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TONY C AnTAL

Summary

With a proven track record at ARISTOCRAT GAMING, I excel in leading enterprise architecture projects and DevOps engineering, showcasing expertise in cloud architecture and fostering cross-functional collaboration. My strategic planning and innovative solutions significantly enhance operational efficiency and technology delivery, underpinned by robust skills in Linux and Agile practices.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior DevOps Infrastructure Architect

ARISTOCRAT GAMING
09.2020 - Current
  • Developed detailed strategic solutions from the initial installation of infrastructure to implementation in daily organizational operations, including presentations/proposals
  • Designed and consolidated data centers across AWS, GCP, and VCD environments, improving architecture and performance
  • Automated environment deployments using Jenkins, Terraform, Helm, and Ansible, streamlining workflows
  • Led Tier 4 Data Center creation, documentation, audits, and compliance submissions while refining the incident management processes
  • Developed cross-platform technical architecture solutions, including integration and authentication across systems
  • Improved data center layouts, maximized capacity, lowered operational costs and enhanced onboarding and offboarding procedures

Senior DevOps Enterprise Architect

ACUSTAF
06.2018 - 08.2020
  • Oversaw all aspects of enterprise architecture, including creating tools, processes, and governance practices
  • Implemented an Ansible automation environment with PSSH aliasing and Bash scripts for AWS system updates and changes
  • Led cross-functional teams in deploying WatchGuard for firewall, VPN, and policy configurations across all company devices
  • Orchestrated AWS environment redesigns, enhancing CloudWatch by adding logs and filters for improved monitoring
  • Designed and implemented high-availability infrastructure, including DRBD-HA on Ubuntu, FedRAMP-certified AWS environments, and Atlassian tools in AWS
  • Led the implementation of JumpCloud SSO across AWS, devices, and applications and advanced Kubernetes container orchestration with EKS

Senior DevOps Engineer

Cray, Inc.
02.2018 - 06.2018
  • Contracted to stabilize the Continuous Integration (CI) environment while serving as the operations expert on a cross-functional DevOps team
  • Utilized Packer and Ansible to automate the creation of base Virtual Boxes and provided ongoing support by monitoring email lists for users seeking general help regarding CMS-owned resources tools
  • Identified, triaged, and mitigated issues across hardware resources, Jenkins master, and client servers to ensure smooth CI operations
  • Managed weekly DEV validation issues, monitoring CICD tests, and acting as the first responder for all identified issues

Senior Automation Engineer

Code42
11.2016 - 02.2018
  • Joined the Automation Team in Cloud Operations, operating within an Agile Scrum framework
  • Managed the expanding Ansible hosts environment, integrating it with the Jib database, while contributing to the team that designs and deploys the complete Ansible setup environment
  • Automated system configurations (e.g., jump servers, NGINX, database clusters, monitoring servers) using Ansible in co-location and AWS environments
  • Managed a LINUX-only environment with 6,000 systems, including storage nodes, Crashplan, and database applications, with a total of 750 PB in storage
  • Developed Ansible cookbooks and Shell scripts for automated deployments, integrating with CI tools for server configurations like Nginx, PostgreSQL, and Zabbix-agent
  • Led the design, configuration, and maintenance of AWS environments, including IAM, EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch for end-to-end deployment

Senior DevOps Engineer

Mediture
02.2016 - 11.2016
  • Contracted to design, develop, and introduce the company to a DevOps culture, focusing on continuous delivery to prove DevOps efficiency
  • Built a dynamic and automated environment, integrating development, technology, operations, and SQA across the enterprise
  • Developed a universal set of tools to be used as a standard by the IT organization; assessed the current toolset and enhanced the library of tools available to DevOps teams
  • Defined and implemented the DevOps culture, discipline, and processes, including designing a centralized deployment and configuration server environment and introducing Puppet
  • Successfully deployed two Open Puppet (v3 and v4) environments, featuring more than 200 nodes, four Puppet servers in each environment, one load-balanced server, two worker servers, and an Mcollective server

Senior Systems Engineer

Data Recognition Corporation
01.2015 - 09.2015
  • In a contract role, I was part of the team that defined the toolset, culture, and mission of the DevOps environment, with a primary focus on enhancing and designing automation scripts
  • Migrated and maintained systems and applications hosted on Google Cloud, AWS, and Time Warner co-locations
  • Conducted a thorough review of policies, processes, and procedures, assessing opportunities to incorporate new features and establish guidelines for upcoming environmental upgrades
  • Successfully deployed the Layer 7 CloudSpan Gateway, SecureSpan VPN, and Policy Manager while providing continuous, hands-on support for each product
  • Led a major project to design and upgrade the current Puppet environment to Puppet Enterprise, integrating the entire server library into the upgrade

