Senior Systems Automation Engineer Resume Burbank, CA - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Systems automation professional capable of providing solutions in cloud platforms both public and private through shell scripting and configuration management.
Adept at diagraming new workflows, establishing new policies, and implementing new procedures to enhance efficiency.
Proven record of working with various teams to deliver projects on time and within budget.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Systems: VMwareOffice 365AWS

Automation: MySQLGitPowershellJenkinsvRealize AutomationAnsibleBashPending AWS Solutions Architect AssociateITIL v3 Foundations

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Burbank, CA

Senior Systems Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

Conducted weekly team trainings on automation topics to build overall team skills
Developed custom tools to reduce manual efforts when interacting with BMC Footprints, Office 365, Active Directory, Sharepoint, and Centrify
Developed custom reporting of ticket KPIs for all groups within BMC Footprints
Developed a roadmap outlining how automation can be improved to meet business needs
Developed automated user off boarding process with end to end handling of tickets reducing ticket queue workload by 20%
Migrated domains and users from newly acquired companies into corporate Office 365 tenancy
Implemented VMWare vRealize Business to replace aging chargeback solution and accurately depict data center costs
Implemented VMWare vRealize Operations Manager to report on problem areas within the virtual infrastructure and show capacity limits
Currently developing standards around scripting and logging output
Currently implementing Ansible playbooks to automate Linux workloads

Confidential, Burbank, CA

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

Co - developed VMWare vRealize Orchestrator workflows with a professional services engineer to automate the server provisioning process and reduce server deployment time from 3 days to 30 minutes
Developed scripts in powershell, bash, puppet, and IBM fixlets to reallocate time from repetitive tasks to higher value work
Developed and implemented a new enterprise server patching policy and process with ISO and IT department stakeholders
Implemented IBM Tivoli BigFix Endpoint Manager to reach patch compliance levels of 95% across Linux and Windows servers
Deployed Docker to remove dependency on Red Hat Satellite to cut costs
Maintained Symantec Endpoint Protection anti-virus infrastructure
Maintained VMs and physical hosts in VMWare 5.5, 5.1, and 5.0 environments

Confidential, CA

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

Responsible for all physical and virtual Linux systems within the environment
Deployed and maintained external client facing FTP servers
Developed custom server build project tracking tool using PHP and MySQL to gain better visibility on completed and upcoming projects
Implemented Puppet proof of concept to manage configurations on Linux and Windows systems
Developed scripts in powershell, kickstart, and bash to automate common tasks and create custom alerts
Deployed and maintained Linux and Windows server systems, both physical and virtual, in public facing and backend roles across multiple sites
Deployed and maintained VMWare ESXi 5.1 and 4.1 environments
Backed up and restored file and SQL data to LTO tape media and EMC storage devices using Symantec Backup Exec 2012 and 2010
Rotated and tracked physical backup tape media across multiple sites