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Jacob Mitchell

@jacobmitchell1

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Award-winning technology leader specializing in enterprise architecture and DevOps.

Zimbabwe

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role that fosters innovation, collaboration, and strategic growth opportunities.

I am an award-winning Enterprise Technology Leader with extensive expertise in Enterprise Architecture, DevOps, AI-driven Software Development, and Cloud Solutions. My career has been marked by a commitment to aligning technology roadmaps with strategic business goals, driving efficiency, and enhancing profitability. I have successfully led large-scale transformations and multi-million-dollar initiatives, including a notable project that saved Macy's $100 million.

Throughout my career, I have demonstrated a strong ability to innovate solutions that meet business needs and turn around distressed projects. My experience includes architecting an award-winning Enterprise Media Cloud Solution for Turner Sports and implementing AI-integrated DevOps strategies that empower global organizations. I thrive in environments that challenge me to push the boundaries of technology and deliver robust platform engineering solutions.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Director of Platform Eng / DevOps

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Ahold Delhaize

Nov 2023 - Present (1 year 8 months)

Implemented and managed comprehensive standards, policies, and best practices across multiple functional business domains, including data engineering, application development, and mobile development. Overseen DevOps CI/CD pipelines for customized data workflows, ensuring code quality through SonarQube, security with Snyk, and automated testing for Databricks and Azure Data Factory (ADF) to deliver

Data Engineering DevOps Production Operations SonarQube Snyk Databricks Azure Data Factory Enterprise Architecture

Director of DevOps

AT&T

Mar 2018 - Oct 2023 (5 years 7 months)

Defined, designed, and drove design decisions for Aktivate's migration from on-premise to Azure, utilizing a mixed topology of Azure functions and AKS for platform growth. Supported an Enterprise Point of Sale system built on microservices architecture, used by 5500 stores across the US.

Microservices Operations Support DevOps Azure AKS Cassandra Jenkins Maven Ansible

Director of Delivery

IQmetrix

May 2017 - Feb 2018 (9 months)

Led a 20-person dedicated team of software delivery developers and product experts, delivering software solutions for AT&T Cricket Wireless's Point of Sale system. Assisted in turning around release impacts to production by employing enhanced testing, rollback options, and more gates during the SDLC process.

Software Delivery Program Management SDLC Release Management

Senior Project Manager

Macy's

Oct 2015 - May 2017 (1 year 7 months)

Maintained continuous alignment of Macy's Loyalty program scope with strategic business objectives, providing recommendations to enhance effectiveness. Led an initiative to revamp Macy's Money, resulting in a $100 million savings.

Program Management Roadmap Planning Waterfall Agile Loyalty Programs

Senior Project Manager

Turner Broadcasting

Feb 2011 - Oct 2015 (4 years 8 months)

Provided strategic direction and execution of technology solutions for critical operations of core business systems, enhancing Turner Sports' business capability. Managed a 150-member global team supporting technology innovation and implementation for Turner Sports.

Project Management Solution Architecture Business Development Media Services Portfolio Management Strategic Planning

Senior System Engineer

Turner Studios

Jun 2010 - Feb 2011 (8 months)

Led IT project design and implementation on enterprise system infrastructure that was high availability, load balancing, high traffic, fully redundant, and multi-petabyte in storage. Implemented and configured Playout/Ingest, Asset Management, and logging applications for Turner Sports.

Infrastructure Design System Administration Cloud Architecture Disaster Recovery Enterprise Management Implementation

System Engineer

CNN

Jan 2008 - Jun 2010 (2 years 5 months)

Served as an On Air system engineer, providing quick solutions to critically impacted services for CNN. Supported enterprise-level systems including switches, storage, cloud, and SAAS applications.

System Administration Engineering Cloud Architecture Disaster Recovery Virtualization

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

American Public University

Masters of Business Administration, Information Technology Management

Pursued an MBA with a focus on Information Technology Management. Gained expertise in aligning technology with business objectives and strategic goals.