Steven Pedard

• Implemented Kubernetes cluster architecture from scratch, hosting Terraform, AWX Ansible, and Jenkins to centralize automation and orchestration. • Built end‑to‑end CI/CD pipelines from scratch with Jenkins, using Terraform with the FOG provider for bare‑metal provisioning, followed by Ansible for configuration and deployment. • Familiar with AWS, Azure, and GCP fundamentals, actively developing cloud expertise. • Managed 200+ Linux/Windows servers across VM and hardware environments, ensuring operational stability. • Administered firewall technologies (Cisco ASA, Pfsense, Zyxel, iptables) and F5 load balancer, strengthening security and service uptime. • Administered VMware vSphere/vCenter clusters and KVM, enhancing infrastructure security and efficiency. • Directed full lifecycle infrastructure projects, from planning to delivery and documentation.

• Led LAN & WAN network audits and improvement plans • Wrote user guidelines and detailed technical documentation • Managed and contributed to infrastructure projects end-to-end • Led a national deployment project for the network administration tool (HP IMC) • Delivered tool development projects on CA Spectrum • Ensured Operational Condition Maintenance (MCO) of CA Spectrum and HP IMC • Administered and supported the network administration tools

• Administered Cisco / HP network equipment • Managed Linux and Windows systems (Active Directory, BIND, Veeam, Proxy / Reverse Proxy) • Set up and maintained supervision/monitoring (Spectrum, Nagios, Grafana, ElasticSearch) • Produced technical documentation for infrastructure and operations • Managed projects and coordinated with stakeholders • Participated in the implementation of a High-Availability solution (VMware)