Jason Jones

About Jason Jones

Hands-on senior engineer with extensive experience designing, automating, and operating large-scale cloud and on-prem environments. Expert in solving complex technical challenges, building high-availability architectures, implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform), optimizing performance and cost, and automating deployments at scale. Proven expertise with AWS, Active Directory, SQL Server, system monitoring, PowerShell, and cloud-native automation.With a solid background in Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform, I effectively manage cloud and server environments. I have demonstrated expertise in managing AWS infrastructure and Active Directory administration while optimizing costs for large-scale cloud projects involving global teams. My proficiency in system monitoring, analytics, and PowerShell scripting drives operational efficiency and continuity.I am eager to connect with fellow professionals to explore collaboration opportunities and share insights in the IT landscape. Let’s connect and discuss how we can drive innovation together!

Experience

1. Manager of Ascendon Platform Management & Security

   CSG

   Apr 2023 — Present · Denver, CO, US

   Hands-on technical leader overseeing Platform Management and Security teams, responsible for internal and external security audits, penetration testing, and remediation, while driving the upgrade to PCI 4.0 compliance. Serve as the primary escalation point for complex technical issues, ensuring timely and effective solutions across the platform.• Enhanced SQL Server 2022 backup strategy by developing custom stored procedures to enable direct backups to S3, optimizing storage efficiency and access while reducing EC2 costs.• Engineered a hardened outbound mail solution using Postfix in Docker on ECS with DMARC, DKIM, and SPF alignment, reducing RBL listings, improving sender reputation, and increasing reliability and efficiency of client email delivery.• Developed automated server deployment processes that accelerated infrastructure builds by 50% and improved consistency by reducing manual configuration errors.

Education

• Purdue University

  BS, Computer Information Systems Technology

  1993 — 1998

Skills

• Domain Migrations
• Security and Compliance
• Woodworking
• Microsoft Technologies
• Operating Systems
• High Availability
• Windows Xp
• Group Policy
• Powershell
• Hp Blade
• Dns
• Integration
• System Administration
• Hyper-V
• Vbscript
• Microsoft Exchange
• Vmware
• Sharepoint
• Technical Support
• Dhcp
• Firewalls
• Active Directory Design
• Networking
• Virtualization
• Cloud Computing
• Scom
• Citrix Metaframe
• Security
• Enterprise Architecture
• Servers
• Cluster
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Terminal Services
• Sql Server (7, 2000, 2008/R2, 2012)
• Citrix
• Scvmm
• Iis
• F5 Bigip
• Databases
• Microsoft Products