SUMMARY

To obtain a Solutions Architecture position with an emphasis on the AWS Cloud and DevOps practices where I can be a hands - on technical leader assisting the business with their cloud adoption strategy utilizing best practices in automation, security and compliance.

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Cloud Computing: Amazon Web Services, Windows Azure

DevOps Tools:  Chef, Puppet, Terraform, Packer, Consul, Vault, Jenkins, CloudFormation

Operating Systems:  Windows Server, Mac OS X, Ubuntu Server, Centos, Amazon Linux

Software and Scripting Languages:  .net, PowerShell, bash, nodeJS, AngularJS, Ruby, Python

Database Applications:  MS SQL, MYSQL, RDS, DynamoDB, MongoDB

Security Certifications:  SOX, NIST, PCI, and EI3PA

WORK EXPERIENCE

Confidential

IT Manager, DevOps

• Planned, designed and implemented multi-regional resilient applications in the AWS Cloud.
• Migrated on premise applications to the AWS cloud using both IaaS and PaaS offerings.
• Operated hybrid cloud architectures bridging on premise datacenters with AWS VPC.
• Acted as technical advisor in Cloud COE specializing on AWS Cloud.
• Utilized event driven serverless “Lambdas” to maintain compliance in the cloud.
• Migrated from CloudFormation to Terraform and Packer as standard tooling for automation.
• Standardized configuration management with Chef and service discovery with Consul.
• Implemented Jenkins to replace custom deployment automation scripts.

Confidential,Bullhorn Boston, MA

Systems Administrator

• Planned and implemented IT consolidation efforts between headquarters and acquired businesses.
• Evaluated infrastructure and application security to eliminate vulnerabilities and mitigate risk.
• Maintained physical and virtual machines across datacenters in the Confidential, Confidential and AWS.
• Enhanced monitoring for proactive notification of application, hardware, and network health.

Confidential

IT Manager, DevOps 

• Planned, designed and implemented multi-regional resilient applications in the AWS Cloud.
• Migrated on premise applications to the AWS cloud using both IaaS and PaaS offerings.
• Operated hybrid cloud architectures bridging on premise datacenters with AWS VPC.
• Acted as technical advisor in Cloud COE specializing on AWS Cloud.
• Utilized event driven serverless “Lambdas” to maintain compliance in the cloud.
• Migrated from CloudFormation to Terraform and Packer as standard tooling for automation.
• Standardized configuration management with Chef and service discovery with Consul.
• Implemented Jenkins to replace custom deployment automation scripts.

DevOps Team Lead

• Used CloudFormation to script infrastructure for all applications deployed in AWS.
• Wrote various PowerShell and bash scripts to automate alert response for self-healing.
• Participated in Enterprise scale data center migrations.

Confidential,Weldon Springs, MO

Development Operations Team Lead

• Managed team responsible for maintaining 7 SaaS applications, which generate 40 million in revenue.
• Increased 24x7 system uptime to an average of 99.95%.
• Collaborated with auditors to certify applications and processes for SOX, NIST and EI3PA compliance.
• Reviewed and approved technical design documents to ensure best practices and proper implementation.
• Trained junior staff in software implementation and support.
• Planned and participated in offsite disaster recovery drills.
• Advised other corporate subsidiaries with technology implementation and best practices.

Senior System Administrator

• Participated in agile scrums to ensure timely delivery of technology projects.
• Responsible for approximately 400 servers across DEV, QA and Production.
• Assisted in on call schedule to ensure maximum support of our SaaS applications.
• Implemented and maintained security controls to comply with SOX, NIST and EI3PA regulations.
• Ensured high availability by utilizing various technologies including clustering, mirroring and load balancing.
• Responsible for monthly security updates for whole organization.
• Facilitated team members, and helped implement standard practices in our various solutions.
• Developed test and console applications used to automate manual tasks.
• Contributed to technical design documents, application support guides and build documents.

Desktop Support Administrator

• Team Lead for Exchange 2010 implementation and managed project in conjunction with merging email with the parent company.
• Implemented centrally managed web proxy, antivirus, patching and vulnerability scanning solutions.
• Installed, maintained, and administered Active Directory Domain including adds, changes, and deletes.
• Evaluated employees’ inefficiencies and developed processes to improve productivity.
• Successfully implemented Microsoft WDS in four locations saving 10k in licensing cost.

Office and Systems Administrator

• Member of Governance Board providing high-level decision making in strategic planning.
• Sole technical support provider for approximately 70 workstations, 4 servers, phone system and other appliances.
• Installed, maintained, and administered Windows 2003 Active Directory Domain including all adds, changes, and deletes. Utilized roaming profiles, shared resources, and group policies.
• Updated and administered SUS, MS DNS, DHCP, and Share Point Services.
• Installed and administered Powerschool Student Information System and used various exporting and reporting features to transfer data into other data analysis systems and the CA Dept. of Education.
• Integrated technology into work practices. Performed user trainings in Microsoft Office Products.
• Used Quickbooks multi-user version to issue purchase orders and track financial information.