Joe Tito

Full Stack Software & DevOps Engineer

I am a full stack software & devops engineer with over 15 years experience in software development, engineering management and consulting. My expertise spans across full stack web development, ci/cd automation, infrastructure as code and secrets management.

Currently, I work as a freelance consultant, where I help Fortune 500 companies develop and deploy modern cloud based applications, implement secure automated devops practices and deploy enterprise secrets management solutions.

When I'm not attached to a keyboard, you'll find me hangin' with our 😸, adventuring in Vermont 🍁 or tearing our house apart 🛠️ and learning how to put it back together.

Skills

Languages:

Typescript
Javascript
PHP
HTML
CSS
Java
Bash

Frameworks:

Angular
React
VueJS
TailwindCSS
Laravel
jQuery
Bootstrap

Tools:

HashiCorp Vault
Terraform
Kubernetes
Docker
AWS
Gitlab
GitHub
BitBucket
Jenkins
Jira
Confluence

Databases:

MySQL
MariaDB
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
Oracle

Skills:

Full Stack Software Engineering
CI/CD Pipelines
DevSecOps
Containerization
Secrets Management
Infrastructure as Code
Cloud Migrations
Consulting
Team Leadership
Agile Development
Sales Support

"Joe is an amazing individual to work with. His extensive knowledge on products, client management and understanding of business and process has helped us a lot. He has been a great mentor to juniors and his never say no attitude helped others to do better as well."

Magbool M (Optiv)

"Joe is a fantastic leader and proven expert in leading technologies."

Andy H (Optiv)

"When it comes to HashiCorp, Joe is the best in the business, and any company looking to instantly raise their game would benefit from hiring him to lead their engineering teams."

Dave H (HashiCorp)

"Joe was a pleasure to work with, and helped me on several projects. Some were on a tight deadline, and Joe always delivered quality work. I'd use him again in a heartbeat!!"

Troy W (Dataperk)

"Joe is very detail oriented and a great addition to any team. Joe continues to impress me with his great attitude towards learning new technologies, his ability to quickly grasp what's at hand and his tenacity to get things done right the first time."

Brian S (Discover Financial Services)

Work Experience

2024 - Present

NextOrbit - Freelance Full Stack Software & DevOps Engineer

Architecting and deploying HashiCorp Vault secrets management programs
Building CI/CD pipelines, automating cloud application deployments, deploying infrastructure as code using Terraform

Terraform

HashiCorp Vault

Gitlab

GitHub

AWS

DevSecOps

Consulting

2020 - 2024

Optiv - Engineering Manager / DevOps & Engineering Consultant

Managed, mentored and project oversight for a team of consultants
Project scoping, pre-sales, pricing and developed statements of work
Architected & deployed HashiCorp Vault secrets management programs
Developed methods for and conducted DevSecOps and container security maturity assessments
Built re-usable Vault/Terraform modules, documentation and training to accelerate delivery speed
Earned HashiCorp Security & Infrastructure competencies, achieving top-tier partner status

HashiCorp Vault

Terraform

AWS

CI/CD

Gitlab

GitHub

Kubernetes

Docker

DevSecOps

Consulting

Certifications

2024 HashiCorp Ambassador

HashiCorp Ambassadors are committed to the spirit of learning in the open. They share knowledge about HashiCorp tools through content creation, local events and productive, thoughtful feedback, while advocating and adhering to the HashiCorp Principles. Ambassadors support growth of the community, focusing on three key elements: Knowledge sharing, Mentorship and Kindness.

Vault Certified HashiCorp Implementation Partner (CHIP)

Partner practitioners who achieve Vault CHIP certification have proven that they understand how to deploy and maintain Vault Enterprise in a production customer environment and they understand the differentiation between Vault offerings of Open Source and Enterprise for private deployment.

Vault Associate

Vault Associates know the concepts, skills, and use cases associated with HashiCorp Vault. They understand and can utilize Vault according to the certification objectives. Additionally, they understand why enterprises choose to extend Vault Open Source with Vault Enterprise to solve business critical objectives.

Terraform Associate

Terraform Associates know the basic concepts, skills, and use cases associated with open source HashiCorp Terraform. They understand and can utilize Terraform according to the certification objectives. Additionally, they understand why enterprises choose to extend Terraform Open Source with Terraform Enterprise to solve business critical objectives.

Education

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Depaul University

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Northern Illinois University