Thomas Couri
Minneapolis,MN
Summary
Accomplished Senior Cloud Engineer with a proven track record at Best Buy, leading cloud certification and compliance initiatives. Expert in Cloud architecture design and technical writing, I excel in optimizing cloud security and cost. My leadership in automating infrastructure deployment, coupled with mentoring abilities, has significantly streamlined operations.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Cloud Engineer/Team Lead
Best Buy
Richfield, MN
01.2020 - Current
- Led discovery and certification efforts for GCP services, ensuring alignment with organizational standards
- Collaborated with security teams to enforce compliance across all GCP services
- Developed Helm templates utilizing Config Connector resources to automate infrastructure management and deployment processes
- Managed the Kubernetes stack for Config Connector, ensuring seamless integration and efficient deployment of cloud resources
- Wrote unit tests to maintain 100% test coverage for automation workflows
- Served as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Cloud Run and Load Balancer CI/CD deployments
- Collaborated with development teams to help them quickly onboard and integrate with the platform
- Authored comprehensive user guides and discovery documentation to facilitate self-service deployments
- Led a team of four engineers, driving discovery and automation initiatives to streamline operations
Senior Cloud Engineer
Deluxe
Shoreview, MN
11.2018 - 01.2020
- Worked on the build out of AWS and Azure landing zones
- Worked with security teams to lock down 'Shadow IT' cloud deployments
- Migrated 'Shadow IT' into newly built landing zones
- Supported Linux infrastructure
Senior Systems Engineer
Allina Health
Minneapolis, MN
03.2017 - 11.2018
- Performed AIX, Linux and ESXi upgrades
- VMWare Administration through PowerCLI
- UCS Central Administration
Systems Engineer
Veritas Technologies
Minneapolis, MN
06.2016 - 03.2017
- Lead AIX/HPUX Administrator
- Deployed/configured systems to meet engineering requirements
- Mentored junior team members
Senior Systems Administrator
Medtronic
Shoreview, MN
06.2012 - 06.2016
- Solaris, RHEL, and AIX lifecycle management
- Ensure that our disaster recovery plan was up to date and well documented
- Heavy focus within SAP infrastructure
Education
B.S. - Management Information Systems
Iowa State University
Ames, IA05.2012
Skills
- Infrastructure as Code
- Performance optimization
- Serverless computing
- Technical Writing
- Cloud architecture design
- Hybrid cloud environments
- Cloud security best practices
- Cost optimization
Timeline
Senior Cloud Engineer/Team Lead
Best Buy
01.2020 - Current
Senior Cloud Engineer
Deluxe
11.2018 - 01.2020
Senior Systems Engineer
Allina Health
03.2017 - 11.2018
Systems Engineer
Veritas Technologies
06.2016 - 03.2017
Senior Systems Administrator
Medtronic
06.2012 - 06.2016
B.S. - Management Information Systems
Iowa State University