John McKee | Senior Linux SRE

About Me

Senior Linux Service Reliability Engineer (SRE) with more than 15 years of experience designing, automating, and maintaining robust Linux environments. I have proven proficiency in infrastructure as code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and system security, with a track record of enhancing system reliability and streamlining operations. I am a collaborative leader dedicated to mentoring teams and driving the adoption of DevOps best practices.

Technical Skills

Ansible

Terraform

GitLab

Linux OS

VMware

Active Directory

Monitoring

PCI/SOX Compliance

Career Journey

Senior Linux Service Reliability Engineer

PVH | May 2019 - Present

Architected and implemented a centralized Active Directory (AD) integration for the RHEL and SUSE Linux infrastructure.
Pioneered the adoption of Ansible and the Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), which became the standard for infrastructure automation.
Improved system security by architecting an automated RHEL patching solution, reducing patching time across 500+ servers.
Helped implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools including Packer, Terraform, and GitLab.

Systems Administrator

New York Times | June 2014 - May 2019

Provided high-availability support for a hybrid environment of physical, virtual (VMware), and cloud-based (AWS, GCP) Linux systems.
Led critical infrastructure modernization projects, including migrations from Hudson to Jenkins and SVN to GIT.
Developed automation workflows using Puppet, Jenkins, and GitHub to streamline system patching and deployments.

Systems Administrator

Vonage | Sept 2004 - June 2014

Promoted through several roles, starting as a Customer Care Representative.
As Systems Administrator, developed Kickstart and PXE automation to streamline the deployment of new servers.
As Datacenter Support Technician, performed diagnostics and repairs on Sun, IBM, and HP server equipment.