Aly Badawy
Wayne, NJ
Program Technical Lead & Solution Architect
Accomplished Program Technical Lead with deep expertise in DevOps methodologies and hands-on experience across a broad technical toolset. Skilled in leading the end-to-end software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, solution design, development, testing, implementation, and documentation of enhancements. Recognized for evaluating emerging technical trends and providing strategic recommendations on technology and architecture to align with business objectives. Adept at bridging business and technical priorities to deliver scalable, high-performing solutions in complex environments.
Skills
- Solution Architecture & System Design
- Technical Leadership & Team Mentoring
- DevSecOps (CI/CD, security scanning, infrastructure-as-code)
- Cloud Platforms: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
- Stakeholder Engagement & Technical Strategy
- Roadmap Planning & Engineering Standards
- Agile, Scrum & Kanban methodologies
- Ruby on Rails, Java Spring boot, ReactJS, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+)
- RESTful APIs, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture (Kafka, Kinesis)
- PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL Server
- Test-Driven Development (TDD) & Code Quality Practices
- Git, GitHub Actions, Jenkins
Experience
Program Technical Lead & Solution Architect
Steampunk Inc. (McLean, VA) — Mar 2022–Present
- Defined end-to-end solution architecture for mission-critical government systems, aligning technical design with compliance requirements and long-term scalability goals.
- Served as primary technical liaison between stakeholders, product owners, and engineering teams — translating complex policy and regulatory requirements into actionable software solutions.
- Owned the technical roadmap and engineering standards across multiple delivery tracks, ensuring consistency, security, and maintainability at scale.
- Introduced and enforced DevSecOps practices including automated CI/CD pipelines, security scanning, and infrastructure-as-code to reduce risk and accelerate delivery.
- Mentored and led cross-functional engineering teams, establishing TDD, code review culture, and accessibility compliance (Section 508) as team-wide standards.
- Solved several very thorny problems involving database efficiency, connection latency issues for certain clients, and integrations with complex business logic.
- Wrote a client-facing authoring tool that coded very large forms from simple logic statements. This enabled our clients' to respond to changes in business logic very quickly.
Software Developer (Freelancer)
Remote — Jan 2019–Nov 2021
- Developed and maintained full-stack apps for diverse clients using Rails, ASP.NET, Django, and cloud platforms.
- Designed RESTful APIs, managed databases, and implemented secure payment solutions with Stripe.
- Automated deployments via CI/CD, reduced release times, and ensured reliable hosting on VPS/cloud.
- Built desktop medical EDI parsers, custom IoT solutions, and AWS cloud integrations.
- Innovated emergency comms using radio networks for critical IoT use cases.
System Admin & Solutions Developer (Co-founder)
Fourteen Inch LLC (Brooklyn, NY) — Jan 2014-Nov 2018
- Architected and managed secure networks using Ubuntu servers, AWS, OpenVPN, and Zohoto.
- Developed “Shoppy” (Rails e-commerce platform) and “Finish.io” (project management system with React/REST API).
- Built marketing sites, custom iOS apps, and automated testing/deployment workflows.
- Delivered client solutions in web, mobile, and hardware; provided ongoing system administration and support.
Education
Master of Information Systems, University of Phoenix (Online Campus)
March 2010 — GPA: 3.17
March 2010 — GPA: 3.17
B.S. of Managerial Information Systems, Sadat Academy for Management Sciences, Cairo, Egypt
June 2006 — Very Good with second degree of honor
June 2006 — Very Good with second degree of honor
Security Clearance
Active U.S. Public Trust Clearance (since 2022)