Russ Kaehler

DevOps Engineer

New York, New York, United States7 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in cloud automation and security.
Proven track record in cost optimization.
Strong leadership in team management and project execution.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Cloud and DevOps Engineer specializing in Healthcare and Infrastructure Automation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Cloud ComputingInfrastructure AutomationDevopsSecurity

Other Skills

AWSAzureInfrastructure as CodeCloud AutomationCost OptimizationGCPArchitectureCloudFormationIAMSSH2FAAWS LambdaGoLangSecurity PoliciesInfrastructure Monitoring

About

Experienced Cloud & DevOps Engineer with a strong background in infrastructure automation, security, and system architecture. Skilled in Python, Linux, Agile methodologies, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). Passionate about optimizing systems, enhancing security, and driving innovation. Holds an M.S. in Computer Science with a focus on Machine Learning.

Experience

7 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 8 mos

Average Tenure

5 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Memorial sloan kettering cancer center

Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

May 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 1 mo · New York City Metropolitan Area

Cloud Automation & Security: Designed and implemented HIPAA-compliant sandbox cloud accounts in AWS and Azure using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Developed an Active Directory-integrated provisioning system for seamless user access.
Governance & Cost Optimization: Built an AWS budgeting system via CloudFormation StackSets. Developed an S3 encryption audit tool, optimizing storage by removing 100TB+ of unnecessary data and reducing costs by $10K/month.
Infrastructure & Architecture: Led the GCP adoption strategy, Snowflake deployment, and a vendor-neutral radiology archive at petabyte scale. Architected AWS root user break-glass procedures to enhance security.
Leadership & Team Growth: Managed a three-engineer team to develop an AWS account metadata storage solution. Led onboarding enhancements, conducted interviews, and guided mainframe-to-cloud backup migration.
Automation & Development: Spearheaded a GoLang microservice API for AWS account provisioning.

AWSAzureInfrastructure as CodeSecurityCloud AutomationCost Optimization+4

Compass

Senior DevOps & Security Engineer

Jan 2019 – May 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos · New York City Metropolitan Area

Security & Access Management: Implemented IAM-based SSH access and a 2FA challenge for sudo commands, enhancing infrastructure security. Developed security policies and requirements for company-wide adoption.
Automation & Efficiency: Built a step-function onboarding system, automatically provisioning employees with necessary tools and access. Developed AWS Lambda functions for system analysis and maintenance.
Infrastructure Observability & Compliance: Created a GoLang microservice for real-time infrastructure monitoring. Designed a pre-commit linter for security groups and IAM roles, enforcing best practices.
Governance & Legacy System Audits: Led legacy system audits, identifying ownership gaps and updating resource tags. Transitioned to platform security team in 2020 to support IPO readiness.
Zero Trust & Security Enhancements: Evaluated and deployed Zero Trust solutions across all internal resources, strengthening security posture.

IAMSSH2FAAWS LambdaGoLangSecurity Policies+3