Jason Gatrell

About Jason Gatrell

Jason is an accomplished IT leader with expertise in gaming, financial technology, aviation, and retail. As a CISSP-certified professional, he has more than twenty years of experience designing and leading enterprise-class technology solutions that drive business value.Known for his ability to bridge technical strategy with clear communication, Jason delivers standardized, secure IT environments while creating executive dashboards and metrics that empower decision-making. His leadership style emphasizes collaboration, accountability, and proactive problem-solving, enabling teams to deliver with consistency and confidence.Jason thrives on tackling complex challenges, aligning diverse stakeholders, and building cultures where teams excel. By combining technical expertise with strong communication and mentorship, he ensures that IT is not just a support function but a strategic driver of growth and efficiency.

Experience

1. Director, Global Infrastructure, Application Engineering and Database Engineering

   IGT

   Mar 2023 — Present · Las Vegas, NV, US

   I am leading a 26-person organization responsible for enterprise corporate infrastructure and the company’s most critical environments which includes the FinTech and ERP platforms. I drive modernization across hybrid environments spanning global data centers and distributed teams, with a strong focus on security, auditability, and operational excellence. I’m also leading major integration work, including data center and platform consolidation, standardized monitoring/observability, tightened access controls and legacy decommissioning. Delivered measurable outcomes by cutting FinTech deployment time in half, reducing production defects, automating server builds, and implementing a repeatable program to eliminate unsupported OS/software versions. Championing DevOps and automation to scale reliability and accelerate delivery.• Drive modernization of hybrid environments leveraging Azure, VMware, Pure Storage, Windows/Linux, SQL Server, SAP, and enterprise backup/DR capabilities (Veeam).• Own platform reliability, performance, capacity, and lifecycle management; built a structured program to identify, reduce, and eliminate unsupported OS and software versions.• Lead DevOps and automation strategy using CI/CD and Ansible to standardize and accelerate delivery, including automating server build and provisioning workflows to reduce time-to-delivery.• Established and scaled observability and operational controls using Dynatrace, Grafana, and SolarWinds to improve detection, reduce incident resolution time, and strengthen service accountability.• Strengthened governance for regulated environments, emphasizing security and auditability aligned to SOX and PCI, including automation of audit evidence collection to reduce annual audit workload.• Delivered measurable improvements by cutting FinTech deployment time in half and reducing production defects through process improvements, validation gates, and automation.

Education

• Siloam Springs High School

  Barely Graduated, High School

  1990 — 1993

• Southwest Baptist University

  BS, Computer Information Systems

  1997 — 2000

• NWACC

  Nutrition and Athletic Training

  2008 — 2010

Skills

• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Windows
• Information Technology
• Business Analysis
• People-Oriented
• Team Leadership
• Cissp
• Disaster Recovery
• Management
• Team Building
• Integration
• Process Simulation
• Testing
• Sharepoint
• Process Improvement
• Vendor Management
• Customer Service
• IT Management
• Analysis
• Pmo
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Deliver Results
• IT Strategy
• Systems Analysis
• Governance
• Sales
• System Administration
• Databases
• People Skills
• Project Management
• Program Management
• IT Operations
• Software Project Management
• Itil
• Unix
• Business Intelligence
• Sql