- Email: josh@joshbeard.me
- Web: joshbeard.me
- GitHub: github.com/joshbeard
- Location: Colorado Springs, CO
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September 2022 - Present -
- Develop internal tooling and workflows to enhance developer experience and software delivery.
- Designed and built a release orchestration and queue tool in Go, significantly improving release safety, automation, and efficiency across teams.
- Architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines, optimizing deployment speed and reliability across multiple teams.
- Maintain an open-source Terraform provider and Go API client for ReadMe.com, enabling docs-as-code workflows.
- Established observability and monitoring to ensure reliable and scalable CI/CD processes.
- Work extensively with AWS, Terraform, GitLab, Go, Python, and Docker.
Key technology and skills: AWS, CI/CD, DataDog, Docker, GitLab, GitOps, Go, Golang, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Platform Engineering, Python, Shell, Terraform
June 2022 - April 2023 -
- Contracted to the Water Resources Mission Area at the USGS to modernize and advance services delivering critical water data.
- Designed and supported infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for serverless Python applications and static websites, built with AWS services.
- Automated security checks and integrated code analysis into CI/CD pipelines, simplifying compliance for development teams.
- Worked closely with a small team, balancing hands-on engineering with collaborative problem-solving.
Key technology and skills: AWS, GitLab, Python
September 2015 - May 2022 -
- Managed the architecture and infrastructure for dozens of USGS products, ensuring scalability and reliability.
- Led the migration of hundreds of projects from legacy CI/CD systems to GitLab, improving efficiency and developer experience.
- Deployed configuration management at scale using Puppet and Ansible, simplifying server operations for hundreds of Linux systems.
- Moved dozens of applications across multiple product teams from on-premise to AWS with Docker, enabling more flexible and scalable deployments.
- Supported cross-team collaboration and delivery, building tools and processes that teams could easily adopt and extend.
- Mentored colleagues in DevOps best practices, including Docker, AWS, and Terraform, empowering teams to manage their own infrastructure.
- Authored extensive documentation with a “docs-as-code” approach, standardizing project knowledge and operational guidance.
Key technology and skills: AWS, CI/CD, GitLab, GitHub Actions, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Platform Engineering, GitOps, Puppet, Python, Nginx, Traefik
September 2013 - April 2015 -
- Delivered consulting and training on Puppet and DevOps practices to enterprise clients, tailoring solutions to unique needs.
- Created reusable Puppet modules and tools to streamline automation for internal and external use.
- Earned high marks for adaptability, customer engagement, and technical problem-solving across a diverse client base.
Key technology and skills: Puppet, Linux, Ruby, Git, Shell
January 2010 - September 2013 -
October 2008 - January 2010 -
August 2006 - October 2008 -
- Web/HTML: https://joshbeard.me/resume
- PDF: https://joshbeard.me/resume/Josh-Beard-Resume.pdf
- Word: https://joshbeard.me/resume/Josh-Beard-Resume.docx
- Text: https://joshbeard.me/resume/resume.txt
- Narrow Text: https://joshbeard.me/resume/resume-narrow.txt
- JSON: https://joshbeard.me/resume/resume.json
gemini://jbeard.co/resume.gmigopher://jbeard.co:70/0/resume.txtfinger resume@jbeard.co- man page:
- Linux/GNU:
man <(curl -sl https://joshbeard.me/resume/joshbeard-resume.7) - macOS/BSD:
curl -sL https://joshbeard.me/resume/joshbeard-resume.7 > /tmp/joshbeard.7 && man /tmp/joshbeard.7
- Linux/GNU: