Summary
Joel Merritt is a Software Development Technical Lead with 11 years of experience specializing in DevOps-driven CI/CD, cloud migrations, and full-lifecycle .NET and Python development. Based in Kansas City, he has led teams to implement automated two-week sprint pipelines with full regression testing and audited deployments using TeamCity, VSTS/Azure, Octopus, and Azure Pipelines. Joel bridges business and engineering by documenting processes, surfacing dependency risks, and translating compliance needs into maintainable release pipelines across on-prem, hybrid, and cloud environments. He has built event-driven services and replacement systems for legacy platforms, and recently expanded into container workflows while continuing hands-on scripting in PowerShell and automation with Git. Colleagues rely on him to simplify complex deployment topologies and to coach both new and tenured developers through CI/CD adoption.
11 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Mass Communication/Media Studies, Bachelor's degree, Mass Communication/Media Studies at Northwest Missouri State University
MTA 98-363 Certified Oct 2014, .Net Developer, MTA 98-363 Certified Oct 2014, .Net Developer at Centriq Training
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