Athena San Jose
@athenasanjose
Technical manager and systems architect specializing in cloud and scalable systems.
What I'm looking for
I am a hybrid Systems Architect and Technical Manager with 7+ years building and scaling fintech and self-service platforms on AWS, Docker, and microservices, blending technical leadership with business-focused delivery.
At ETAP I led architecture modernization, drove an AWS LTS migration to 99.9% uptime, and architected an event-emitter crediting engine that reduced database calls by 85%, while growing and mentoring a cross-functional engineering organization from 2 to 28 people.
I champion secure development and operational excellence — driving ISO 27001:2019 transition, observability and incident response improvements, and internal AI and fraud-analytics initiatives — and I am currently integrating academic frameworks through a Master in Technology Management.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Technical Manager
Electronic Transfer & Advance Processing, Inc.
Jan 2018 - Present (8 years 1 month)
Led architecture modernization and a 28-member cross-functional engineering organization, delivering event-driven microservices and AWS migrations that improved uptime to 99.9% and reduced DB calls by 85%.
Senior Software Engineer
Electronic Transfer & Advance Processing, Inc.
Jan 2018 - Dec 2020 (2 years 11 months)
Built and optimized customer-facing platforms and the mysukli™ crediting system, reducing transaction latency by 30% and supporting containerization and legacy migrations.
Junior Software Engineer
Electronic Transfer & Advance Processing, Inc.
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018 (11 months)
Developed REST APIs for kiosk cash-change and e-pin systems and contributed to R&D for centralized kiosk monitoring and automation.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of the Philippines
Master in Technology Management, Technology Management
2025 -
Currently pursuing a Master in Technology Management integrating academic frameworks with architecture leadership and cloud/AI systems.
Polytechnic University of the Philippines
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering
Activities and societies: Dean's Lister; Best Presenter – Software Engineering Day
Completed a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering with academic recognition as a Dean's Lister and Best Presenter in Software Engineering Day.
Guthrie-Jensen Consultants
5-Day MBA, Management
Completed a 5-day executive MBA-style management training program.
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