Vincent Santoro Email and Phone Number
Experienced Kubernetes Engineer my expertise is in architecting and implementing robust, scalable Container Orchestration platforms, with a specialized focus on Bare Metal and AWS environments. My career has been shaped by working in both corporate settings and startup workplaces. I place high-value on collaboration with cross-functional teams and excel at clearly communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. I have a performance history of running cost-optimized Kubernetes applications and infrastructure, delivering high-value practical solutions, and building best practices that result in developer pipeline efficiencies.Kubernetes Architecture:· Runtimes: Docker, Containerd· Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana· Ingress: Traefik, NGINX· API Gateway: Kong· Strimzi (Kafka/Zookeeper)· Helm· Istio· Open Policy Agent (OPA)· Etcd· Gitlab Runner· RancherAWS Cloud Infrastructure · Core Infrastructure: EC2, ASG, AMI, ALB· Container Orchestration: EKS, ECS, ECR· Storage: S3, EBS, EFS· IaC: Cloudformation, CDK, Ansible· Logging: Athena, Cloudwatch, Cloudtrail · Configuration: SSM· CDN: Cloudfront· DNS: Route 53· Security: IAM, GuardDuty· Networking: VPC, Security Groups, WAFCore Competencies:· Containerization and Orchestration· CI / CD Pipelines· Monolithic and Microservice Environments · Performance Analytics and Optimization· On-Premises Architecture· Automation· REST API· Systems Administration· HIPAA ComplianceCertifications:CNCF Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD), CNCF Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)Commercial Software/SAAS:Datadome, Fastly, Datadog, Alertlogic, Teamcity, Honeycomb, Dynatrace, Slack, IBM UrbanCode Deploy, Zenoss, Stash, HipChat, Newrelic, Cloudflare, Artifactory, Gitlab, Github, VMWare ESX Server, HP Server Automation, EndecaOpen-Source Software:Kubernetes 1.13-1.27, Docker, Containerd, Terraform, ElasticSearch, Logstash, Kibana, Packer, Prometheus, Grafana, Kong, Open Policy Agent, Ansible, Apache HTTP Server, Apache Tomcat, SaltStack, Vagrant, Chef, Memcached, MongoDB, Selenium, ActiveMQ, Jenkins, KVM, Rancher, Gitlab, Traefik, NGINX, Redis, Kafka, MetalLB, Vault, Cloud Custodian, GitOperating Systems: Amazon Linux 2, Red Hat Enterprise, CentOS, Fedora, Windows 2000 - 2019 ServersHardware: F5 BIG-IP load balancers, Citrix Netscaler load balancers, Infoblox Appliances, Cisco Meraki MS series switches and MX series firewalls, Cisco Meraki MR series wireless access pointsProgramming Languages: Python, Ruby, Perl, Bash, C, Typescript, VCL
Centene Corporation
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Lead Cloud Platform EngineerCentene CorporationNew York, Ny, Us
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Senior Site Reliability EngineerZocdoc Jul 2021 - Jan 2024New York, Ny, Us -
Senior Production EngineerWebmd Aug 2017 - Jul 2021
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Director Of ItShopkeep Oct 2015 - Jan 2017New York, Ny, UsResponsible for core infrastructure in corporate New York headquarters and remote offices in Portland, Oregon and Belfast, UK connecting 300 employees worldwide, responsible for Customer Care, Sales, Engineering, and DevOps support.• Migrated Belfast offices on-site: core infrastructure, network and call center.• Architected and implemented network redesign of New York relocated headquarters.• Managed the migration to new company call center infrastructure.• Negotiated ISP, security system, call center and hardware vendor selections.• Instituted new security policies in response to phishing vulnerabilities.• Led migration of all employees to Single Sign-On with 2-Factor Authentication for email, VPN and cloud-based applications• Implemented Cisco Meraki-based Client and Site-Site VPN.• Implemented Mobile Device Management provisioning Apple hardware using Meraki Systems Manager.• Managed Google G-Suite and Hangouts-based video-conferencing system.• External DNS management via AWS Route 53 and Internal DNS Management via Infoblox appliances.• AWS account management via IAM.• Creation of AWS EC2 and VPC instances.• Implemented and provided monthly forecasting of IT budget. -
