# Xavier Williams > Staff Software Engineer | M.S. Computer Science | B.S. Computer Engineering | Previously 5x AWS Certified Location: Wilmington, North Carolina, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/xavierwilliams AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional. AWS Certified Security - Specialty. AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate. AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate. AWS Certified Developer - Associate. Experienced DevOps Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry. Strong engineering professional with a Master of Science (M.S.) Computer Science and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Global Tech Company Jan 2022 – Present | Remote ### Senior Dev Ops Managed Service Engineer @ Global Tech Company Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Remote ### Senior Dev Ops Managed Service Engineer @ Global Tech Company Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Remote • Automating common procedures for the private cloud operations team to reduce manual, error-prone tasks • Streamlining access to private cloud environments for data gathering, deprecation tracking, and routine ops • Centralizing automation efforts into a singular python command-line interface • Creating monitoring solution to ensure backups continue for private cloud environments • Adding support for new infrastructure components with Terraform ### Managed Service Engineer II @ Global Tech Company Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Remote • Led OS migration project while supervising a team of consultants • Developed migration playbooks and scripts for the private cloud operations team • Preformed product upgrades and maintenance for private cloud customers • Responded to alerts and incoming support tickets from customer environments during on-call rotations ### SGA IT Board @ Georgia Tech Student Government Association Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Atlanta, GA, United States Infrastructure & Security Team ### DevOps Automation Engineer II @ Stelligent Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Remote • Utilized AWS DynamoDB, SQS, SNS, API Gateway and Lambda to create backend for an internal serverless application • Developed frontend for internal site using React and served frontend over Cloudfront • Authored Kubernetes training guide complete with deployment labs for use on AWS EKS • Created Amazon AMI creation pipeline with Amazon Inspector integrated into the pipeline • Created CI/CD pipelines for resources hosted in AWS using AWS CodePipeline • Developed python lambda functions using Boto3 to interact with AWS resources ### Dev-Ops Cloud Engineer @ Leidos Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Morgantown, West Virginia • Automated deployment of cloud environments by creating bash scripts, Terraform, and CloudFormation • Utilized Jenkins to manage CI/CD pipeline for various customer environments • Facilitated the deployment and development of containerized applications in a cloud environment • Setup OpenVPN instance in infrastructure to allow cloud resources to be accessed from workstations • Managed and update development, test, staging and production environments • Created processes to add centralized logging and other updates to existing resources • Explored new technologies that could be integrated into current environments • Managed Okta for federated SSO for 30 AWS accounts • Used Gitlab CI and Jenkins to create pipelines for creating hardened Docker containers and AMIs • Utilized Serverspec test to verify container environment configurations • Created Dockerfiles for hardened images according to CIS best practices • Migrated legacy application to AWS GovCloud ### System Integration Tech @ Leidos Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Morgantown, West Virginia • Managed backend servers and network architecture for development and deployment to Openshift • Created automated Jenkins build pipelines while incorporating testing, code scanning, and deployment • Managed domain controllers, certificate authorities, exchange servers, and automated build servers • Evaluated new technologies and tools to incorporate into dev-ops processes • Conducted scans for vulnerabilities in code, servers and network architecture ### Enterprise Dev & Ops Technology Co-op @ Cox Communications Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Atlanta, GA • Documented tool servers’ structure throughout the company using Microsoft Visio • Worked with cross-functional team to gain an understanding of all product-development roles • Assisted in the planning stage for disaster recovery project ### Software Engineering Co-op @ Harris RF Communications (Outdated) Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Rochester, New York Area • Developed stress test for communications between components in products • Programmed for embedded systems using Blackfin processors • Debugged current software problems to facilitate integration of new components ### Systems Engineering Co-op @ Harris RF Communications (Outdated) Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Rochester, New York Area • Led development of first-article products for inspection and direct delivery to customers • Worked directly with sixteen international customers based in a multicultural environment • Trained international customers to use and validate products • Instructed fellow co-op on writing technical-document deliverables for customers ## Education ### Master of Science (M.S.) in Computer Science Georgia Institute of Technology Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 ### Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Jan 2013 – Jan 2017 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/xavierwilliams95 --- Source: https://flows.cv/xavierwilliams JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/xavierwilliams/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22