IT Operations Director

BioScrip, Inc.
09.2007 - 12.2014
  • Managed a 40-member development team through the complete lifecycle of various enterprise projects, programs, and strategic initiatives
  • Oversaw and coordinated intricate tasks within the IT UNIX environment, including installing and configuring software and hardware, troubleshooting issues, optimizing performance, and planning for disaster recovery
  • Selected by executive leadership for the Enterprise Change Control Board, co-owning all audit requests from internal and external auditors
  • Led the rebuild of IT operational structures, introducing IBM systems and SAN virtualization, while establishing strong partnerships with business teams
  • Implemented disaster recovery (DR) and high availability (HA) solutions with Linux clustering, Windows hosts, SQL clustering, and ESXi development/test environments

Senior Consultant

Mainline Information Systems, Inc.
03.2003 - 09.2007
  • Engaged directly with clients while leading consulting projects focused on hardware, software, and application solutions for server, storage, and desktop virtualization
  • Resolved technical issues by developing stable, scalable IBM midrange solutions
  • Contributed as a key member of the post-sales team, providing support for various accounts in architectural design, implementation, and reconfiguration troubleshooting
  • Selected by senior leadership to support pre-sales initiatives, focusing on client loyalty and repeat business for high-value accounts such as Borders, HSBC, OptionCare, and Smurfit Stone
  • Installed and configured operating systems, applications, and hardware, including racking, networking, virtualization, and SAN storage devices

Education

Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering -

Budapesti Műszaki Egyetem
Budapest, Hungary

Bachelors of CIS -

DeVRY institute of technology

Skills

  • Enterprise Architecture Projects
  • Full Project Lifecycle Management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • DevOps Engineering Leadership
  • Enterprise Implementation & Rollout
  • Onshore and Offshore Management
  • Strategic Planning and Roadmaps
  • Pre-Sales and Post-Sales Support
  • Continuous Process Improvement
  • Cloud Architecture Expertise
  • Troubleshooting & Issue Resolution
  • Innovation and Solution Ideation
  • Cloud Native Technologies
  • Scripting
  • Web servers
  • Source-control
  • CI/CD tools
  • Repository management solutions
  • Configuration management applications
  • Technology delivery in a DevOps and Cloud Engineering environment
  • Linux
  • AIX
  • Sun Solaris
  • Scaling distributed data-systems
  • Agile Development Practices
  • Databases
  • AWS VPC networking and security
  • Solid understanding of fundamental technologies
  • Monitoring and Logging tools

Certification

  • AWS Sysops Certification
  • AWS Certified Advanced Networking
  • EC-Council CEH 8.0 Master Certification

Earliercareersuccess

  • Senior Systems Analyst, Federated Information Systems, Inc.
  • Certificate Engineer, Senior AIX and Sun Solaris Engineer, Equifax Secure, Inc.
  • Novell, NT, and HP-UX Systems Administrator, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
  • Novell & AIX Systems Administrator, EDS-BPSS (Business Processes Systems and Services)

Coreareasofexpertise

  • Enterprise Architecture Projects
  • Full Project Lifecycle Management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • DevOps Engineering Leadership
  • Enterprise Implementation & Rollout
  • Onshore and Offshore Management
  • Strategic Planning and Roadmaps
  • Pre-Sales and Post-Sales Support
  • Continuous Process Improvement
  • Cloud Architecture Expertise
  • Troubleshooting & Issue Resolution
  • Innovation and Solution Ideation

Timeline

Senior DevOps Infrastructure Architect

ARISTOCRAT GAMING
09.2020 - Current

Senior DevOps Enterprise Architect

ACUSTAF
06.2018 - 08.2020

Senior DevOps Engineer

Cray, Inc.
02.2018 - 06.2018

Senior Automation Engineer

Code42
11.2016 - 02.2018

Senior DevOps Engineer

Mediture
02.2016 - 11.2016

Senior Systems Engineer

Data Recognition Corporation
01.2015 - 09.2015

IT Operations Director

BioScrip, Inc.
09.2007 - 12.2014

Senior Consultant

Mainline Information Systems, Inc.
03.2003 - 09.2007

Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering -

Budapesti Műszaki Egyetem

Bachelors of CIS -

DeVRY institute of technology

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