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Shannon VanFarowe

Davenport,FL

Summary

Dynamic Network Engineer with proven experience at The Walt Disney Company, specializing in cloud infrastructure, automation, and hybrid network design. Skilled in managing secure cloud connectivity across AWS and Azure, as well as building and supporting on-premises and hybrid cloud infrastructure. Known for collaborating across global teams to deliver scalable, compliant solutions in high-impact environments.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Network Engineer

The Walt Disney Company
Orlando, FL
02.2024 - Current
  • Supported Disney’s hybrid cloud connectivity platform across the U.S., EMEA, and APAC regions, provisioning cloud-to-data center routing infrastructure using Terraform modules stored in GitLab. Automated network configurations across AWS, Azure, and Equinix Fabric, including BGP peering, IPsec VPNs, and VNet/VPC attachments, enable secure, scalable connectivity for global cloud-hosted applications.
  • Collaborated with cloud architects, security teams, and project managers to deliver secure network segmentation, enforce firewall policy compliance, and manage change control workflows.
  • Contributed to efforts to reduce manual configuration time by 60% through the automation of routine firewall operations in cloud staging and production environments.
  • Engineered and maintained Palo Alto firewall deployments across Azure and AWS, including licensing automation, custom image creation via Azure Compute Gallery, and Terraform-based VMSS rollouts of Panorama appliances in multi-cloud environments.
  • Processed enterprise firewall access requests using by collaborating with application owners, security teams, and network architects to enforce segmentation and security policy compliance across cloud and on-premises environments.
  • Leveraged Splunk to monitor network events, identify anomalies, and proactively troubleshoot firewall and connectivity issues across hybrid environments.
  • Utilized Infoblox for IP address management, Forward Networks for policy validation and network assurance, and documented change activities in ServiceNow (SNOW) and Jira to maintain compliance and traceability in critical production environments.

AWS Cloud Junior Developer – Intern

W3 Software Solutions
Washington, D.C
07.2023 - 12.2023
  • Created and managed virtualized infrastructure in AWS, including the deployment and configuration of EC2 instances, VPCs, and custom networking to meet diverse application requirements.
  • Designed and maintained Amazon RDS environments, ensuring secure, scalable, and highly available relational databases; populated test data, and validated database functionality.
  • Built AWS Lambda functions using Python to automate serverless workflows, including S3-to-RDS data pipelines for seamless data ingestion.
  • Utilized AWS CloudWatch and related tools to monitor resource performance, track real-time CPU/memory utilization, and proactively optimize cloud environments.
  • Designed and configured AWS VPC architectures to segment environments and securely manage user and application access.
  • Automated the provisioning of AWS resources using Terraform, collaborating with senior developers to implement reproducible infrastructure and reduce manual steps.
  • Supported production environments by troubleshooting and resolving deployment and infrastructure issues, contributing to system reliability and uptime.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Computer Science

Palm Beach Atlantic University
Palm Beach
05-2023

Skills

  • Cloud networking
  • Terraform automation
  • Firewall management
  • AWS & Azure network architecture
  • Security technologies
  • Data center networking
  • Change management
  • Team collaboration
  • Network monitoring tools
  • Project collaboration

Certification

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate - Networking
  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
  • AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Timeline

Network Engineer

The Walt Disney Company
02.2024 - Current

AWS Cloud Junior Developer – Intern

W3 Software Solutions
07.2023 - 12.2023

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration, Computer Science

Palm Beach Atlantic University

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