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Matthew Davis
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Alton, United Kingdom
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A professional and motivated Infrastructure/System Center Design Engineer specialising in the end to end design and delivery of complex Orchestration/Automation Use Cases. Professional and articulate throughout the project lifecycle providing solutions to meet and exceed customer requirements. Has a passion for improving ways of working and using technology to enable resilient and consistent business and technology operations with minimum resource overhead.
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English
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2017 - ?
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Orchestration Solution Design Engineer
Bank of England.
Orchestration/Automation Solution Designer and Developer responsible for the design and delivery of Orchestration Infrastructure using System Center Orchestrator, Cisco UCS Director and BMC Atrium Orchestrator for the satisfaction of multiple use cases in a previously non-automated environment to include:
• Delivered Resilient User and Event driven Orchestration workflows.
• Analysed and improved business processes utilising the tools available resulting in reduced resource overheads and defined streamlined processes.
• Reliable custom automation solutions for customer defined use cases.
• Delivered Modular automation championing re-use and efficiency of developed code
• Infrastructure Provisioning in a private cloud environment.
Throughout contract duration:
• Responsible for customer requirements discovery and tailoring while ensuring compliance with customer security and operating standards.
• Advised on Use Case specification with an emphasis on the benefits of automation while providing effort vs reward analysis.
• Produced High/Low Level Designs subjected to the client governance process.
• Implemented processes for the management, maintenance and release of change and new deliveries.
• Implemented CI/CD Practices with complete ALM in TFS.
• Managed technical engagement with product SMEs to derive the best integration methods.
• Managed service introduction and aided in the development of an automation culture.
• Produced extensive PowerShell automation scripts for use in various toolsets.
• Development of code for the integration of the orchestration toolset with multiple Infrastructure technologies API's that included: Active Directory, Infoblox IPAM and DNS, McAfee AV, SCCM, SCOM, CyberArk TPAM, VMWare (PowerCLI), BMC Remedy and more.
• Delivered Resilient User and Event driven Orchestration workflows.
• Analysed and improved business processes utilising the tools available resulting in reduced resource overheads and defined streamlined processes.
• Reliable custom automation solutions for customer defined use cases.
• Delivered Modular automation championing re-use and efficiency of developed code
• Infrastructure Provisioning in a private cloud environment.
Throughout contract duration:
• Responsible for customer requirements discovery and tailoring while ensuring compliance with customer security and operating standards.
• Advised on Use Case specification with an emphasis on the benefits of automation while providing effort vs reward analysis.
• Produced High/Low Level Designs subjected to the client governance process.
• Implemented processes for the management, maintenance and release of change and new deliveries.
• Implemented CI/CD Practices with complete ALM in TFS.
• Managed technical engagement with product SMEs to derive the best integration methods.
• Managed service introduction and aided in the development of an automation culture.
• Produced extensive PowerShell automation scripts for use in various toolsets.
• Development of code for the integration of the orchestration toolset with multiple Infrastructure technologies API's that included: Active Directory, Infoblox IPAM and DNS, McAfee AV, SCCM, SCOM, CyberArk TPAM, VMWare (PowerCLI), BMC Remedy and more.
PowerShell, Processes, Remedy, Development, Infrastructure, TFS, Developer, Security, Compliance, Service, DNS, Design, Integration, Management, Event, Cisco, Cloud, Automation, VMware, Active Directory, API
2017 - 2017
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Orchestration Solution Designer
Computacenter.
Solution Designer and Technical lead of a project to design and implement a completely new System Center Service Manager (SCSM) and Orchestrator (SCORCH) integrated solution to implement a dynamic, automated server provisioning solution for client's secure datacentre.
• Produced both high and detailed/low level design documentation for the entire solution.
• Introduced both SCSM and SCORCH to the environments to be adapted for this solution and future automation tasks providing the means to grow the solution.
• Delivered designs and assisted initial developed of the automated server provisioning solution integrating SCSM and SCORCH with the current SCCM and SCVMM environments.
• Implemented new processes for the command and control of service requests replacing outdated methods of producing excel spreadsheets and email with a modern web interface that provides dynamic data from the environment to streamline server provisioning process.
• Solution implemented reduced the time from change approval to fully built, security compliant and fully patched base build server with baseline apps installed (AV, utilities, monitoring etc) from weeks to hours.
• Produced both high and detailed/low level design documentation for the entire solution.
• Introduced both SCSM and SCORCH to the environments to be adapted for this solution and future automation tasks providing the means to grow the solution.
• Delivered designs and assisted initial developed of the automated server provisioning solution integrating SCSM and SCORCH with the current SCCM and SCVMM environments.
