Summary

Motivated engineer and Linux enthusiast with three years of experience in technology and software development. Proficient in project management, team collaboration, and complex problem-solving. Holds a solid educational background, complemented by hands-on experience with various programming languages, environments, and technologies. Passionate about learning and eager to pursue entry-level positions to further develop skills and become a valuable contributor to innovative projects.

Overview

• DevOps Engineer at cybercontext.ai
• Owner and Maintainer of procrastislides.com
• Currently self-hosting a privacy-respecting search engine at justsearx.xyz
• Personal Website: aedrielkylejavier.me

Contact

• Email: kyle.javier@proton.me
• Github: github.com/kj-sh604
• LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/aedriel-kyle-javier/

Experience

DevOps Engineer (Security and Infrastructure)

• Cyber Context (November 2024 - Present) | Contract | Columbus, OH
  • Optimized Docker Containers and Azure-based infrastructure, significantly improving deployment efficiency and security.
  • Performed comprehensive vulnerability assessments and remediated CVE issues, enhancing the Azure Security Posture score up to 90% and ensuring a secure development and release environment.
  • Developed and implemented custom automated build and deployment processes using Linux, Bash scripting, and CI/CD pipelines, significantly enhancing operational efficiency.
  • Led the creation of technical documentation, delivering clear operational guidance in a fast-paced start-up environment, including the development of custom open-source documentation tooling.
  • Contributed to software development by debugging and enhancing product functionality in Python, ensuring a high-quality user experience and reliability, and integrated AI-powered large language models into core products.

Integrations Engineer

• BillGO Inc. (April 2022 - March 2024) | Full-time | Remote | Fort Collins, CO
  • Utilized web scraping techniques in C# to develop and maintain integrations for over 20,000 billers, enhancing e-bill retrieval efficiency by 10-20%. Gained expertise in HTML, CSS, JavaScript (including various libraries and frameworks), Playwright, and Regular Expressions (RegEx).
  • Achieved over 90% operational health by improving system reliability and leveraging Grafana for effective user experience monitoring.
  • Managed projects using Git and facilitated cross-team collaboration through JIRA, ensuring clear progress tracking and communication.
  • Engaged in an internal mentorship program for Cloud Engineering, enhancing skills in AWS, Terraform, and related technologies.

For further information on my work experience in other industries, please refer to this webpage: Link →

Projects

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Code

• justsearx.xyz

  Deployed a self-hosted instance of Searxng, an open-source, privacy-focused metasearch engine — powered by the Python Flask web framework and the uWSGI application server. Implemented custom solutions to aggregate search results from various domains and enhanced the frontend using Jinja2 templates to improve overall user experience. Link →

• procrastislides.com

  Developed a web application that generates slideshow presentations from user-provided Markdown input. It leverages the GNU Core Utilities, rust uutils, Pandoc, and LaTeX Beamer templates for converting Markdown to PDF. The site is hosted on a Virtual Private Server (VPS) utilizing a LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP). Link →

• aedrielkylejavier.me

  Built a minimalist personal website that includes information about my professional background & résumé, a blog, contact information, and links to my software and web projects. The website is built using HTML, CSS, and a custom JavaScript library I wrote from scratch that utilizes web components. Link →

• Various Programs and Scripts

  A collection of programs and bash/shell scripts that I have created or forked, aimed at enhancing personal productivity and system management. These include automation scripts, network utilities, and other tools. Link →

Skills

Programming Languages

• Web Development: PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript (React, Node.js, Typescript)
• Systems Programming: Python, C, C#, Haskell

DevOps & System Management

• Operating Systems: Linux and other UNIX-like Systems
• Scripting Languages: Bash, POSIX Shell Scripting
• Web Servers: Apache, Nginx
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
• Containerization and Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
• Automation and Testing: Playwright, CI/CD Pipelines
• Cloud Providers: Azure, Amazon Web Services, DigitalOcean, Linode

Version Control & Project Management

• Version Control: Git
• Project Management & Documentation: Jira, Confluence
• Work Environments: Experienced in Agile and Waterfall methodologies

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, Western Governors University (Current)
• Associate’s Degree in Applied Sciences: Computer Science - Software Development, Columbus State Community College

Volunteering

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• STEER - Street Engineers Robotics

  Co-hosted a robotics outreach boot-camp in rural elementary schools in the Philippines, teaching fundamentals of programming with Scratch, Lego Mindstorms, and Arduino. YouTube Link →

• International Robot High School Forum 2017 (2nd Speaker), Japan

  Presented our High School’s Research Study at the International Robot High School Forum in Japan, defining “Advanced Robotics” through participant interviews. YouTube Link →