Lev Bernstein
Lev Bernstein
DevOps and Software Engineer
Contact
lev2000@me.com
(+1) 347-463-5294
Personal Website
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Education
New York University GPA: 3.76 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Computer Science, Graduated cum laude, May 2022
Relevant Coursework
Bard College Associate in Arts (A.A.) Liberal Arts
Jun 2018
Skills

Terraform with a focus on the AWS stack: Lambda, EC2, EventBridge, VPC

Proficiency in Python, Bash, C, Java, Javascript, Linux, Jenkins, scripting, Python libraries (boto3, asyncio, requests, pytest, typing)

Intermediate Russian proficiency

Agile dev paradigm familiarity


Projects
Career Objective
I am an adaptable and detail-oriented software engineer with a specialization in DevOps and Python. Attended New York University, graduated with honors. Experience managing AWS cloud infrastructure with Terraform and boto3, writing Lambda functions, managing EC2 instances and EKS clusters, scripting with Python and Bash, full-stack JS development, and following the agile framework. I'm aiming to leverage a proven knowledge of DevOps, software development, SaaS, IaC, unit testing, open-source software, and technical support.
Experience
DevOps Automation Engineer Broadridge, New York, NY / Apr 2023 - Present
  • Led migration from manual Java deployment to multi-module maven automated building
  • Ran security audit and remediated the resulting pile of critical vulnerabilities
  • Defined standards for code quality, unit testing, git workflow, logging, and more
  • Ran weekly developer workshops on DevOps tools
  • Set up fully automated SAST, style checking, and unit testing using GitLab CI
  • Claned up git repos, set up sane rules and branching
  • Trained other devs in modern tools and best practices

DevOps Engineer Zoom, New York, NY / Jul 2022 - Feb 2023
  • Wrote and deployed AWS Lambda functions tied to EventBridge rules and behind VPCs with Terraform
  • Designed cloud solutions on the AWS ecosystem with EventBridge, EC2, Lambda, EKS, VPC, Python + boto3
  • Deployed Kubernetes deployments to AWS EKS clusters, upgraded EKS versions in-place through autoscaling, cordoning, and draining
  • Managed EC2 instance metadata programmatically with Terraform, handled security and operations work on EC2 instances
  • Wrote Python and Bash scripts to automate toilsome ops work, tied to cron jobs or EventBridge rules
  • Supported, debugged, and expanded Jenkins and GitLab CI pipelines
  • Created A/B tests with Google Optimize and Analytics

Developer TV Tracker, New York, NY / Mar 2021 - May 2021
    As part of a team of 6, developed the front and back ends of a JavaScript MERN-stack webapp:
  • Designed the frontend, wrote unit tests, set up the backend, set up calls to the MongoDB database
  • Held twice-weekly standup meetings
  • Following the Agile framework, served as scrum master and product owner for one sprint each
Instructor iD Tech Camps, New York, NY / Jun 2019 - Aug 2019
  • Led lectures while demonstrating Python code
  • Reviewed students' code, including helping debug and improve projects in active development
  • Facilitated group activities designed to impart important lessons about computer science and engineering
  • Introduced students to the Raspberry Pi microcomputer and Pi OS Linux environment
Computer Lab Technician Bard High School Early College Manhattan, New York, NY / Sep 2016 - Jun 2018
  • Maintained and administered computer networks, software, and hardware on machines running Windows, macOS, Linux
  • Diagnosed, troubleshot, and resolved hardware, software, or other network and system problems
  • Configured and tested computer hardware, networking software, and operating system software.
  • Monitored network performance and provided network access to students and faculty.
  • Provided repairs for school and student systems.
  • Maintained security of all networked systems in the building through root (superuser) access.