Josh Jenkins

About Josh Jenkins

Strategic IT leader with 15+ years of experience modernizing infrastructure, securing hybrid cloud environments, and leading high-impact teams through complex transformations. Proven track record of delivering 34%+ cost savings, zero audit deficiencies across SOX/PCI/OIR, and future-proofing systems for scale and compliance. Expert in Azure, M365, and cross-functional alignment that turns IT into a business accelerator.

Experience

1. Manager - Systems Administration

   Avangrid

   Dec 2025 — Present

   Lead enterprise systems administration supporting critical energy operations across distributed environments within Avangrid’s global infrastructure ecosystem.• Lead and develop a team of 7 systems administrators delivering 24x7 operations across 1,500+ virtual machines spanning 70+ sites.• Partner with corporate and global infrastructure teams to align platforms with enterprise architecture standards and roadmaps.• Manage a $7M infrastructure portfolio, including vendor strategy, contract oversight, and cost optimization across compute and storage services.• Drive operational maturity by improving prioritization, peer review rigor, and service delivery processes, increasing reliability and execution quality.• Collaborate with application, engineering, and O&M teams to deliver resilient, scalable infrastructure supporting business-critical systems.• Lead infrastructure security and compliance efforts aligned with NERC CIP and enterprise standards, strengthening regulatory posture and risk management.• Own disaster recovery strategy and testing, ensuring business continuity across corporate and operational environments.• Support infrastructure consolidation and standardization initiatives in alignment with global strategy.

Education

• Pasco-Hernando Community College

  Associate, Computer Science

  2001 — 2004

• Saint Leo University

  Bachelors, Computer Information Systems

  2004 — 2006

Skills

• Network Security
• Databases
• Switches
• Networking
• Hp
• Cloud Consulting
• Information Technology
• Network Design
• Firewalls
• Cloud Computing
• Watchguard
• Vmware Esx
• Vpn
• System Administration
• Microsoft Exchange
• Software Documentation
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Hardware
• Cisco Technologies
• Voip
• Data Center
• Disaster Recovery
• Help Desk Support
• Professional Services
• IT Service Management
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Hyper-V
• Sharepoint
• Security
• Sonicwall
• Project Management
• Windows
• Storage
• Vmware
• Troubleshooting
• System Deployment
• Managed Services
• Dns
• Servers