the core, I’m passionate about building systems and teams that move faster, stay reliable, and empower developers to focus on what they do best. ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Anitian Jan 2021 – Present • Lead developer of AWS FedRAMP moderate & high compliance and security platform, the company’s flagship product. • Designed and built the Azure FedRAMP Moderate platform end-to-end, enabling secure cloud adoption for regulated customers. • Replaced a costly STIG scanning tool with an open-source solution, saving ~$10k per customer and 20–30 hours/month; delivered from concept to production in under 2 months as a solo project. • Served as primary contributor and designer for the PaaS GCP platform, establishing secure and compliant multi-cloud offerings. • Standardized CI/CD pipelines and delivery practices across multiple teams for infrastructure and application code, driving consistency and reducing deployment risks. • Designed and implemented a unified API ecosystem for AI tools through cross-team collaboration, improving customer experience. • Worked closely with business stakeholders, product managers, and department heads to align technical initiatives with company strategy. • Mentored engineers, conducted interviews, and raised company-wide code quality standards. • Automated compliance workflows for FedRAMP and vulnerability management, reducing SecOps workload significantly. • Developed extensible automation frameworks (Python 3 + Click CLI) and dynamic Azure DevOps pipelines for IaC deployments. • Drove contributions to kube-bench open source, addressing critical gaps and accelerating compliance with evolving business requirements. • Built and optimized networking solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP, including Istio service mesh for microservices, secure VPC configurations, and cross-cloud connectivity. ### Senior Infrastructure Development/Cloud Automation Engineer @ Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, Inc. Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Seattle, Washington • Designed and implemented API/UI for cloud infrastructure provisioning platform supporting containerized workloads. • Helped accelerate adoption of cloud platforms across global engineering hubs, reducing environment provisioning times from weeks to hours. • Led multiple projects end-to-end, including architecture documentation, presentations, JIRA management, and task delegation. • Collaborated with global teams across the US and Germany; ran workshops on Pulumi and Consul. • Automated operational tasks to improve team efficiency and reduce on-call overhead. • Acted as engineering liaison, presenting products to stakeholders and driving adoption across departments. • Contributed to micro-frontend projects that accelerated UI development across teams. ### Software Development Engineer In Test @ Luxoft Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Kirkland, Washington Implement scalable frameworks for testing large projects across multiple platforms and assist DevOps with CI/CD pipeline integration. Projects: Daimler - • Planned and built test framework for testing in-car applications' REST calls. • Created over 200 tests and implemented the framework to validate automated build environment including testing cloud VM's, VNets, subnets, network peerings and Kubernetes configurations. • Built Jenkins scripts to automate test runs with results-over-time reporting built in. • Containerized tests to simplify deployment. • Expanded on Java + Gatling framework to implement active monitoring of Kubernetes internals and cloud infrastructure components. • Created Kubernetes clusters via containerized automation with Terraform. Steelcase - • Built containerized load testing framework using Java and JMeter that implemented data mocking strategies to fit real world scenarios and draw useful statistical analysis on a PowerBI front end. Jobs scheduled with TeamCity. • Built a single set of front end tests with Selenium that worked across Safari, Chrome, IE, Edge and Firefox in C# on a custom test framework. Involved extensive modification of the framework and implementation of Page Object Model as C# classes. • Implemented Cucumber/Protractor integrations with beta version of application. ### Web Programmer @ Cognition Studio, Inc. Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Seattle, WA Built PHP templates to work with Wordpress and the Advanced Custom Fields plugin. Created interactive pieces for users in both dynamic CSS through SCSS as well as jQuery and javascript. Used design documents and communicated with designers to create the best possible sites for clients. ### Development Intern @ Radius Inc. - Connecting companies to the Internet of Things Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Kirkland, Washington Designed and built a 3D body scanner using Microsoft Kinects with a small team. I used the ReconstructMe SDK to develop a Microsoft Surface-friendly application that works in tandem with a power computer and an Arduino to scan a person creating the “Ultimate Selfie”. I used the QT IDE with Visual Studio to create the GUI. ### ResTek Intern @ Western Washington University Jan 2011 – Jan 2011 | Bellingham, Washington Assisted campus residents in setting up and configuring computers and routers to work with the campus internet. Used a hands-off approach by communicating steps to students over the phone as well as in person. ## Education ### Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems, General Western Washington University Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cartermwilliamson --- Source: https://flows.cv/carterwilliamson JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/carterwilliamson/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22