Andre Parrish
Details
Computer Science
Stevens Institute of Technology
1987 : 1991
Earned CompTIA Security+ certification. Currently working towards the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate.
Major areas of focus : TryHackMe learning modules, Wazuh SIEM, TCPDump, WireShark, Nessus, Python
2023 : Present
Self-employed
Part-time Cybersecurity Student
Supported IBM Consulting clients with cloud migration/transformation project work. Provided task details and time estimates to internal staff to assist with project planning.
2022 : 2022
IBM
Infrastructure Specialist
Worked with Taos client teams and contributed to their DevOps projects. Created, updated and tested infrastructure as code. Performed root cause analysis to resolve operational issues.
2021 : 2021
Taos
Cloud Engineer
Worked in several areas of the company, administering development and production server infrastructure, creating and streamlining application back-end data processing and ETL workflows (mostly resulting in search engine index updates and SQL updates to Oracle databases or RDS instances). Worked with agile product teams to migrate services from data centers to Amazon Web Services environments and to make further improvements after cloud migrations have been completed.
2002 : 2019
Elsevier
System and Network Administrator/Senior Software Engineer
Worked on-site with Taos clients' teams, helping to stabilize their environments during transitional periods and to troubleshoot ongoing issues.
1999 : 2001
Taos
Senior System and Network Administrator
Skills
Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Analytical Skills, Ansible, Automation, AWS CloudFormation, Bash, C++, Cisco Systems Products, Citrix Products, Communication, Computer Science, Data Management, DevOps, Disaster Recovery, DNS, Docker, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Elastic Stack (ELK), Git, GitOps, Go (Programming Language), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Infrastructure as code (IaC), Internet Protocol Suite (TCP/IP), Jenkins, Linux, Linux System Administration, Networking, Network Security, Performance Monitoring, Problem Solving, Puppet, Puppet (Software), Python (Programming Language), Scripting, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Shell Scripting, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solaris, Solution Architecture, SQL, System Architecture, System Configuration, Technical Architecture, Terraform, Troubleshooting, Unix, YAML
About
Passionate IT professional with over two decades of experience supporting large-scale data management IT infrastructure.
My journey in the tech industry has evolved, and I'm now excited to pivot towards a career in cybersecurity. My strengths lie in automation/process improvement, Unix/Linux system administration, and being the calm at the center of a storm.
I am known for my ability to diagnose and resolve complex infrastructure, security, and operational issues in a wide range of environments.
My approach is that of a perpetual learner, a useful asset when staying current in the ever-changing landscape of technology and cybersecurity.
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