Mike Vanbuskirk

About Mike Vanbuskirk

Lead engineer specializing in DevOps, cloud-first architecture, and automation.I\'m passionate about technology, like solving difficult problems, and never pass up an opportunity to expand my skillsetExperience building solutions in some of the largest CDN, Cloud, and E-Commerce platforms in the world. I believe an effective DevOps culture empowers fast, fearless releases and embraces modern solutions.I like to build testable, robust infrastructure(as code) for every team in the stack.I think simple automation can be a big win, and complexity isn\'t always correct.I\'m also a blogger and freelance technical content creator.Opinions expressed are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of my employer.

Experience

1. Cloud & Site Reliability Engineer

   Bold Penguin

   Jun 2025 — Present · Grand Rapids, MI, US

Education

• Western Governors University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Networks Design and Management

Skills

• Software
• Centos
• Windows Server
• Hardware
• Customer Service
• Amazon Web Services (Aws)
• Servers
• Microsoft Technologies
• Bash
• Kibana
• Chef
• Devops
• Network Security
• Amazon Ec2
• Git
• New Relic
• Network Administration
• Github
• F5 Bigip
• Docker
• Terraform
• Troubleshooting
• Apache
• Networking
• Shell Scripting
• Vpn
• Storage Area Networks
• Javascript
• Automation
• Elasticsearch
• Computer Hardware
• Network Design
• Scripting
• Linux
• Switches
• Configuration Management
• Restful Architecture
• Python
• Ansible
• Virtualization