Kyle Simmons.

Leadership résumé

Select the version that matches the role you are evaluating. I am focused on remote leadership roles across platform engineering, engineering management, director-level scope, and technical team leadership.

Current role focus

Open to remote-only engineering leadership opportunities.

  • Platform Engineering Manager
  • Engineering Manager
  • Director Opportunities
  • Software Engineering Team Lead
  • Platform Engineering Team Lead

Summary

Platform engineering manager with 15+ years across fintech, software delivery, infrastructure, support automation, and operational leadership. Strong fit for teams that need a hands-on leader who can build developer platforms, improve reliability, reduce cloud cost, mature incident response, and keep compliance-sensitive systems moving. PCIP certified with direct experience in payment systems, API modernization, DevSecOps, Azure, CI/CD, observability, and cross-functional engineering leadership.

Experience

Platform Engineering Manager

2021 - Present
USIO
Remote · United States

Built and led platform engineering capabilities for regulated fintech systems, managing 3 engineers directly and influencing 30+ stakeholders across engineering, product, support, operations, security, and executive teams.

  • Designed GitHub-based CI/CD paths to VM hosts, Azure App Services, and Azure Container Apps, reducing deployment time by 40%.
  • Owned platform reliability practices for critical payment systems, including monitoring, alerting, status page operations, incident command, and RCA discipline.
  • Maintained 99.999% platform stability while supporting API integrations, card issuing, ACH/NACHA workflows, and customer-facing payment operations.
  • Reduced Azure spend by 20% through cost optimization, workload review, and architecture improvements.
  • Rebuilt server infrastructure after a ransomware event in under two weeks while restoring secure operations and preserving critical business continuity.
  • Re-architected core API authentication and authorization flows without customer-disrupting migration windows.
  • Created support automation, documentation habits, and ticketing practices that reduced resolution time by 90% and customer wait time by 80%.
  • Partnered with CEO, CTO, CPO, and VP-level stakeholders to prioritize technical debt, platform modernization, developer experience, and compliance-sensitive delivery work.

Software Support and Security Engineer

2019 - 2021
Arcadium Technologies
North Richland Hills, TX

Developed support tooling, reporting automation, migration plans, and security-minded operational improvements for business-critical systems.

  • Built CRM automation with C#, JavaScript, SSRS, and T-SQL, cutting inventory processing time by 25%.
  • Automated billing, tax document, and report generation workflows, reducing preparation time by 60%.
  • Improved reporting performance through SSRS and T-SQL optimization, reducing report generation from minutes to seconds.
  • Helped lead colo-to-Azure migration planning for Linux, Windows, and SQL Server workloads.
  • Implemented monitoring and network security improvements after a ransomware event to improve long-term resilience.

VP of Operations and IT

2010 - 2019
Simmons & Son Trucking LLC
Canyon Lake, TX

Modernized IT, operations, fleet workflows, hardware lifecycle planning, and business systems for a family logistics business.

  • Modernized dispatch, logistics, and accounting workflows with FleetManager, QuickBooks, Microsoft Access, C#, and JavaScript.
  • Digitized paper-heavy operational records and improved visibility into fleet, accounting, and customer workflows.
  • Built practical hardware and 3D-printed replacement components that reduced maintenance cost and improved fleet availability.
  • Managed hardware lifecycle, vendor decisions, budget planning, and internal support needs for distributed operations.

Skills

Technical Skills

  • Platform Engineering
  • Internal Developer Platforms
  • Developer Experience
  • DevOps and SRE
  • Incident Management
  • Disaster Recovery
  • CI/CD Strategy
  • Cloud Cost Optimization
  • PCI DSS
  • Card Issuing
  • ACH/NACHA
  • API Lifecycle Management
  • Security Reviews
  • Technical Debt Roadmaps

Tools & Technologies

  • Azure
  • Azure App Services
  • Azure Container Apps
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • GitHub Actions
  • New Relic
  • Cronitor
  • Postman
  • Zendesk
  • Power BI
  • MSSQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL

Soft Skills

  • Engineering Management
  • Mentoring
  • Hiring
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Executive Communication
  • Roadmap Prioritization
  • Risk Management
  • Budget Ownership
  • Incident Command
  • Process Design
  • Team Development

Programming Languages

  • Go
  • C#
  • Python
  • PowerShell
  • SQL
  • T-SQL
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js

Certifications

Payment Card Industry Professional (PCIP) - Cert ID 1008-350

PCI Security Standards Council
2024
Verify