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Kyle Monroe

Release Engineer

Smooth, safe releases on a reliable pipeline

[email protected]
github.com/kylemonroe
linkedin.com/in/kyle-monroe-devops

Release engineer with eight years owning build, release and deployment for software teams in Austin. Designs and runs the pipelines that take code from commit to production safely — automated builds, testing gates, artifact management and reliable, reversible deployments. Rebuilt a fragile release process into an automated pipeline that cut release time and reduced failed deployments. Manages CI/CD, versioning and release coordination, automates with scripting and infrastructure-as-code, and keeps releases auditable and rollback-safe. Strong across Jenkins, GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes and cloud, and good at unblocking developers. Calm during a production release and rigorous about rollback safety. Looking for a release-engineer, build-engineer or DevOps role with a team that wants shipping to be boring and safe.

LocationAustin, TX
NationalityAmerican
GenderMale
Notice Period2 weeks
Date of Birth1992-09-22
Work Experience
(April 2018 to Present)8 years & 4 months

Austin Software Group - Austin, TX

Release Engineer

Own all the build, the release and the deployment pipelines right across the multiple product teams.
Rebuilt a fragile release process into an automated pipeline that cut the release time and the failures.
Design all the pipelines with the automated builds, the testing gates, artifacts and safe deployments.
Manage all the CI/CD, the versioning and the release coordination right across all the repositories.
Automate everything with the scripting and infrastructure-as-code for fully repeatable and safe releases.
Unblock all the developers and manage the rollback safety during each one of the production releases.
(August 2015 to March 2018)2 years & 8 months

Texas Digital Systems - Austin, TX

DevOps / Build Engineer

Maintained the CI pipelines and the build tooling for the development teams.
Automated the builds, the tests and deployments to reduce the manual effort.
Learned the containers, the Kubernetes and infrastructure-as-code in production there.
Gained the CKA certification and then moved into a release-engineer role.
(June 2012 to July 2015)3 years & 2 months

Texas Digital Systems - Austin, TX

Software / Build Engineer

Worked as a developer also maintaining the builds and the release scripts.
Learned the version control, the CI and how the software actually ships.
Built up the engineering grounding that release work is built on.
Then earned the move into a DevOps and build-engineer role from there.
Education
(August 2011 to May 2015)3 years & 10 months

University of Texas at Austin

BSc in Computer Science - Computer Science

Computer science degree covering software engineering, build tooling and systems, with an internship. The internship led into release engineering. Built the engineering foundation the role requires.
(January 2018 to May 2018)5 months

Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) - DevOps & Cloud

CKA certification covering Kubernetes administration, deployments, networking and cluster operations. It formalised the container-platform skills used daily across the team. Applied directly to containerized release and deployment pipelines.
Deployment Pipeline Automation

Deployment Pipeline Automation

Release Engineer (January 2019 to September 2019)

Rebuilt a fragile release process into an automated, reversible pipeline with testing gates and artifact management, which cut release time and reduced failed deployments across multiple product teams.

Blue-Green Deployment Rollout

Release Engineer (January 2020 to July 2020)

Introduced blue-green and canary deployments across the platform, so the releases went out with zero downtime and could be rolled back instantly if anything went wrong.
Highlights

Automated the release process

Rebuilt a fragile release process into an automated pipeline that cut release time and reduced failed deployments. Fast, safe releases let the whole team ship far more often.

Boring releases by design

Makes production releases calm, repeatable and reversible rather than tense events. When shipping is boring, the engineering organization is doing something right.
Languages

English

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

Spanish

Professional Working Proficiency
Certifications

Certified Kubernetes Administrator

Cloud Native Computing Foundation (May 2018 to Present)

CKA certification covering Kubernetes administration, deployments and cluster operations. It formalised the container-platform skills used daily. Applied directly to containerized release and deployment pipelines.

CI/CD & Terraform

HashiCorp (April 2019 to Present)

Certification in CI/CD pipelines and Terraform infrastructure-as-code covering automation, provisioning and deployment. It supports the automated, repeatable release pipelines built across the teams.
Personal Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Composure
  • Attention to Detail
  • Collaboration
  • Reliability
Technical Skills
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Release Management
  • Jenkins & GitLab CI
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Build Automation
  • Scripting (Bash/Python)
  • Artifact Management
  • Cloud Platforms
Activities & Interests
Eating
Play with Dog
Drinking
Dog Walking
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