Andrea Armstrong
About Andrea Armstrong
Andrea Armstrong is a Principal Platform Engineer with extensive experience in enhancing monitoring and logging systems to improve system reliability and performance. She has held various engineering roles at companies such as Bombora, Figure, and BrightHire, demonstrating expertise in cloud technologies and incident management.
Current Role at BrightHire
Andrea Armstrong serves as Principal Platform Engineer at BrightHire, a position she has held since 2023. In this role, she focuses on enhancing system reliability and performance through improved monitoring and logging systems. Her expertise in cloud technologies and orchestration tools supports the company's growth and operational efficiency.
Previous Experience in Engineering Roles
Prior to her current position, Andrea held various engineering roles. She worked at BrightHire as a Staff Platform Engineer from 2022 to 2023. Before that, she was a Senior DevOps Engineer at Figure from 2019 to 2020 and a Staff DevOps Engineer from 2020 to 2021 at NetWise. Her career began at Bombora, where she worked as a Junior Software Developer from 2016 to 2018.
Education and Expertise
Andrea Armstrong earned a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Information Systems from the University of Nevada, Reno, where she studied from 2011 to 2015. Her educational background supports her expertise in incident management, cloud technologies, and orchestration tools, which she applies to streamline processes and elevate best practices in engineering teams.
Career Development at Figure
Andrea's tenure at Figure included multiple roles, starting as a DevOps Engineer from 2018 to 2019, followed by a position as Senior DevOps Engineer from 2019 to 2020, and later as Staff DevOps Engineer in 2020 for seven months. Her contributions during this time focused on enhancing system reliability and supporting the company's operational needs.
Early Career and Technical Roles
Andrea began her career in technical roles at the University of Nevada, Reno, where she worked as a Lab Consultant and later as a Computer Lab Manager. She also served as a Student Systems Administrator from 2013 to 2015. These early experiences provided her with foundational skills in system management and support.