Hello, my name is Ken Hyer and I am a

Software Architect, Developer


And

Technical Leader

working with teams to develop secure, resilient and large-scale enterprise applications

This is some of what I do

Currently reside in the Raleigh, NC area. Since 2010, I've worked for Cisco in their IT organization. Over the years, I've held a number of roles: Linux Systems Administrator, Software Engineer, Software Architect, Agile Product Owner and Mentor.
These are some of my areas of expertise

Software Architecture and Design

Design of enterprise applications and systems from the ground up, ranging in size from single-purpose tools to global microservice-based deployments

Full-Stack Development

Front end and back end hands-on development using any combination of Python, Golang, JavaScript, Angular, React, Vue, HTML/CSS, PostgreSQL, MongoDB and Redis

Cross-Platform Automation

Automation and orchestration of deployment (CI/CD) and operational tasks across on-prem and cloud hosting global infrastructure.

Leadership and Mentorship

Development and leadership of technical teams to deliver success. Stewardship of both technical and soft skills. Career development of engineers within and outside of my organization.

My Projects

Just a few of the development projects I have worked on over the past few years
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Managed Services Console

API and UI providing self-service for managed infrastructure services

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Sudo Access Management

Application to manage Linux elevated access requests for SOx compliance

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IaaS API

Automation of on-prem UCS and VMWare infrastructure lifecycle management

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Infrastructure Dashboard

Web application for infrastructure alerting and reporting

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Service Dashboard

Project/resource management, planning and project ROI historical reporting dashboard

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Databrackets Compliance Portal

Industry compliance assessment and reporting for client

My Skills

I maintain a combination of systems administration, engineering and application development skills in order to help support application development for a global enterprise IT organization.

Development


Python
100%
Django/Flask
95%
PostgreSQL
90%
Golang
90%
Redis
85%
MongoDB
85%
MySQL
80%
Vue
80%
React
80%
Javascript
80%
Bash/shell
75%
HTML/CSS
75%
PHP
70%
Angular
60%

Infrastructure


Linux - RedHat & Ubuntu
100%
Kubernetes
90%
Docker
90%
Amazon Web Services
85%
Terraform
80%
Ansible
80%
Google Cloud Services
75%
VMWare ESXi
65%
Cisco UCS
60%
Cisco ACI
50%
Microsoft Windows Server
50%
Puppet
40%

My Experience

With over 15 years of experience, I have worked for small organizations as well as large enterprises. Over that time, I have designed and developed a wide variety of products and services
2019

Technical Leader, Software Architect

Cisco

Design and development of numerous full-stack microservice-based applications for both on-prem and cloud IT infrastructure services used to run Cisco's $50B business. Technical leadership and career mentorship for a global team of developers. Implementation of development and testing standards and CI/CD pipelines.

2014

Senior IT Engineer/Developer

Cisco

Architecture, development and maintenance of Cisco IT Infrastructure Dashboard web application to track system alerts, performance, capacity management, storage reporting, resource scheduling and system auditing. Development of Python, Perl and Bash scripts to automate large-scale infrastructure processes

2010

IT Engineer

Cisco

Support of Linux/Unix operating systems including OS and application troubleshooting, break/fix, system maintenance, patching, and storage migrations. Support for large-scale changes and service escalations across Linux, Storage, VMWare, OpenStack and Cisco UCS physical platforms.

2007

Systems Administrator

Rensselaer Student Union

Development of web applications used for budgeting, surveying, scheduling and recreation management. Development of point of sale desktop application for food and beverage service• Server support for multi-tenant web and database environment.

2003

Technology/Network Specialist

Plainfield Public Schools

This is where it all started. Support of network, servers and endpoints for seven-school district with 1200+ personal computers. Implementation of network stability and security devices and configurations. Operation, programming, repair and documentation of theatrical lighting and sound systems for state of the art performance venue.

Let's Talk

If you are interested in the skills I have to offer your organization, I would love to hear from you!