Senior IT Engineer Automation & Backend Systems

WESLEY L. MASON

Pittsburgh, PA ***** 646-***-**** ******.*****@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/wmason IT OPERATIONS ENGINEER

An accomplished IT professional with a background in Systems Administration and Engineering, specializing in Automation for high-availability environments. I deliver technical solutions and manage projects that drive continuous improvement and optimize business operations. My experience includes providing critical support for teams and creating automated systems within financial and tech industry. Key Skills: Scripting, System Deployment, Troubleshooting, Root Cause Analysis, Process Automation, Cross- Functional Leadership, and Customer Support.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages & Scripting: Python, Bash, PHP, Perl, MySQL, Oracle SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript Cloud & Virtualization: VMware (ESX/vSphere, vCenter), Docker, Azure (VM), AWS (EC2), VirtualBox, Vagrant DevOps & Automation: Ansible, Jenkins, Git (GitHub, GitLab), Subversion, Trac, JIRA Operating Systems: Ubuntu (Desktop/Server), Red Hat (RHEL, Fedora), CentOS, FreeBSD, Windows (Desktop/Server), macOS

Monitoring & Alerting: Zabbix, Nagios, ITRS Geneos, BMC Patrol Server & Infrastructure: Apache, Jenkins, LVM, RAID, Nimble Storage, SunOS/Solaris Documentation: Confluence, MediaWiki, Markdown, SharePoint Trading Technologies: GLTrade, Ullink, FIX, XIF

EXPERIENCE

Motional Inc. / Aptiv March 2019 – February 2024

IT Engineer, IT Operations

• Systems Architecture & Management: Architected and maintained core internal services, including PXE, Zabbix, and a suite of internal tools, supporting over 1600 users (60% on Ubuntu).

• Automation & Efficiency: Automated user and service management workflows using Okta, JumpCloud, and Google Apps. Streamlined OS image builds for Windows, Ubuntu, and OS X, including post-installation automation with scripting and internal tools.

• Documentation: Developed extensive documentation for both technical teams and end-users, empowering the support team with resources and significantly improving the speed of new IT staff onboarding.

• Scripting & Tool Development: Developed scripts to provide Quality-of-Life improvements for support teams and end-users, saving numerous hours weekly. Utilized JumpCloud's API to build reporting and troubleshooting tools for the IT department and management.

Juvare / Intermedix Corp / EMSystems, LLC June 2017 – December 2018 Systems Engineer, System Operations

Directed cloud migration projects from CentOS to RHEL7 on both Azure and AWS, moving existing on-premise hosts from VMware to cloud instances. Maintained high availability for a 100+ host environment across four datacenters.

• Automation & Process Improvement: Leveraged Ansible to deploy new environments, push updates, and automate critical tasks saving countless hours. Streamlined Ansible repositories with custom scripting, resolving a major build environment issue for the DevOps team.

• Systems Monitoring: Implemented Zabbix as a proof-of-concept to replace Nagios, configuring it for 100+ hosts and integrating it with external messaging services like Pushover, Mattermost, and SMS to improve alerting visibility.

• Infrastructure Management: Managed a high-availability infrastructure using VMware vSphere/vCenter and iSCSI storage. Maintained system integrity by troubleshooting complex issues across Tomcat, Apache, DNS, Jenkins, and LDAP.

Avere Systems, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania October 2014 – September 2016 Engineering, QA Engineer

• Performance Testing: Performed long-term system load tests to evaluate product performance, providing detailed graphed results for comparative analysis.

• Automation & Scripting: Automated standard tasks with Python to simulate specific system disk loads. Developed and automated testing scripts for creating and managing test environments on CentOS and FreeBSD.

• Process & Workflow Management: Managed tickets in Trac and verified development solutions to ensure quality. Documented new scripts and test environments on the company's wiki for team knowledge sharing and efficiency. ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

JPMorgan Chase, New York City, NY March 2001 – September 2014 MORCOM OTC Clearing Operate, Senior Support, August 2011 – September 2014 F&O eXtraTrade Operate, Senior Support, Systems Engineer (L3), March 2001 – August 2011 National Discount Brokers, New York City, NY / Jersey City, NJ Senior Unix Administrator

CODING PROJECTS

Event Photo Dump Software

• Developed PhotoDump, a comprehensive photo management system designed for convention photography staff.

• Automated key workflows using Bash and Python, including mass photo organization, tagging, and event watermarking.

• Engineered a QR-based system to generate unique albums for photo booths, significantly improving delivery efficiency.

• Configured the application to support diverse output destinations, including local folders, network shares, and cloud services, utilizing MySQL, SQLite, and rclone.

Event Photo Booth Software

• Developed PyBooth, a fully configurable, unattended photo booth system using Python and PyGame on a Raspberry Pi 3.

• Engineered a robust workflow that automates camera settings, applies custom watermarks, and emails photos to users in real time.

• Designed the system to function on minimal hardware and defer image delivery until internet connectivity is established, ensuring reliable performance in various event environments. VOLUNTEER WORK

Katsucon Entertainment, Inc., Baltimore/DC Area, MD Digital Media Department Head

Onezumi Events, Baltimore/DC Area, MD

Photo Ops Department, Video Game Room Department, ConTag Live Action Mobile Game Camp Erin, Pittsburgh, PA

Photographer

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