Matthew Colecio

About Matthew Colecio

Experienced Systems, Network, and Cloud Engineer with a demonstrated history of leading the IT engineering team and working in the video games industry with multiple shipped console and mobile games. I’ve specialized in keeping a game studio on-prem and cloud systems in top shape. Skilled in Networking, Infrastructure, Systems, Source Control, CI/CD, Storage, Automation, and Information Security in both on-prem and cloud environments.

Experience

1. Advanced Systems Engineer

   Netherrealm Studios Wb Games

   Jan 2026 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Advanced Systems Engineer partnering with industry-leading game development disciplines to design, analyze, and deliver scalable, performant, and secure systems that support complex, cross-disciplinary workflows. Leads mission-critical initiatives, overseeing the design, implementation, and optimization of software and hardware solutions across development and production environments.Drives high-impact projects from system architecture and installation to configuration, performance tuning, and resolution of complex problems. Mentors and supports Game Technology Services engineers, sharing best practices and guiding architecture decisions. Represents the studio in global initiatives alongside IT and Game Technology Services leadership.Known for tackling the most challenging issues across console and mobile game development pipelines and production systems on on-prem, cloud, and hybrid platforms. Owns the strategy and implementation of technologies and standards for AWS and VMware environments, aligning infrastructure with studio strategy, roadmaps, and the game development lifecycle.Designs and delivers large-scale solutions focused on performance, availability, resiliency, and security, while maintaining operational ownership of on-prem and cloud systems. Manages vendor relationships, influencing design decisions, technology roadmaps, and system optimization.Drives cross-team initiatives that improve production processes, enhance developer experience, reduce downtime, and increase operational efficiency. Provides leadership in capacity planning, high-availability architecture, disaster recovery, and hosting security standards to ensure platforms are reliable, secure, and future-ready.

Education

• DePaul University

  Bachelor's Degree, Network Engineering & Security

  2010 — 2014

Skills

• Cisco Technologies
• Google Apps
• Asa
• Microsoft Technologies
• Educational Technology
• Ps4
• Vpn
• Game Development
• Network Security
• Data Ontap
• Catalyst Switches
• Information Technology
• Windows 7
• Netapp
• Autodesk Software
• Storage Area Network (San)
• Cisco Ios
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Hardware
• Jira
• Audio Visual Support
• Aspera
• Help Desk Support
• Wireshark
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Office
• Technical Support
• Mobile Games
• Automation
• Xbox One
• Computer Hardware
• Office 365
• Linux
• Microsoft Products
• System Deployment
• Dns
• Dhcp
• Cisco Routers
• Ruby on Rails