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Security software and protocols for the Department of Defense. API management and web application security for Fortune 500 companies. Cloud engineering and automation for cloud-based SaaS applications. Working at the intersection of application and platform security, operations, and developer happiness.

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Fullname: Eric Goedtel
Job: Senior Site Reliability Engineer
Email: me@ericgoedtel.com

Skills

A broad skillset for flexible goals and missions.

95%
Ansible
95%
AWS
90%
Linux
80%
Jenkins
75%
Terraform
70%
HAProxy
60%
Elasticsearch
60%
RabbitMQ
50%
Python

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Work Experience

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

January 2016 - Present

Citrix Systems, Inc.

Engineering security- and cost-focused technology solutions in public cloud providers. Managing the availability of a cloud-based document management and electronic signature products. Providing continuous integration and deployment of infrastructure-as-code. Streamling deployment processes for speed, consistency, and continuous availability. Migrating colocated applications to cloud-native architectures.

Senior Support Engineer

June 2013 - January 2016

CA Technologies

Continuation of the work from Layer 7 Technologies after acqusition by CA Technologies. Relied upon as primary escalation engineer for a global team of support specialists. Enable customers to remain secure in an explosive technology space--API management. Drive and elevate customer adoption through a developer and support community

Technical Support Analyst

November 2011 - June 2013

Layer 7 Technologies

Tiered support of an ambitious web application security start-up out of Vancouver, BC. Assisted customers with developing policies and doctrines to secure the growing web application economy. Supported a security appliance application that provided simplified management of API security. Working heavily with SOAP and RESTful API management tools and technologies

System Engineer Professional

November 2010 - November 2011

CSC

Government subcontractor providing information and network security expertise to computer scientists, policy developers, and government customers. Keeping soldiers and sailors safe from cyberattacks.

Education

Bachelors Degree

May 2010

George Mason University

Graduated from the Volgenau School of Information Technology and Engineering. An outstanding institution developing engineers with technical skills to execute, business skills to grow, and a network of alumni that are motivated to succeed.

Services

What Can I Do For You?

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Automation

Automation is critical in the contemporary web operations world. Deployments need to be fast, fault-tolerant, infallible, and simplified. Automation enhances that process and enables processes to be repeatable and auditable. I consider a drive for automation to be a key motivator and skill.

Infrastructure Management

It can be easy to spin up a private server in AWS or Dreamhost and push out a Wordpress blog. But can that process be expanded and scaled to larger deployments? A flexible fabric of infrastructure allows applications to scale and enhance availability. Managing this scalability and monitoring its effectiveness is another key component of my skill set.

Security

Classically trained in application and network security at my alma mater. Security was a focal point in the development of my career--ensuring that sailors at sea were secure from cyberattacks and that customers at home were safe from the same even when operating at massive scales. Availability and flexibility are key for a modern web application stack but it must be secure in order to ensure that there is an application to serve!

Hello, World.

I'm Eric Goedtel.