Jackson Alvarez
Software Engineer & Automation Architect
Executive summary
Systems-minded software engineer and automation specialist building scalable production systems, enterprise tooling, and cloud-native workflows across higher education, SaaS, and government-adjacent environments.
I operate across engineering, infrastructure, security, automation, and executive communication layers. My work spans AWS architecture, compliance readiness, product delivery, deployment pipelines, and operational reporting for high-impact organizations and rapidly evolving products.
Professional experience
Product Support Engineer / Security Engineer
Everblue · Hybrid · Charlotte, NC
Sep 2025 — Present
- Maintain and expand a production-grade government contracting web application supporting large-scale federal operational workflows and reporting pipelines.
- Work directly with executive leadership to streamline SOC 2 audit preparation, improve operational transparency, and strengthen platform security.
- Contribute across the full software lifecycle with Next.js, AWS infrastructure, GitHub workflows, and tenant-heavy SaaS architecture.
- Implement automation, runtime monitoring, and reporting infrastructure for week-over-week and month-over-month visibility into enterprise contract activity.
- Support production deployments, debugging, feature iteration, and internal tooling across engineering and business stakeholders.
Founder & Lead Automation Engineer
Vector Labs · Charlotte, NC
Mar 2025 — Present
- Founded Vector Labs to help businesses modernize operational workflows, internal systems, and AI-assisted automation infrastructure.
- Architect and prototype products involving automation pipelines, AI-integrated tooling, cloud-native infrastructure, and scalable web applications.
- Design solutions spanning backend engineering, deployment architecture, workflow orchestration, and product strategy.
- Operate across executive planning, engineering leadership, systems design, product iteration, and rapid development.
Systems Engineer I
Appalachian State University · Boone, NC
Mar 2023 — May 2025
- Developed PowerShell automation supporting SCCM and Azure AD management across 8,000+ university devices.
- Maintained and optimized 400+ software deployment packages, improving consistency and deployment reliability.
- Automated reporting, monitoring, and internal workflows for enterprise-scale IT operations.
- Collaborated with vendors, engineering teams, and technical staff through Agile project workflows.
- Authored technical documentation and trained junior developers and student engineers on automation tooling and deployment processes.
Computer Science Intern
Hypermill.digital · Cornelius, NC
May 2022 — Aug 2022
- Built centralized data systems with GraphCRM and Retool to manage 10,000+ product SKUs in a live enterprise data ecosystem.
- Designed scalable workflows for marketing, operations, and support automation.
- Migrated task tracking from Trello to ClickUp, improving ticket visibility for design teams.
- Collaborated with data-focused teams to structure and manage dynamic product datasets.
Selected projects
VibeCodeCLI
A cross-language developer CLI assistant for execution, testing, and automation across 10+ programming languages. Built dynamic token budgeting, runtime orchestration, and context-aware cost optimization into a Python-first development suite.
Runoff Forecasting with LSTM
A machine-learning flood prediction system using recurrent neural networks and time-series forecasting. Preprocessed environmental datasets and trained LSTM models to forecast runoff patterns and hydrological behavior.
y86-64 Simulator & Compiler
A low-level simulator and compiler built to understand assembly and CPU architecture. Implemented as coursework. Source is not public.
The Lighthouse
A hobbyist Unity story game: a horror-movie parody inspired by The Lighthouse. Early proof that I think in game runtimes, not just web canvases. This is why Arcade Lab is a Unity slot, not another browser prototype.
Education
B.S. Computer Science
Minor in Mathematics
Appalachian State University
July 2025
Core competencies
Programming: Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, Java, C / C++, SQL, Rust, PHP, Haskell, MATLAB, PowerShell, Lua, R
Platforms: AWS, Next.js, React, Node.js, Azure AD, GitHub, SCCM, Terraform, TensorFlow, Flask, OpenAI APIs
Operating modes: Systems architecture, Automation strategy, Cloud infrastructure, Security operations, Product engineering, Technical leadership, Compliance readiness, Executive communication
Additional highlights
- Experience operating in fast-moving startup-style engineering environments with executive-level communication exposure.
- Strong understanding of scalable SaaS architecture, cloud deployment workflows, compliance-oriented engineering, and automation-first operational design.
- Actively building independent software ventures and automation-focused business systems through Vector Labs.