Denis Bell

Experience

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  Trade Winds Citrus Limited

  Aug 2010 - Oct 2010

  Information Technology Technician
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  Fiscal Services Ltd.

  Nov 2010 - Nov 2013

  Programmer/Analyst

  ● Wrote software based on user specifications.● Provided frequent reports on Jamaica Customs data through the use of SQL queries.● Maintained a transfer program which transfers data from all Jamaica Customs Servers to a central database.● Developed and maintained large-scale multi-tenant java based web applications utilized by the Jamaican government.● Attended meetings at major government organizations including Jamaica Customs and the Jamaica Bureau of Standards.

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  Medullan

  Nov 2013 - Apr 2016

  Software Developer

  ●Implemented software applications using SpringBoot and AgularJs. ● Deployed applications using Jenkins CI.● Performed code reviews. ● Created automated tests using Robot Framework.● Implemented and modified existing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins to execute end-to-end tests.● Produced detailed specifications and wrote software applications based on Java and Nodejs.● Automated the testing of software on multiple browsers and devices using Robot Framework. ● Monitored application health using Splunk. ▪ Traveled frequently to clients based in the United States. Show less

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  ADVANTUM

  Apr 2016 - Dec 2017

  Business Application Engineer

  ● Containerized spring boot-based applications using docker. ● Implemented continuous integration pipeline using Jenkins and bash scripting. ● Implemented test, staging and development environments using docker swarm and azure.● Introduced, implemented, and trained colleagues on test-driven development and version control. ● Highlighted security vulnerabilities with existing systems and implemented security patches.● Lead the initiative to outsource and delegate development tasks. ▪ Conducted performance testing and monitoring. Show less

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  Digicel Group

  Apr 2018 - Jul 2020

  DevOps Engineering Contractor

  ● Monitor ETL processes written using the Python programming language. ● Deploy applications using Ansible. ● Administer Centos, Redhat and Ubuntu servers. ▪ Create bash scripts to automate the deployment of Java applications to Linux, development and production servers. ● Participated in code reviews.● Automated extracting and analyzing of data from cell towers based

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  National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB)

  Aug 2020 - Aug 2022

  Senior Software Engineer (Consultant)

  ● Developed and maintained mission-critical financial applications using Spring Boot and Reactjs. ● Performed code reviews to ensure quality is maintained. ● Arranged and facilitated meetings with clients and other key project stakeholders. ● Enforced agile best practices. ● Dockerized applications so that they could be both run and tested locally. ● Implemented pipelines using Jenkins for CI/CD. ● Monitor application logs using Kubernetes.● Enforced test-driven development best practices. ● Wrote bash programs to automate development tasks (installing application dependencies, running tests and starting the application).● Perform code reviews to ensure quality is maintained. ● Arrange and facilitate meetings with clients and other key project stakeholders. Show less

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  BairesDev

  Nov 2021 - Dec 2023

  Senior Software Engineer | DevOps Engineer

  ● Created microservices using both nodejs and Spring Boot. ● Utilized JPA ORM tool for Database persistence management. ● Created and optimized SQL queries for both Oracle and Postgres databases. ● Utilized dependency management frameworks such as maven and gradle. ● Utilized Gitlab for source code management. ● Deployed microservices using AWS cloud formation, EC2 and ECS. ● Monitor the status of applications using AWS Cloud Watch. ● Attend stand-up meetings daily. ● Perform code reviews to ensure code quality is maintained.● Utilized Trello for task and project management. ● Maintained applications react and nodejs applications. Show less

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  GraceKennedy Financial Group

  Jul 2023 - now

  Senior DevOps Engineer

  ● Automated infrastructure deployment using Terraform.● Set up and manage Azure CI/CD pipelines for over 30 projects.● Monitoring with Azure Monitor and Application Insights.● Scripting with PowerShell, Bash, Python.● Standardized pipelines across all projects by creating a generic pipeline template, improving consistency and efficiency.● Resolved performance issues by migrating app services to a new app service plan, resulting in improved application performance.● Implemented comprehensive monitoring alerts with Microsoft Teams integration, SMS, and email notifications to quickly address errors and outages. Show less

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  Shift Left Ltd

  May 2024 - now

  Senior Release Engineer

  ● Dockerized .NET core applications for more efficient deployments. ● Designed CI/CD pipelines for hybrid cloud setups. ● Automated cloud infrastructure creation with ARM and Terraform. ● Implemented SSL, Nginx, reverse proxies for security. ● Successfully identified and resolved a critical 502 issue with the app service plan, which severely impacted the software development process, resulting in improved operational efficiency and performance.● Developed and implemented robust CI/CD pipelines for hybrid cloud deployment, significantly enhancing the efficiency and reliability of the deployment process.● Added SSL to production servers and configured Nginx and reverse proxies, ensuring secure and reliable access to applications, and improving system security.● Implemented generic Azure pipeline YAML templates for Node, .NET and Sonar Cube which are used organization wide.● Migrated app services from windows OS to Linux to both reduce the speed of the overall CI/CD process and increase application performance. Show less

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  Go Cloud Careers

  Aug 2024 - now

  Associate Enterprise Cloud Architect