Evan Rubin

Hi, My name is Evan Rubin and I am an Information (Electrical) Engineer currently working as a software developer.

I have always had a passion and interest in technology, coding and problem solving since a young age.

I am a diligent and patient worker who works well in a team as well as alone. I am a fast learner and have a need to constantly obtain new skills.

I was born and raised in South Africa and I have a passion for nature, exploration as well as keeping my mind and my body in top condition.


Work Experience

Current Employment

Cloud Engineer & Team Lead

Synthesis Software Technologies

  • Permanent Employee at Synthesis Software Technologies.Focused on the banking industry.
  • Synthesis is a FinTech consulting company and AWS Premier Partner.
  • Experience with client facing engagements and project development.
  • Working with various cutting edge technology stacks, as well as being a Solutions Architect within the AWS cloud space
  • January 2018 - Present

    Cloud Security Assurance Tool Founder

    Synthesis Software Technologies

  • In collaboration with four colleagues, we designed and built a highly scalable, serverless cloud security assurance tool.
  • The product is being created as a Software As A Service (SAAS) application.
  • The product is currently being sold to various clients and we are looking at expanding the market.
  • December 2018 - Present

    Contracting Experience

    Cloud Engineer & Team Lead

    Synthesis Software Technologies

  • Architected various cloud security and management tools to secure enterprise level architecture.
  • Creating alerting and monitoring solutions to ensure the secure use of the cloud at a corporate level.
  • Leading a team of 2 other employees while working with various teams based in remote locations.
  • July 2019 - December 2019

    Cloud Engineer & Team Lead

    Synthesis Software Technologies

  • Hands-on assisting of application teams in a large bank environment to design, implement and maintain applications on AWS’s cloud infrastructure from scratch or by migrating current on-premises applications.
  • Higher level of responsibility, dealing with various managers and presenting on the migrations completed.
  • Using various DevOps principles and tools to assist with the project.
  • January 2019 - July 2019

    Cloud Engineer & Team Lead

    Synthesis Software Technologies

  • Designing and engineering solutions for a large bank’s cloud estate.
  • Putting in various controls around making the cloud safe to use with a focus on Data Leak Prevention and security.
  • Working closely with clients to troubleshoot their errors and assist them to move workloads to the cloud seamlessly.
  • July 2018 - December 2018

    Cloud Engineer & Team Lead

    Synthesis Software Technologies

  • Hands-on assisting of application teams in a large bank environment to design, implement and maintain applications on AWS’s cloud infrastructure from scratch or by migrating current on-premises applications.
  • January 2018 - July 2018

    Education

    University of Witwatersrand

    BSc (Eng) Electrical and Information Engineering
    Honors project:

    SUMO: Implementation of a large scale traffic simulation system. Code repository

    January 2012 - December 2017

    King David Linksfield High School

    Electives:

  • Information Technology
  • Physical Sciences
  • Accounting
  • January 2007 - December 2011

    Skills

    Programming Languages & Tools
    Personal Skills & Qualitites
    • AWX Automation
    • Leadership
    • Training & Up-skill