As a DevOps Engineer II at Scientific Games, Spencer Smolen has significantly improved the efficiency of the software development process by implementing cutting-edge DevOps practices.
After being invited on to begin the company transform the herculean task of containerizing the companies primary platform and moving to cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes, he played a major role in coaching dev teams, ops teams, and management as to best practices and the multitude of decisions that needed to be made to architect and build a Kubernetes platform capable of serving the development and operation needs of the company.
He has successfully automated several key processes, reducing errors and increasing productivity. Spencer has also played a crucial role in troubleshooting and resolving operational issues, minimizing downtime and enhancing system performance. His expertise in various tools and technologies has been instrumental in the successful delivery of numerous projects.More...