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Colton Edwards

@coltonedwards

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Dev-focused software engineer specializing in data pipelines, automation, and payment systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles building scalable data pipelines, automation, and secure integrations where I can drive technical improvements, collaborate cross-functionally, and grow in cloud and ML applications.

I am a software systems graduate and hands-on engineer who builds scalable data pipelines, automation, and secure payment integrations. I have delivered solutions across cloud and on-premise environments, developing Apache NiFi pipelines, Azure Databricks data infrastructure, and Python-driven automation to improve ingestion, QA, and reporting workflows.

I bring practical experience in merchant solutions and POS technical support, security network implementations, API evaluation, and product integration. I collaborate closely with development teams to ensure product quality, security, and compliance while designing training frameworks and database structures that enable AI automation and operational growth.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Experience Technician

Bryte Payment Solutions

Aug 2024 - Dec 2025 (1 year 4 months)

Managed primary technical support tickets and led terminal intake operations improvements, developed training and scalable database frameworks, and researched/implemented security network upgrades and API/product integrations to support merchant solutions.

Technical Support Sonicwall API Integration Database Design AI Automation Preparation

IT Digitalization Intern

Gestamp

Jun 2023 - Jun 2024 (1 year)

Engineered automated data pipelines and managed multi-cloud data infrastructure, improving ingestion efficiency for high-volume testing data and automating QA workflows resulting in over 100 dock audits and system corrections.

Apache NiFi Bash Scripting Python AWS Exposure Data Pipelines Power BI DAX

Application Architect Intern

EPB

Jan 2023 - May 2023 (4 months)

Directed application development standards and implemented Python data pipelines and GUI components, developing predictive models to quantify power grid failure risk under increased EV load and ensuring scalable, validated data flows.

Python Pandas Tkinter Data Architecture Scrum Risk Analysis Continuous Data Processing

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Tennessee

Bachelor of Science, Software Systems / Computer Science

Activities and societies: Adversarial Training for Improving Neural Network Robustness presented at Technology Symposium; coursework and projects involving Python, Keras, data pipelines, and PowerBI.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Software Systems) completed in December 2023 with coursework and projects in AI, data pipelines, and software systems.