Josh Beard
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Platform Engineering | Developer Experience | DevOps

## 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

    Staff DevOps engineer focused on platform engineering and
    developer experience.  I build internal tools, CI/CD systems,
    and automation that scale teams while maintaining governance.
    Open-source contributor with expertise in Go, AWS, and
    infrastructure as code.


## Experience

### Staff DevOps Engineer with Live Oak Bank

    September 2022 - Present

  * Build internal tools and workflows that improve developer
experience and software delivery across multiple teams.

  * Architect CI/CD pipelines optimizing deployment speed and
reliability.

  * Developed open-source Terraform provider and Go API client for
third-party integrations.

  * Built release orchestration tool in Go that significantly
improved release safety and automation.

  * Established observability and monitoring for scalable CI/CD
processes.



    Key technology and skills:
AWS, CI/CD, DataDog, Devcontainers, Docker, GitLab, GitOps, Go,
Golang, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Platform Engineering,
Python, Shell, Terraform, Traefik


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

    June 2022 - April 2023

  * Contracted to USGS Water Resources Mission Area to modernize
critical water data services.

  * Built AWS infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for serverless
Python applications and static websites.

  * Automated security checks and code analysis in CI/CD pipelines,
streamlining compliance for development teams.



    Key technology and skills:
AWS, CloudFormation, GitLab, Python


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

    September 2015 - May 2022

  * Managed architecture and infrastructure for dozens of USGS
products, ensuring scalability and reliability.

  * Led 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 across hundreds of Linux systems.

  * Migrated dozens of applications from on-premise to AWS with
Docker, enabling flexible and scalable deployments.

  * Mentored teams in DevOps practices and empowered them to manage
their own infrastructure with Docker, AWS, and Terraform.



    Key technology and skills:
AWS, CI/CD, GitLab, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Platform
Engineering, GitOps, 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.

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



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


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

    January 2010 - September 2013

  * Managed Linux/Unix infrastructure and server operations for K-12
environment.

  * Implemented system automation and monitoring solutions.

  * Provided technical support and maintained network services.



    Key technology and skills:
Linux, Unix, Puppet, Nginx, MySQL, KVM, PHP


## Skills

    ### Core Competencies

    - Platform Engineering & Developer Experience

    - Release Management & Automation

    - CI/CD Architecture & Pipeline Design

    - Infrastructure as Code & Configuration Management

    - DevSecOps & Compliance Automation

    - Technical Leadership & Team Enablement


    ### Infrastructure & CI/CD

    - GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions

    - Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK

    - Puppet, Ansible

    - Nginx, HAProxy, Traefik

    - PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis


    ### Observability

    - DataDog, Prometheus

    - Elasticsearch, Graylog

    - PagerDuty

    - Sensu


    ### Platforms & Technologies

    - AWS Cloud Services

    - Docker, Kubernetes

    - Linux/Unix (RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, Alpine, FreeBSD)

    - Virtualization (Proxmox, LXC, Vagrant, KVM, vSphere)

    - Security Scanning & Vulnerability Management


    ### Programming Languages

    - Go

    - Python

    - Shell/Bash

    - Ruby

    - YAML, JSON, HCL

    - PHP


    ### Security & Compliance

    - Code Analysis & Security Scanning

    - Compliance Automation

    - Security Policy as Code