William Albenzi

Staff DevOps Engineer | Hybrid Cloud Specialist | Infrastructure Innovator
20 Bigwood Drive, Merrimack, NH 03054
Will@Albenzi.com | (603) 966-0775 | linkedin.com/in/walbenzi

Profile

Seasoned DevOps and systems engineering leader with 20+ years of experience architecting, automating, and optimizing hybrid cloud and on-premises infrastructures. Expert in delivering scalable, secure, and compliant solutions for industries including healthcare, defense, and fitness. Adept at driving cloud migrations, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and enhancing system performance while mentoring high-performing teams.

Core Competencies

Cloud & Virtualization: Microsoft Azure, VMWare ESXi, VirtualBox, Docker
Operating Systems: RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu, Windows Server/Desktop, QNX
Networking: Cisco, Dell, HP, Netgear (Switches/Routers), DNS/BIND, LDAP
DevOps Tools: Jenkins, Git, Subversion, Microsoft DevOps Server, CFEngine, Chef, Ansible
Languages: Bash, Python, Ruby, C++
Services: Active Directory, Free-IPA, NFS, SMTP, SELinux, Nagios

Professional Experience

Staff DevOps Engineer

Elbit Systems of America - Merrimack, NH
April 2019 - Present

Architected hybrid cloud integrations compliant with DoD and FDA policies, transitioning legacy datacenter systems to Azure while maintaining security standards.
Led migration to Microsoft DevOps Server, implementing Git-based workflows and CI/CD pipelines, reducing build times and improving tool integration.
Supported Agile development for FDA-regulated medical devices, enhancing software delivery cycles through automated environments.

Specialist, Software Release & Infrastructure

Medacuity Software - Merrimack, NH
April 2014 - March 2019

Delivered consulting services for medical device clients, accelerating product timelines by integrating automated release pipelines and infrastructure best practices.
Improved deployment reliability through custom infrastructure solutions tailored to healthcare compliance needs.

Senior DevOps Engineer

24 Hour Fitness - Carlsbad, CA
March 2013 - April 2014

Implemented Jenkins CI for automated testing of F5 configs and Chef recipes.
Customized Chef with Ruby, ensuring dependency compliance; contributed bug fixes to official Chef codebase.

Linux Systems Architect

Fresenius Medical Care - Lexington, MA
June 2011 - June 2014

Redesigned Ubuntu-based OS for dialysis machines, and enabling secure factory resets.
Deployed Jenkins-driven CI/CD system, automating ISO builds and VM testing, cutting release cycles from weeks to hours.

Linux Server Administrator

Tyco International - Westford, MA December 2009 - September 2011

Managed Linux systems across three continents, automating administration with CFEngine.
Led redesign of build system, enhancing stakeholder collaboration and deployment efficiency.

IT/Network Security Engineer

ViaSat - Carlsbad, CA September 2006 - August 2010

Deployed secure, multi-OS networks for government clients, integrating LANs into WANs.
Created automated Linux deployment tool, enabling rapid, hardware-agnostic rollouts.

Security Test Engineer

ViaSat - Carlsbad, CA February 2003 - September 2006

Developed automated testing frameworks for network encryptors (KG-250/255).
Built custom requirements database, enhancing decision-making for product architects.

Earlier Roles

PC Technician, Wella - March 2002 - February 2003
Network Engineer, United States Marine Corps - July 2000 - March 2002
- Upgraded network backbone to Gigabit Ethernet/ATM, supporting 18,000 users.

Certifications

CompTIA Network+ (Verification: LPC8Z18D3PQ1CZLG)
FCC Amateur Radio License: KC1CTC
Past Certifications: CCNA, MCP, CISSP, NSA IAM & IEM, Red Hat Certified Engineer

Technical Skills Snapshot

Linux: RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu, SUSE
Windows: Server NT 4.0-2016, Desktop NT 4.0-10
Cloud: Azure, Hybrid Cloud Architectures
Automation: Jenkins, Chef, CFEngine, Blackduck
Networking: Cisco, DNS, LDAP, NFS

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