Christian S.

Experience

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  United States Navy

  Jul 2004 - Jul 2009

  Cryptologic Technician 1st Class

  Specialized in SIGINT/COMINT, RF Antenna systems, UNIX systems, Special Operations Forces (SOF) support, and Targeting. Deployed multiple times in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Member of U.S. Navy Marksmanship Team from 2005-2009 qualifying for All-Navy Pistol team 2009.

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  L-3 STRATIS

  Apr 2010 - Nov 2010

  Contractor

  Overseas assignment

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  Raytheon

  Feb 2011 - Nov 2016

  Systems Engineer

  Supported a special access program performing advanced engineering in a multi-disciplined environment spanning RF Antenna Systems, C/C++ and Java software development, automated Linux infrastructure management with Puppet, Subversion, and the entire networking stack. I led multiple efforts as the project manager yielding superb record of coverage as well as the highest customer satisfaction. These efforts combined with others by my team led to numerous team & individual awards, most notably resulting in a non-compete sole source contract. Show less

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  Foot Locker Corporate Services, Inc.

  Nov 2016 - Jul 2019

  Sr Systems Engineer

  Provided complex engineering support to Footlocker’s Corporate Midrange Infrastructure, Middleware, Stores Systems, and Domestic eCommerce both on-prem and Azure cloud.Professional problem-solver and technology Swiss army knife, my role spanned linux configuration management and automation with a primary emphasis on infrastructure-as-code. Application development & platform support, performance tuning & enterprise monitoring were secondary/tertiary focuses.

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  Sentry

  Jul 2019 - Jun 2021

  Sr Systems Engineer

  Led Linux at scale initiatives for an enterprise IT organization establishing new infrastructure as code practices, procedures, and projects. Led cost-saving efforts to leverage free open source software and tools on AWS to replace an expensive monolithic product. Trained and mentored infrastructure engineers, database admins, and architects on git flow, cicd, linux system integration, kerberos, and package management.

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  Concentric Sky

  Jun 2021 - May 2022

  Sr Site Reliability Engineer

  Providing expert SRE support to the Badgr SaaS product and multiple work-for-hire projects deploying, and managing infrastructure in AWS, Azure, and GCP. In this role, I advise, assist, and contribute on technical project management, cybersecurity, and engineering of a variety of containerized workloads and applications.

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  Pantheon Platform

  Jun 2022 - now

  • Engineering Manager - Release Engineering

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Staff Software Engineer (SRE)

    Jun 2022 - Jul 2023