Mason

DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineer with over a decade of experience building and maintaining cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and production environments for government and enterprise clients. Holds an active Top Secret clearance and specializes in bridging development and operations across Azure and AWS ecosystems.

Skills

AzureAWSDockerCI/CDInfrastructure as CodeNetwork AdministrationWindows ServerSQL / Database AdministrationSecurity & Vulnerability ManagementApplication DeploymentAI PromptingApplication DevelopmentGit

Experience

DevOps Engineer

CACI

July 2019 – Present

Remote

  • ·Led the creation, documentation, configuration, and deployment of a cloud-based development environment, migrating the entire development team from an on-premises setup — encompassing networking, VPN access, domain creation, server infrastructure, Group Policy, security configuration, hardware/software scanning, and vulnerability patching.
  • ·Accountable for monitoring and availability of all applications across development, test, and production environments.
  • ·Collaborates with development and operations teams to ensure applications meet user requirements, proactively communicating progress to all relevant stakeholders.
  • ·Responsible for installation, maintenance, and configuration of all server-hosted development tools, including security patching, mitigation, and reporting.
  • ·Supports integration of DevOps automation tooling spanning both Azure and AWS clouds for code deployment and monitoring; actively seeks and implements new automations to improve processes.
  • ·Maintains clear configuration management, upgrade, and systematic documentation.

Technical Analyst

ESN Inc.

January 2018 – July 2018

Remote

  • ·Facilitated deployments of application code across training, test, and production environments for all applications in the MFOM suite.
  • ·Protected the change management process for all files deployed to any environment.
  • ·Supported day-to-day operations while monitoring production server performance and availability.
  • ·Assisted with testing of new development builds across both front-end and server-side.
  • ·Developed and implemented processes as guidelines for all production operations personnel.
  • ·Set up and maintained deployment timelines across multiple environments.
  • ·Provided system and database administration expertise to diagnose and resolve deployment and operational issues.

Programmer Analyst III

CACI International, Inc.

August 2015 – December 2017

Remote

  • ·Supported day-to-day operations while monitoring production server performance and availability.
  • ·Assisted with testing events across multiple environments, including deployment of code and test case support.
  • ·Established new Windows Server 2012 instances spanning production, test, training, and eDR environments across both NIPR and SIPR networks.
  • ·Deployed application code updates across production, test, training, and eDR environments.
  • ·Developed and implemented processes as operational guidelines for production operations teams.
  • ·Provided system and database administration expertise to diagnose and resolve deployment and operational issues.

Disaster Recovery Specialist

Ochsner Hospital

April 2015 – June 2015

New Orleans, LA

  • ·Upgraded the existing eDR site for critical hospital systems.
  • ·Collaborated with all application teams to identify and procure new servers and network equipment for improved performance.
  • ·Provided consistent timeline updates to management throughout the project.
  • ·Traveled to the eDR data center to oversee installation and configuration of new hardware.
  • ·Delivered a detailed completion report outlining all actions taken and any outstanding follow-up items.

Database Engineer

eVenture Technologies, LLC

December 2011 – April 2015

New Orleans, LA

  • ·Supported Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle database instances in production and development environments.
  • ·Specialized in disaster recovery for high-availability production systems, including database and user management, SQL tuning, and database efficiency improvements.
  • ·Troubleshot all database-related issues including network, operating system, and security vulnerabilities.
  • ·Performed in-depth security analysis to protect database software and underlying data.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

University of West Florida

Pensacola, FL

December 2011

Certifications

CompTIA Security+

CompTIA

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)

Microsoft

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

Security Clearances

SECRET

Granted December 2011

TOP SECRET

Granted May 2020

Interests

DevelopmentTTRPGsVideo GamesHostingSelf HostingCommunity BuildingI built this site