• Created Orchestration Platform utilizing GitHub Actions, Terraform, and Python for delivering self-service infrastructure with the standards and restrictions set forth by the business.• Developed modules for the Orchestration Platform utilizing Terraform and Python scripting to create standardized deployments adhering to security, and naming standards.• Created workflows and actions on pull requests to automate the required tasks including security scans, testing, documentation, and pushing artifacts.• Created reusable GitHub workflows and actions for various CI/CD tasks used while migrating teams from Azure DevOps to GitHub.• Configured GitHub Enterprise to enforce security standards and best practices.

• Designed and implemented cloud strategies and patterns to facilitate single click end to end deployments of highly stable and secure Azure based infrastructure using input from and aligning key stakeholders across multiple product domains.• Enhanced the end user experience by standardizing documentation across our product offering. • Product Owner of over 10 Azure based resource deployment options(Databricks, AKS, Application Gateway, etc.) as well as internal services. Responsible for the overall roadmap, backlog creation and grooming and ensuring milestone deadlines are met for each of the responsible products.• Lead development on internal projects (Patching strategy, Authorization service, Blueprint pattern deployment, Domain services API). Included identifying, planning, and reporting on work efforts.• Managed a group of engineers to work on development of projects. Day to day items included assisting with their stories, unblocking any issues and helping keep overall progress positive and on track with product roadmap.• Helped to update existing chef cookbooks to facilitate automatic patching of Linux servers.• Deployed and maintained several Kubernetes based services from the ground up.

• Worked with multiple teams to design patterns that met all security requirements for deployments of several Azure PaaS services including(ACR, AKS, App Services, Application Gateway, Application Insights, VMSS).• Created microservices that integrate several products to facilitate infrastructure deployment (DNS, configuration management, authorization).• Created a pipeline that facilitates the promotion of container images to production container registries while enforcing security standards.• Assisted in the development of an infrastructure deployment pipeline that allows teams to deploy infrastructure consistent with best practices and security standards from a single parameter file.• Assisted teams with integrating various cloud technologies.

• Created a large scale multi processing command orchestration system which has served as a core platform for automating day to day tasks across the entire store infrastructure.• Planned new OS organizational standards based on industry standards and created paths for easier upgrades in the future.• Designed and engineered process for automating migrations and upgrades of virtual sites between old and new hardware/software.• Aided other infrastructure and applications teams in diagnosing and solving issues outside of our core expertise.• Worked with vendors in choosing servers, operating systems, and virtualization technologies for key projects such as server upgrades, and upgrading stores that have specific requirements.• Aided contractors and junior engineers by providing guidance when necessary.• Created application to alter filesystems pertaining to LVM in a live production environment. Tasks included migrating data between logical volumes and expanding logical volumes when necessary.• Maintained 8200+ sites, 17000+ physical hosts, and 56000+ virtual machines on a daily basis.

• Assisted in the roll-out and migration of new server infrastructure to the entire store chain.• Automated the process of adding virtual hard disks and expanding filesystems.• Created a utility to automate generation of RPM packages for other teams.• Created a service to monitor and remount network shares when connectivity was lost/restored.• Executed command to migrate virtual machines onto an alternate tier of storage to facilitate a mass hard drive replacement due to a vendor recall.• Enhanced existing script to place store server into a safe state for power downs.• Troubleshot and resolved issues relating to Linux/VMware/networking/servers.

• Hardware installation and software configuration on Department of Defense’s Command and Control system: Theater Battle Management Core System (TBMCS)• TBMCS Perimeter Security System (PSS) planning, management, and administration, including securing network communication through data flow encryption, VPN implementation and management, secure router configuration, firewalls, IDS, IPS, and the utilization of proxy services. • Network administration, including TCP/IP, Cisco router / switch configuration, IP Routing, and configuring Proxy Servers, OSI, DNS, LDAP, FTP, SMTP, DHCP.• Systems administration, including Web Logic Server, Oracle Server, and Samba Server administration, Unix Scripting, and RAID configurations.• Established user security permissions in joined Solaris Unix/Windows environment