Jacob Schwartz
Principal Cloud and Systems Engineer at Confluence Investment Management- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
MicrosoftJun, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
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VMwareMay, 2014- Nov, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate
MicrosoftJul, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
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Experience
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Confluence Investment Management
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United States
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Principal Cloud and Systems Engineer
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Jul 2012 - Present
• Design and implement strategy for full lift and shift into Azure including IaaS, PaaS, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Azure Virtual Desktop, AKS, and other Azure technologies. • Manage Microsoft AD 2012 Domain in conjunction with Microsoft Office 365 for and associated policies, scripts, objects, and client information • Manage four-server VMware ESXi 6.7 cluster backed by SAN-based iSCSI storage: responsible for hosting isntant clone desktop instances and tier one and two production-level VMs • Responsible for custom reporting from Moxy and APX databases into various formats for consumption by operations and trading teams • Responsible for all major systems upgrades and implementations, including major release upgrades of business-critical software and hardware • Responsible for scripting and automation of primary business line functions • Implement and maintain replicated disaster recovery including geographically diverse remote SAN and virtual infrastructure • Maintain vendor relationships for all technology related support and functions • Design and implement a variety of new technologies for improving business processes, security, and compliance including: Dynamics 365, Freshservice Helpdesk, Netwrix Auditor, Graylog + Grafana + InfluxDB, Microsoft DFS, VMware Dynamic Environment Manager, and more • Responsible for compliance and security improvements to exceed demand from third party audits and due diligence requests Show less
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Redacted, please ask.
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Greater St. Louis Area
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Information Systems Intern
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Oct 2009 - Jun 2012
• Manage a Microsoft Active Directory 2008 domain with 60+ users and associated group policies, scripts, objects, and external client information • Manage three-server Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization cluster using SAN-based clustered shared services responsible for hosting 20+ tier one and two production-level VMs • Rapidly deploy workstations on three-year rotation cycle using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager and 20+ self-created packages • Daily end-user workstation support for mission-critical services responsible for roughly $4 Billion in assets with over 250 global client accounts and over 50,000 trades annually • Server acquisition, maintenance, and architecture development for all in-house IT services • Implement and maintain real-time replication, remote storage, VPN, and access to remote data center for disaster recovery and testing functions Show less
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University of Missouri-Saint Louis
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Instructional Computer Lab Consultant
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Jan 2009 - Jan 2010
• Maintained clean atmosphere in 6 computer labs holding over 400 workstations • Assisted students dozens of students with basic computing needs each week • Ensured functionality of printers in computer labs • Provided training on a variety of topics, including Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, as well as HTML and CSS • Diagnosed and reported minor computer errors, placing critical computers out of order and contacting IT staff • Maintained clean atmosphere in 6 computer labs holding over 400 workstations • Assisted students dozens of students with basic computing needs each week • Ensured functionality of printers in computer labs • Provided training on a variety of topics, including Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel, as well as HTML and CSS • Diagnosed and reported minor computer errors, placing critical computers out of order and contacting IT staff
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Education
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University of Missouri-Saint Louis
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University of Missouri-Saint Louis
Bachelor of Science (BS), Management Information Systems, General