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Nolan Gilley

Software Engineer

Nolan Gilley

Software Engineer

Contact

Location
Reston, VA
Phone
703-861-4066
Website
nolangilley.com

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA | 2010

Skills

  • Python
  • Flask
  • Django
  • JavaScript
  • Java
  • Go
  • C#
  • Angular
  • React
  • Kubernetes
  • Helm
  • Docker
  • Ansible
  • CI/CD
  • PostgreSQL
  • ElasticSearch

Contact

Location
Reston, VA
Phone
703-861-4066
Website
nolangilley.com

About Me

Full stack software engineer with expertise developing, containerizing, and scaling production-level applications. Experienced in designing, developing, and maintaining full-stack applications and onboarding critical systems into Kubernetes environments. Excellent team player focused on automation, reliability, and solving complex system challenges.

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering
Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA | 2010

Skills

  • Python
  • Flask
  • Django
  • JavaScript
  • Java
  • Go
  • C#
  • Angular
  • React
  • Kubernetes
  • Helm
  • Docker
  • Ansible
  • CI/CD
  • PostgreSQL
  • ElasticSearch

Work Experience

Site Reliability Engineer
Verisign | Reston, VA
2020 to Present
  • Designed, maintained, and scaled an internal database self-service application, automating backups, masking, and restores for database instances to streamline developer workflows.
  • Successfully containerized the self-service application and onboarded it into Verisign's local Kubernetes environment, ensuring reliable deployments and efficient resource orchestration.
  • Engineered Kubernetes resource manifests and Helm charts to standardize application configuration across multiple environments.
  • Integrated continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to automate the deployment, testing, and promotion of the application to Kubernetes clusters.
Software Engineer
LookingGlass Cyber Solutions | Reston, VA
2015 to 2020
  • Saved time and improved performance for security analysts by developing automated monthly reporting system which generated and delivered monthly Security as-a-Service reports to customers based on data extracted from ElasticSearch, replacing previous manual process.
  • Led front-end design and development for NetSentry network security management software, providing elegant and responsive user interface.
  • Created a dynamic API for NetSentry in Python which would automatically update its capabilities based on the NetSentry command line tools' help output.
  • Performed maintenance and continuous development for numerous projects, primarily in Java and JavaScript (ScoutShield, CTC, NetSentry, Hydra), implementing additional API endpoints, improving products based on customer requests and fixing several bugs in existing code bases to fix issues opened by customers.
  • Modified open source project SGuil (Network Security Management analyst console) code to use PostgreSQL instead of MySQL for licensing purposes, enabling free inclusion in solutions.
QA Engineer
LookingGlass Cyber Solutions | Reston, VA
2010 to 2015
  • Created test plans and automated testing tools for CloudShield Packet Operating System using Python, Ruby, Expect, Perl, and Selenium, finding issues before reaching customers.
  • Led QA planning and testing for CloudShield PacketLinux and the Eclipse based CloudShield IDE, helping measure performance for product tuning and providing information for marketing.

Personal Projects

Wagershark.com
  • Created a legal online sports betting website in Python, Django and JavaScript.
  • Designed and developed front-end and back-end architecture.
  • Active community of over 200 users.
Home Assistant Contributor
  • "Great Contributor" to the popular Python open source project Home Assistant.
  • Creator of the Ecobee thermostat, Join notification, and Flux switch components.