Jason Burke

Senior Systems Lead

📍 Metairie, Louisiana ✉️ Email Me 🔗 LinkedIn

Professional Summary

Senior Systems Team Lead and engineer specializing in hybrid infrastructure, modernization, budgetting and government compliance. Experienced in managing secure Azure GovCloud VMware and container environments. Coordinating SOC2 and GovRampCJIS/NLETS audits. Proven track record of leading technical teams, optimizing IT budgets, and ensuring operational stability for mission-critical systems.

Technical Skills & Expertise

Infrastructure VMware vSphere/vCenter, Cisco UCS, Nimble Storage, ExaGrid
Cloud & Identity Azure GovCloud, Entra ID, Auth0
Systems Windows Server (2016-2022), Rocky Linux, Docker/Portainer, Gitlab
Compliance CJIS, NLETS, SOC 2 Prep, GovRamp, Pen Testing

Professional Experience

Senior Systems Lead
Watch Systems | 2017 – Present
  • Infrastructure Management: Administer a hybrid environment consisting of on-premise VMware clusters and Azure GovCloud resources. Maintain 99.95% uptime for core services.
  • Cloud Administration: Configured Azure GovCloud tenant, including Entra ID and Auth0 for identity management. Deployed Docker and Portainer for containerized application environments.
  • Compliance: Coordinate annual CJIS and NLETS security audits. Manage third-party penetration testing (Thoropass) and remediation efforts.
  • Operations & Budget: Lead a team of three staff (onsite and remote). Responsible for hardware purchasing and achieving 5–10% annual cost reductions.
Senior Systems Administrator
EQ Health | 2015 - 2017
  • Managed a Vmware/Cisco envrironment for over 100 developers. Performed daily operations for Windows and Linux servers, and supporting infrastructure. Supported users serving as Tier 3 escalation point.
  • Migrated physical servers to a virtualized VMware environment to improve recovery times and reduce hardware costs.

Key Projects

Azure GovCloud Migration/Identity Management

Migrated legacy on-premise applications to Azure Government Cloud, establishing strict CJIS-compliant security controls and identity management via Entra ID and Auth0

Containerization Initiative/DevOps

Converted and standardized development, testing and production environments using Docker and Portainer, reducing deployment times and configuration drift.

Education & Certifications

Bachelor of Science University of New Mexico

Certifications: Azure Administrator Associate (In Progress), Comptia A+, Security +, Gemini AI certified