Charles Burton
Staff Software Engineer at CyberGRX
Mesick, Michigan, United States
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Top SchoolCharles Burton is a Staff Software Engineer with 12 years of experience specializing in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and data engineering across startups and enterprise organizations. He has led migrations to managed microservices on AWS using Terraform and transitioned backends from REST to gRPC while heading DevOps teams at companies like Mindflash, Gaia, and CyberGRX. Currently splitting focus between Staff Data Engineer responsibilities and a Staff Software Engineer role at ProcessUnity, he brings both hands-on implementation skills and architectural oversight. Known as an "obligate nerd," he excels at decomposing large problems into discrete, solvable pieces and building reliable, automated systems. His background includes federal-grade systems administration at NOAA and systems engineering at Northrop Grumman, giving him strong grounding in operational rigor and security. Based in Mesick, Michigan, he combines pragmatic engineering with a curiosity for deep technical craftsmanship that drives durable, maintainable platforms.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors Computer Science, Bachelors Computer Science at Colorado State University Global
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Github Skills (200)
wireshark10
terraform-provider10
oauth10
terraform10
wireguard10
graph10
dpdk10
vpn10
packet10
tailscale10
terraform-module10
aws10
scanner9
hashicorp9
bluepill9
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
charles-d-burton/MileageTracker
Mar 2014 - Nov 2015
Contributions:147 commits, 37 pushes in 1 year 7 months
charles-d-burton/grillbernetes
Jun 2019 - Oct 2021
Contributions:209 commits, 27 PRs, 245 pushes in 2 years 4 months
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