Sarah Schneider
Longview,USA
Summary
Hands-on IT leader with 15+ years of progressive experience across enterprise infrastructure, systems engineering, cybersecurity, application modernization, and team leadership. Deep Linux and Windows expertise with a record of modernizing legacy systems, hardening internet-facing services, and building practical, resilient IT operations.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of IT
NetworkIP
Longview, TX
01.2025 - 08.2026
- Directed IT for an international telecom and communications company supporting 200+ Linux and Windows servers across two data centers, approximately 40 internal users, and customer-facing production services.
- Led 3-4 direct reports and set technical direction for approximately 10 matrixed staff; managed priorities, performance, discipline, hiring, and executive communications while reporting to the VP of Operations.
- Created IT policy, disaster recovery plans, security standards, and change-management procedures; coordinated PCI DSS and general external vulnerability-scan remediation across departments.
- Developed IT policy, disaster recovery plans, security standards, and change-management procedures; coordinated PCI DSS compliance and vulnerability-scan remediation across departments.
- Researched and deployed Splunk for centralized logging; designed VLAN/network segmentation to enhance security before transitioning day-to-day networking to dedicated engineer.
Systems Administrator
NetworkIP
Longview, TX
01.2020 - 12.2024
- Administered a Linux-heavy environment of 200+ servers, owning OS lifecycle, patching, hardening, monitoring, backup/recovery, authentication, and production troubleshooting across Linux and Windows.
- Implemented defense-in-depth controls including host/perimeter firewalls, SELinux, segmentation, least privilege, sudo controls, Duo MFA, EDR, SSH/TLS hardening, vulnerability management, and retirement of TLS 1.0/1.1.
- Implemented defense-in-depth controls, strengthening security posture through host/perimeter firewalls, SELinux, segmentation, least privilege, sudo controls, Duo MFA, EDR, SSH/TLS hardening, vulnerability management, and retiring TLS 1.0/1.1.
- Developed server-hardening standards based on CIS benchmarks, ensuring compliance while supporting business-critical legacy platforms.
- Rebuilt four aging production platforms from source - PHP API, .NET/C++, Informix, and Java client/server - resolving compatibility issues and modernizing systems to integrate TLS 1.2, returning all to production after approximately six months of engineering per platform.
Education
Systems Engineer
Conterra
01-2019
Cybersecurity studies
Western Governors University
Windows Deployment Specialist
STS Recycling
01-2016
Computer Repair Technician
SOS Computer Repair
01-2013
Technical Support Agent III
Convergys
01-2012
Computer Technician
RadioShack
01-2011
Skills
- Linux & Windows Server
- Infrastructure Architecture
- Security Hardening
- Disaster Recovery
- Change Management
- IT strategy
- Policy development
- Vendor & contract management
- Budget planning
- Executive communication
- Identity and access management
- Capacity planning
- Vulnerability management
- Incident response
- Patch management
Timeline
Director of IT
NetworkIP
01.2025 - 08.2026
Systems Administrator
NetworkIP
01.2020 - 12.2024
Computer Technician
RadioShack
Technical Support Agent III
Convergys
Computer Repair Technician
SOS Computer Repair
Windows Deployment Specialist
STS Recycling
Cybersecurity studies
Western Governors University
Systems Engineer
Conterra