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Kyler Dana

Mesa

Summary

Aspiring Cloud Engineer with 5 years of IT Infrastructure experience and a strong foundation in networking, automation, and Systems Administration. Skilled in AWS, Terraform, Docker, and Python scripting with hands-on experience deploying scalable infrastructure and automating workflows. Background in Data Science with Computer Science core focus provides depth in programming, databases, and data-driven cloud solutions. Seeking to bring Enterprise IT expertise and cloud engineering skills into a Cloud Engineer/DevOps role.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

AZ IT Specialist III | Cloud Support

VirTra Inc
05.2022 - Current
  • - Administered enterprise Windows/Linux servers and managed virtualized infrastructure, backups, and deployments.
  • - Automated user provisioning and patching tasks with Python and PowerShell, reducing manual IT workload.
  • - Supported hybrid cloud environments and managed Office 365 and Azure AD integrations.
  • - Implemented and enforced security compliance (CUI, NIST) across systems, ensuring audit readiness.
  • - Collaborated on infrastructure upgrades, networking (VPNs, DNS, routing), and system monitoring.

Education

Bachelor’s - Data Science

Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
06.2025

Associate of Science - undefined

Mesa Community College
Mesa, AZ
05.2019

Skills

  • Cloud and Infrastructure
  • - AWS: EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, Serverless, Lambda, ELB, Route53, CloudFormation
  • Infrastructure As Code
  • - Terraform, AWS CDK, AWS CLI
  • Containers/Orchestration
  • - Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Ansible
  • Operating Systems
  • - Windows Server
  • - Linux
  • - Virtualization
  • Networking
  • - DNS, VPN, Firewalls, Routing & Subnetting, Security
  • Automation & DevOps
  • - Scripting: Python, PowerShell
  • - CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins
  • - Logging: AWS CloudWatch
  • - Version Control: GitHub, GitLab
  • Programming
  • - Python, C, C, C#
  • - Databases: SQL, DynamoDB
  • - API: RESTful, JSON, Ingestion
  • Compliance and Security
  • - AWS IAM
  • - Active Directory
  • - Microsoft Purview
  • - CUI/NIST 800-171
  • Collaboration
  • - Office365 Administration
  • - VMWare
  • - Asset/Endpoint Management
  • - Ticketing Systems: Zoho, Jira
  • - NinjaONE

Websites

Certification

  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (2024)
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (In Progress, expected 2025)

Timeline

AZ IT Specialist III | Cloud Support

VirTra Inc
05.2022 - Current

Associate of Science - undefined

Mesa Community College

Bachelor’s - Data Science

Arizona State University

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