Peter D. Kahn

DevOps Engineer at Swirl AI Connect

Enhanced CI/CD pipelines with reusable GitHub Actions workflows; built and maintained Helm charts for Kubernetes deployments; implemented local Minikube development process; migrated secret management to Azure Key Vault; designed Packer + Terraform workflow for building Azure compute images; implemented Helm-based deployment for a lease ingestion system; migrated Datadog monitors to Terraform; improved developer experience with setup/build scripts; authored internal docs; mentored team; SOC2 project involvement.

Software Engineer III - Release and DevOps at Chewy

Supported and maintained GitHub, Jenkins, and Artifactory instances; refactored shared Jenkins library with unit tests and AWS Secrets Manager/DynamoDB integration; wrote system tests; improved Jenkins reliability; authored 100+ Confluence documents and training videos; reduced DR window from 10 hours to 2 hours; enhanced Gradle build; converted Terraform plans into modules; built AMI packaging with Packer.

Principal Software Engineer - Release and DevOps at Zscaler

Enhanced developer testing by creating on-demand test environments in CI/CD using Jenkins, Ansible, Artifactory, Terraform; kernel module testing across distros; managed release of shipped agents and Linux drivers for 1700+ kernels; deployed config-driven deployment system for microservices on AWS ECS; kernel detection system improvements; Windows sign-off pipeline; Jenkins shared library with unit tests; Python library for AWS/Jenkins/Artifactory interactions; promotion-based release using Artifactory across lifecycle stages; secure signing server for binaries.

Principal Software Engineer - Release & DevOps at EdgewiseNetworks (pre Zscaler acquisition)

Created on-demand test environment system with Jenkins, Ansible, Artifactory, Terraform for SaaS environments; kernel testing across distros; release management for 1700+ kernels; built config-driven deployment on AWS ECS; improved a kernel detection system; Windows driver signing pipeline; Jenkins shared library; Python library for AWS/Jenkins/Artifactory interactions; promotion-based release using Artifactory; signing server for binaries; documentation and training.

Principal Release Engineer at Attivio, Inc

Managed and enhanced large-scale Maven-driven builds; built Gradle plugin for release automation and test automation; automated CI/CD integration with SVN, Git, Jenkins; automated RC publication, patch systems; reduced manual effort; automated browser alignment for Selenium with Gradle; mentored release engineers; migrated SVN to Git and Bamboo to Jenkins; improved doc workflow with Comala Publish; multi-tenant doc permission monitoring; refactored .NET sign-on system; improved Jenkins observability with Puppet and Nagios; documented processes and training.

Release Engineer / Team Lead at Iron Mountain / Autonomy / HP

Reorganized release team with Kanban; implemented cross-product build infrastructure using Quickbuild and IVY; bootstrap automation points; redesigned release tracking; migrated SVN/Jira; Hudson/Jenkins with quality metrics; migrated Ant to Maven; documentation, training, and improved release processes.

Release Engineer at Iron Mountain / Autonomy / HP

Improved release automation and CI/CD processes; streamlined multi-environment builds; contributed to overall build stability.

Release Engineer at Iron Mountain / Autonomy / HP

Initial release engineering contributions to automate build and deployment workflows.

Release Engineer at DataSynapse

Improved cross-platform build system; added automated consistency checks; migrated CVS to SVN; automated Eclipse plugin build.

Senior Release Engineer at Connected Corporation/Iron Mountain

Designed automated Python build harness for build monitor/farm; built system for private system builds; created a build statistics database; automated documentation generation pipeline.

Software Engineer III at Chewy

Supported and maintained multiple GitHub, Jenkins, and Artifactory instances (5,000+ jobs for 800+ developers). Refactored shared Jenkins library with unit tests and AWS Secrets Manager/DynamoDB integration. Wrote a comprehensive system test for the shared library, improved Jenkins reliability, created extensive documentation and a video library, and reduced the DR synchronization window from 10 hours to 2 hours. Enhanced Gradle builds with a custom plugin to detect Flyway migration conflicts; modularized Terraform plans; built a Packer-based AMI build system for multi-distro environments.

Principal Software Engineer at Zscaler

Led release/DevOps initiatives, enhanced testing pipelines, and supported automated testing of kernel modules across multiple distros. Managed release of agents and Linux kernel drivers for 1700+ kernels across 8 distros. Implemented a configuration-driven deployment system for microservices on AWS ECS with Artifactory integration. Developed a Windows WHQL signing workflow, created a Python library for cross-tool interactions, and introduced a promotion-based CI/CD/release model using Artifactory lifecycle repositories. Improved team knowledge with documentation, training, and a focused speed-to-value mindset.

Release Engineer at Edgewise Networks (pre Zscaler acquisition)

Built on-demand test environments with Jenkins, Ansible, Artifactory, and Terraform to create SaaS environments; integrated kernel module testing across distros; supported multi-distro kernel testing and deployment for SaaS platforms; improved production/test environment parity and compliance tracking.

Manager, Release Engineering at Iron Mountain / Autonomy / HP

Reorganized release team using Kanban; implemented cross-product build infrastructure with Quickbuild and Ivy for dependency management; redesigned bootstrap process for uniform automation; improved deployment docs and reporting; migrated from SVN to Git and from Bamboo to Jenkins; enhanced Confluence-based publishing with review/publish workflow; implemented a permissions monitoring approach for a combined internal/external Confluence instance.

Release Engineer, Team Lead at Iron Mountain / Autonomy / HP

Led release engineering efforts, streamlined CI/CD processes, and authored release documentation to improve cross-team collaboration and predictability.