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Andrew Fong

DevOps Engineer

Broomfield, Colorado, United States18 yrs 4 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Expert in building tools that enhance developer productivity.
  • Proven track record in automating CI/CD processes.
  • Strong advocate for improving developer experience and team dynamics.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS-focused DevOps Engineer with a strong emphasis on automation and developer experience.

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Skills

Core Skills

DevopsCloud ComputingContinuous Integration/continuous Delivery (ci/cd)AutomationCloud SecurityDeveloper ExperienceData ManagementContinuous IntegrationKnowledge ManagementRelease ManagementQuality AssuranceData ValidationTool Development

Other Skills

Amazon Web Services (AWS)InfrastructureJenkinsJiraPython (Programming Language)TerraformSlackbotGitHubData MigrationTest AutomationDocumentation ManagementKotlinCypressSeleniumGradle

About

I'm a DevOps Engineer who thrives in the space between development, infrastructure, and support. I enjoy building tools and systems that make teams more productive and happier. Over the past 15+ years, I've worked across the entire dev pipeline from customer support to QA and automation, CI/CD, internal tooling, and infrastructure. My passion lies in the developer experience: solving the annoying problems that slow engineers down. Whether it's creating a Slackbot that saves hours, automating flaky infrastructure, or writing the onboarding docs no one else wants to touch, I find the gaps and fill them. I’m known for: Turning developer pain points into powerful internal tools. Supporting others with empathy, clarity, and impact. Improving morale and communication by modeling team-first behavior. Blending support and engineering to solve people and system problems together. I love learning from and helping others. Please reach out if you want to talk about automation, team dynamics, k-pop, or video games.

Experience

18 yrs 4 mos
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5 roles

Software Developer | Building the foundation that other teams can stand on

Promoted

Aug 2025Present · 10 mos · Boulder, Colorado, United States · On-site

  • I build and maintain the AWS infrastructure that product teams rely on. With the foundation taken care of, they're able to concentrate on features and services to wow our customers.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)InfrastructureDevOpsCloud Computing

Software Developer | Streamlining workflows and saving time

Feb 2024Feb 2025 · 1 yr · Pleasanton, California, United States

  • I supported and maintained a Jenkins platform that handled over 100 jobs, ensuring continuous integration and delivery pipelines ran smoothly across multiple teams. Each month, I resolved approximately 20 to 30 Jenkins-related support requests, directly unblocking more than 12 teams and enabling them to maintain their weekly release schedules.
  • To mitigate the risk of extensive downtime, I provisioned a disaster recovery infrastructure in AWS using Terraform. This setup ensured that our systems could recover quickly and efficiently in case of failure.
  • I also developed a custom Slackbot that integrated with GitHub and Jira, automating routine checks for pending pull requests and the creation of support tickets. This automation saved the team roughly two hours per week. Additionally, I built another Slackbot that provided management with insights into the volume and resolution time of support requests. This tool helped leadership better estimate timelines and resource allocation for future projects.
  • In an effort to improve our security posture, I hardened AWS security by migrating services from Instance Metadata Service version 1 (IMDSv1) to version 2 (IMDSv2), significantly reducing the risk of metadata exposure.
DevOpsJenkinsJiraPython (Programming Language)Amazon Web Services (AWS)Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

Developer Experience Engineer | Empathetic researcher and agent of change

May 2023Mar 2024 · 10 mos · Pleasanton, California, United States

  • I focused on building tools and driving process improvements aimed at boosting developer productivity and satisfaction. One of my key contributions was designing a prototype introspection tool for tracking XO method usage. This tool enhanced developer workflows and was later adopted by the principal XO engineer, validating its value across the team.
  • I also led efforts to reshape how our team engaged with developers, which resulted in a twofold increase in the amount of actionable feedback we received, helping us better align our work with their needs.
  • Additionally, I played a critical role in migrating our engineering metrics from Wavefront to Pharos. Throughout the transition, I ensured 100% schema continuity and preserved alert coverage across more than a dozen dashboards, maintaining operational reliability without disruption.
JenkinsJiraPython (Programming Language)Developer Experience

Senior Automation Engineer | Agile automation and team knowledge chronicler

Mar 2022Jun 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos · Pleasanton, California, United States

  • I created a job rebuilder in Jenkins that allowed teams to simply comment on a pull request and selectively rebuild only the failed jobs in a multi-job pipeline. This significantly reduced build time and resource usage. I also led the migration of documentation from Confluence to Antora Docs, improving accessibility while locking down edit permissions and ensuring better organization and traceability of changes.
  • To streamline release management, I automated artifact version checking, removing the manual burden on managers who previously had to compare deployed versions against a Confluence page. The new system provided immediate alerts on failures and allowed jobs to be rerun when necessary. I further improved team efficiency by automating Jira interactions, including auto-closing tickets that had been resolved but untouched for two weeks, which helped keep projects organized and aligned with the new Jira Align process.
  • Beyond automation, I took on a mentorship role by guiding a junior QA engineer in both quality assurance practices and automation techniques. Additionally, I oversaw the successful migration of SUV pools from AWS to GCP, ensuring a smooth transition between cloud platforms.
JenkinsJiraTest AutomationAutomation