• Implemented new processes for the command and control of service requests replacing outdated methods of producing excel spreadsheets and email with a modern web interface that provides dynamic data from the environment to streamline server provisioning process.
• Solution implemented reduced the time from change approval to fully built, security compliant and fully patched base build server with baseline apps installed (AV, utilities, monitoring etc) from weeks to hours.
Design, Excel, Automation, Service, Security, Apps, Monitoring, Server, Web, Utilities, Service Manager, Tech lead, Manager, Processes
2015 - 2017
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Integration/Automation Technical Lead - DXC Technology
unknown.
Technical Lead of the integration team, responsible for the design and implementation of solutions for the hosting, high availability, and reachability of COTS and bespoke applications with a global footprint. Designed multiple solutions for the integration and deployment of various COTS and bespoke applications and software involving multiple industry partners.
• Designed and implemented a complete management solution to integrate Geospatial applications from a 3rd party provider in to a Wintel environment.
• Developed and deployed the complete System Center application suite (and underlying infra) to achieve fully integrated, monitored and automated solutions to meet customer requirements, to include:
◦ SCSM - Service, Incident, and change configuration
◦ SCCM - application packaging and Windows 10 client imaging and deployment, client baselines, Server/Client OS patching and maintenance scripts.
◦ SCOM - Deployed and configured monitoring
◦ SCORCH - designed and configured complex orchestration workflows
◦ DPM - configured backups
◦ Integration of all of the above
• Designed and implemented a reporting and interactive dashboard solution using Dundas Business Intelligence software integrated with System Center products to provide graphical representation and data analysis of geospatial data and usage metrics, system availability, trend analysis and KPI/SLA information.
• Supported the project manager with sound technical guidance and advice where required to ensure the successful delivery of projects and changes.
• Designed and implemented a complete management solution to integrate Geospatial applications from a 3rd party provider in to a Wintel environment.
• Developed and deployed the complete System Center application suite (and underlying infra) to achieve fully integrated, monitored and automated solutions to meet customer requirements, to include:
◦ SCSM - Service, Incident, and change configuration
◦ SCCM - application packaging and Windows 10 client imaging and deployment, client baselines, Server/Client OS patching and maintenance scripts.
◦ SCOM - Deployed and configured monitoring
◦ SCORCH - designed and configured complex orchestration workflows
◦ DPM - configured backups
◦ Integration of all of the above
• Designed and implemented a reporting and interactive dashboard solution using Dundas Business Intelligence software integrated with System Center products to provide graphical representation and data analysis of geospatial data and usage metrics, system availability, trend analysis and KPI/SLA information.
• Supported the project manager with sound technical guidance and advice where required to ensure the successful delivery of projects and changes.
Service, Manager, Tech lead, Server, Software, KPI, Monitoring, Implementation, Hosting, Technology, Design, Windows, Integration, Management, Deployment, Packaging, Automation, Project Manager, Business Intelligence, Data Analysis
2016 - 2016
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Operations Manager (SCOM), Configuration Manager
SCORCH.
(SCCM), Service Manager (SCSM), Orchestrator (SCORCH), Data Protection Manager (DPM).
• MS Operating Systems (Win XP to 10, Server 2000 - 2016).
• MS Operating Systems (Win XP to 10, Server 2000 - 2016).
Operations, Operations manager, Service, Data protection, Server, Service Manager, XP, Manager
2012 - 2015
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Support Team Leader/Technical Lead
Royal Corps of Signals.
Accountable for the management, mentoring and development of a diverse military and civilian 3rd/4th line support team of 25 who managed a rapidly deployable end to end system with an international footprint. Technical Lead and quality control engineer ensuring industry partner solutions and products do not impact system confidentiality, integrity or availability.
Mentoring, Management, Support, Development, International, Tech lead
2009 - 2012
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Team Leader/Project Engineer
NATO.
Team Leader responsible for the management of a multinational team of engineers. The lead project engineer for multiple projects upgrading and improving the system confidentiality, integrity and availability. Liaised and coordinated with 3rd party vendors to design, implement, test and commission a completely new secure, policy and standard compliant (military and civilian) IT infrastructure. This enabled the move of over 300 users, all data and services from the Netherlands in to Germany. Project was completed within permitted time and within budget and as a result was awarded the "NATO Communications and Information Systems Agency (NCSA) Individual Recognition Award".
Design, Budget, It infrastructure, Management, Test, It, Infrastructure
2006 - 2009
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Technical Instructor/SME
Defence College of CIS.
Entrusted with the delivery of technical training (including Cisco to CCNP level and Wintel to MCSE level) to a wide range of personnel from a diverse background with varying degrees of Information Systems engineering knowledge, providing Royal Signals Communication Systems Engineers with the skills and expertise required to successfully carry out their roles.
Training, Cisco, Engineering
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