Christopher Markus
@christophermarkus
Experienced Software Developer and Architect with 20+ years of experience.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I am a Software Developer and Architect with over 20 years of experience in solution architecture, full-stack development, and team leadership. Throughout my career, I have excelled in transforming business needs into technological solutions and fostering team growth, leveraging DevOps technologies and Agile methodologies.
One of my key strengths is my proficiency as a full-stack engineer, with a strong foundation in Java, .Net, Python, Node, and SQL. I am adept at integrating new languages and frameworks as required. I have successfully delivered six major cloud computing projects, including deployments on AWS, GCP, and OpenShift, showcasing my versatility across cloud platforms.
I have a proven ability in aligning architecture and team dynamics to maximize both business value and developer productivity. I am skilled in designing robust, scalable, and secure systems with a focus on distributed systems and computing architectures. I have targeted improvements in cycle times and automation, encompassing Infrastructure as Code, testing, deployment, and observability. I have also demonstrated success in leading Agile teams across various industries, creating environments that nurture collaboration, innovation, and effective communication.
Experience
Technical Lead / Senior Developer Consultant
Boston Scientific
Jan 2023 - Present (1 year 4 months)
Led an Agile product team in the development and improvement of the Device History Record solution. Estimated effort for requirements and led technical direction using Agile methodologies. Managed technical design and deployment of new products. Architected and developed seamless integration services. Led the Product Team in a DevOps model. Fostered a culture of collaboration, continuous learning,
Cloud and Microservice Architect Consultant
Wayfair
Apr 2019 - Jan 2020 (9 months)
Provided technical leadership for Scrum development teams. Engineered architectural solutions for Event Processing/Streaming. Facilitated Domain Driven Design workshops. Collaborated closely with Cloud, Security, and Infrastructure teams. Engaged with department leaders to establish Cloud development and operational standards. Assisted development teams in creating microservice bootstrap tooling.
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Wayfair
Jan 2020 - Jan 2023 (3 years)
Spearheaded technical initiatives in a 300+ engineer Cloud Infrastructure team. Established a Site Reliability Engineer practice. Developed Cloud Asset Inventories. Orchestrated an API gateway project. Guided migration to Google Cloud Platform. Led MLOps team in modernizing machine learning infrastructure. Designed and implemented a new cloud data lake. Managed secure rollout of internal root cert
Lead Software Developer Consultant
HealthPartners
Jun 2018 - Nov 2018 (5 months)
Devised strategic plan for migration to microservice architecture. Developed customer-facing registration system. Implemented security updates and vulnerability remediations. Authored onboarding documentation. Collaborated in establishing cloud and microservice standards. Ensured robust security and compliance.
Cloud and Microservice Architect Consultant
Best Buy
Nov 2018 - Apr 2019 (5 months)
Led Scrum development teams in redeveloping a Tier 1 appointment and delivery scheduling application. Executed microservice decomposition. Advanced loosely coupled architecture. Analyzed and integrated third-party APIs. Orchestrated alignment of microservices with Red Hat OpenShift Docker and Spring Boot platform. Advocated for and implemented API-first Swagger-based REST contracts. Coordinated ad
Lead Software Developer
Thomson Reuters
Jul 2017 - Jun 2018 (11 months)
Designed, developed, and deployed Java and Python-based microservices in AWS. Aligned project infrastructure with Infrastructure as Code principles. Implemented Spring Boot and Java batch processing systems. Architected distributed tracing, metrics, and logging systems. Collaborated with Operations to conduct Game Day simulations. Created a terabyte-scale Data Lake. Ensured robust performance moni
Lead Software Developer Consultant
Thomson Reuters
Sep 2016 - Jul 2017 (10 months)
Spearheaded delivery of a .Net automated testing suite. Articulated and propagated test automation vision and roadmap. Ensured alignment and understanding of test automation strategy and practices. Led SDET reorganization.
Solution Architect
Trimble
Feb 2016 - Sep 2016 (7 months)
Established architecture, coding patterns, and standards for outsourced development teams. Designed serverless microservice architecture. Developed user profile service. Implemented API Gateway as a service facade. Produced master data solution for Points of Interest mapping data.
Software Developer/Engineer and Architect
Christopher Markus
Experienced developer and architect with expertise in solution architecture, full-stack development, and team leadership. Skilled in transforming business needs into technological solutions and fostering team growth. Proficient in Java, .Net, Python, Node, and SQL. Experienced in cloud computing, solution architecture, system design, DevOps, and Agile methodologies.
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