Quality Assurance Engineer | Agile automation and CI pipeline maintenance

Jul 2015Mar 2022 · 6 yrs 8 mos · Pleasanton, California, United States

  • I played a key role in improving reliability and efficiency across testing, automation, and CI/CD pipelines. I regularly triaged high-priority, customer-reported issues, enabling the support team to remediate and verify fixes quickly. To accelerate back end testing, I developed "nap-time", a reusable Kotlin REST API test library that cut new test creation from days to hours while boosting regression coverage to 90%.
  • On the front end, I reduced UI regression testing from three days to just two hours by building an automated Cypress and Selenium test suite, increasing coverage to 80%. I also helped modernize CI/CD by migrating Jenkins pipelines from Kube-Jenkins to the PT-CI platform, reducing the team’s overhead to simply managing jobs instead of full Jenkins instances.
  • To strengthen reliability, I built a Kotlin tool to detect and alert on expiring certificates, preventing roughly three major outages each year and saving four engineers a full day of emergency patching per incident. I also created a Jenkins job to identify and release stalled SUV test jobs, which saved over nine hours weekly in regression testing time and cut wasted AWS costs.
  • In addition, I automated AWS stack deployments via Gradle, minimizing human error and accelerating test infrastructure delivery. Finally, I contributed to the PT-CI Jenkins Groovy library, simplifying Selenium Web server setup and configuration, an improvement that was adopted by more than three teams.
JenkinsJiraTest AutomationQuality Assurance

Opower

Quality Assurance Engineer | Manual/automated tests and tool building

Oct 2012Jun 2015 · 2 yrs 8 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

  • I maintained and enhanced automated tests within Jenkins CI, regularly troubleshooting failed jobs to keep the pipeline stable and reliable. To improve testing efficiency, I fully automated RESTful API tests using Ruby and RSpec, which significantly reduced manual errors and cut testing time.
  • I also developed an attribute validator within our in-house Ruby automation framework (ORB) to compare values between MySQL and ElasticSearch, enabling validation of 53,000 rows in just one minute. To support the team, I built out a dedicated wiki section for smart thermostats, which streamlined onboarding and helped new team members ramp up more quickly.
  • Additionally, I created an internal tool called json-x, which allowed us to send JSON and XML payloads to URIs for testing API endpoints and simulating mobile device connections which greatly improved the speed and accuracy of integration testing.
Test AutomationQuality Assurance

Hewlett-packard

Quality Assurance Engineer | Manual testing and product documentation

Oct 2011Oct 2012 · 1 yr · San Mateo, CA · On-site

  • I was responsible for verifying the quality of the Fortify On Demand (FoD) product, ensuring reliability across releases. To improve efficiency, I optimized test plans, reducing the number of tests by 70% while maintaining full coverage. I also deployed FoD into a cloud environment as a proof of concept, expanding testing flexibility and demonstrating its scalability.
  • To strengthen team collaboration, I organized and updated the internal wiki, making knowledge sharing easier and onboarding more seamless. Additionally, I rebuilt the FoD QA environment from scratch, fully documenting the process to enable destructive testing and provide the team with a reliable reference for future setups.

Cybersource

2 roles

Product Support Engineer | Escalated customer support and tool building

Jun 2009Sep 2011 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Mountain View, California, United States

  • I provided technical expertise to the first-tier support team and built tools that enabled real-time troubleshooting of customer issues. To save time and reduce manual effort, I developed a Java application that parsed large XML reports into CSV, cutting down hours of repetitive work for technical account managers.
  • To further streamline support, I created a Java batch API tool that allowed teams to duplicate customer issues in real time, reducing escalated ticket requests by 30%. I also wrote a CPM troubleshooting guide for internal users, which decreased escalated tickets for CPM by 60%.
  • In addition, I coded and maintained an internal PHP website for Customer Support, consolidating information and documenting procedures that had never been formally recorded before. I also developed an Autoloader in Visual Basic to automate loading payment processor information which reduced errors and cut loading time by more than 50%.
Test AutomationQuality Assurance

Senior Technical Support Engineer | Front line support and tool builder

Jun 2007Jun 2009 · 2 yrs · Mountain View, California, United States

  • I coded and maintained an internal intranet website that centralized information about all products, services, and third-party integrations, making it easier for teams to access and share critical knowledge. To improve efficiency, I developed the V-Reader program, which significantly reduced the time required to load payment processor information. In addition, I worked directly with merchants to integrate CyberSource’s payment tools into their websites, providing hands-on support and troubleshooting connection errors to ensure smooth and reliable transactions.

Education

University of California, Davis

BS — Electrical Engineering

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