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Katherine McClintic
Senior DevOps Engineer
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KubernetesSystems ThinkingLeadership and MentoringCI/CD ModernizationObservability & Reliability
System Architecture & Projects
YAML Pipeline Migration
Led the migration of 30+ Azure DevOps pipelines from classic to YAML, modernizing CI/CD workflows and laying the foundation for slice-by-slice deployments
Key Achievements:
- Proactively reverse-engineered and documented legacy slice-by-slice Kubernetes deployment pipelines to guide modernization
- Designed and implemented modular YAML templates to standardize deployments across services
- Enabled developer self-service by mentoring engineers to create and maintain their own pipelines
Azure DevOpsYAMLKubernetesHelmCI/CDDeployment Automation
Slice by Slice Deployment Pipeline
Designed and implemented a new pipeline strategy for slice-by-slice Kubernetes deployments, from prototype to stakeholder feedback and multi-environment testing
Key Achievements:
- Built the first working tmeplate and validated it in lower environments
- Gathered and incorporated feedback from developers and stakeholders to refine design
- Documented rollout requirements for adoption beyond the test-case application
Azure DevOpsYAMLKubernetesDeployment StrategyCI/CD
Toil Reduction & Automation
Proactively identified and automated repetitive operational tasks to reduce team burden, cut down on manual effort, and improve reliability across clusters and pipelines
Key Achievements:
- Created scripts to manage complex PagerDuty overrides spanning multiple clusters
- Automated auditing and cleanup of unused pipelines, reducing clutter and developer confusion
- Built checks for cluster health issues (e.g., missing podAntiAffinities, stuck pods) and automated remediation for known problems
- Developed tooling to scale down deprecated models and services, saving resources and reducing noise
AutomationKubernetesAzure DevOpsPagerDutyOperational Efficiency
Virtual Service Rollout
Drove end-to-end delivery of a critical virtual service change, coordinating across Dev, QA, and DevOps teams to ensure a safe rollout and rollback strategy
Key Achievements:
- Planned and executed testing through all pre-prod environments prior to production rollout
- Scripted automation for manual rollout and rollback to reduce operational risk
- Coordinated timelines and communication across multiple stakeholder groups
KubernetesNetworkingRollout StrategyStakeholder ManagementReliability
Impact & Achievements
Development & Leadership
Team Impact
- • Mentored 3 less senior engineers
- • Created wiki tagging system for the entire DevOps organization
- • Drove CastAI to Karpenter and Flatcar migrations across multiple clusters
Technical Leadership
- • Designed and delivered slice-based build and deploy pipelines
- • Drove Thanos adoption to stabilize Prometheus metrics
- • Led cross-functional rollout of Virtual Service change for testing improvements
Infrastructure & DevOps
Cloud Infrastructure
- • Achieved a 95% on CKA (2024)
- • Co-led EKS and on-prem kubernetes upgrades with zero downtime across clusters
- • Ran targeted patch efforts to reduce cost and operational noise
CI/CD
- • Migrated 30+ AZDO pipelines from classic to YAML
- • Mentored developers to feel empowered to create their own YAML pipelines
- • Fixed faulty Cypress and k6 pipelines before developers noticed
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Let's Connect
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Washington, DC
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