Zack Chadwick
EXPERIENCE
MILE TWO, LLC
• Implement and maintain secure networking infrastructure
including VPCs, Firewalls, Private Service Connects, and VPN
Interconnects
• Manage core Google Cloud Platform services like Identity and
Access Management, Resource Hierarchy, Organizational
Policies, and Access Context Manager Policies for secure and
compliant resource access
• Manage Google Kubernetes Engine Clusters within multiple
Assured Workload compliance regimes including Impact Level 2,
Impact Level 4, Impact Level 5 utilizing Google’s Fleet
Management
• Utilize Terraform to support a fully Infrastructure as Code
environment, including Custom Modules
• Create and maintain GitLab CI/CD Pipelines for Automated
Terraform Drift Detection, Application Builds, Containerization
• Harden foundational infrastructure with a Secure by Design
approach and implement Automated Security Monitoring and
Alerting with Google’s Cloud IDS and SecOps platforms
• Collaborate with the Security Operations team to integrate and
implement security best practices and tooling into the
environment, as well as assist in developing and maintaining
Automated Playbooks within the Google SecOps platform
• Collaborate with Customer Engineering and Application teams to
understand needs, gather requirements, make recommendations,
request changes, and ensure that Organizational Standards
around Security and Compliance are enforced for deployments
as well as optimize the platform to support their workflows
• Drive the adoption of best practices for application development
and deployment, including GitOps, CI/CD, Containerization, and
Secure Deployments.
• Create custom Helm Charts for internal applications as well as
troubleshoot and modify vendor provided charts
• Assist in the Administration, and Maintenance of multiple
Self-Hosted GitLab deployments within Kubernetes. Including
upgrades, security hardening, monitoring and alerting, user
management (via Terraform), repository creation (via
Terraform), automated backup, and restore procedures.
• Create and maintain container images for use in Cloud
Workstations as well as for applications being deployed in
Kubernetes. Primarily focusing on reducing vulnerabilities
through the utilization of Distroless base images, as well as
generating Software Bill of Materials for all images to be included
into the Artifact Registry where additional Automated
Vulnerability Scanning would be performed and reviewed.
EDUCATION
WESTERN GOVERNORS
UNIVERSITY
CLEARANCE
ACTIVE
TECHNOLOGY
Bash | CI/CD | Cloud Networking |
Containerization | GitLab | Google Cloud
Platform | Google Workspace | Helm |
Infrastructure as Code | Kubernetes |
Linux | MacOS | Mac MDM (Jamf, Mosyle)
| Okta | PostgreSQL | Regex | Terraform |
Zero Trust Architecture
CERTIFICATIONS
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (exp)
CompTIA A+
CompTIA Cloud+(exp)
CompTIA Cloud Admin Professional (exp)
CompTIA CySA+
CompTIA IT Operations Specialist
CompTIA Network+
CompTIA Project+
CompTIA Secure Cloud Professional (exp)
CompTIA Secure Infrastructure
Specialist
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA Security Analytics Professional
Google IT Support Certificate
Google Professional Cloud Security
Engineer
ITIL 4 Foundation (exp)
Candidate ID: 980028058375950
Jamf Certified Associate
LPI Linux Essentials
Okta Certified Professional (exp)
• Utilize Log Sinks, Cloud Storage, and Pub/Sub to create and maintain Logging Infrastructure that meets retention, secu-
rity, and compliance requirements
MILE TWO, LLC
• Managed on-prem bare-metal and GKE Kubernetes clusters both internally and within customer environments
• Create, modify, and maintain Helm charts for internal and customer use
• Create, modify, maintain, and troubleshoot containers for pipeline runners, web applications, cloud workstations, etc.
as well as generate SBOMs and perform security scanning.
• Create, modify, and maintain custom tailored and reusable GitLab CI/CD pipelines to solve interesting problems in a
zero trust, secure environment
• Find novel solutions to unique problems
• Work closely with the Site Reliability Engineering team to support secure, zero trust research environment within
Google Cloud Platform for the Air Force Research Laboratory
MILE TWO, LLC
• DevOps resource for both internal and client projects, within development and production environments. Utilized
GitLab, Docker, Helm, Terraform, Grype, and other tools to support containerized application builds, resource
instantiation, and troubleshooting
• Manage small fleet of on-premise servers utilizing Linux, Ansible, and KubeADM
• Responsible for Mac/iPad management by utilizing MDM solutions
- 62% Reduction in yearly MDM spend by championing migration from JAMF to Mosyle
• Manage Okta and other vendor Identity and Access Management systems
• Manage KnowBe4 for phishing campaigns, employee training programs, and reported phishing attempts
• Perform troubleshooting and outage response for hardware, network, and software
• Utilize Microsft Endpoint to manage end-user Windows devices
• Maintain audio, video, and collaboration equipment on-site
• Participate in internal Community of Practice (CoP) for DevOps, including finding and performing demos of open source
projects
COMPUCOM
• Assist end-users at a walk-up ‘Solution Center’ as well as through ServiceNow ticketing system.
• Provide remote support for users working from home
• One of two techs with storage access to meet users for local break/fix in the wake of Covid-19
• Perform hardware setup, deployment, break/fix, and software installation for users
• Handle hardware inventory and life cycle management process
• Provide Audio / Video support and setup for meeting rooms and telepresence units
• 24/7 on-call rotation for Network, Server, Telecom, and on-site support
• Provide support for site VIP / SLT
• Test compatibility and recommend new hardware solutions for the environment
• Assist in the development and revision of standard operating procedures
PNC BANK
• Process mortgage satisfactions for paid in full loans
• Perform line of business reviews for satisfactions through all steps of the release process
• Work with external investors to have necessary documentation executed
• Request, receive, log, and maintain collateral from external custodians
• Manage SharePoint site for multiple departments
• Review, update, and maintain departmental procedures
• Handle escalated issues from customers and other lines of business
• Interview, hire, and manage temporary workers for special projects
