About

Amanda Stott is a highly experienced Senior DevOps Engineer with a strong focus on data streaming, visualization, platform availability, infrastructure deployment, security, and compliance within AWS. With a PhD in computational sciences and a background in condensed matter chemistry/physics, Amanda has a deep understanding of the technical aspects of her work. Her research background in compiler theory and optimization further enhances her ability to develop efficient and effective solutions. Currently serving as a DevOps Specialist at MarketAxess, Amanda has over 10 years of relevant experience in the field. She has also worked at American Family Insurance as an Application Development Engineering Specialist, where she built cloud-based software solutions with a focus on infrastructure as code using Terraform, full stack web development using serverless architecture, and automation delivery services. At General Electric, Amanda served as a Staff Platform Applications Engineer, where she developed an identity management application in React with an AWS Serverless backend for cloud-based security and compliance. She also designed and implemented an AWS Lambda solution for GE business units to migrate data from on-prem servers and devices to Amazon RDS using Amazon ECS with both Fargate and EC2 Instance Cluster Types. Additionally, Amanda developed AWS Lambda functions for automating RDS and Aurora database provisioning in AWS, created dynamic form components in React for GE Business Units to order customized product offerings, developed a Gatsby application with graphql frontend and AWS Serverless backend with DynamoDB for incident management and reporting, and spearheaded Tableau reporting initiative. Amanda holds a PhD in Computational Sciences, Interdisciplinary - Materials Science, Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Alabama, where she also earned her Master's degree in Materials Engineering. She received her Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Alabama. Amanda is highly skilled in DevOps, AWS, infra, Terraform, Web, Research Scientist, Javascript, Backend, ECS, Ansible, Frontend, and other relevant technologies. Overall, Amanda is a highly skilled and experienced DevOps Engineer with a strong academic background and a history of developing effective solutions for complex technical challenges. She is a valuable asset to any organization seeking to improve its technical infrastructure and capabilities.