Goodin Technology Solutions

DevOps · Software · Platform Engineering

About

Rodney Goodin — Senior Software and Platform Engineer with 15+ years designing, building, automating, and operating enterprise software platforms across cloud and on-premise environments. Background spans software engineering, cloud architecture, DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD automation, with a track record of leading modernization initiatives, building scalable AWS infrastructure, and improving developer productivity through automation and AI-assisted engineering workflows.

Experience

Languages:JavaJavaScriptPythonGroovyBashSQLHTML
Cloud & Infrastructure:AWSEC2EKSLambdaS3Route53RDSSESIAMVPCCloudWatch
DevOps:TerraformGitLab CI/CDJenkinsDockerKubernetesHelmGitBitbucketGitHub
Databases:MySQLPostgreSQLDynamoDB
Frameworks & Tools:Next.jsNode.jsApacheTomcatMavenJiraConfluence
Operating Systems:LinuxWindows

  1. Intevity / GSSI

    2018 – 2024

    DevOps Engineer / Configuration Manager / Security Manager

    • Designed and implemented enterprise CI/CD platforms using GitLab CI/CD and Jenkins.
    • Built Infrastructure as Code solutions using Terraform to automate AWS infrastructure provisioning.
    • Developed Python and Bash automation that reduced manual operational effort and improved deployment consistency.
    • Managed Kubernetes-based deployments and containerized workloads.
    • Led DevSecOps initiatives including security automation, vulnerability remediation, and compliance activities supporting federal government contracts.
    • Collaborated with software engineering teams to improve release engineering, deployment automation, and operational reliability.
    • Performed production troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and continuous platform improvements.

  2. BlackBerry AtHoc (formerly Alerting Solutions Inc.)

    2011 – 2020

    Senior Programmer / DevOps Engineer / Implementation Engineer

    • Designed and developed enterprise Java applications supporting public safety and emergency notification systems.
    • Implemented REST APIs, web applications, and backend services.
    • Worked directly with customers to design, deploy, and support enterprise implementations.
    • Automated deployments and application configuration.
    • Supported Linux application servers, databases, and production environments.
    • Led customer implementations, troubleshooting, and production support activities.

  3. Goodin Technology Solutions

    2002 – Present

    Founder / Software Engineer

    • Provide software engineering, cloud architecture, and technical consulting services for businesses and startups.
    • poolczar.com — a cue-sports tournament, community, and commerce platform: Next.js frontend on S3/CloudFront, Python Lambda backend behind API Gateway with Cognito auth, DynamoDB, and Stripe checkout.
    • soureddough.com — an artisan bakery's ordering platform: React/Vite frontend on a serverless Lambda and DynamoDB API, supporting both online Stripe checkout and pay-at-pickup.
    • goodintechnology.com — this site: a statically-exported Next.js site on AWS, with GitLab CI/CD driving dev and prod deploys.
    • Additional consulting: AWS cloud architecture, Terraform IaC, CI/CD pipeline development, Linux systems administration, and enterprise integrations.

  4. Stanford Athena Project

    2008 – 2010

    Software Engineer

    • Developed a career networking platform using PHP, Zend Framework, MySQL, and Apache.

  5. Alliance Title Company

    2005 – 2006

    Systems Administrator / Software Developer

    • Supported enterprise Windows infrastructure and business applications.

  6. Citibank

    1992 – 2001

    Member Technical Staff / Lead Developer

    • Developed enterprise financial software applications.
    • Led software development initiatives and technical teams.
    • Designed Java and client/server business applications.

Contact

Reach out directly, or connect on LinkedIn / GitLab.

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