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Rachel Ania Kaczka Jennings

Principal Software Engineer at SAIC

I am a Software Engineer that is passionate about DevOps and automating the software development toolchain. I am also passionate about improving developer workflows. I also enjoy training up the next generation of geeks through volunteer efforts such as FIRST LEGO League. When I have spare time, I enjoy tabletop games, video games, spending time with my family, and taking care of my 3 cats.

Skills

Professional Experience

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SAIC

June 2021 - Present, Cookeville, TN

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Inc. is an American technology company headquartered in Reston, Virginia that provides government services and information technology support.

Principal Software Engineer

January 2023 - Present

Senior Software Engineer

June 2021 - January 2023

  • Managed and maintained infrastructure, k8s clusters, and associated deployments using Terraform and Helm.
  • Created and maintained fully automated CI/CD pipelines in GitLab CI.
  • Applied DevOps practices to embedded systems development.
  • Contributed DevOps expertise to the creation of instructional game content.
  • Led and managed a small team of software developers
Lecturer
Tennessee Technological University

August 2019 - May 2021, Cookeville, TN

Tennessee Technological University, commonly referred to as Tennessee Tech, is a public research university.

Responsibilities:
  • Developed a new introductory DevOps course to be added to the permanent curriculum as CSC 2510 in Fall 2021
  • Managed AWS and GCP instances and permissions for student use
  • Served as an essential member on CSC Diversity and Inclusion Committee
  • Instructed various courses at the undergraduate level
  • Developed various course materials and assignments
  • Managed various Teaching Assistants
  • Advised and mentored undergraduate students
  • Migrated courses from in-person offerings to online offerings
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Technical Intern IV
SAIC

May 2019 - August 2019, Cookeville, TN

Responsibilities:
  • Instantiated log collection and analysis tools to be used in a DevOps pipeline
  • Worked with Kubernetes and Terraform for deployment of software
  • Developed template Java web application with JHipster for use in government contract projects
Tennessee Technological University

August 2017 - May 2019, Cookeville, TN

Adjunct Professor

July 2017 - May 2019

  • Instructed students in Object-Oriented Programming and DevOps
Graaduate Assistant

August 2017 - May 2019

  • Led lab sections
  • Assisted in course administration
  • Managed student developers on research projects
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Miami University

June 2013 - May 2017, Oxford, OH

Miami University is a public research university in Oxford, Ohio. The university was founded in 1809, making it the second-oldest university in Ohio and the 10th oldest public university in the United States.

Graduate Assistant

August 2015 - May 2017

  • Led lab sections
  • Assisted in course administration
  • Managed student developers on research projects
Student Mobile App Developer

June 2013 - August 2015

  • Helped to develop and maintain a bus tracking app
  • Developed and deployed a web-based app for research data collection of early childhood development
  • Android and iOS mobile app development
  • Responsive web development

Education
Tennessee Technological University
in progress
Ph.D in Engineering with a Concentration in Computer Science
Publications
Miami University
2016-2017
M.S. in Computer Science
Publications
Miami University
2012-2016
B.S. in Computer Science