Jay Hawkins Email & Phone Number

Washington, Dc, Us

Director of VA's Data Center and Cloud Engineering team managing 22 employees and 87 contractors responsible for database engineering, platforms (server/virtualization) engineering, storage engineering, and data center infrastructure engineering.Key Contributions:- Oversee $265M in annual acquisitions in the data center space.- Responsible for architecture and engineering decisions affecting VA's 70,000 physical and virtual servers, and 1,200 storage appliances located at all VA locations.- Oversee regulatory compliance efforts such as OMB M-21-7 (IPv6 transition) and Executive Order 14028 (encryption and multi-factor authentication).- Develop long-term priorities and successfully execute on game-changing, enterprise-scale efforts including Tapeless Backup Encryption (TBE), Infrastructure as a Managed Service (IaaMS), Converged Virtualization Infrastructure (CVI), vCenter as a Service (vCaaS), Enterprise Cloud Broker (vECB), Enterprise Key Management System (KMS), and Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS).

Washington, Dc, Us

Lead engineer for virtualization, containerization, automation, cloud services and architecture for VA enterprise systems. Create, maintain, and implement U.S. Federal configuration and security standards for over 60,000 servers across various operating systems and platforms. Maintain lifecycle architecture and configuration standards for complex hybrid virtualization and cloud infrastructure affecting all VA major applications supporting over 400,000 employees and every veteran enrolled in VA healthcare or benefits systems.Engineering and technical lead for over 350 operations support staff across various specialties.

Washington, Dc, Us

Engineer for virtualization, automation, and architecture for VA enterprise systems. System architect for hybrid virtualization and dense, consolidated datacenter compute platforms. DevSecOps focused engineering for creating and maintaining VA platform standards; Windows Server, VMware vSphere, and application standards. Maintain lifecycle architecture and configuration standards for virtualization and cloud infrastructure affecting VA major applications.

Washington, Dc, Us

VA OI&T Region 3 Platforms and OS Chief Analyst. Engineering/architect position for Office of Information and Technology Region 3 Platforms and Operating Systems Division. Responsible for product evaluation, design, implementation and production support of virtualization infrastructure, physical server infrastructure, and enterprise visibility. Position supported over 100,000 end users, over 3000 servers and 80,000 client workstations.

Washington, Dc, Us

Support and maintain Windows Enterprise Servers and Linux based systems. Develop and coordinate system and software deployments for 7 locations in Ohio and Indiana. Plan, implement and manage emerging IT solutions.Multiple Region and state-wide administrative responsibilities included Virtual infrastructure design and management, storage configuration, enterprise monitoring and management solutions.

Washington, Dc, Us

Support and maintain Windows Enterprise Servers and Linux based systems. Provide Tier 2 and 3 support for over 2200 workstations through proprietary and commercial management solutions. Provide support for over 2500 local and remote users. Develop and coordinate system and software deployments for 7 locations in Ohio and Indiana. Plan, implement and manage emerging IT solutions.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Advanced system administrator for $20 million of Global Command and Control System (GCCS). Ensured 24/7 operations for war planning activities of Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, HQ AFMC, and over 900 command and control (C2) customers at 14 locations throughout the United States. Developed and coordinated user system and software deployments throughout the 14 locations. Performed advanced server functions for 16 domaincontrollers and application servers across UNIX and Windows hybrid domain. Monitored network traffic ensuring domain wide performance. Coordinated and deployed server installations, upgrades, and repairs of SUN SPARC systems and high-end Dell servers

Irvine, California, Us

Small Business System/Network Administrator. System Administrator/Support for corporate presence. Supported 500+independent franchise locations with basic-advanced help desk functions. Maintained company proprietary software anddatabase interfaces’.

Global, Us

Installed, configured and tested new Instrument Landing System (ILS) consisting of new Glide Slope (GS) and Localizerinstallations for Cannon AFB, contracted through CSC Colorado Springs. Installation required advanced knowledge ofconfiguring carrier frequency’s for both arrays. Details for my participation and oversight of the installation andconfiguration are available.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Advanced system administrator for $20 million of Global Command and Control System (GCCS). Ensured 24/7 operations for war planning activities of Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, HQ AFMC, and over 900 command and control (C2) customers at 14 locations throughout the United States. Developed and coordinated user system and software deployments throughout the 14 locations. Performed advanced server functions for 16 domaincontrollers and application servers across UNIX and Windows hybrid domain. Monitored network traffic ensuring domain wide performance. Coordinated and deployed server installations, upgrades, and repairs of SUN SPARC systems and high-end Dell servers.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Ensured system-wide Global Command and Control System operation 24/7. Received, tracked, and coordinated resolution of customer service requests. Installed and configured C2 system and application software on workstations throughout the AFMC area of responsibility. Performed system backups and restorations on 10 domain controllers and shared application servers. Analyzed system and application outages and took corrective action as necessary. Created and maintained over 900 Unix/Windows NT system accounts. Implemented physical security procedures for secure workcenter operations. Generated and analyzed monthly security reports.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

System administrator for all aspects of network operations from Help Desk to advanced network administrator functions. Maintained base infrastructure and maintained base-wide crypto equipment operation. Received, tracked, and coordinated resolution of customer service requests. Enemy network infrastructure and information technology security analyst. Decommissioned communication facilities and prepared assets for re-deployment. Ensured operation of basic satellite communication equipment. Implemented Active Directory on base wide network.

Randolph Afb, Tx, Us

Reviewed and processed Certification and Accreditation (C&A) packages for wing, center, and MAJCOM units. Assistedcustomers in preparing the System Security Authorization Agreements (SSAA) ensuring compliance. Provided certification and accreditation guidance to certifying officials and approving authorities. Analyzed network traffic by taking a proactive approach. Tracked suspicious activity, blocked unknown users, and communicated incidents to the Air Force Computer Emergency Response Team. Worked with customer testing security solutions to provide the optimal response to vulnerabilities. Supported 24,000 customers and seven MAJCOMs. Performed after-hours InformationAssurance duties, responding to all network security violations. Created/edited operating instructions and policies dealing with relevant network security related issues.

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Information Technology, Computer Science

Computer Science