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John Sanabria
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$70/hr or $150,000/yr

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Senior Backend Engineer

Back-end Engineer
Available for hire
Years of experience
12+ years
Experience level
Senior
Available for
Part-time, Contract
Available from
04 Jun 2026
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18+ yrs building secure cloud APIs; cut costs 90%. Senior backend engineer scaling secure APIs in cloud. Built compliant cloud APIs; slashed infra costs. Backend architect modernizing APIs with security-first.

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Senior Backend Engineer at Ochsner Health Current 2025 - Now
• Designed and developed Django REST APIs, using Jenkins-shared libraries and Helm to automate CI/CD and GitOps pipelines, which improved deployment reliability and reduced configuration drift across environments • Embedded security and quality controls into the backend service with Snyk, Prisma Cloud, Rapid7, TwistCLI, and custom Terraform workflows, reducing vulnerable dependencies and maintaining continuous compliance • Partnered with compliance stakeholders to build compliance requirements into backend design, ensuring the Django application met HIPAA, PCI-DSS 4.0.1, HITECH/HITRUST, CIS, NIST-CSF, and Zero Trust standards. • Implemented application-level backup and recovery for the Nest.jsservice using AWS Backup, Azure Recovery Services, and Nutanix snapshots across multi-cloud and on-prem environments, enabling restoration of services within 15 minutes and meeting RTO/RPO targets

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