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michaeldvinci

michaeldvinci

Senior Platform Engineer (CI/CD) at PlayStation

CT → NE → VA → WA → TX.

Books. Traveling. IOT Mad Science.

Driven by curiosity and a passion for solving complex problems, I specialize in building robust cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines that empower teams to ship faster and more reliably. With deep expertise in Kubernetes, AWS, and automation platforms, I’m at my best when experimenting, troubleshooting, and crafting inventive solutions to unusual technical challenges.

Cloud Infrastructure
CI/CD & Automation
Kubernetes
Terraform
Python
Golang

Experience

1
Sony PlayStation

May 2023 - Present

Austin, TX

Leading gaming and entertainment company.

Senior Platform Engineer (CI/CD)

May 2023 - Present

Responsibilities:
  • Designed and maintained CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions and GitLab CI, supporting multi-language builds (Go, Java, Python) and Kubernetes-based deployment targets.
  • Integrated AI-based checks into CI pipelines as opt-in helpers, focusing on surfacing actionable insights rather than replacing existing validation steps.
  • Championed Argo CD–based GitOps deployments, onboarding teams to declarative deployment patterns and self-service workflows.
  • Diagnosed build failures, dependency issues, and deployment errors alongside application teams in containerized environments.
  • Authored internal platform standards and operational runbooks to improve team-wide understanding of infrastructure workflows.
Wyze Labs

December 2020 - May 2023

Seattle, WA

Smart home technology and IoT company.

Systems Engineer III

December 2020 - May 2023

Responsibilities:
  • Operated infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines for the Wyze and Roku Smart Home product lines, enabling reliable backend services for consumer IoT devices.
  • Engineered AWS-based infrastructure supporting device APIs, authentication services, and cloud-to-device communication.
  • Unified Roku Smart Home services into existing Wyze infrastructure, aligning deployment patterns and operational practices.
  • Coached onboarding engineers through infrastructure changes and CI/CD workflows, reviewing Terraform plans and explaining best practices to reduce risk.
  • Triaged production incidents during on-call rotations, contributing to post-incident follow-ups and documentation.
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3
Solers, a Peraton Company

June 2016 - December 2020

Arlington, VA

Leading provider of global defense and intelligence solutions.

Systems Engineer II

June 2016 - December 2020

Responsibilities:
  • Deployed Kubernetes-based applications, configuring clusters, manifests, and CI/CD integration.
  • Developed automation scripts and pipeline tooling to improve build and deployment repeatability across projects.
  • Instrumented monitoring and logging components to improve observability of deployed services.
  • Partnered with senior engineers to implement infrastructure changes while gaining hands-on experience with cloud and container platforms.
  • Mentored newer team members through CI/CD pipelines and deployment steps, helping them understand system behavior.