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Author: kraker

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 title: Resume - Alex Kraker - August 2025
 date: 2025-08-10
 author: Alex Kraker
+description: My current resume
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-Tulsa, OK | alex(@)alexkraker.com | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexkraker/) | [GitHub](https://github.com/kraker)
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 ## PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
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 Results-driven Systems Engineer with 5+ years of experience in **Linux engineering** and system administration, architecting, automating, and maintaining high-availability server environments across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Specialized in **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)** using **Ansible, Terraform, Packer, and GitLab CI** to deliver secure, repeatable, and maintainable deployments. Proven track record in large-scale systems implementations, configuration management, and performance optimization with a strong focus on **security hardening** and compliance. Collaborative leader and mentor dedicated to fostering team growth, promoting maintainability, and building comprehensive documentation and knowledge bases to ensure long-term operational excellence.
 
 ## KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
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 - Delivered DISA STIG-hardened RHEL “Golden Image” pipelines achieving 100% compliance baseline within 9 months for federal cloud environments.
 - Achieved 99.95% infrastructure uptime SLA by establishing consistent configuration baselines and resolving issues surfaced via observability tooling.
 - Implemented high-availability SAP Pacemaker clusters as a key deliverable in a $400K+ infrastructure project, deploying 3 SAP BW/4 clusters on RHEL/SLES.
 - Authored 20K+ lines of Infrastructure as Code (Ansible, Terraform, Packer) across 35+ projects, standardizing deployments and improving maintainability.
 
 ## PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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 **Cloud Security Engineer (Contract)**
 Insight Global / Peraton Inc. – Remote | Sep 2024 – Present
 - Engineered automated **DISA STIG-hardened** RHEL “Golden Image” build and deployment pipelines using **Ansible, Packer, Terraform, and GitLab CI**, achieving 95% compliance in 3 months and 100% in 9 months.
 - Developed configuration automation to patch vulnerabilities and enforce compliance for new RHEL 9 AWS deployments.
+- Built and maintain **RHEL 9-based Docker “tools” image** used as the executor for GitLab CI pipeline runners across team-managed projects.
 - Authored deployment automation for observability and security agents integrating with SOC monitoring, XDR, IdM, vulnerability assessment, and SIEM.
 - Contributed to 25+ IaC projects (10K+ lines of code) and served as primary maintainer for 10+ infrastructure automation pipelines.
 
@@ -34,8 +31,9 @@ Avvale – Remote | Mar 2024 – Sep 2024
 
 **Linux System Administrator**
 Avvale – Remote | Feb 2022 – Feb 2024
-- Managed automated configuration for 800+ Linux and Windows servers across **AWS, Azure, and GCP**.
+- Managed automated configuration for 800+ Linux and Windows servers across **AWS, Azure, and GCP**, balancing maintenance, configuration, and security hardening.
 - Implemented high-availability SAP Pacemaker clusters on RHEL/SLES as a key deliverable in a $400K+ infrastructure project, including deployment of 3 SAP BW/4 clusters.
+- Engineered **Teleport Kubernetes cluster deployment** for Identity Management (IdM) on **AWS EKS**, enabling secure access and streamlined operations.
 - Developed Bash and PowerShell scripts for DB2 backups, Prometheus monitoring, and Windows server onboarding.
 - Achieved 99.95% infrastructure uptime SLA by establishing consistent configuration baselines with **Configuration as Code** (Ansible) and proactively resolving issues identified through observability platforms such as **Prometheus** and **Grafana**.
 - Authored over 10K lines of Ansible code for standardized deployments and patching processes using **Jenkins CI** pipelines.
@@ -58,25 +56,22 @@ InMotion Hosting – Hybrid | Nov 2019 – Sep 2020
 - Managed remote helpdesk operations during COVID-19, troubleshooting RDP and VOIP connectivity for remote staff.
 
 ## CERTIFICATIONS
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 - CompTIA Security+ – CompTIA | Issued Feb 2024 | Expires Feb 2027
 - CompTIA Network+ – CompTIA | Issued Mar 2022 | Expires Feb 2027
 
 ## ADDITIONAL INVOLVEMENT
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 - Contributor, *Linux Upskill Challenge* (May 2023 – Present) – Contributed to Linux sysadmin skill development program.
 - Co-Founder, *PaperStreet* (May 2022 – Present) – Open-source initiative to support IT practitioner growth and skill building.
 
 ## TECHNICAL SKILLS
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 **Cloud Platforms & Virtualization:**  
-Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon EKS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), OpenStack, Virtuozzo, VMware
+Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon EKS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), OpenStack, Virtuozzo, Proxmox VE
 
 **Infrastructure as Code & Automation:**  
-Ansible, Terraform, Packer, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins CI, Configuration as Code (CaC), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), YAML, Bash, Shell Scripting, Python
+Ansible, Terraform, Packer, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins CI, Kubernetes, AWS EKS, Configuration as Code (CaC), Infrastructure as Code (IaC), YAML, Bash, Shell Scripting, PowerShell, Python
 
 **Security & Compliance:**  
-DISA STIG, DevSecOps, Security Compliance, Vulnerability Management, Patch Management, Identity Management (IdM), XDR, SIEM, Firewall Configuration (CSF, APF, Cisco ASA), Access Control, System Hardening
+DISA STIG, DevSecOps, Security Compliance, Vulnerability Management, Patch Management, Identity Management (IdM), XDR, SIEM, Firewall Configuration (CSF, APF, Cisco ASA, CheckPoint, Fortinet), Access Control, System Hardening
 
 **Systems Administration:**  
 Linux System Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), CentOS, Ubuntu, Windows Server Administration, Networking, DNS, System Configuration, Technical Documentation, Mentoring, Knowledge Management
@@ -85,4 +80,4 @@ Linux System Administration, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterpr
 Apache, Nginx, Varnish, LAMP Administration, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Bind, Exim, Docker
 
 **Content Management Systems:**  
-WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Magento, Hugo
+WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Magento, Hugo, MkDocs