Roni Thomas

CEO

Canada12 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 12 years of experience in software development.
Expert in cloud architecture and multi-cloud solutions.
Strong leadership in managing DevOps teams.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud Solutions Architect with extensive experience in DevOps and software engineering.

Contact

ronicthomas@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

Cloud ComputingLeadershipSoftware Development

Other Skills

AWS Command Line Interface (CLI)AgileAgile MethodologiesAmazon ECSAmazon EKSAmazon Web Services (AWS)AnsibleArchitectureCloud ConsultingCommunicationContainerizationContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Cost ManagementDevOpsDocker

About

I have over 12 years of experience in software development and engineering management, and I hold the AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate certification. My mission is to deliver innovative and resilient solutions that meet the needs of our customers and stakeholders. I have extensive experience in leading teams of DevOps engineers who build and manage the next generation of products using AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Packer, and Kubernetes. I have a strong background in cloud architecture and multi-cloud solutions, and I have also completed Atlassian certifications in Jira Project Administration and Agile Development with Jira Software. I enjoy collaborating with different teams and business owners to identify and lead initiatives that drive growth and efficiency. I also mentor and coach my team members to help them grow their skills and careers.

Experience

Amazon web services (aws)

Solutions Architect

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Caseware

3 roles

Senior Engineering Manager

Promoted

May 2022 – Mar 2024 · 1 yr 10 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Amazon EKSInformation TechnologySite Reliability EngineeringAWS Command Line Interface (CLI)Strategic PlanningLeadership+15

Team Lead

Apr 2021 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Managing a team of devops engineers building the next generation of financial products using Terraform, AWS, Ansible, Packer and Kubernetes.
Building SRE capabilities within the team to ensure the right level of resiliency within the system and make sure systems are highly available and secure
Managing hiring & training activities for the team

Amazon EKSInformation TechnologySite Reliability EngineeringAWS Command Line Interface (CLI)LeadershipEngineering Management+12

Senior Cloud Engineer

Oct 2020 – Mar 2021 · 5 mos · Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Helping build & manage the next generation of financial products hosted on AWS using Terraform, Kubernetes, Ansible and Python

Amazon EKSInformation TechnologySite Reliability EngineeringAWS Command Line Interface (CLI)LeadershipCloud Computing+8

To the new

5 roles

Delivery Director - Cloud Services

Promoted

Jul 2017 – Aug 2020 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Supervising a team of DevOps engineers and helped the current organisation in achieving AWS Managed Service Partnership
Drove projects from concept to final rollout in system deployment, testing, and monitoring in multiple domains
Provided technical architecture and consultancy on cloud best practices related to cost, availability, security and usability on Amazon AWS
Implemented CI/CD, facilitating a streamlined deployment pipeline for different projects (Jenkins) utilizing Bash & Python scripting, Docker, registry, and multi-stage builds
Automated and implemented backup and recovery procedures for business-critical systems that resulted in better disaster recovery planning
Analyzed and audited performance for applications based on key factors of infrastructure performance and worked with stakeholders for remediating actions

Amazon EKSInformation TechnologySite Reliability EngineeringAWS Command Line Interface (CLI)LeadershipEngineering Management+11

Technical Lead

Jul 2015 – Jun 2017 · 1 yr 11 mos

Leading a team of developers and mentoring the team to deliver to the best of everyone's potential. Code reviews and discussions with requisite stakeholders to remove ambiguity and delivery high-value to the end-users

Information TechnologyAWS Command Line Interface (CLI)LeadershipEngineering ManagementCloud ComputingTechnology Leadership+6

Senior Software Development Engineer

Promoted

Jul 2013 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 11 mos

Developing a wide variety of applications on Grails and Node.js, specifically in the e-commerce domain, being in constant communication with the requisite stakeholders to understand requirements.

Information TechnologyAWS Command Line Interface (CLI)LeadershipArchitectureCommunicationTeam Management+1