Summary
Zhi Wang is a seasoned DevOps and cloud engineer with 12 years of experience building and operating large-scale Kubernetes and OpenStack platforms across AWS and private data centers. Currently driving Kubernetes initiatives at 8x8 and previously building NFV solutions at Cisco, he specializes in infrastructure lifecycle management—deploy, upgrade, backup/restore—and CI/CD for production services. His background includes leading multi-hundred-node OpenStack deployments with Ceph, Contrail and StackLight, cross-data-center migrations, and hands-on chaos testing to ensure resiliency. Comfortable with security tooling and compliance scans (Nessus, Qualys, Norad), he blends deep systems engineering with practical operational discipline. Based in Sunnyvale, he pairs an MEng in Electrical & Computer Engineering with a track record of translating complex telecom and cloud requirements into reliable, automated platforms.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Xidian University
Master of Engineering (MEng), Electrical & Computer Engineering, Master of Engineering (MEng), Electrical & Computer Engineering at McGill University
English, Chinese