Frank Alvarado

Senior Software Engineer

Optum/Rally Health, Houston, TX

June 2021 - PRESENT

• Spearheaded DevOps transformation for the Dashboard Team, implementing a federated model with AWS and Terraform, reducing deployment time by 30%
• Architected and optimized CI/CD pipelines in AWS and Azure to improve release reliability and speed
• Developed full-stack features with React and Scala, including biometric and health activity modules, composing 40% of the codebase
• Engineered high-performance Scala microservices, increasing throughput by 20%
• Mentored and onboarded 5+ junior engineers, elevating team delivery and code standards

Software Engineer

The Judge Group - JP Morgan & Chase Co., Houston, TX

Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

• Architected the Dealworks Java/Kafka platform, raising transaction throughput by 25% for JPMC’s investment banking suite
• Enhanced system resilience—redesigned backend and messaging for 99.99% uptime under peak load
• Drove Agile feature sprints and triaged critical defects to meet aggressive release schedules
• Mentored and onboarded 3 developers—rolled out team‑wide coding guidelines and automated test frameworks

Software Engineer

Macquarie Group, Houston, TX

Oct 2018 - Oct 2020

• Built a JBoss/BIRT service to automate OTC confirmations—5× contract throughput, 80% manual effort reduction
• Deployed AWS/GCP microservices for high availability (99.9%) and scalable performance
• Established end-to-end CI/CD pipelines, accelerating release cadence and minimizing rollback risk
• Developed React trading UI components and business logic, boosting trade capture accuracy

Senior Software Engineer

Baylor Genetics, Houston, TX

March 2018 - October 2018

• Engineered Java/Groovy LIMS modules, automating sample tracking and slashing manual lab tasks by 80%
• Established end-to-end CI/CD pipelines, reducing release cycles from days to hours
• Co-led bi-weekly deployments and standardized dev workflows to decrease integration issues
• Mentored junior developers—introduced code reviews and pair programming for rapid onboarding

Software & Security Engineer Senior Analyst (AVP)

Citi, Irving, TX

July 2013 - March 2018

• Led the Network Security Automation Tools Team, building McAfee‑based scan workflows and a CSR microservice to cut manual work by 50%
• Architected REST/SOAP proxy blocklist APIs, significantly strengthening Citi’s network defenses
• Engineered resilient Spring Boot/Tomcat/Jenkins microservices for vulnerability management across 1,000+ endpoints (99.9% uptime)
• Developed an end-to-end proxy validation tool, boosting routing test coverage by 40%
• Served as Skybox Security SME, guiding the migration to the next-generation security platform
• Mentored and onboarded 3 junior engineers, driving 75% of team project deliveries

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

The University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Urbana, IL

November 2019 - December 2022

B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

August 2009 - May 2013

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