Consultant
2016 - 2017CGI- Provided DevOps for the City of Montreal.
- Automated application deployments with Docker and Kubernetes.
Technologies: Node.js, Python, LinuxSoftware Engineer
2015 - 2016Ericsson- Created an IPAM with an international team for Ericsson.
- Provisioned IPS automatically from telecom nodes.
- Used Puppet for provisioning servers.
- Created a Django and Django REST Framework back-end for multiple front-ends.
- Coded one of the front-ends with Twitter Bootstrap.
Technologies: MySQL, Django, PythonTest Configuration Manager
2012 - 2016Ericsson- Managed test environments.
- Virtualized telecom node installation.
- Improved and facilitated the jobs of testers.
- Automated installations and configurations.
Technologies: Bash, Python, KVM, VMware, Xen, LinuxBuild and System Administrator
2011 - 2012Ludia- Maintained AWS Cloud Services.
- Maintained LDAP and mail servers.
- Packaged and distributed for Python, Java, and Flash stacks.
- Provided administration for MySQL, MongoDB, and Atlassian products.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Crucible, Jira, MongoDB, MySQL, Flash, Java, Python, Google Apps, OpenLDAP, LinuxBuild Engineer
2010 - 2011Mate1, Inc.- Overhauled the entire workflow process to make an easy transition from designers to developers, doing quality assurance and finally making it live.
- Oversaw the entire build (38 modules) written in Ant but migrated to Maven with our own Nexus Repository, and plugged into a CI server (Bamboo).
- Handled mergers from the well-being of main branches to maintenance of our Git and SVN repositories.
- Managed the entire QA environment and its multiple chains.
Technologies: Apache Tomcat, HAProxy, Linux, Bamboo, Nexus, Maven, Ant, Java
Wissam Youssef
Software Developer in Montreal, QC, Canada
Member since October 27, 2016
Wissam is a talented full-stack software engineer focusing on DevOps and database technology with over half a decade of experience with Ericsson and other companies. He is an efficient developer and consultant, comfortable working solo or on a distributed team.
Wissam is now available for hire
Availability
Full-time
Preferred Environment
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Python, Git, Linux
The most amazing...
...thing I've done is overhaul the whole deployment release mechanism for a project from scratch.
Employment
Experience
- Happy at Work
Ongoing project to promote happiness at work.
Skills
Languages
HTML, Bash, Python, XML, JavaScript, Java, Ruby, GoTools
Git, Terraform, Ansible, NGINX, Jira, Jenkins, Flash, Crucible, VMware, Maven, Apache Tomcat, Bamboo, Kibana, Logstash, Apache Ant, Splunk, Amazon ECS (Amazon Elastic Container Service)Paradigms
Agile, DevOpsPlatforms
Linux, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Nexus, KVM, Xen, Docker, KubernetesOther
Gentoo, VMware ESXi, Ant, HAProxyFrameworks
DjangoLibraries/APIs
OpenLDAP, Google Apps, Node.jsStorage
MongoDB, Elasticsearch, MySQL
Education
- Certificate in Comprehensive Project Management2011 - 2012McGill University - Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Postgraduate Diploma in Bioinformatics2006 - 2007The University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh, Scotland
- Master's Degree in Computer Science2004 - 2006American University of Science and Technology - Beirut, Lebanon
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science1999 - 2004Lebanese American University - Beirut, Lebanon
Certifications
- AWS Solution Architect AssociateMARCH 2019 - MARCH 2021Amazon
