Alistair Israel
About Alistair Israel
Alistair Israel is a Staff Engineer at Ada Inc, where he has worked since 2020. He has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, holding various roles including Vice President of Engineering at Pulse iD and Co-Founder at IBA kami! and Shore Suite.
Work at Ada
Alistair Israel has been employed at Ada Inc as a Staff Engineer since 2020. In this role, he is part of the DevOps/SRE team, focusing on critical aspects such as availability, latency, performance, and capacity planning. He has played a significant role in leading the technical expansion of Ada's infrastructure into the European region, which has notably increased the company's addressable revenue. His work involves utilizing a variety of tools and platforms, including AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, and Gitlab CI, to enhance infrastructure and application delivery pipelines.
Previous Experience
Prior to his current role at Ada, Alistair Israel held several positions in the IT industry. He served as Vice President of Engineering at Pulse iD for a brief period in 2020. He co-founded IBA kami! in Metro Manila, Philippines, from 2019 to 2020. He was also a Co-Founder at Shore Suite from 2017 to 2020. Earlier in his career, he worked at p3ople4u as Chief Architect and at Amihan Global Strategies as Chief Technology Officer from 2015 to 2019. His experience also includes a role as Developer Evangelist at Stratpoint Technologies, Inc. and as Senior Engineer at Deal Grocer.
Education and Expertise
Alistair Israel completed his secondary education at Marist High School, obtaining his High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates from 1986 to 1990. He furthered his education at Ateneo de Manila University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from 1990 to 1994. With over 25 years of experience in the IT industry, he has developed expertise across various platforms, technologies, and programming languages. He is passionate about building innovative solutions and mentoring others in the field.
Technical Skills and Tools
Alistair Israel is proficient in a wide range of tools and platforms that are essential for modern infrastructure and application delivery. His technical skill set includes AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Terraform, Helm, ArgoCD, and Gitlab CI. These tools enable him to effectively manage and optimize infrastructure, ensuring high performance and reliability in application delivery. His extensive experience allows him to implement best practices in technology and foster innovation within his teams.