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Justin Palmer

Software Engineer & Data/Cloud Platform Engineer Azure Synapse / Data Factory Azure OpenAI / RAG

Software Engineer & Data/Cloud Platform Engineer with 16+ years delivering enterprise data solutions and 4+ years building Azure cloud platforms (after on-prem roots), governed analytics, and GenAI solutions with secure networking, scalable APIs, and full-stack apps.

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Last updated: January 29, 2026
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Justin Palmer

Software Engineer & Data/Cloud Platform Engineer

16+ years delivering software products and Azure-native data platforms, Synapse + ADF pipelines, GenAI (Azure OpenAI RAG), and secure API ecosystems with Blazor/MVC/React.

Hillsboro, OH - justinraypalmer@gmail.com - justinraypalmer.com - github.com/JustinPsHub

Experience

Senior Cloud Engineer / Technical Lead
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Nov 2022 - Present | 3 yrs 3 mos
Lead cloud architect for enterprise Azure data platforms serving HR, budget, cyber, procurement, and other Treasury domains.
  • Architected an Azure OpenAI RAG solution in the enterprise Blazor portal, indexing millions of Power BI audit log events for natural language diagnostics.
  • Serve as lead cloud architect for enterprise big data processing using Azure Synapse Dedicated Pools and Azure SQL.
  • Designed low-code ETL pipelines in Data Factory with high-code Azure Functions in .NET, Node, and Python for complex transformations.
Senior Data Engineer / Analyst
Internal Revenue Service
Jun 2019 - Nov 2022 | 3 yrs 5 mos
Modernized HR analytics and data integration for IRS enterprise reporting.
  • Managed the transition of training analytics to Treasury’s warehouse; consolidated 20+ PL/SQL scripts into a unified model processing 20M+ rows daily.
  • Built .NET/SQL reconciliation utilities across three HR/payroll systems, improving institutional data integrity.
  • Engineered Python and API data pipelines (CDC/JHU) to ingest, transform, and publish COVID-19 tracking data with zero manual intervention.
Operations Research Analyst
Internal Revenue Service
Nov 2017 - Jun 2019 | 1 yr 7 mos
Modernized workforce analytics and organizational tooling for leadership decision support.
  • Replaced a $3M legacy organizational tool with a custom, governed solution encoding complex hierarchy rules.
  • Implemented R-based outlier detection and forecasting models to automate ingestion and analysis of complex paginated records.

Selected Impact

  • Azure OpenAI RAG observability agent for Power BI audit logs.
  • Human Capital Tabular Model with 25 fact tables and 90 dimensions.
  • Azure ADF pipelines and Functions with timer/HTTP triggers.
  • Secure API ecosystem with Swagger/OpenAPI documentation.

Professional Profile

Software Engineer and Data/Cloud Platform Engineer with over 16 years of experience delivering secure, enterprise-scale data solutions and production-ready software. Specialized in architecting Azure-native pipelines, governed analytics, and Generative AI solutions that democratize data access across complex enterprise domains. Strong in API design, CI/CD, observability, and performance tuning. Expert in AI-accelerated delivery with advanced agentic workflows (Windsurf, Codex, ChatGPT Pro). Proven track record of designing secure network architectures and API ecosystems in high-compliance federal sectors.

Confidentiality note: Metrics and examples are anonymized/aggregated due to federal restrictions. Scale and responsibilities are accurate.

Professional Experience

Senior Cloud Engineer / Technical Lead
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Washington, DC
Nov 2022 - Present | 3 yrs 3 mos

Lead cloud architect for enterprise Azure data platforms serving HR, budget, cyber, procurement, and other Treasury domains.

  • Architected an Azure OpenAI RAG solution in the enterprise Blazor portal, indexing millions of Power BI audit log events for natural language diagnostics.
  • Serve as lead cloud architect for enterprise big data processing using Azure Synapse Dedicated Pools and Azure SQL.
  • Designed low-code ETL pipelines in Data Factory with high-code Azure Functions in .NET, Node, and Python for complex transformations.
  • Engineered secure network architectures with advanced ingress/egress controls, private endpoints, and API gateways.
Senior Data Engineer / Analyst
Internal Revenue Service
Cincinnati, OH
Jun 2019 - Nov 2022 | 3 yrs 5 mos

Modernized HR analytics and data integration for IRS enterprise reporting.

  • Managed the transition of training analytics to Treasury’s warehouse; consolidated 20+ PL/SQL scripts into a unified model processing 20M+ rows daily.
  • Built .NET/SQL reconciliation utilities across three HR/payroll systems, improving institutional data integrity.
  • Engineered Python and API data pipelines (CDC/JHU) to ingest, transform, and publish COVID-19 tracking data with zero manual intervention.
  • Developed HR dashboards with 500k+ views to 500+ stakeholders, reducing ad-hoc data requests.
Operations Research Analyst
Internal Revenue Service
Cincinnati, OH
Nov 2017 - Jun 2019 | 1 yr 7 mos

Modernized workforce analytics and organizational tooling for leadership decision support.

  • Replaced a $3M legacy organizational tool with a custom, governed solution encoding complex hierarchy rules.
  • Implemented R-based outlier detection and forecasting models to automate ingestion and analysis of complex paginated records.

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) | Finance & Analytics
Murray State University
Murray, KY, United States
Dec 2010 - Dec 2012 | 2 yrs

MBA with a 4.0 GPA.

Bachelor of Science (BS) | Accounting
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY, United States
Aug 2006 - Aug 2009 | 3 yrs

Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

Technical Skills

Cloud Data Architecture
Azure Synapse (Dedicated Pools) Azure Data Factory Azure SQL Data Lake Gen2 Event Grid Blob Storage
Full-Stack Engineering
C# ASP.NET Core Blazor React MVC Node.js Python REST API Design Swagger/OpenAPI Testing Observability
AI & Automation
Azure OpenAI Service RAG Patterns AI-Augmented Dev (Windsurf, Codex, ChatGPT Pro) PowerShell Automation
Security & Networking
Azure VNETs Private Endpoints Inbound/Outbound Traffic Security Vulnerability Management (Nexus) OAuth/OIDC
DevOps & Governance
Azure DevOps (CI/CD) Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Row-Level Security (RLS) Data Governance

Certifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals (AI-900) Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900) Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
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