Mike Tritabaugh

Software Engineer

Chicago, Illinois, United States25 yrs 10 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Expert in Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies.
  • Proven record of leading complex platform transformations.
  • Trusted advisor to engineering and platform teams.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS architect specializing in cloud-native solutions and platform modernization.

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Skills

Core Skills

KubernetesService MeshCi/cdOpenshift

Other Skills

IstioenvoyAnsibleContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)ArgoFluxContainerizationWebSphere MQWebsphereTechnical ArchitectureMiddlewareAIXEnterprise ArchitectureDB2Application Architecture

About

Customer Solution Architect with extensive experience guiding Fortune 500 companies and start-ups with cloud native adoption from discovery to production. Expert in Kubernetes, Istio service mesh, security, automation, and other open source technologies, with a proven record of leading complex platform transformations under tight timelines. Trusted advisor to engineering and platform teams, bridging technical depth with business outcomes.

Experience

25 yrs 10 mos
Total Experience
3 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
2 mos
Current Experience

Kong

Staff Solutions Architect

Feb 2026Present · 2 mos · Remote

Solo.io

Principal Customer Solutions Architect

Dec 2023Jan 2026 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Greater Chicago Area · Remote

IstioService MeshKubernetesenvoy

Tetrate

Customer Engineer

Sep 2022Dec 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

Vmware

2 roles

Staff Field Engineer

Jul 2021Sep 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater Chicago Area

AnsibleIstioContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Service MeshArgoFlux+3

Senior Field Engineer

Dec 2019Jun 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos · Greater Chicago Area

  • Application and Platform Modernization concentrating on Kubernetes, Hybrid Cloud, DevOps and CI/CD.
AnsibleIstioContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)Service MeshArgoFlux+3

Red hat

Senior Consultant

May 2017Dec 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Greater Chicago Area

  • Senior Consultant at Red Hat, focusing on PaaS solutions including OpenShift, Kubernetes, and Docker.
AnsibleContinuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)OpenShiftArgoKubernetesContainerization+1

Bank of america corporation

2 roles

VP; Applied Engineering

Promoted

May 2010May 2017 · 7 yrs

Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)KubernetesCI/CD

Systems Engineer

Apr 2003Aug 2007 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Kohl's department stores

Senior Technical Architect

Aug 2007May 2010 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Sears, roebuck & co.

Systems Engineer

Jan 2000Jan 2003 · 3 yrs

Education

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Bachelor's degree

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