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Jake Newton

DevOps Manager • Leadership Series

Experienced and enthusiastic DevOps leader who thrives in start-ups as well as established companies. Watch as our protagonist deploys greenfield SaaS applications, slashes AWS costs by 40%, and transforms manual processes into automated DevOps excellence in this action-packed tech saga.

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The Data Stronghold
2016 - 2019 • 95% Match
Strongbox Data • DevOps Manager
$1.5M Revenue 98% Uptime Agile
The IT Chronicles
2012 - 2016 • 93% Match
Crossroads Systems • IT Manager
$14M Revenue Azure Migration 10 Engineers
Network Origins
2005 - 2012 • 90% Match
PFSI • Network Team Lead
2 Data Centers 98% Uptime $200K Savings

Trending Skills Right Now

Infrastructure Mastery
⭐ Expert Level
Linux, Windows, Networking
AWS Cloud Architect
⭐ Advanced • Certified
EC2, Lambda, Serverless, Terraform
Container Orchestration
⭐ Advanced
Docker, Kubernetes, ECS
Configuration & Automation
⭐ Advanced
Ansible, Packer, Terraform
Security & Compliance
⭐ Advanced • SOC2
Vulnerability Management, IAM, Compliance
CI/CD Pipelines
⭐ Advanced
Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Bamboo

Award-Winning Projects

Greenfield SaaS Platform
🏆 PLG Model
liquibase.io • Multi-AZ Architecture
AWS Terraform 99.9% Uptime
Jenkins Pipeline Optimization
⚡ 48hrs → 5hrs
90% Build Time Reduction
Jenkins Java CI/CD
Database Platform Expansion
📈 100% Growth
Multi-Cloud Database Support
Docker MongoDB Snowflake
Infrastructure Cost Optimization
💰 37% Reduction
$5.2K → $3.3K Monthly
AWS FinOps RDS
Release Automation
🤖 75% Less Manual
Automated Release Pipeline
GitHub Actions Docker RPM/DEB
SOC2 Compliance
🛡️ 100% Secure
Zero Critical Vulnerabilities
Vanta SOC2 Enterprise
🆕 NEW
Nexus EFS → S3 Migration
🚀 70% Cost Savings
818GB Artifact Repository
S3 EFS Performance
🆕 NEW
GitHub Security Modernization
🔒 50+ Repositories
Branch Protection → Repository Rulesets
GitHub Security Terraform
🆕 NEW
QA Docker Automation
⚡ Hours → 10 Minutes
Any Branch Testing
Docker GitHub Actions QA

Educational Background

Computer Science Degree
Completed 2004
University of Iowa • Bachelor's Degree
AWS DevOps Engineer
Professional • 2020
Advanced Cloud Architecture
AWS Solutions Architect
Associate • 2019
Cloud Infrastructure Design
Community Leader
Active Member
Austin DevOps & Cloud Meetups