Brandon Cruz

About Brandon Cruz

Staff DevOps Engineer with over 17 years of expertise in full-stack engineering, software…

Experience

1. Staff Devops Engineer - Technical Lead

   Ad Hoc LLC

   Sep 2023 — Present

   Functions Include: Develop, prioritize, estimate, and plan the technology roadmap (PI Planning phases) for the BFD team, working closely with partners and product manager(s) Own or delegate the ownership of current/future features provided by the BFD team Providing mentorship and guidance to team members through practice, code review, presentations, and architecture. Perform technical assessments, evaluating the codebase/infrastructure and its development lifecycles Empower team members by providing technical guidance and eliminating blockers Communicate frequently with partners to establish priorities, goals, and solutions to concerns Guiding the development and operation of the full lifecycle of the solution infrastructure Providing theoretical and real-world expertise in DevOps use of AWS and other cloud-based services, defined using Infrastructure-as-Code tooling like Terraform Ensuring both human processes and infrastructure design provide robust defense-in-depth of sensitive data confidentiality through the implementation of security best practices. Leading and providing practical experience in the evaluation of migrations to new cloud-native data services. Actively engaging in conversations and planning sessions with partners and key stakeholders advocating for the best technical solutions and communicating tradeoffs. Exhibiting strategic and critical analysis leadership, with the ability to summarize findings and provide comprehensive recommendations Ensure that all systems operate smoothly and, in coordination with security-focused team members, align with CMS and NIST quality and compliance standards so that the client retains its Authority To Operate (ATO). Effectively communicate on existing systems, design decisions, past performance, and major history of the projects that they’ve been part of for bid-writing, tech demos, and other potentially client-facing communications.

Education

• Western Governors University

  Bachelor of Science Information Technology—Networks Administration, Information Technology

  2011 — 2016

• Southern New Hampshire University

  Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management

  2017 — 2018

• Commonwealth University-Mansfield

  Computer Science

  2002 — 2004

Skills

• Information Security
• Troubleshooting
• Xml
• Continuous Improvement
• Network Administration
• As400 Administration
• Lean Manufacturing
• Linux System Administration
• Cloud Computing
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Service Desk
• Microsoft Servers
• Ibm Iseries
• Php
• Active Directory
• C++
• Cisco Systems Products
• System Center Products
• Comptia a+ Certification
• Microsoft Office
• Css
• Technical Support
• Wsus
• Xhtml
• Mcafee
• Patch Management
• Process Improvement
• Automotive
• Forefront
• Information Technology
• Service Delivery
• Vmware
• System Administration
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Security
• Html
• Help Desk Support
• Altiris Deployment Console
• Business Process Improvement
• Scsm