Summary
James Smith is a Senior DevOps Engineer with 11 years of experience, currently guiding SMBs through DevOps adoption at Zivra, LLC in Sacramento, California. He combines software engineering and operations to design, implement, and optimize server and network infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment processes with a DevSecOps mindset to enhance efficiency, security, and resilience. Certified across GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, Atlassian, and other DevOps tools, he translates complex requirements into repeatable, auditable architectures while embedding with client teams to ensure seamless delivery. His career spans Hewlett-Packard in software design and application engineering, Unix administration at The Kemtah Group, and a period as an IT consultant, reflecting a broad perspective on product development and operations. He holds a BS in Electrical Engineering with a CS minor from California State University, Sacramento, bringing a hands-on, security-conscious engineering mindset to every engagement.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
California State University, Sacramento