Mason Bigham | mbigham@protonmail.com

Mason Bigham

Certifications

LFCS: Linux Foundation Certified System Administrator

The Linux Foundation

03/2023

CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

The Linux Foundation

12/2022

CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator

The Linux Foundation

12/2022

HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

Hashicorp

10/2022

CSAA: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Amazon Web Services

10/2022

Skills

  • DevOps
  • GitOps
  • CI/CD
  • IaaS
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • AWS
  • Linux
  • GitLab
  • Terragrunt
  • Terraform
  • Bash scripting
  • Batch scripting
  • Python
  • Java
  • C programming language
  • TeamCity
  • Jira
  • Youtrack
  • Confluence
  • Powershell scripting
  • Git version control system
  • Jenkins
  • BitBucket
  • Control-M
  • Configuration management
  • Microservice architecture
  • Troubleshooting, triage, log analysis
  • Technical documentation
  • Splunk
  • Solarwinds
  • OpsGenie
  • Leading and Mentoring
  • Project Management
  • Root cause analysis

Experience

Team Leader of Deployment Engineering (DevOps)

Paycom

07/2021 - 10/2022

Implemented Docker sidecar container into Kubernetes cluster to proxy database connections and reduce database failover time to near 0.

Lead and trained a team of 6 engineers to 2 level promotions and 1 promotion to leadership.

Prevented critical issues by increasing monitoring coverage using Splunk, Solarwinds, and OpsGenie.

Diagnosed, troubleshot, and conducted root cause analysis for critical incidents in VMWare servers and Docker containers in Kubernetes affecting millions of dollars in payroll.

Cut incident remediation times from an hour or more to minutes by the implementation of automation scripts.

Automated new VMWare server setup with Python, eliminating configuration errors and over an hour of manual work per server.

Created and overhauled dozens of technical documentation pages in Confluence.

Managed project to build and test new production and Disaster Recovery data centers in collaboration with development, IT, DBA, and QA

Supported projects to implement improvements to system software, architecture, and infrastructure from testing through production environments.

Created, monitored, inventoried Control-M jobs and created Disaster Recovery system, CD pipeline, and fallback procedures.

Enhanced Disaster Recovery capabilities by the addition of two features to DR environment and regular testing.

Over a year of 24/7 on call escalation authority for production issues.

Deployment Engineer II (DevOps)

Paycom

11/2019 - 07/2021

Configured Docker containers running in Kubernetes through Helm charts.

Lead migration of software configuration management system affecting over a dozen applications and hundreds of configuration settings to new continuous delivery tool.

Automated configuration releases, cutting release time from 3 hours to 15 minutes.

Automated configuration changes for server pool switch, eliminating need for 30 minutes of manual work after hours every day.

Championed continuous improvement by ensuring problems and solutions were well documented, prioritized, and addressed.

Enabled regular Disaster Recovery testing.

Collaborated closely with development, IT, DBA, and QA on projects, testing, troubleshooting, and configuration changes.

Regularly worked overtime to meet project goals.

Worked regular on call rotations.

Deployment Engineer I (DevOps)

Paycom

03/2019 - 11/2019

Migrated deployment pipelines to new continuous delivery tool, greatly reducing manual work and deployment time for every software release.

Implemented 4 new applications into test and production environments.

Deployed daily/weekly/monthly software releases to production according to release schedule, QA approval, and version control system.

Administered YouTrack ticketing system enabling the work of the entire development department.

Developed and maintained dozens of Java plugins for YouTrack ticketing system.

Coordinated projects with QA, IT, and Development for problem solving, troubleshooting, and environment changes.

Worked overtime to meet strenuous deadlines.

Worked regular on call rotations.

Systems Engineer I

Transcore

03/2018 - 03/2019

Automated tasks and system monitoring with Powershell scripting.

Created monitoring reports, eliminating need for continuous manual checks.

Managed infrastructure upgrade of over 300 physical edge servers involving strenuous logistics and deadlines.

Collaborated and scheduled work with 10 technicians.

Regression tested to de-risk builds before deploying to production.

On call technical support and troubleshooting with other engineers, technicians, and clients.

Engineering Intern

Indian Health Service

05/2017 - 08/2017

Designed waterline extensions to provide safe drinking water to underserved communities.

Investigated sanitation deficiency levels to determine future projects.

Education

University of Oklahoma - Norman, Oklahoma

BS, Mechanical Engineering

BBA, Finance

05/2018

Received National Merit Scholarship

Member of Taue Beta Pi - engineering honor society

Member of Pi Tau Sigma - international mechanical engineering honor society

Mason Bigham — [email protected] — (405) - 760-6199