Matthew J. Scozzafava
Hillsdale,NJ
Summary
Cloud Engineer | OpenShift | Docker | Kubernetes | Ansible | Linux | DevOps CLOUD ENGINEER A highly skilled and experienced Cloud Engineer with a strong background in systems management and automation. Proven track record of successfully implementing and managing enterprise wide solutions, ensuring compliance with corporate standards. Skilled in designing, deploying, and maintaining cloud infrastructure and technologies, with expertise in OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible, Linux, and DevOps practices. Offer functional and technical expertise in optimizing and upgrading [Type] applications. Extensive experience working with senior management to solve complex business problems through implementation of new technologies.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
10
10
Certifications
Work History
Lead Systems Programming Analyst
United Parcel Service
09.2019 - Current
- For Enterprise Systems Management, responsible for the design, development, testing, and implementation of Tivoli Endpoint Manager (BigFix) and Tanuim
- Lead a team of 5 analysts to deploy Tanium to all assets in UPS
- Lead a team of 5 analysts to migrated almost 200k devices to IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager (BigFix) from a variety of other management tools including WSUS, SMS, and Tivoli TCM/Framework
- Collaborated with the vendors, to design the infrastructure to provide the services necessary to support the business
- Defined hardware specifications for all infrastructure components including Core server, database, top level relays, reporting servers, console servers, and all data center relays
- Designed operational components within TEM to ensure that application functions aligned with business requirements
- Coordinated with stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition from TCM/FW to TEM
- Developed automation to integrate a custom hardware provisioning system with TEM, providing a complete end-to-end solution using control fixlets, baselines, analyses, policy actions, and a web service using the SOAP interface and session relevance.
- Resolved malfunctions with systems and programs through troubleshooting.
- Resolved or escalated problem tickets to resolve user issues.
Lead Systems Programming Analyst
United Parcel Service
01.2013 - 08.2019
- Lead for Cloud Platform Technologies, responsible for the design, development, testing, and implementation of the OpenShift on-premises cloud platform, ensuring continuous availability
- Ensure all systems are compliant with current configurations for Linux design and Information security
- Coordinated with onsite teams and vendors to migrate OpenShift 3.x to OpenShift 4.x
- Implemented RedHat Advanced Cluster Management (rhacm) to provide a single management tool for all OpenShift 4 clusters
- Support and maintain OpenShift 3.x infrastructure, managing ~600 Linux RHEL 7 servers
- Provide troubleshooting, application team support, and DevOps support
- Automate processes with Ansible
- Work with the Information Security Compliance team to ensure that OpenShift 4 meets PCI 3.2.1 compliance.
- Resolved malfunctions with systems and programs through troubleshooting.
- Resolved or escalated problem tickets to resolve user issues.
Automation Engineer
United Parcel Service
01.2006 - 01.2013
- Responsible for integrating and automating processes involving Tivoli Framework and Configuration Manager to support all functions associated with the development and distribution of software packages and inventory
- Automated processes to address the problems of maintaining an enterprise comprised of 12 production Tivoli regions containing over 1900 Managed nodes and 130,000 endpoints
- Designed, developed and implemented a process to integrate an internally developed application for provisioning new hardware with the software distribution and patch managing process to ensure devices are fully compliant at the end of the build process
- Designed advanced processes for managing patch distribution to over 130,000 Microsoft Windows devices
- Process includes targeting, plan generation, software distribution, throttling and continuous status reporting
- Designed, developed and implemented a self-service 'portal' to satisfy customer requirement of being able to select software packages for distribution and a way to programmatically integrate this process into a “ground-up” build process
- Infrastructure support and automation for Microsoft SMS providing daily support and troubleshooting of site servers MP and DP.
Education
M.S - Telecommunications Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
B.S - Mechanical Engineering
Rutgers University, College of Engineering
Certification
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) - May 2021
Timeline
Lead Systems Programming Analyst
United Parcel Service
09.2019 - Current
Lead Systems Programming Analyst
United Parcel Service
01.2013 - 08.2019
Automation Engineer
United Parcel Service
01.2006 - 01.2013
M.S - Telecommunications Engineering
New Jersey Institute of Technology
B.S - Mechanical Engineering
Rutgers University, College of Engineering