# Peter Goostree > Engineering Leader | Cloud & Hybrid Architect | Distributed Systems & DevOps Location: United States, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/petergoostree I’m an engineering leader with 20+ years of experience building and scaling software platforms across financial services, cybersecurity, healthcare, and manufacturing. My focus is at the intersection of technical strategy, architecture, and team leadership, helping organizations modernize legacy systems, adopt cloud-native and hybrid architectures, and deliver reliable, secure solutions at scale. I’ve led the design and delivery of distributed systems powering millions of users and devices globally, including real-time analytics platforms, enterprise SaaS systems, and cybersecurity infrastructure. My work spans microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and high-throughput data pipelines, with deep experience in Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure-as-Code. As a manager and technical leader, I build strong engineering teams by emphasizing ownership, clarity, and continuous growth. I mentor engineers, drive architectural standards, and foster a culture that balances innovation with operational excellence. Core areas of focus: • Engineering leadership & team development • Cloud-native & hybrid platform architecture • Microservices & distributed systems • DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure automation • High-scale data pipelines & event streaming • Security, compliance, and resilient system design I enjoy partnering with product and executive leadership to align technology with business outcomes, and turning complex challenges into scalable, real-world solutions. ## Work Experience ### Senior Principal Software Engineer / Engineering Manager @ MKS Inc. Jan 2022 – Present | Beaverton, Oregon, United States Lead engineering and architecture for a hybrid-cloud manufacturing analytics platform powering global semiconductor operations and enabling a new digital product line. Define technical vision and deliver scalable, real-time data solutions that integrate edge systems with cloud infrastructure. Manage and mentor a team of engineers, driving a high-performance culture focused on ownership, accountability, and continuous growth. Oversee end-to-end delivery, from system design through production operations. Architect containerized microservices and data pipelines using .NET/C#, Kubernetes, and cloud-native technologies. Build and optimize Azure-based CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code, significantly improving deployment speed and reliability. Collaborate cross-functionally with product, DevOps, and executive leadership to shape roadmap, align on strategy, and deliver customer-facing solutions. Establish observability and monitoring frameworks to ensure high availability and rapid incident response in mission-critical systems. ### Staff Software Engineer / Engineering Lead @ VMware Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area Led modernization of a large-scale enterprise SaaS platform supporting millions of devices worldwide, improving scalability, reliability, and maintainability. Redesigned legacy systems into microservices-based architectures, including transformation of Windows Update Management into a more resilient and extensible platform component. Owned the full software lifecycle—from architecture and design to delivery and operational readiness—while driving adoption of modern development practices and CI/CD automation. Partnered with security, product, and UX teams to deliver enterprise-grade, secure, and user-centric solutions. Implemented DevOps pipelines using Jenkins and Terraform to accelerate deployment velocity and improve system stability. Mentored engineers and led architecture reviews, raising engineering standards and strengthening cross-team collaboration. ### Principal Software Engineer / Engineering Lead @ Cylance Inc. Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 | Portland, Oregon Area Designed and built core services for a global cybersecurity platform protecting tens of millions of endpoints, contributing to the foundation of a highly scalable and resilient system. Pioneered adoption of microservices architecture by developing the first fully decoupled service for endpoint policy management, influencing platform-wide design standards. Led engineering teams delivering high-throughput APIs and distributed systems processing hundreds of millions of events per hour, significantly improving performance and system resilience. Built and scaled CI/CD pipelines that reduced deployment cycles from weeks to hours, enabling faster innovation and delivery. Architected and operated multi-region cloud infrastructure to support global scale, high availability, and fault tolerance. Mentored engineers and championed secure coding practices and technical excellence across teams. ### Software Engineer (Financial & Healthcare Technology) @ Various Organizations (Fiserv, Providence Health & Services, OCHIN) Jan 2008 – Jan 2016 Built and maintained secure, large-scale enterprise applications across financial services and healthcare domains, with a focus on compliance, data security, and complex system integrations. Developed digital banking platforms at Fiserv (formerly Corillian), integrating with core banking and mainframe systems to support transactions, account management, and bill pay in regulated environments Engineered enterprise healthcare applications at Providence Health & Services, emphasizing security, compliance (HIPAA), and interoperability across clinical systems Contributed to Epic-based health platforms at OCHIN, supporting community and rural healthcare providers with scalable, integrated solutions Gained deep experience in enterprise system design, regulated environments, and high-reliability software delivery ## Education ### Bachelor’s Degree in Management Information Systems and Services Portland State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pgoostree --- Source: https://flows.cv/petergoostree JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/petergoostree/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22