# Jim Walnum > Infra @Unify GTM | Ex-Goldman | AWS Certified Solutions Architect | All things DevOps| Python Dev Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/jimwalnum Senior infrastructure practitioner, developer and business analyst with demonstrated successes leading large global technology projects and implementing effective cloud-based solutions. Proven stakeholder management expertise partnering with product managers, business teams, and operations to deliver superior results on time and on budget. Extensive experience within Fintech creating value for capital markets, money management, and product firms. Deep understanding of business analysis, product management, and analytics matched with a pragmatic and adaptable style providing positive bottom-line impact. Expert-level experience with AWS cloud, Terraform, Ansible, EKS, Observability, and CICD processes. AWS Certified Solution Architect - Associate ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer - Infrastructure @ Unify Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Member of Technical Staff @ Factory Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Tech Lead Platform Engineering @ Brevan Howard Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Staff Devops Engineer @ CoinList Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Vice President - Devops @ Goldman Sachs Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California Helped create cloud infrastructure for Marcus consumer banking group. Currently working with data engineering to create and maintain AWS data infra. ### Senior Manager DevOps @ Vineti Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area Head of DevOps for Vineti, the first commercial, cloud-based platform to expand patient access to life-saving cell and gene therapies. ### Senior Manager DevOps @ Alight Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area Head of Dev/TechOps for this fast-growing, category-defining SaaS company that provides real-time financial optimization applications to companies across a range of vertical industries. We are changing the way businesses are run, enabling companies to answer the questions that matter most and manage the future. Alight lets CEOs, CFOs and their teams run real-time “what if” scenarios, gauge the ripple effects of changing market conditions across the entire enterprise and take action immediately – all in real time to pilot their companies with precision, not best guesses. Implemented AWS development and production from scratch including: - CI via Jenkins using Docker for builds and deployment. - Creating SDLC process using JIRA. - Deployment automation and monitoring for Linux and Windows software. ### QA Test Manager Financial Services @ Incapture Technologies Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 Test Manger for Financial Services applications including OMS and EMS products related to hedge fund trading. Also act as release manager for production and test system product updates. Work closely with external vendors to verify and test trading requirements. Implemented Test Management system to track requirements, specifications and record results for both automated and manual testing. Created Python based testing framework for automated web API testing. Act as Scrum leader for QA base development work. Defined QA workflow for JIRA issue tracking. Skills include: Python, Java, TestNG, Nosetest, gradle, Virtual Box, Vagrant, Xqual Test Management, JIRA, FIX 4.4. ### Vice President Quality Assurance @ Alpha Omega Financial Systems, Inc. Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 Established all QA process and workflows for Web based FIXAffirm product. Developed test scripts, and designed automated server regression test framework using Python. Worked directly with Product Management and Technology in an agile/scrum based process. Responsible for all quality and testing initiatives at the firm and worked directly with clients in acceptance testing and certification of their FIX post-trade process. In addition, I acted as Release Manager and liaison to our 3rd party technical partners. ### Testing Program Manager (International FX Wholesale) @ Wells Fargo Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 Accountable for success of all testing programs within the International Wholesale FX group. Managed QA program for all business and compliance related initiatives including: Dodd Frank Volker FDIC Exam Cash and Complex products Co-leader for Testing Center of Excellence. ### QA Manager @ AXA Rosenberg Jan 2006 – Jan 2013 Management of QA team, change control and release management processes, development and design of group SDLC, governance policies and testing life cycle processes for internal global investment system tools. These tools include: equity and FX trading, operations and performance applications. C# and Python development for internal tools. Rewrote firm Software Development Policy. Perforce administrator. Serena Business Mashup (TeamTrack) administrator and developer. Code Collaborator administrator. ### Principal - System Development Manager @ Barclays Global Investors Jan 1999 – Jan 2006 ### System Architect @ Devonshire Technology Jan 1996 – Jan 1999 ### Securities Lending Systems Engineer @ Barclays Global Investors Jan 1993 – Jan 1996 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jim-walnum-cloud-architect --- Source: https://flows.cv/jimwalnum JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/jimwalnum/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-10