NAME
glogower - cloud platform engineering manager
SYNOPSIS
glogower [--gcp] [--aws] [--kubernetes] [--terraform]
[--hashicorp] [--docker] [--gitops] [--go]
[--ci-cd] [--monitoring] [--security]
DESCRIPTION
Cloud Platform Engineering Manager with 20+ years of experience
spanning systems administration, infrastructure engineering, and
platform engineering. Proven track record of building and leading
teams that design, deploy, and maintain large-scale cloud
infrastructure. Deep expertise in AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, IaC, GitOps,
and CI/CD pipelines. Passionate about developer experience,
infrastructure as code, and open source.
EXPERIENCE
Mission Lane
Jan 2019 - Present
Cloud Platform Engineering Manager — Feb 2021 - Present
Lead a team of platform engineers responsible for cloud
infrastructure, developer tooling, and platform reliability
on GCP.
· Architect and maintain Kubernetes-based platform serving
all engineering teams, using ArgoCD and Kargo for GitOps
deployments
· Drive infrastructure-as-code practices with Terraform
and Kubernetes Config Connector (KCC)
· Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, reducing
deployment time and increasing release confidence
· Lead adoption of Helm charts and Kustomize for
standardized application packaging
· Champion security initiatives including secrets
management, IAM policies, and vulnerability scanning
· Evaluate and integrate AI-powered development tools to
improve engineering productivity
Principal DevOps Engineer — Jan 2019 - Feb 2021
· Led migration from Heroku to AWS using Nomad and
HashiCorp tooling (Vault, Consul, Terraform)
· Led migration from AWS Nomad to GCP GKE, moving the
platform to Kubernetes
· Built monitoring and alerting systems with Prometheus,
Grafana, and PagerDuty
· Implemented GraalVM-based builds for improved Java
application performance
LendUp — Principal DevOps Engineer
Apr 2017 - Dec 2018
· Early platform engineer helping break up a Java monolith
on Heroku into microservices running on AWS
· Built infrastructure using HashiCorp stack: Vault for
secrets management, Nomad for orchestration, Consul for
service discovery, and Packer for machine images
· Implemented infrastructure as code using Terraform and
SaltStack
· Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and
GitLab CI
Docker, Inc — Infrastructure Engineer
Apr 2015 - Apr 2017
· Managed infrastructure supporting Docker Hub and Docker
Cloud services
· Operated large-scale AWS environments with Ansible for
configuration management
· Introduced SaltStack to replace Ansible
· Built monitoring solutions using Prometheus, Grafana,
and ELK stack
· Contributed to internal tooling and infrastructure
automation
Tagged
May 2011 - Mar 2015
Senior Systems Engineer I — Nov 2013 - Mar 2015
· Led infrastructure projects for a social discovery
platform serving millions of users
· Managed Hadoop clusters and big data infrastructure
· Automated server provisioning and configuration with
Puppet
Systems Engineer II — May 2011 - Nov 2013
· Maintained Linux infrastructure supporting high-traffic
web services
· Managed MySQL, Memcached, and Redis clusters
· Implemented monitoring with Nagios and Ganglia
CNET Networks / CBS Interactive — San Francisco, CA
Jun 2006 - May 2011
Associate Systems Administrator → Systems Administrator →
Senior Systems Administrator
Part of a team of 4 administering 3,000+ Linux
physical/virtual servers (RedHat, CentOS) for web
properties including CNET, GameSpot, and TV.com.
· Primary contact for storage: 3PAR, NetApp, HP MSA,
and DNF disk shelves, including Brocade fibre-channel
switches for SAN infrastructure
· Configured VCS (Veritas Cluster Server) for highly
available Sybase and MySQL databases using VxVM, VxFS,
and VCS default types
· Managed NetWorker backups and built tooling to monitor
NetWorker servers and Quantum tape libraries
· Replaced short-retention tape backups with disk-based
backup solution, enabling self-service restores for
DBAs
· Configured and managed Citrix NetScaler load balancers
and built tooling to manage their configurations
· Responsible for machine builds, user access, DNS,
LDAP, and development of administration tools
· Assisted DBAs with Oracle RAC migrations and builds
· Helped physically build and decommission colos
Rutgers University — Associate Systems Administrator
Jun 2005 - Jun 2006
· Maintained Solaris, Debian, and Windows systems for
the School of Engineering
· Configured and maintained two 60-node Debian Sun Grid
Engine clusters using FAI and custom dpkgs
SKILLS
Cloud
GCP, AWS, Heroku
Orchestration
Kubernetes (GKE), Nomad, Docker, ArgoCD, Kargo, Helm,
Kustomize, Consul
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform, KCC, CloudFormation, Packer, Puppet, Ansible,
SaltStack
CI/CD
GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD
Languages
Go, Python, Bash, HCL
Monitoring & Observability
Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, PagerDuty, ELK Stack,
Nagios, Icinga, Ganglia
Data
Hadoop, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Sybase, Oracle, Redis, Memcached
Systems
Linux, Solaris, Networking, DNS, Citrix NetScaler,
Storage (NetApp, 3PAR, EMC), VCS, Vault
CERTIFICATIONS
· Cloudera Certified Administrator for Apache Hadoop (CCAH)
· VCS 5.0 for Solaris
· Hadoop Training for System Administrators
PUBLICATIONS
· "Citrix NetScalers and the netscaler-tool"
See netscaler-tool(1) in OPEN SOURCE above.
EDUCATION
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering — 2003-2005
Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
Bachelor of Science, Physics, Minor in Mathematics — 2000-2003
Accelerated 5-year dual-degree program.