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Cary, Nc, Us

Cary, Nc, Us

Lead a global performance engineering team architecting, provisioning, tuning, and performance testing distributed, data analytics solutions in virtualized (VMWare), and cloud environments (Azure, AWS, Google, OpenShift)Lead a matrix cloud engineering team researching and evaluating cost for performance cloud service offerings such as instance types, storage classes, horizontal pod/cluster autoscaling, and othersActive application performance testing including monitoring against quality control targets, supporting R&D debugging and development, executing benchmarks at-scalePioneered and developed automation using infrastructure as code (terraform), Windows PowerShell and bash scripting to provision hundreds of VMs reducing deployment time from days to hoursEstablished workflows shifting team left in the software development life cycle (SDLC) aligning with continuous integration/continuous development (CI/CD) resulting in up to 70% earlier defect detectionServe as technical advisor and project lead on executive sponsored projects. Recent examples include integration of SingleStore, large banking scalability study, and cloud performance/cost comparisonsHands-on execution of test harness and performance analysis while overseeing multiple projects measuring hardware and application performance, scalability, and resiliencyAuthor technical documents on application performance and scalability for pre-sales, vendor alliances, and go-to-market strategies.Skills- Cloud computing/storage – Azure, AWS, GKE, OpenShift- Enterprise computing/storage – Dell, HPE, Pure, SAN, NAS, ANF- Virtualization - VMWare/vSphere- Container technologies - Docker/Kubernetes- Operating Systems – RHEL, CENTOS, Windows Desktop- IT Security – CISSP, CCSP- Productivity Tools – MS Office Suite, Mobaxterm, Grafana- Performance Tools – Performance Center, Load Runner, FIO, NMON, Prometheus, Linux tools- Development Tools - fundamental bash, python, JQL, terraform, SAS programming

Cary, Nc, Us

Led a global performance engineering team architecting, provisioning, tuning, and performance testing distributed, data analytics solutions on bare metal and virtualized (VMWare) environments backed by various storage technologies (SAN, NAS)Managed application performance and scalability projects simulating real-world workloads in commensurate environments for customer facing benchmarks, hardware sizing dimensions, and pre-sales consultation on performance / scalabilityPublished and endorsed hundreds of customer-facing performance benchmarks, reference architectures, and best practicesConsulted with pre-sales and customers on all things performance as it related to SAS performance and team publicationsImplemented repeatable workflows to improve on-time delivery by 15% and consistency of projects yielding over 100 customer-ready publications annuallyEstablished relationships with 3rd party vendors, pre-sales consultants, product managers, and SAS customers for supporting sales and go-to market activities and aligning projects with business prioritiesManage all aspects of personnel including recruiting, supervision, development, disciplinary, and performance reviews

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Led a team of Technical Architects, Engineering Managers and Project Leads responsible for enterprise infrastructure, data center operations (DCO) / security operations (SOC), and related security posture. Direct responsibility included; Enterprise Systems (pSeries, iSeries, SAN/NAS), Mid-Range Systems (WinTel, VMWare, Citrix), Database/Applications (Oracle, DB2, MSSQL, PeopleSoft), Middleware Systems (MQ/MB, WAS, JBoss) and Data Center / Security Operations. Responsible for the availability, security, recoverability and scalability of multi-site infrastructure supporting corporate operations, distribution centers and various business functions for over 3,500 retail locations.• Co-develop IT security policies, standards and procedures for computing assets and data center operations ensuring compliance. • Support incident response activities, forensic investigations and implementation of security prevention controls• Support security assessments including vulnerability and penetration testing and other offensive strategies• Adept at integrating IT security policies and standards into technical designs and daily operations• Support internal and external audit reviews ensuring compliance of internal systems, applications and operational processes.• Serve as safety warden responsible for the evacuation and safety of personnel during planned drills and unplanned emergencies• Ensure KPIs met business requirements for financials, operations and delivery of infrastructure services• Oversee the financial budgets and vendor management for all aspects of compute services• Develop roadmaps for infrastructure services, including data center and private cloud technologies• Collaborate with business leaders on continuous improvement of service delivery, including self-service, DevOps, and automation strategies for operational elements• Served as cross-functional leader commanding a variety of enterprise infrastructure projects

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Quickly promoted to inspire, mentor and motivate a diverse engineering team responsible for building, securing and operating enterprise UNIX and Middleware systems. Key responsibilities included the availability, security, and recoverability of over 250 UNIX and AS400 systems, 3000+ node MQ infrastructure, enterprise scheduling (UC4) and enterprise data retention (Tivoli Storage Manager). Tactical leader responsible for project delivery, project staffing, team development, and production support in a 24/7 environment.• Established, tracked and maintained service delivery metrics (CPU, Memory, Disk, I/O, Critical processes, Backups, Uptime) to reduce new and repetitive service outages overall reducing mean time between failures (MTBF) by 30%.• Led the research, design and deployment of a highly-available hub-and-spoke (3000+ node) MQ Series network. Project standardized integration protocols (FTP, MSMQ, Socket) and ensured guaranteed/secure delivery • Participated in IT audit, regulatory compliance (SAS 70, PCI-DSS, SOX, ITIL) and security investigations tracking and managing unresolved incidents and non-compliance findings• Established and implemented IT security policies and standards for server patch management, OS hardening, middle-tier SSL, and non-SSL standards

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Recruited to mentor and lead by example the implementation of pragmatic engineering standards in the design, integration, and implementation of secure, highly available, n-tier solutions. Technical consultant responsible for overseeing strategic projects focused on supply chain innovation, information security, process enhancement, and operational excellence. Responsibilities included: research, design, security standards, implementation, documentation, training, and support.• Developed operational and security baselines for UNIX/ Windows servers ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability• Lead R&D efforts for warehouse modernization including; voice pick integration, wireless (Wi-Fi) and mobile device retrofit, high-speed sorter retrofit, and carousel picking across eight distribution centers. Technology selection was recognized by industry as revolutionizing the auto part retailer logistics• Reduced unplanned downtime by ~30% through the selection and deployment of open-source technologies (Nagios, RHEL, MySQL) and cost-effective infrastructure (VMWare, LPAR) resulting in increased mean time between failures• Managed vendor relations including; Product support, Statements of work, (SOW), and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs)