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Athena San Jose

@athenasanjose

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Technical manager and systems architect specializing in cloud and scalable systems.

Philippines

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What I'm looking for

I seek a leadership role where I can architect resilient cloud systems, drive secure SDLC and observability, mentor engineers, and deliver scalable product outcomes in a growth-oriented, security-conscious organization.

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.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Technical Manager

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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%.

AWS Microservices Event Driven Systems Docker CI CD Observability ISO 27001 Team Leadership

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.

REST APIs Docker Microservices Performance Optimization Testing Troubleshooting