Joshua J Rosen

Cherry Hill, NJ
joshuajrosen@gmail.com | 484-949-0112

Professional Summary

Versatile DevOps and Cloud Engineering leader with over 15 years of experience scaling infrastructure, leading platform teams, and delivering automation-first solutions across fintech, SaaS, and regulated environments. Proven track record building high-performing teams and production-grade platforms using AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform. Adept at aligning infrastructure strategy with organizational goals, modernizing CI/CD, and enabling rapid ML model deployment and compliance. Strong communicator with a hands-on leadership style, equally comfortable in code and the boardroom.

Skills Matrix

  • Cloud Platforms: AWS (Lambda, Fargate, EKS, EC2, S3, IAM, CloudFormation, Step Functions), Azure, Terraform Cloud
  • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, Helm, Ansible, Chef, Puppet
  • Containers & Orchestration: Kubernetes (EKS, bare metal, microk8s), Docker, Traefik
  • CI/CD & Automation: GitHub Actions, Octopus Deploy, Jenkins, CircleCI, CodeBuild, Argo Workflows, Slackbots, GitOps, Backstage
  • MLOps: Metaflow, Argo Events, Model Broker, champion/challenger retraining
  • Security & Compliance: PCI-DSS 4.0, SOC 1/2, HIPAA, IAM, Vault
  • Monitoring: Datadog, CloudWatch, PagerDuty, xMatters
  • Languages: Python, Ruby, PHP, Shell scripting
  • Version Control: GitHub, GitLab, GitFlow, trunk-based development
  • Leadership: Team building, vendor management, cross-functional collaboration, mentoring
  • Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, S3

Work Experience

Best Egg, Wilmington, DE

Senior MLOps Engineer
February 2024 – Present

  • Led 8–10 DevOps/DevSecOps engineers supporting 200+ tech staff.
  • Built an internal dev platform using GitHub Actions, Octopus Deploy, Terraform, Vault, Datadog.
  • Automated project provisioning via Slackbot interfacing with GitHub, DockerHub, Octopus, Terraform.
  • Maintained audit-ready compliance (PCI-DSS 4.0, SOC 1/2).
  • Managed vendor relationships: GitHub, HashiCorp, Datadog.
  • Technologies: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Octopus Deploy, Vault, Azure AD, Datadog, Python.

Best Egg, Wilmington, DE

Senior Director of DevOps / Platform Engineering
February 2019 – October 2023

  • Led 8–10 DevOps/DevSecOps engineers supporting 200+ tech staff.
  • Built an internal dev platform using GitHub Actions, Octopus Deploy, Terraform, Vault, Datadog.
  • Automated project provisioning via Slackbot interfacing with GitHub, DockerHub, Octopus, Terraform.
  • Maintained audit-ready compliance (PCI-DSS 4.0, SOC 1/2).
  • Managed vendor relationships: GitHub, HashiCorp, Datadog.
  • Technologies: AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Octopus Deploy, Vault, Azure AD, Datadog, Python.

Additional Experience

Logicworks, New York, NY

Senior Cloud Engineer
April 2016 – February 2019

  • Built and maintained cloud infrastructures for clients in regulated environments (HIPAA, PCI, Hi-Trust).
  • Developed tooling for managing 100+ client environments (patching, backups, security scanning).
  • Contributed to a Django-based internal portal for client visibility.
  • Organized internal hackathons to drive innovation.
  • Technologies: AWS, Ruby, Python, Docker, Puppet, Jira, Salesforce, Slack, LDAP.

RJMetrics, Philadelphia, PA

Senior DevOps Engineer
November 2014 – April 2016

  • Led a 3-person operations team managing CI/CD and platform support.
  • Implemented Blue/Green deployment for zero-downtime releases.
  • Migrated infrastructure to AWS, improving scalability and reliability.
  • Technologies: AWS (OpsWorks, IAM, RDS, EC2, etc.), Chef, Jenkins, Python, MySQL, GitHub.

SevOne, Philadelphia, PA

Tech Lead – Automation, CSM
October 2013 – November 2014

  • Led 7-person team for delivery and environment automation.
  • Designed automated dev/test environment builder using vSphere and Chef.
  • Modernized SDLC process, reducing manual effort and defects.
  • Technologies: PHP, MySQL, Ruby (Chef), Python, Jenkins, Bamboo, Git.

Energy Plus, Philadelphia, PA

DevOps Tech Lead
May 2011 – September 2013

  • Led inbound tools development and operations in an Agile SCRUM team.
  • Improved system stability using cloud load balancing and DB replication.
  • Technologies: PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, Chef, AWS, Jenkins, Git.

Albert’s Organics, Bridgeport, NJ

Contract Web Developer
March 2011 – May 2011

  • Migrated legacy system functionality into modern PHP/JS stack.
  • Technologies: PHP, JavaScript (jQuery), MySQL, Shell Scripting.

Smooth Fitness, King of Prussia, PA

Web Developer
December 2010 – February 2011

  • Maintained and improved e-commerce platform and Google Analytics tracking.
  • Technologies: PHP, JavaScript, MySQL, SEO.

Indiana University – Pervasive Technology Institute, IN

Web Developer
January 2008 – November 2010

  • Developed backend for supercomputing job submissions (TeraGrid).
  • Co-developed BioDrugScreen, AVATS, and a research social portal.
  • Technologies: PHP, JavaScript, Flash/Flex, MySQL, Shell Scripting.

Integrated Mobile, Columbus, OH

PHP Web Developer
August 2005 – December 2007

  • Led inventory system rebuild and e-commerce site management.
  • Technologies: PHP, JavaScript, MySQL.

Education

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Continuing Education in Human Computer Interaction

  • Interaction Design Process, Experience Design

Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

  • Concentrations in Physics and Mathematics

Certifications

  • Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance (since 2012)
  • Azure DevOps Series (Microsoft, 2017): DevOps Practices, Infrastructure as Code, Security, Workload Automation, Fundamentals
  • AWS Certified Developer – Associate (2016)
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate & Professional (2016–2017)
  • AWS SysOps Administrator – Associate (2016)
  • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional (2018)

Publications

  • BioDrugScreen: Nucleic Acids Research, 2009
  • AVATS: Audio-Video and Textual Synchronization (CTS 2009)
  • Social Networking for Scientists: Collaborative Technologies and Systems (CTS 2008)