Sr. Systems Engineer Resume Seattle, WA - Hire IT People

OBJECTIVE:

My troubleshooting skills from the bottom to the top of the stack have positioned me to obtain a position as a systems engineer of Linux, BSD, or other UNIX - like systems in a production environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Gained computer skills: Windows 2000 Server, VS.NET, web design, hardware

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Seattle, WA

Sr. Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

Work with dynamic environment heavily influenced by developers
Develop long - term systems management policies and strategies
Manage environment with heavily automated deployment infrastructure using Opscode Chef
Meet the needs of developers deploying code to production multiple times per day
Build a highly-available infrastructure designed with fault tolerance at every step
Bring a diverse hosting operation into a managed, policy-based service environment
Utilize DevOps strategy to simultaneously further the product and enhance the environment

Confidential, Seattle, WA

Principal

Responsibilities:

Confidential, Seattle, WA

Sr. Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

Supported a product organization creating mobile media delivery platform for churches
Managed file sharing, e - mail, internet access, and CRM systems supporting development, sales, and support teams
Architected application on fast growth trajectory, utilizing MongoDB, MySQL, PHP, and Linux

Confidential, Kirkland, WA

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

Troubleshot production application performance issues
Researched database performance improvements for thousands of MySQL database engine instances
Tested various hardware combinations for optimal price - performance business return

Confidential, Bellevue, WA

Sr. Datacenter Engineer

Responsibilities:

Managed monolithic Java - based application in Linux-based production environment
Responded to P1 outage issues
Troubleshot client issues

Confidential, Bellevue, WA

Sr. Systems & Technical Operations Engineer

Responsibilities:

Built and managed virtual appliance - based version of the product
Deployed appliance management system into Amazon Web Services EC2 cloud
Researched directory integration issues with the Ruby On Rails-based application
Scripted repeatable processes in the environment

Confidential, Redmond, WA

UNIX Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

Deployed and managed more than 100 Red Hat Linux systems supporting diverse functionality, all within a two - person team
Supported development team and data mining initiative with deployment and maintenance of a heavily-loaded Hadoop cluster
Identified repeatable internal processes and automated them with advanced shell scripting
Represented several projects and teams on the internal Change Control Board (CCB)
Built a centralized, enterprise-class VMware-based virtualization environment
Mentored coworkers during physical-to-virtual project that virtualized 80% of the 1200-server environment
Implemented monitoring strategy and tools for unified management of Linux and UNIX systems
Ensured Linux and UNIX systems interoperability within the majority-Windows environment
Worked with security team to ensure Linux and UNIX compliance with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS)
Supported automated data interchange processes with thousands of clients and vendors
Developed PHP and PostgreSQL-based web applications supporting internal client support users
Assisted with configuration of Hitachi SAN for off-site disaster recovery replication

Confidential, Seattle, WA

Network Security Engineer

Responsibilities:

Pioneered an internal migration from Microsoft Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003 single - handedly
Assisted clients with system modifications and updates
Responded to network and system outages under strict Service Level Agreements