Manager, Professional Web OperationsWebmd Mar 2012 - Oct 2015Us• Led WebOps enterprise initiatives driven by TechOps Management, DevOps teams, and QA.• Migrated all portal ad delivery from Doubleclick DART Enterprise to Doubleclick For Publishers.• Migrated all Internet-facing portals to Akamai KONA Web Application Firewall for protection against DDOS attacks and common attack vectors, as well as caching for static objects, which dramatically improved site performance.• Utilized Akamai Luna Property Manager and to migrate web portals to CDN and cache static objects, which dramatically improved site performance.• Developed best practice documentation of maintenance and deployment procedures.• Participated in migration to Chef for configuration management.• Managed Web Ops engineering team responsible for both business-driven and internal Web Ops improvement projects.• Instituted and streamlined automated code deployment packaging.• Supported Github and Jenkins for code deployment.• Managed production code deployments and scheduled maintenance of team, with matrix management of QA and DevOps teams on-site and remote. -
Lead Systems EngineerWebmd Mar 2010 - Mar 2012Us• Increased responsibilities in maintenance and performance of Production environment.• Mentored new team members in taking more active role in environment.
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Systems EngineerWebmd Aug 2008 - Mar 2010Us• Developed system of bundling code deployments and server applications into customized RPMs for automating previously manual and error-prone tasks, which eliminated downtime and greatly reduced deployment time for most deployments.• Using HP Server Automation, implemented configuration management across all applications using CML template language.• Designed and implemented in-house Doubleclick Dart Enterprise platform for ad delivery, in a highly available active/active configurationbetween regional datacenters utilizing Akamai Global Traffic Manager, also utilizing configuration management and custom RPMs.• Facilitated rollout of entire QA and Production environments into new datacenters, which was assisted by the above configuration management and process automation.• Maintenance, monitoring and troubleshooting of Production environment using Catchpoint, Gomez, and Zenoss.• Performed system-wide security and application upgrades.
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Systems And Network AdministratorAdvance Digital May 1998 - Aug 2008Jersey City, Nj, Us• Implemented Open Adstream servers and client, including mySQL server, which provided coordinated online ads and primary revenue for websites representing 10 newspapers nationwide.• Managed and maintained Checkpoint and Cisco PIX firewalls to secure and manage access levels between multiple internal and external networks and the Internet, including VPN access for remote employees.• Implemented server backup system using EMC/Legato Networker to back up over 50 development and production servers to both Storage Area Network devices and tape libraries and responsible for general upkeep.• Deployed PXE network booting and Kickstart configuration for remote Linux server installs, primarily under VMWare ESX Server for Tomcat/Java platforms.• Configured Cisco 3500-series switches for per-port VLAN access and trunking of multiple VLANs between switches.• Installed and configured Cisco VPN Concentrator for 2600-series routers to manage encrypted communications between routers in mainoffice and 8 affiliate newspaper offices nationwide.• Maintenance of Nagios and Groundwork server and network monitoring systems, including writing plugin modules in PERL for monitoring server room environmental sensors.• Deployed and managed IBM Websphere Application servers, which provides load balancing for production webservers as well as high availability between websphere servers. Wrote custom scripts: PERL and BASH shell for simplified management of server clusters.• Deployed and managed Real Networks and Helix audio/video streaming servers for live event streaming as well as high availability between servers.• Deployed file servers on Linux for use by employees running Windows and Mac OS X workstations.
Vincent Santoro Education Details
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University At AlbanyMathematics And Computer Science -
University At AlbanyComputer Science
Frequently Asked Questions about Vincent Santoro
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Vincent Santoro works for Centene Corporation
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Vincent Santoro's current role is Lead Cloud Platform Engineer.
What schools did Vincent Santoro attend?
Vincent Santoro attended University At Albany, University At Albany.
Who are Vincent Santoro's colleagues?
Vincent Santoro's colleagues are Ayla Jones, Mo Powell, Lisa Miko, Nicole Kaplan, Ma. Artemia Adams, Millie Smith, Dominic Turpin.
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