Objective

I am an experienced Senior Site Reliability Engineer with an extensive background in IT Operations and am interested in public clouds, automation, and improving processes. I am seeking employment at a company that shares my interest in automation and fosters teams focused on growth and stability. I am passionate about technology and would like to work with others who share the excitement.

Technical Proficiencies

  • Bash, Python, Powershell
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • nginx, haproxy, caddy
  • fluentd, influxdb, Grafana
  • Docker, Docker Compose
  • Ansible, Terraform
  • Extensive Ops Experience (Compute/Storage/Network)
  • Backup and Disaster Recovery
  • Linux (Ubuntu, CentOS)
  • VMware, Nutanix, Proxmox

Experience

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

GoDaddy, May 2021 - Aug 2023
  • Regularly performed root-cause analysis and resolution in complex environments
  • Worked with customers to fulfill bespoke Observation features (fluentd, opensearch, kibana, grafana, ansible)
  • Built and maintained tooling to audit resources for savings and drift (python)
  • Commonly wrote custom nginx/iptables rules to mitigate malicious web traffic
  • Developed and thoroughly documented new platform features implemented in Ansible
  • Routinely performed large-scale customer VPS fleet maintenances (bash, ansible)
  • Lead and trained a new team of Site Reliability Engineers

Platforms Engineer

Newtek Technology Solutions, Feb 2019 - Jun 2020
  • Performed large-scale, greenfield Data Center migration
    • Researched, planned, and implemented numerous Nutanix environments (Nutanix AHV and VMware)
    • Consolidated and migrated all corporate and customer workloads with minimal downtime
    • Decommissioned end-of-life hardware and software
  • Built and maintained Nutanix NX, Dell M1000E chassis, Lenovo Simplivity, Lenovo ThinkSystem DS4200, and NetApp platforms
  • Created tools to programmatically maintain infrastructure with Nutanix Prism API, NetApp OnTap API, and vCenter PowerCLI (Powershell and Python)
  • Implemented corporate and customer backup and disaster recovery solutions (Veeam and HYCU)
  • Worked closely with the executive team to reduce costs associated with IT Infrastructure
  • Managed Windows Server (2003+) and Linux (CentOS 5+) environments both manually and via Ansible

Systems Engineer

The Wolff Company, Jun 2018 - Nov 2018
  • Reduced public cloud (Azure) costs and designed business continuity plans by rearchitecting on-prem clusters and migrating workloads
  • Implemented three tier networks for HQ and remote office locations
  • Designed and deployed an effective backup and disaster recovery solution (Veeam)
  • Rebuilt and consolidated all company servers (Windows Server 2003+ and CentOS 6+)
  • Expedited management workflows by creating tools with Powershell

Systems Administrator

Preferred Homecare, Jun 2015 - Jun 2018
  • Administered and maintained Microsoft Exchange, VMware vSphere, and Citrix XenDesktop environments
  • Physically maintained Cisco UCS blade servers, Nimble SANs, and Dell Compellent SANs
  • Threat mitigation and endpoint patching via WSUS and SCCM
  • Designed and implemented SCCM and MDT to automate asset imaging and configuration management
  • Expedited management workflows by creating tools with Powershell
  • Managed Windows Server (2008+) and Linux (Ubuntu) environments

Helpdesk Technician

LMI Solutions, Sep 2014 - Jun 2015
  • Administered VMware vSphere environments and ShoreTel VOIP environments
  • Accelerated endpoint imaging and configuration with Powershell
  • Worked and completed tickets while meeting an SLA
  • Managed Windows Server (2008+) and Linux (Ubuntu) environments

Extracurricular

  • Continued learning via my homelab+cloud, focusing on DevOps practices (Proxmox, AWS, docker, IaC (Terraform, Ansible), and obersvability (promtail/loki/influxdb/grafana))
  • Studying for AWS certifications (AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional)