Li Qin
About Li Qin
Li Qin is the Sr. Manager of Software Configuration Management (DevOps) at CIBC, with extensive experience in software development and configuration management.
Company
Li Qin is currently employed at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). He has been with CIBC since 2006, taking on roles of increasing responsibility over the years. His current role is Sr. Manager, Software Configuration Management (DevOps), a position he has held since 2014.
Title
Li Qin serves as the Sr. Manager for Software Configuration Management (DevOps) at CIBC. He oversees multiple facets of the organization's DevOps infrastructure, and his role includes managing application build and deployment processes for J2EE, API Framework, and .Net applications.
Education and Expertise
Li Qin has a strong educational background in computer science and communications. He completed his Master of Science in Computer Science at the University of Windsor from 2002 to 2004. Prior to that, he earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Communications from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, where he studied from 1987 to 1991.
Professional Experience
Li Qin has extensive professional experience in software configuration management and development. Prior to his current role at CIBC, he served as an SCM Specialist from 2006 to 2014. Before joining CIBC, he worked at IBM Global Services as a Developer from 2005 to 2006 and as a Build and Release Specialist from 2004 to 2005. Earlier in his career, he worked for China Mobile Communication (Tianjin) Ltd. as a Manager of Application Development at the Billing Center from 1996 to 2001.
Achievements
Li Qin has led several key initiatives at CIBC. He defined and built the DevOps infrastructure and services from scratch, introducing essential tools such as GitHub, Jenkins, Artifactory, Jira, Confluence, and ServiceDesk. He also set up an end-to-end DevOps pipeline for CIBC's online banking application. Additionally, he has successfully delivered significant IT projects, including server migration, currency upgrade, and dashboard development.