Senior Systems Solutions Architect

Michael Mast

Senior Systems Engineer, Senior Solutions Architect, Project Manager

313-***-**** • LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mikemast • ******@*****.***

Professional Summary

Senior Systems Administration Engineer with 15+ years of experience project managing, designing, developing, deploying and migrating dozens of on-site applications to secure and reliable IT systems in IaaS hybrid clouds, Azure and AWS. I have a proven track record of reducing costs and increasing efficiency through my expertise in system automation, network security, and data analysis. Spearheaded initiatives that mitigated 98% of security risks while enhancing team collaboration and engineering documentation. Adept at cloud computing and committed to driving performance improvements across complex systems.

Experience

Cloud Platform Infra -Senior Systems Administration Engineer (Remote), 01/2019 - 08/2024

Baker Hughes - Houston, TX

●Assisted principal engineers, senior solution architects and leadership in troubleshooting complex problems.

●Collaborated with network, security, and application teams to troubleshoot complex issues and improve performance and reliability.

●Created documentation, architecture diagrams, and detailed design reviews for engineering projects, processes and procedures.

●Lead Technical and daily solutions architect for 95% On-track “reduce-to-close” Global Corporate data centers project Officina3

●SaaS, Azure (or cloud), DXC, or reconciliation

●Project/technical Manager - successful Uview POK DC v1-v2 SaaS dependencies emergency evacuations

●Interviewed and approved Officina project Tech Mahindra contracted solution architects and discovery team members

●Designed and wrote Bash and Windows scripts to perform ad hoc rapid discovery of app infrastructure across internal network.

●Lead Okta SSO retirement from web layer into app layer by designing/coding Java, OAuth2 (primarily OIDC some SAML)

●Mitigated 98% of risk as Technical Lead on Global Corporate security/risk project Officina2

Senior Systems Administration Engineer (Remote), 10/2013 - 01/2019

General Electric Oil & Gas - Houston, TX

●managed a team of contracted system administrators.

●responsible for designing, planning, putting into place, and having the highest level of performance as an expert in the system administration for computers and their complex operating systems application requirements.

●researched, selected upgrades, software, and other necessities for the company's computer systems.

●responsible for training and supervising new employees working under

●required to be well-versed in leading technology

●strong ability to plan, organize, evaluate, and redesign system designs to have them work better for the company.

●strong communication skills (both verbal and written)

●performed difficult tasks well under pressure.

●Senior lead and SME on Web layer/team

●Owned SSL/TSL termination techniques, standards and practices.

●Owned Imperva WAF layer for all Internet inbound traffic and customized methods for approved special exceptions

Systems Administration Engineer (Remote), 09/2010 - 10/2013

General Electric Digital - San Ramon, CA

●Architecting and building General Electric Web projects

●Coordinated with General Electric Aviation, Oil & Gas, Power and other web solutions

●Provide L3/L4 web run support for General Electric Aviation, Oil & Gas, Power, and other divisions.

●Forecast demand and manage General Electric Aviation, Oil & Gas, Power and other web traffic capacity

●Drive General Electric Aviation, Oil & Gas, Power and other infrastructure projects on time and under budget

●Maintain 99.5% Price and Availability

Lead Systems Engineer (Hybrid), 05/2007 - 09/2010

GE Aerospace - Grand Rapids, MI

●L3/L4 Support for global technical service group.

●SME for Linux, Unix and Windows servers and desktops

●Configuration Expert and L4 Support for Juniper VPN access

●Implemented best practices for system security based on company policies.

●Designed and deployed high-availability solutions to ensure maximum uptime of mission-critical services.

●Developed training materials to increase team efficiency.

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA: Six Sigma, Lean and product workflow, graduated 05/2005

Ferris State University - Big Rapids, MI, US

Master of Science - MS: Computer/Information Technology Administration and Forensics, graduated 05/2004

Ferris State University - Big Rapids, MI, US

Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc: Computer Systems Networking, graduated 05/2002

Davenport University - Grand Rapids, MI, US

Skills

●Ability to work independently and as part of or leading a team

●Export compliance expertise, Knowledge of relevant export control regulations (ITAR, EAR)

●Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

●Active Directory Management: User account management, group policies

●Azure; DevOps, Azure Cli, ARM templates, reusable Bicep Modules

●AWS; Chef, Elastic Beanstalk, ADMS, AKDS APM, Terraform, AWS Cli, Lambda, MES, GridOS, OSB API, Proficy, EC2, S3, EMR, Cloudformation

●GE Predix experience

●Virtualization Technologies: VMware, Hyper-V

●Data Vizulation Tools: Visio and Draw.io

●Scripting Languages: PowerShell, Bash, Python, PHP, JavaScript, Ruby, Perl, ASP.NET, C#.NET

●Networking Technologies and Tools: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Firewalls, Wireshark, NMap, Nagios, Snort, SolarWinds

●Data backup solutions, disaster recovery planning

●Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, BASIC, COBOL, Pascal, Fortran, Assembly

●Operational Optimization: migration to PaaS (hybrid, SaaS, Azure, AWS), real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance

●ITIL v2, v3, 2011, v4 training

●Powershell and Bash scripting

●Project Management; familiar with waterfall and Agile methodologies. Used tools; Jira, Confluence, Clarity, ServiceNow

●hands-on experience with integration frameworks & patterns, API standards, data management and governance, cloud technologies, and IT security standards

●Operating Systems: Novell, Windows Server, Linux

●Security Practices: Access controls, vulnerability scanning, incident response

●WAF Technologies: AWS WAF, Imperva WAF, F5 Advanced WAF, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway

●strong experience with database technologies: MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, IBM Db2, Amazon Dynamo, SQLite, IBM Informix, AWS RDS, WebMethods, SAP ERP, Microsoft SQL Client, T-SQL, ODBC

●Cryptography Tools and Technologies: OpenSSL, Certmgr, Diffie-Hellman, ECC, RSA, MD5, SHA-1, SHA-2 (including SHA-256)

●CI/CD DevOps tools; Docker, Jenkins, Git, Terraform, Kubernetes

●Experience collaborating with channel partners, systems integrators, and third-party developers to deliver high-impact solutions.

Certifications

●Green Belt - Six Sigma

References

https://bit.ly/MichaelMast-References

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