Lee Gaines

Principal Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure

Tech lead on the Analytics Data Platform team, owning infrastructure and services for data and machine learning engineers.

• Led the implementation of EMR on EKS and Apache Airflow on Kubernetes for a multi-tenant data platform
• Enabled generative AI initiatives by creating secure data lake and compute infrastructure in SOC 2 compliant environments
• Built relationships with partners like Pepperdata and Astronomer to optimize AWS spend and improve platform capabilities
• Drove cloud infrastructure strategy and best practices using Infrastructure as Code with Terraform

DevOps Engineer

Developed automation and infrastructure for agricultural analytics platform.

• Created automated job submission system using Kubernetes and Docker for data science workflows
• Designed configuration management system for Linux-based camera systems
• Implemented CI/CD pipelines to improve development efficiency
• Led system troubleshooting and maintenance initiatives

DevOps Engineer

Supported the transition of Apple Store mobile app to microservices architecture.

• Assisted migration to containerized microservices architecture
• Managed application deployment using Jenkins, Kubernetes, and Helm
• Created developer tools and documentation for CI/CD processes
• Developed automation tools to reduce operational toil

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O'Reilly Media Instructor

Produce and deliver live online training courses on Python, Apache Airflow, and data engineering concepts.

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