Senior System Engineer

• Dec 2021 - Present

Cloud Development Engineer

• Sep 2018 - Jan 2022

- Automating the delivery and management of VMware private cloud infrastructure and applications via vRealize Orchestrator / vRealize Automation- Creation of PowerShell scripts for the purpose of automating the administration of the vRA/vRO environment. Often creating custom functions and modules to achieve the best fit for purpose solution for the business. This would also include documentation and training the team how to leverage these custom scripts- Integration of DevOps best practices where daily work is checked into source control through the use of CI/CD tooling such as TeamCity and GitHub.- Creation of vRO automation workflows using JavaScript- Experience as a Team Lead for 18 months which included mentoring the team on technical solutions, providing strategic and technical direction for the vRealize Automation platform, providing detailed updates to management regarding ongoing projects, stakeholder engagement collecting requirements for new projects, triage and end to end ownership of platform issues- Extraction of SQL data for custom reporting in Tableau Show less

Migration Engineer

• May 2018 - Sep 2018

- V2V migration of + 9000 VMware virtual machines from various externally managed platforms back in house to CBA's OneCloud solution.- Day-to-day use of automation tooling and scripting such as PowerShell / PowerCLI, vRealize Automation, vRO, VMware Hybrid Cloud Extension (HCX)- High level NSX-V administration for the creation of layer-2 VPN tunnels and performing gateway cutovers

Windows Systems Administrator

• Oct 2010 - Apr 2018

* Windows Systems Administration of Windows Server 2003 / 2008 R2 / 2012 R2 environments* Active Directory management of +4000 users Australia/NZ wide* Network infrastructure and protocols including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP* Regular 24/7 on-call support* Management of HP EVA, 3PAR, NetApp and EMC Data Domain storage * Installing and maintaining HP rack mount servers* First point of contact for server backups using Tivoli Storage Manager* Strong knowledge of monitoring tools and SNMP* Day to day use of administering VMware environment of 600+ VMs* High level administration of Hyper-V 2012 R2 environment* Implementation of Microsoft Systems Centre 2012 Private Cloud stack including Virtual Machine Manager, Orchestrator, SCOM 2012R2 & App Controller Show less

VIP Support Analyst

• Jan 2010 - Sep 2010

* First class customer service dealing with the CEO, Chairman, CGMs and Executive Assistants on a daily basis at a face-to-face level* Provide desktop hardware and software technical support, including wireless networking* Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Domino environment* High level of responsibility dealing with clients at an Executive level* Problem solving / Analytical skill work in a fast pace and high demanding environment* 24hrs / 7 days a week On-Call technical support* Provide thorough technical documentation to CGMs Show less

Service Desk Analyst

• Aug 2008 - Dec 2009

* High level Customer Service and liaising face-to-face with clients* 1st level / 2nd level technical support in Windows environment supporting 4,000+ users* Submission and implementation of ideas to improve the business processes* Basic Domain Administration / Active Directory management* Ability to multi-task in a fast pace environment* Problem solving / Analytical skill work in a high demanding environment* Regular after hours On-Call technical support* Incident Management exposure dealing with critical system failures* Demonstrated leadership skills filling in as Team Leader when required Show less