Tamara Macul Mendes
About Tamara Macul Mendes
Tamara Macul Mendes is a DevSecOps professional with extensive experience in software engineering and quality assurance. She has worked at Unite Us since 2019, implementing security guidelines and enhancing development practices.
Current Role at Unite Us
Tamara Macul Mendes currently serves as a DevSecOps professional at Unite Us. She has held this position since 2019, working remotely. In her role, she implements security and compliance guidelines utilizing tools such as Prisma Cloud, Dependabot, GitHub Actions, and Snyk. Additionally, she has established a baseline for GitHub and DockerHub resources to enhance secure development practices. Her contributions focus on improving resource management and ensuring adherence to security protocols.
Previous Experience in Software Engineering
Prior to her current role, Tamara Macul Mendes worked at Dyn as a Senior Software Engineer from 2016 to 2019 in Manchester, New Hampshire. She also held positions at Scribe Software as a Software QA Engineer from 2012 to 2015, and at DEKA Research & Development as a Software Quality Assurance Engineer from 2015 to 2016. Her experience includes reviewing and tagging images and code repositories, as well as creating documentation for the Digital Artifact Life Cycle.
Education and Academic Background
Tamara Macul Mendes earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Mathematics from Plymouth State University, where she studied from 2003 to 2007. She later pursued a Master's degree in Information Technology at Southern New Hampshire University, completing her studies from 2010 to 2013. Her educational background provides a strong foundation for her work in software engineering and DevSecOps.
Contributions to Software Quality Assurance
In her previous roles, Tamara Macul Mendes contributed significantly to software quality assurance. At HiSoftware, she worked as a Senior Customer Solutions Engineer from 2010 to 2012, where she developed forms for process execution tracking and provided access and education to engineering teams. Her efforts in establishing compliance standards and enhancing development practices have been integral to her career.