Josh Beard
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DevOps | Platform | Delivery

## Contact Details

    => email: josh@joshbeard.me
    => web: https://joshbeard.me
    => github: https://github.com/joshbeard

## Other Formats

    => web:
       https://joshbeard.me/resume
    => pdf:
       https://joshbeard.me/resume/Josh-Beard-Resume.pdf
    => word:
       https://joshbeard.me/resume/Josh-Beard-Resume.docx

## Summary

    Pragmatic engineer that values
    simplicity, efficiency, and getting
    things done.

## Experience

### Senior DevOps Engineer
    with Live Oak Bank
    

    September 2022 - Present

  * Design and develop tools and
    workflows to improve software
    delivery and developer efficiency
    across multiple teams.

  * Designed and built a release
    orchestration tool in Go to
    coordinate releases across teams and
    projects, enhancing safety,
    oversight, and management of the
    release process while significantly
    improving team efficiency.

  * Designed and implemented
    comprehensive CI/CD pipelines for
    multiple projects.

  * Write and maintain an open-source
    Terraform provider and a companion
    Go API client for the ReadMe.com
    developer portal to manage
    documentation and API specifications
    as code.

  * Work extensively with AWS,
    Terraform, GitLab, Go, Python, and
    Docker to deliver reliable and
    scalable solutions supporting modern
    software engineering practices.

  * Established monitoring, alerting,
    and observability to ensure reliable
    delivery pipelines and actionable
    insights for teams.

    Key technology and skills:
    AWS, DataDog, Docker, GitLab, Go,
    Golang, Kubernetes, Python, Shell,
    Terraform

### Lead DevSecOps Engineer
    with Ventera, Inc (US Geological Survey)
    

    June 2022 - April 2023

  * Contracted to the Water Resources
    Mission Area at the USGS to
    modernize and advance services
    delivering critical water data.

  * Designed and supported
    infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines
    for serverless Python applications
    and static websites, built with AWS
    services.

  * Automated security checks and
    integrated code analysis into CI/CD
    pipelines, simplifying compliance
    for development teams.

  * Worked closely with a small team,
    balancing hands-on engineering with
    collaborative problem-solving.

    Key technology and skills:
    AWS, GitLab, Python

### Lead DevOps Engineer
    with Apogee Engineering, LLC (US Geological Survey)
    

    September 2015 - May 2022

  * Managed the architecture and
    infrastructure for over 50 USGS
    products, ensuring scalability and
    reliability.

  * Led the migration of hundreds of
    projects from legacy CI/CD systems
    to GitLab, improving efficiency and
    developer experience.

  * Deployed configuration management at
    scale using Puppet and Ansible,
    simplifying server operations for
    hundreds of Linux systems.

  * Moved 50+ applications from on-
    premise to AWS with Docker, enabling
    more flexible and scalable
    deployments.

  * Supported cross-team collaboration
    and delivery, building tools and
    processes that teams could easily
    adopt and extend.

  * Mentored colleagues in DevOps best
    practices, including Docker, AWS,
    and Terraform, empowering teams to
    manage their own infrastructure.

  * Authored extensive documentation
    with a “docs-as-code” approach,
    standardizing project knowledge and
    operational guidance.

    Key technology and skills:
    AWS, GitLab, Docker, Terraform,
    Ansible, Puppet, Python, Nginx,
    Traefik

### Professional Services Engineer
    with Puppet Inc.
    

    September 2013 - April 2015

  * Delivered consulting and training on
    Puppet and DevOps practices to
    enterprise clients, tailoring
    solutions to unique needs.

  * Created reusable Puppet modules and
    tools to streamline automation for
    internal and external use.

  * Earned high marks for adaptability,
    customer engagement, and technical
    problem-solving across a diverse
    client base.

    Key technology and skills:
    Puppet, Linux, Ruby, Git, Shell

### Linux/Unix Systems Administrator
    with Douglas School District
    

    January 2010 - September 2013


### Senior Support Engineer
    with Apple, Inc.
    

    October 2008 - January 2010


### Signal Support Systems Specialist
    with US Army
    

    August 2006 - October 2008


## Skills

    12 Factor Apps, AWS, Alpine Linux,
    Ansible, Apache, Arch Linux,
    Artifactory, Atlassian, Bamboo,
    Bash, BitBucket, CI/CD, Cloud,
    Compliance, DataDog, Debian,
    DevSecOps, DigitalOcean, Docker,
    Elasticsearch, Everything is Code,
    FreeBSD, Git, GitHub, GitHub
    Actions, GitHub Workflows, GitLab,
    GitLab CI/CD, Go, Golang, Graylog,
    HAProxy, HTML, Infrastructure as
    Code, Jira, Kubernetes, LXC,
    MongoDB, MySQL, Nginx, Octopus,
    PagerDuty, PHP, Packer, Postfix,
    PostgreSQL, Proxmox, Puppet, Python,
    RedHat, Ruby, Security, Sensu,
    Serverless, Shell, Terraform,
    Tomcat, Traefik, Ubuntu