Tim Vassar

Principal Site Reliability Engineer at Microsoft

Role: Principal Site Reliability Engineer at Microsoft
Location: Seattle, WA, US
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

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About Tim Vassar

Principal Site Reliability Engineer with 20+ years designing and operating large-scale…

Experience

Principal Site Reliability Engineer
Microsoft
May 2008 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Over the past 15+ years, I\'ve held various pivotal roles within the Windows (now Azure) Engineering Systems organization at Microsoft. My journey has been marked by tackling highly visible and challenging problems and services.As Senior Software Developer Lead in Engineering Systems (Test Automation Platform System), I:Managed daily operations and the implementation of DevOps and DRI guidance.Modernized legacy tools and services, ensuring highly reliable, scaled on-premises cloud infrastructure solutions.Oversaw end-to-end physical and software deployments for Windows test platforms and devices.Managed over physical and virtual test assets, encompassing a wide range of devices.Handled budget and vendor contract management.In the role of Senior Software Developer Lead (Engineering Systems - Core Engineering Services), I:Unified Service Engineering and Operations under a single charter.Achieved cost reductions by eliminating duplicated services and managing infrastructure standards.Managed both T&M and vendor service contracts for the Engineering System Group.Oversaw over 30 Labs globally and partnered in managing security responses.As Senior Software Developer Lead (Engineering Systems - Artifact and Release Services), I:Managed day-to-day operations and DRI responsibilities for Release Infrastructure and services.Modernized legacy services, enhancing security and monitoring.Designed and implemented over 15 Petabytes of new infrastructure across multiple data centers.Managed the onboarding of new hardware and services.As a Senior Service Engineer (Cloud Engineering), I was instrumental in migrating the Engineering System to the cloud.In previous roles as Windows Build Operation Lead and Windows Core Operation Lead, I further honed my skills and contributed significantly to the organization\'s success.

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Software Development · 10K employees · 1 Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington, 98052, US

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