Jamison Kissh

Azure Architect

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Location
  • Region
  • MA
Professional Skills Summary

Azure (Master): Compute, Storage, Networking, Policy / Governance, Cost Optimization

Scripting and Infrastructure as Code (Master): PowerShell, Bash, Terraform

Containerization (Intermediate): Docker, Kubernetes

DevOps Tools (Intermediate): Git, Azure DevOps, Jenkins

Work Experience

2023-07-31 to Present

Senior Manager:

As a Senior Manager in PwC's Engineering Cloud Foundation Center of Excellence, I oversee the technical delivery of Azure projects for clients.

Oversee technical delivery of Azure projects for clients

Lead cross-functional teams to achieve project success

Provide strategic guidance to clients on Azure architecture and best practices

2021-07-31 to 2023-07-01

Manager:

As a Manager in PwC's Microsoft Platform Engineering practice, I oversaw the technical delivery of Azure projects for clients.

Served as the chief architect for an Azure migration and replatforming initiative, migrating 100s of workloads

Led a team to create Azure Policy definitions and CI/CD pipeline to release policies for a Fortune 500 client

Achieved a cost savings through implementing Azure cost optimization strategies

2018-07-31 to 2021-07-31

Senior Associate:

Consulted with organizations on cloud strategy and implementation, focusing mostly on Azure.

Created automation to reduce manual effort during disaster recovery activities, including testing and disaster declaration

Built Azure cost optimization analysis on Azure Databricks for repeatable Azure billing data analysis

Designed and built an automated deployment for a globally distributed data platform in Azure using Terraform and Jenkins

Delivered technical training and mentoring to junior team members

2016-10-31 to 2018-07-31

Associate:

As an Associate at PwC, I played a key role in Azure design and implementation projects.

Performed a large-scale Azure design and implementation for a large utility company

Designed and implemented a hosted data analytics service for a Fortune 500 client

Contributed to the development and delivery of Azure-related workshops for clients

2013-08-31 to 2016-10-31

System Administrator:

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Questrom School of Business' IT systems.

Implemented VMware Horizon DaaS offering for students, enhancing access to virtualized resources

Led implementation of VMware Disaster Recovery as a Service (vCloud DRaaS) for key services within Questrom

Modernized and standardized classroom AV systems while introducing new collaborative spaces and technology

Automated server administration tasks using Ansible

Implemented Nagios monitoring engine for Linux and Windows servers

2014-09-30 to 2015-05-31

Adjunct Instructor:

Adjunct instructor for new IS 223 "Information Systems in Context" class for the Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 semesters.

Education

2015-12-31 to 2019-12-31

Boston University

Master of Science (M.S.): Computer Information Systems, Security

2009-09-01 to 2014-05-01

Boston University

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA): Business Administration and Management, General

Languages
  • English
  • Native Speaker
Awards

2015 Dean's Award for Outstanding Contributions to Operational Excellence

2015-05-31

Boston University Questrom School of Business Dean's Office

Inaugural award given to two staff members for exceptional contributions to the daily operations of the school.

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