Senior Systems Engineer with Azure & Automation Expertise

Patrick Kerley

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SUMMARY

Senior Systems Engineer with 25+ years designing, securing, and supporting enterprise Windows, virtualization, cloud, and identity platforms across financial, federal, and MSP environments. Experience in Active Directory, Azure, VMware, M365, SAN, and PowerShell automation. Trusted for maintaining complex enterprise environments and building highly available, scalable system architectures. Effective communicator who performs at a high level in fastmoving, missioncritical settings.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Windows Server (2008–2022) • Active Directory • Group Policy • DNS/DHCP • Azure • AWS • VMware vSphere • HyperV • Exchange/O365 • PowerShell Automation • Identity Management • Citrix • SAN • CyberArk • Venafi • ServiceNow • SQL • Patch Management • HPC • Monitoring • Vulnerability Remediation • Monitoring • Networking • Root Cause Analysis • System Architecture • Managed Services

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Navy Federal Credit Union — Senior Application Engineer

2018 – 2026

Installed, maintained and migrated (Azure) major finance risk applications and their dependencies in an Agile environment.

Automated certificate renewals, password rotations, HPC installations, autoscaling, and ServiceNow workflows using PowerShell, Venafi, CyberArk, and Azure.

Extensive knowledge of change management processes using ServiceNow in DEV, INTG, PROD and DR environments.

Provide root cause analysis, implemented preventative measures, and drove vulnerability and incident remediation across multiple environments.

Accountable for largescale firewall rule cleanup and redesign to reduce operational risk and exposure.

Request group policy creation for applications.

Authored high quality documentation improving team efficiency and onboarding.

Freddie Mac — Senior Active Directory Engineer

2017 – 2018

Designed and deployed SCOM and MIM as SOW worker to strengthen enterprise identity and monitoring capabilities.

Accountable for largescale firewall rule cleanup and redesign to reduce operational risk and exposure.

Supported DFS, GPO, and AD troubleshooting for crossfunctional engineering teams.

Accelera Solutions — Senior VMware / Systems Engineer

2015 – 2017

Built VMware production and DR solutions, VCSA/PSC, host profiles and cluster configurations.

Managed multisite Windows domain environments (AD, DNS, DHCP, GPO, VMware, HyperV).

AWS and Azure management – VM, backup/recovery, subscriptions, tenants.

Built, deployed and maintained multiple platforms for internal and/or resell use (MSP) - Veeam, Kaseya, ConnectWise, SQL Server Always On, root and intermediate certificate authority.

SAN & Network management – one stop admin shop.

Raytheon — Sr Computer System Technologist

2013 – 2015

Resolved complex AD, DNS, and GPO issues to stabilize missioncritical Windows environments.

Built, migrated, and supported full HyperV, Cisco, and SAN stacks for Army systems.

Led RCA and remediation efforts to maintain secure, compliant infrastructure

ITT Exelis — Active Directory System Engineer (Kuwait/Afghanistan)

2012 – 2013

Built and decommissioned domain controllers across multiforest missioncritical environments.

Supported Exchange mailbox operations, routing groups, message tracking and led patching efforts using SCCM in Afghanistan.

Identified and escalated firewall issues reducing operational delays.

NTT America — Windows System Admin III

2008 – 2012

Supported Windows, IIS, SQL, VMware, and Exchange environments across multiclient environments.

Managed multi-client NetBackup and restores for Windows and Linux systems.

Delivered customerfacing technical support and training.

2005 – 2008

Microsoft (VMC Consulting)

Performed rack/stack, SAN, SQL, and server installations (Brocade, fiber, SCSI, RAID)

Provision resources for new projects (power, IPs, switching, rack space)

Design networks using Visio and coordinated execution with engineering teams

Managed largescale imaging using Altiris

Achieved HP SelfMaintainer SME certification.

2000 – 2005

Steve Cram & Associates - Fairfax, VA

System Administrator

Managed Dell servers, SonicWall firewalls/VPN, printers, and network infrastructure.

Performed SQL & Oracle backup/restore operations using Veritas and native tools.

Installed and configured corporate software, AV, spam filtering, and mobile devices.

Led AD & Exchange 2000/2003 installs, migrations, and consolidations.

Supported SOX compliance reporting.

CERTIFICATIONS

Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) • Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104; 4/30/26) • MCSE Cloud Platform & Infrastructure 1016 • MCSA • MCITP • MCTS • CCNA • VCP4 • VCP5 • CASP • Security+ • Network+ • A+ • Project+ •

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