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Zachary Piper SolutionsSenior Migration Integration Engineer
Sep. 2025Avon, Connecticut, United States
Parsons CorporationVirtualization Engineer
Aug. 2024Avon, Connecticut, United StatesExperienced Virtualization Engineer specializing in secure environments for government contracts involving Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). Skilled in designing, deploying, and managing virtual infrastructures, with a strong focus on compliance with federal regulations and security standards. Proficient in VMware and other virtualization platforms, I ensure optimal system performance and data protection while supporting mission-critical operations. I collaborate closely with cybersecurity teams to implement robust security measures and maintain the integrity and availability of government IT resources.
Elevate Technology SolutionsSystem Engineer IV
Nov. 2023Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesConstruct environments on demand to rapidly spin up fenced labs for application development and assessment using automation and configuration management. Create new enterprise Kubernetes clusters using RKE2 to facilitate new applications for testing. Utilize Aria Automation (vRealize suite) to deploy lab enclaves via private cloud using multiple coding practices reducing wait times between software testing. Develop new servers using Terraform and Ansible platforms improving consistency of system configuration and ease of management. Institute new NSX-T rules and configurations to ensure enterprise network and lab networks remain isolated in accordance with ATO. Leverage Podman and Docker to deploy applications, ensuring efficient and scalable containerized environments Manage VMWare Cloud Foundation infrastructure overseeing multiple domains ensuring a smooth rollout of updates to a complex virtualization environment allowing a more efficient operation. Deploy and implement an enterprise-grade ELK stack solution to aggregate and analyze logs from servers and network devices. Maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliability through regular patches and proactive management. Implement ADFS to connect applications using OIDC and SAML, enhancing secure authentication and single sign-on capabilities. Optimize the implementation of STIG updates via methods such as GPOs, scripting and SaltStack saving 100+ man hours.
SAICSenior VMware Engineer
Dec. 2022 - Nov. 2023Nellis AFB, Nevada, United StatesConstruct environments on demand to rapidly spin up fenced labs for application development and assessment using automation and configuration management. Create new enterprise Kubernetes clusters using RKE2 to facilitate new applications for testing. Utilize Aria Automation (vRealize suite) to deploy lab enclaves via private cloud using multiple coding practices reducing wait times between software testing. Develop new servers using Terraform and Ansible platforms improving consistency of system configuration and ease of management. Institute new NSX-T rules and configurations to ensure enterprise network and lab networks remain isolated in accordance with ATO. Leverage Podman and Docker to deploy applications, ensuring efficient and scalable containerized environments Manage VMWare Cloud Foundation infrastructure overseeing multiple domains ensuring a smooth rollout of updates to a complex virtualization environment allowing a more efficient operation. Deploy and implement an enterprise-grade ELK stack solution to aggregate and analyze logs from servers and network devices. Maintain Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) servers, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliability through regular patches and proactive management. Implement ADFS to connect applications using OIDC and SAML, enhancing secure authentication and single sign-on capabilities. Optimize the implementation of STIG updates via methods such as GPOs, scripting and SaltStack saving 100+ man hours.
Everi Holdings Inc.Systems Application Engineer III
Feb. 2021 - Dec. 2022Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesDeployed and diagnosed application code updates for proprietary applications using CI/CD and maintained a five nines financial infrastructure. Managed 100+ server and maintenance in a high-availability, load-balanced, hybrid cloud setting. Engineered solutions for 3-tier application topology environments across multiple Azure zones. Formulated disaster recovery strategies for 3-tier, highly available architectural setups. Partnered with internal teams to integrate AppDynamics into the infrastructure for in-depth application troubleshooting. Combined efforts with security team to remediate vulnerabilities discovered with Splunk. Reduced patching durations using DevOps pipelines for dev/UAT/Prod reducing updating time by 75%. Administered PCI Azure cloud servers, hosting a myriad of applications across diverse data centers. Constructed and maintained docker swarm servers, efficiently running 50+ containers. Instituted automation responses using SolarWinds to restart services averting potential application stalls.
Everi Holdings Inc.Systems Application Engineer II
Feb. 2021 - Jan. 2022Las Vegas Metropolitan Area
Elevate Technology SolutionsSystem Administrator
Jan. 2019 - Feb. 2021Nellis AFB, Nevada, United StatesMaintained windows/VMware environment to support missions for multiple agencies while leading testing of new software. Designed a new system architecture by consolidating three domains into a single, secure domain. Crafted documentation for system design inclusive of new Visio diagrams, PPSM document, and disaster recovery plan following DoDAF. Implemented PKI/Public Trust across system enterprise dramatically increasing security. Demonstrated a deep expertise in certificate management and TLS/SSL communications by installing and unifying certificates allowing secure communications. Overhauled the HBSS/McAfee EPO server and formulated firewall policies, PKI, ENS, ENS for Linux, and CMRS rollup to pass CCRI inspections. Collaborated with IA team to create an RMF package using DOD Architecture Framework tailored for networks supporting rapid software development. Proficiently configured multiple SAN/NAS technologies such as FCoE, iSCSI, and NFS setups. Managed Microsoft SQL Server/PostgreSQL server administration, covering areas such as backup/recovery, disaster recovery planning, and executing basic Microsoft SQL queries.
JT3System Administrator III
Jul. 2008 - Jan. 2019Acted as lead for providing space and backend support for running missions to support customer needs. Designed, configured, and coordinated the maintenance of 100+ Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2012/2016 operating systems providing full Active Directory stack. Installed a $40M Evertz 2000 x 2000 KVM system allowing customer maximum flexibility during testing. Managed a specialized video recording system utilizing a 1.2 PB NetApp video storage. Administered Active Directory across multiple domains, including management of user groups, accounts, Group Policy Objects, and DHCP servers. Administered Hyper-V virtual environments, handling new server builds and virtual machine creation. Configured Hyper-V virtual networking components deploying new VLANs and switches for greater network connectivity. Conducted an SNMP deep dive into MIBS, enabling multi-layered environment monitoring. Isolated intricate network issues leveraging TCP/UDP, LACP, LAG, EIGRP, OSPF protocols minimizing network downtime. Crafted custom PowerShell scripts, integrating with third-party software for enhanced user experiences. Installed, terminated, and diagnosed fiber optic connections, ensuring optimal network connectivity. Mentored a team of 15 adept technicians, driving the implementation of new systems business-wide as the SME of the system. Teamed up with network engineers to architect WANs across sites, achieving an elevated system and network performance. Formulated standardized operating procedures, promoting a seamless workflow across multiple areas.
United States Air ForceAvionics
Sep. 2000 - Sep. 2008
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