Sean L.

About Sean L.

Highly skilled technology leader noted for managing cutting-edge IT teams, Fully automated infrastructure initiatives to meet the new business security goals. Senior program and project manager with 20+ years’ experience delivering process improvements, award-winning designs, exceptional client service delivery, and mission-critical business programs resulting in actionable, tangible business gains and efficiency. Articulate, thorough, and personable, with proven leadership expertise in developing, implementing, and managing large enterprise IT teams focused on cutting edge VMware and NSX driven Zero Trust micro-segmentation projects using technology like (Palo Alto, F5, VMware advanced Load Balancer, and VMware Cloud Foundation). Delivering Zero Trust datacenter solutions and application deployment across on prem & cloud. I can navigate through challenges and identify solutions while maintaining critical momentum across diverse teams and working closely with cross-functional departments effectively planning and implement large Zero Trust micro-segmentation transformation projects.

Experience

1. Senior Cloud Architect

   Equinix

   Aug 2021 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Served as a principal architect responsible for designing and standardizing the hybrid multi-cloud infrastructure that powers Equinix\'s global operations across 210+ data centers. I blend strategic design with hands-on execution to deliver next-generation solutions.1) Advanced Automation & Scripting: Authored and implemented sophisticated in house built VMware automation system to fully automate complex deployment, configuration, and management tasks within our VMware on prem and VMC on AWS and our 210+ data center ecosystems, reducing manual effort and minimizing errors. we remove VRO and VRA saving Equinix millions of dollars every year. 2) Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Leadership: Championed and drove the adoption of IaC principles, utilizing dotnet, Powershell and bash scripts to create automated, repeatable, and version-controlled git driven automation solution for all cloud infrastructure provisioning.3) Strategic Roadmapping: Collaborated with Enterprise Architecture and InfoSec to define technology roadmaps, evaluate emerging technologies, and create global standards for cloud, virtualization, and server infrastructure.