Profile

Infrastructure Engineer with 20+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and optimizing Linux-based systems at scale. Specialized in on-premise infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code, DevOps methodologies, and open-source technologies. Proven expertise in reducing operational complexity, automating repetitive processes, and delivering production-grade infrastructure solutions. Focused on pragmatic, business-driven outcomes rather than technology for technology’s sake. Driven by the principle of enabling humans through intelligent automation.

Experiences

Linux Infrastructure Specialist

Keepit
2022 - Present

Spearheaded Ansible adoption as project maintainer, leading infrastructure-as-code initiatives across the organization. Design and implement comprehensive internal and external DNS hosting and management solutions. Manage infrastructure deployments, system hardening, and operational automation. Maintain high availability systems with focus on reliability, security, and scalability.

Automation Engineer

CSIS Security Group
2018-2022

Automated all Linux operations using Ansible with GitOps workflows, reducing manual operational overhead by 80%. Architected Kubernetes infrastructure for containerized workloads. Implemented comprehensive infrastructure monitoring and alerting systems.

IT Operations Manager

CSIS Security Group
2015 - 2022

Led infrastructure modernization initiative, migrating from legacy systems to modern architecture. Reduced technical debt and improved system reliability to meet enterprise audit standards (ISO 2001, SOC 2). Implemented configuration management and orchestration frameworks improving deployment efficiency.

Network Administrator

CSIS Security Group
2014 - 2022

Designed and maintained enterprise network infrastructure with focus on security and performance. Implemented network automation, SDN principles, and multi-vendor integrations. Managed firewall policies, VLANs, load balancing, and DDoS mitigation strategies.

UNIX/Linux System Administrator

CSIS Security Group
2007 - 2022

Managed Linux/UNIX infrastructure across bare metal, virtualization (KVM/VMware/Proxmox). Implemented system hardening, security patches, and compliance frameworks. Developed scripts and automation tools in Bash/Python to streamline operational tasks.

Systems Support Engineer

CSIS Security Group
2007 - 2015

Provided technical support and troubleshooting for mission-critical infrastructure. Identified and resolved system performance issues and capacity planning concerns. Gathered operational requirements and feedback to drive infrastructure improvements.

Projects

Ansible BIND9 Role Feature-complete Ansible role providing full templating of BIND9 configuration with comprehensive support for ACLs, zones, views, logging, DNSSEC, dynamic DNS, and multi-server configurations. Implements complete ISC BIND9 grammar in YAML with hierarchical configuration merging for default/group/host level customization.
Ansible Podman Role Production-ready Podman automation supporting Quadlet and systemd-based container orchestration. Manages containers, pods, networks, and volumes with registry security policies, automatic updates, image signing, and comprehensive systemd integration for enterprise containerized workloads.

Skills & Proficiency

Linux System Administration

Ansible & AWX

Virtualization & Containerization

Network Administration

IT Security

Kubernetes Administration

IT Compliance