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Nicholas Adamou

Senior Software Engineer (TS/SCI) at Lockheed Martin

nicholasadamou.com

About

Seasoned senior software engineer with over 5+ years of experience and a certified expert in cloud-native applications, Python, Java, and JavaScript. Widely promoted developer experience, testing culture, and mentorship. Conducted workshops and mentoring circles; conducted over 20+ interviews; mentored and guided 20+ junior developers. Passionate about driving impactful technical solutions, with a mission to make the world better through code.

Work Experience

December 2024 – Present

Senior Software Engineer (TS/SCI) at Lockheed Martin

Joined Lockheed Martin Space to leverage my software engineering skills by contributing to groundbreaking space missions.

September 2024 – November 2024

Senior Software Engineer at Apple (Contract)

iPhone Tech Ops

Contracted with Apple’s iPhone Tech Ops via TEKsystems to enhance manufacturing efficiency, leading to optimized workflows and productivity gains. Led the migration from DAW to OAuth2 and OIDC for multiple applications, streamlining authentication and authorization with Apple’s IdMS.

October 2023 – August 2024

Senior Software Engineer at IBM

Expert Developer

Contributed to IBM's inner-source initiatives by developing a Tekton-based CI/CD pipeline for hundreds of teams. Built and scaled CI/CD DevSecOps platform delivering ~100,000+ monthly builds of critical business applications to ~250,000 IBMers.

May 2021 – October 2023

Software Engineer II at IBM

Experienced Developer

Developed IBM's Intercompany Agreement (ICA) SaaS for 5,000 IBMers.

May 2019 – May 2021

Software Engineer I at IBM

Built IBM's next generation Global Ledger SaaS application used by ~16,000 IBM accountants.

Education

2021 - 2024

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Georgia Institute of Technology

Specialized in software engineering, system design, and security.

2016 - 2020

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Cornell College

Graduated with a focus on algorithms and data structures.

Projects

October 2024

🧠 DotBrains

dotbrains.dev

Founded a collective dedicated to improving the world through software engineering.

Architected and designed the set-me-up toolkit to automate MacOS and Debian Linux development environment setups, cutting the time from new machine setup to productive developer by 99%.

August 2024

🚧 Guard Rails

GitHub

A modular and customizable DevOps strategy for Travis CI, enhancing IT security compliance using custom base images, a Gitflow-based workflow, containerization, and integration of advanced tools like AppScan, Contrast, and Mend for comprehensive static and dynamic security analysis.

December 2019

💬 Down To Network

GitHub

2019 IBM CIO Hackathon – First Place, Most Likely to be used at IBM.

Team leader of F&O team (4 team members). Created a cross-platform mobile app with Google Firebase and React that to connect new fellow IBMers to experienced IBMers through the power of matching.

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