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Oklahoma, United States

• Maintain, monitor, patch, configure, deploy, and troubleshoot all Epic Cache/IRIS ODB Red Hat Linux Systems within INTEGRIS Healthcare Systems, ensuring optimal performance and high availability of mission-critical patient data.• Configure and run scheduled/ad-hoc scans on Epic Cache RHEL systems using Tenable to discover vulnerabilities and remediate vulnerable systems, as well as applying security patches in Satellite.• Create and configure BASH scripts to automate nightly snapshots of the databases.• Create and implement policies for Epic Analyst AD User accounts to authenticate within the Epic Linux environment, using Principle of Least Privilege Access.• Proficient in creating, extending, and managing Logical Volume Groups (LVM) for Epic Cache ODB systems.• Hands-on experience with Red Hat Satellite Server 6.11 to automate software management, updates, security patches, content management, monitoring, and reporting, ensuring all systems are within compliance for Epic's standards and regulations.• Create and implement Ansible-Playbooks for adding requested Epic Analysts' AD User Accounts toallow authentication within the Linux Epic Environment, improving ticket SLA closure by 75%.• Led technical site relocation project that involved the entire Epic environment for the Linux systems, moving from on-site to Rackspace.

Covington, Louisiana, United States

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

• Implemented the patch management policy & procedure that automated patching all security vulnerabilities found within Tenable scans & CVE disclosures, leveraging Ansible along with Bash scripts ensuring coverage for the wide range of Linux distributions with over 150+ systems within the environment.• Worked closely with Application Analysts to assist in deploying, patching, and application troubleshooting• Managed Citrix environment including adding applications for specific departments as well as Citrix Load Balancer.• Configured mirrored repositories for RedHat, Debian, and Ubuntu to minimize security vulnerabilities and bandwidth while patching systems as well as allowing systems to be patched without needing internet access externally.• Automated security changes to files (sudoers, ssh_config, ssh-keys, visudo, etc) via Ansible playbooks to ensure consistency across all new and existing systems.• Standardized Linux security configurations including sudo, ssh_config, ssh-keys, and local account privileges to allow the minimum amount of permissions & commands able to be executed.• Maintained vendor relationships for specific vendor managed/owned Linux Systems that had a very specific SLA/Support Contracts and worked with Information Security team to determine amount of risk they were willing to accept on those particular systems.• Implemented new policies for SLA/Compliance guidelines for Linux Systems to determine the amount of risk management and security was willing to accept. There were multiple legacy systems as well as other systems that were unable to be patched for any given reason.• Monitored systems via Solarwinds Orion and RedHat Insights to keep server uptime at a maximum• Phased out any EOL systems unable to be patched/supported with Extended Support, with the exception of systems deemed worth accepting the risk from management & security.

Englewood, Colorado, United States

• Provided comprehensive support for all infrastructure systems in a global production environment, ranging from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2016.• Expertly managed F5 Load Balancers, administering DigiCert EV and Premium SSL Certificates to ensure a secure and high-performing environment.• Configured and managed Zerto DR & Replication site configurations for critical systems, ensuring continuity of operations and minimal downtime in the event of an outage or disaster.• Regularly conducted monthly patching of Windows Servers using SCCM during weekly Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings, ensuring systems were up-to-date and free from known vulnerabilities.• Developed PowerShell scripts to automate and streamline day-to-day tasks related to Active Directory and VMware vSphere

Englewood, Colorado, United States

• Managed SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) systems within the Test and Development Engineering departments. • Designed and implemented BASH scripts and Ansible Playbooks to automate the configuration of new systems or implement changes throughout the entire environment, enabling faster and more efficient operations. • Conducted the management of LDAP Authentication configurations and maintenance, ensuring optimal user security and privacy, as well as the management of ssh/sudo permissions and guidelines. • Took charge of purchasing and recommending new hardware and SUSE licensing for the test department, maximizing resources and minimizing operational costs• Implemented Clonezilla, enabling the smooth imaging of new desktops for new employees and/or essentially rolling back a developer's system once rsync backup has finished.

Englewood, Colorado, United States

• Managed Test and Development vCenter and Hyper-V infrastructure to ensure smooth and efficient operations. • Responsible for Storage Area Network (SAN) devices, including setting up multiple SAN Fabric Fibre Channel switches and Storage Arrays, NAS, 10G Fibre (iSCSI) and multi-frame Tape Libraries (LTO4/5/6/7/8) for testing storage issues clients had recreating their specifically unique environment: including direct attached, NAS, 10G Fibre (iSCSI) and multi-frame Tape Libraries (LTO4/5/6/7/8) for testing storage issues our clients may have had to essentially recreate their specifically unique environment (Cisco Fibre Channel Switches, Brocade Fibre Channel Switches, LSI/NetApp & DELL EMC Storage Arrays, etc).• Managed scheduled backups for Lab critical infrastructure using both backup-to-disk and backup-to-tape for virtual machines (VM) and physical systems using Veeam, as well as Veritas