profile / user-config.json

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Stephon Fonrose

Northeast US | Remote

Software / DevOps Engineer

Solutions-driven Software and DevOps Engineer with over 3 years of experience bridging software development, security compliance, and enterprise infrastructure. Proven expertise in DevSecOps practices, automating CI/CD pipelines, driving vulnerability remediation, and executing cross-functional cloud migrations for mission-critical applications.

Contact LinkedIn Resume (PDF)

Skills

Python / Java / Bash
Jenkins & CI/CD Automation
Docker & Ansible
Linux (RHEL)
DevSecOps & Vulnerability Remediation
Software Testing (QA)
ServiceNow & ITSM
Cross-functional Collaboration

Professional Experience

2018 2020 2022 2025

experience / citi-devops.sh

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DevOps Engineer

Citi

// April 2022 - November 2025

Spearheaded enterprise vulnerability remediation across 130+ RHEL servers, reducing the active security risk surface by 70–80%. Managed end-to-end code promotions for conversational AI applications across multi-tier environments, utilizing Ansible, Jenkins, and ServiceNow to maintain strict compliance and execute secure infrastructure migrations.

experience / mthree-trainee.java

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Java Full-Stack Trainee

mThree

// January 2022 - March 2022

Engineered full-stack web applications utilizing Java, Spring Boot, and MySQL to handle backend logic and RESTful API data consumption. Implemented Thymeleaf view templates to dynamically render responsive frontend components.

experience / apple-intern.ts

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Software Engineer Intern

Apple

// June 2020 - August 2020

Expanded Apple's internal CoreChart data visualization framework by building a dynamic demonstration application in Xcode. Engineered real-time dataset previews utilizing TypeScript and Swift, ensuring seamless cross-platform performance across iOS, macOS, and iPadOS.

experience / prudential-intern.Jenkinsfile

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Applications & Software Dev Intern

Prudential Financial

// June 2019 - August 2019

Engineered automated Jenkins pipeline scripts to streamline build, test, and reporting workflows, pushing execution metrics directly into Jira to reduce manual developer tracking. Built a custom web scraping bot to centralize metadata across 30+ internal portals into a searchable directory.

experience / codepath-tpm.swift

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Technical Program Manager

CodePath

// November 2018 - April 2020

Directed project-based iOS application development courses for over 40 students across two semesters. Guided hands-on app architecture instruction using Swift and Xcode while managing program logistics and reporting learning outcomes to university faculty.

experience / dsu-ta.py

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Tutor / Teaching Assistant

Delaware State University

// August 2018 - April 2021

Instructed over 100 undergraduate students in core software engineering fundamentals and Data Structures & Algorithms. Facilitated hands-on debugging sessions focused on memory management, recursion, array processing, and object-oriented paradigms in Python and Java.

Featured Projects

projects / discord-server-bot.py

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Discord Server Automation Bot

Python Discord.py AsyncIO REST APIs Event-Driven Architecture

Asynchronous Discord bot engineered to streamline community administration and automated utility workflows. Built using Python's discord.py and asyncio frameworks, leveraging custom event listeners and dynamic command dispatching to process user interactions and external API integrations in real time.

GitHub

projects / code-swarm-2022.js

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Code Swarm Hackathon Site

JavaScript HTML5 / CSS3 Vercel UI/UX Customization

Official promotional landing page and registration portal designed for Delaware State University's annual 24-hour student hackathon. Customized front-end web components, optimized user flows, and deployed automated continuous hosting via Vercel.

GitHub Live Site

projects / valheim-compendium.java

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Valheim Compendium Mobile App

Java Android SDK Parse Server REST API OOP Architecture

Engineered a native Android companion app for Valheim backed by a Parse cloud database. Designed an Object-Oriented model hierarchy to parse relational game schemas, executed asynchronous DB queries, fetched Reddit JSON feeds via custom HTTP connections, and built dynamic A-Z index sorting across multi-table datasets.

GitHub