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* Wrote Python tool for creating/configurating GitHub repositories based on pre-defined profiles* Created Kubernetes operator using Ansible Operator SDK for managing Datadog monitors and Runscope checks* Created internal Kubernetes dashboard with SSO auth and proxying to internal webapps configured automatically based on annotations* Led migration from Linkerd 1.x to 2.x on Kubernetes* Led migration of internal services from DC/OS to Kubernetes with minimal developer changes… Show more * Wrote Python tool for creating/configurating GitHub repositories based on pre-defined profiles* Created Kubernetes operator using Ansible Operator SDK for managing Datadog monitors and Runscope checks* Created internal Kubernetes dashboard with SSO auth and proxying to internal webapps configured automatically based on annotations* Led migration from Linkerd 1.x to 2.x on Kubernetes* Led migration of internal services from DC/OS to Kubernetes with minimal developer changes required* Wrote utility in Go for running process and decrypting environment variables using AWS KMS envelope encryption* Wrote S3 asset and metadata API service in Go* Wrote opensource Metronome API compatability layer for Kubernetes in Go* Migrated large hand-built Jenkins setup to Kubernetes with fully automated configuration-as-code setup* Migrated complex Groovy CI pipeline logic to Python tool to make CI and local developer processes consistent* Implemented Kong ingress controller and migrated large deployment from older kongfig and PostgreSQL-based setup* Created automated EKS node replacement process designed for minimal disruption/downtime* Wrote opensource tool to automate creation of Kubernetes/Marathon/Kong/Metronome deploy configs using a simpler YAML-based DSL* Created a secrets management framework utilizing DC/OS to move encrypted values from individual service repos to a central location* Enhanced existing Jenkins pipelines to add support for custom tooling and validation of Terraform configs and per-environment encrypted values* Infrastructure automation using Terraform, Ansible, and Chef Show less

* Integrating Perspica's product into the AppDynamics stack* Automated customized deployment of Kubernetes on AWS using Ansible, kops, and Chef

* Designed and implemented multi-datacenter Consul cluster with 3500+ nodes* Designed and implemented Docker-based replacement for BSD jail-based SFTP system, using Jenkins/Ansible for deployment* Deployed Ansible across management nodes with custom dynamic inventory script that queries Foreman* Created review/deploy pipeline for DNS changes using Jenkins and Ansible* Designed and built Openstack clusters using Ceph storage backend* Created HA private Docker registry system… Show more * Designed and implemented multi-datacenter Consul cluster with 3500+ nodes* Designed and implemented Docker-based replacement for BSD jail-based SFTP system, using Jenkins/Ansible for deployment* Deployed Ansible across management nodes with custom dynamic inventory script that queries Foreman* Created review/deploy pipeline for DNS changes using Jenkins and Ansible* Designed and built Openstack clusters using Ceph storage backend* Created HA private Docker registry system with access control* Created automated build system for Docker images using Jenkins* Designed and built HA Mesos/Marathon cluster* Migrated from Nagios to Icinga and scaled from single instances to master/slave architecture* Revamped internal DNS infrastructure, including git workflows and change review Show less

* Created self-bootstrapping "management" AMI for creating new isolated environments with config management, monitoring, and metrics* Revamped existing image build automation using Packer to properly support AMI and OVF targets* Designed and implemented automation using Ansible to create "on-premise" application cluster in AWS that uses centralized management and monitoring* Automated deployment of Kubernetes on AWS using Ansible and Puppet* Revamped existing Puppet master… Show more * Created self-bootstrapping "management" AMI for creating new isolated environments with config management, monitoring, and metrics* Revamped existing image build automation using Packer to properly support AMI and OVF targets* Designed and implemented automation using Ansible to create "on-premise" application cluster in AWS that uses centralized management and monitoring* Automated deployment of Kubernetes on AWS using Ansible and Puppet* Revamped existing Puppet master, Sensu, Graphite, and other infrastructure services Show less

* Designed and implemented customized Openstack Ocata deployment using openstack-ansible project and custom playbooks for host network configuration and post-build Openstack configuration* Designed and implemented single git repo Terraform setup to manage multiple AWS accounts, multiple environments/stacks, and multiple pieces of stacks, utilizing S3/DynamoDB remote Terraform state

* Primary responsibility is fixing the things I considered "broken" in our environment (supervisor's words)* Rearchitected various services for automated deployment and HA* Played a major role in taking an "organic" environment to a highly scalable enterprise environment* Rebuilt existing nagios system to integrate tightly with puppet for automatic monitoring configuration* Collaborated closely with engineers to track down various issues causing segfaults and performance… Show more * Primary responsibility is fixing the things I considered "broken" in our environment (supervisor's words)* Rearchitected various services for automated deployment and HA* Played a major role in taking an "organic" environment to a highly scalable enterprise environment* Rebuilt existing nagios system to integrate tightly with puppet for automatic monitoring configuration* Collaborated closely with engineers to track down various issues causing segfaults and performance degredations in our environment* Redesigned DNS system to use a series of master and slaves with distribution via git* Scaled a single-master puppet system to 20 masters across multiple environments using nginx/unicorn* Instituted change management process using git and puppet, added validation and automated problem reporting* Scaled OpenLDAP across multiple datacenters with two-way replication (limited) using syncrepl* Led a large-scale migration from CentOS 5.x to Scientific Linux 6.2* Created patch/package management procedures and distributed yum repositories across DCs with change reporting* Architected and implemented automated server provisioning using kickstart/cobbler and puppet* Extended puppet for non-standard functions using custom facts, parser functions, and providers* Rearchitected internal git system to be distributed and fully redundant using gitosis* Designed and implemented a "bastion" server (SSH and squid) to tightly control access to production environment based on LDAP role group membership* Created system to allow external servers (in EC2 and small remote POPs) to be managed securely by internal infrastructure (puppet, Splunk, OpenTSDB, nagios, etc.) Show less

Primary responsibility is general system administration with a focus on MySQL Databaseadministration * Implemented puppet to manage all of our existing servers and speed the configuration ofnew servers * Implemented LDAP authentication against an existing Active Directory setup * Implemented an automatic sync between AD and OpenLDAP and transitioned to OpenLDAP forauth * Manage MySQL replication topology, backup, and administration * Created an automatic LDAP to… Show more Primary responsibility is general system administration with a focus on MySQL Databaseadministration * Implemented puppet to manage all of our existing servers and speed the configuration ofnew servers * Implemented LDAP authentication against an existing Active Directory setup * Implemented an automatic sync between AD and OpenLDAP and transitioned to OpenLDAP forauth * Manage MySQL replication topology, backup, and administration * Created an automatic LDAP to MySQL password synchronization process* Implemented nagios and integrated with puppet for automatic monitoring of servers known to puppet* Built and maintain multiple Hadoop clusters configured for MapReduce and HBase* Scaled existing Zabbix setup using MySQL multi-master replication and multiple Zabbix nodes Show less

Coordinated the building of Gentoo release media, including stage tarballs, minimalCDs, and Live CD/DVDs * Implemented the autobuild system (a fresh set of install media for multiplearchitectures is automatically built, signed, and uploaded to the mirrors on a weeklybasis)

Developed the Gentoo Linux Installer * Created numerous enhancements and bug fixes for Gentoo's catalyst and genkernel tools * Developed the Quickstart utility for doing automated Gentoo installations on multiplearchitectures (x86, x86_64, hppa, and sparc)

General system administration on CentOS, Debian, and Ubuntu servers * Implemented puppet for configuration management * Implemented AD authentication for centralized authentication and access control * Created DNS cluster for ISP customers and hosting of company-owned domains * Eliminated wasteful server usage by consolidating functionality and usingvirtualization * Setup nagios and cacti in order to monitor servers and services * Used perl, python, and shell… Show more General system administration on CentOS, Debian, and Ubuntu servers * Implemented puppet for configuration management * Implemented AD authentication for centralized authentication and access control * Created DNS cluster for ISP customers and hosting of company-owned domains * Eliminated wasteful server usage by consolidating functionality and usingvirtualization * Setup nagios and cacti in order to monitor servers and services * Used perl, python, and shell scripting to automate various system administration tasks * Maintained an existing Active Directory setup, including performing multiple failedserver recoveries and massive cleanup of existing infrastructure * Designed, implemented, tested, and debugged customer-facing websites with transactionalabilities and scripts to process data Show less

Designed, implemented, tested, and debugged web-based applications for productordering/payment, internal inventory management (purchase orders, invoicing, etc.), andinternal accounting * Responsible for Linux server administration including hardware setup, OS installation,server setup/configuration, firewall/router/gateway design/implementation, softwareupgrades, security updates, and user management

Responsible for server administration including hardware setup, OS installation, serversetup/configuration, firewall/network design/implementation including DHCP and DNS (bindand dnsmasq), software upgrades, and security updates * Implemented an e-mail system consisting of SMTP (qmail), POP3, IMAP, and web-based mailfor employees * Designed, built, and maintaned a web portal for customers to schedule aircraft andinstructors for flight training * Designed and… Show more Responsible for server administration including hardware setup, OS installation, serversetup/configuration, firewall/network design/implementation including DHCP and DNS (bindand dnsmasq), software upgrades, and security updates * Implemented an e-mail system consisting of SMTP (qmail), POP3, IMAP, and web-based mailfor employees * Designed, built, and maintaned a web portal for customers to schedule aircraft andinstructors for flight training * Designed and implemented a Windows NT style domain utilizing Samba 3.0 to takeadvantage of centralized network logons, roaming profiles, and policies for the publiclyaccessible computers * Responsible for troubleshooting hardware, software, and network problems Show less

* Responsible for troubleshooting and repairing hardware, network, and software/operatingsystem related problems for x86-based machines running DOS, Windows, and Linux * General Linux server administration including hardware setup, OS installation, serversetup/configuration, firewall/router/gateway design/implementation, software upgrades,security updates, and user management * Designed web-based database-driven applications