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Tyrone Terrence McKinney

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UNIX / Linux Infrastructure Engineer at AbbVie
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  • MUFG SECURITIES AMERICAS INC
    Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer / Linux SME
    MUFG SECURITIES AMERICAS INC
    Feb 2023 - Current (3 years 6 months)
    Lead engineering and security operations for mission-critical low-latency trading infrastructure across Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 7/8/9) environments leveraging VMware and Nutanix platforms. • TVM Lead, Drive enterprise Linux Threat & Vulnerability Management (TVM) initiatives aligned with CIS benchmarks and NIST frameworks, automating remediation and compliance enforcement using Ansible, OpenSCAP, and Red Hat Satellite. • Partner with Security Operations and Threat Intelligence teams to prioritize remediation of high-risk vulnerabilities based on CVSS scoring, exploit intelligence, and asset criticality within regulated financial environments. • Satellite Lead, Architected and led enterprise migration of Red Hat Satellite from 6.10 to
  • Protego Trust
    Principal Linux Infrastructure Engineer
    Protego Trust
    Nov 2021 - Feb 2023 (1 year 4 months)
    Served as senior hands-on technical leader responsible for architecting, deploying, and modernizing enterprise Linux infrastructure across physical and virtual platforms within a regulated financial services environment. • Acted as Principal SME for all Linux initiatives, defining platform strategy, standards, and operational governance across enterprise environments. • Architected and implemented Red Hat Satellite lifecycle management, patch governance, and secure OS provisioning frameworks. • Led enterprise automation strategy through design and deployment of Ansible Tower / AAP to enable scalable configuration management and remediation workflows. • Engineered enterprise backup and recovery architecture leveraging Veeam and ExaGrid to st
  • SMBC Capital Markets Inc
    Principal / Lead Linux Infrastructure Consultant
    SMBC Capital Markets Inc
    Jan 2021 - Nov 2021 (11 months)
    Led design, deployment, and modernization of enterprise Linux platforms across physical and virtual environments within a high-performance financial services infrastructure. • Executed CIS benchmark assessments and remediation programs to strengthen security posture and compliance across enterprise Linux environments. • Partnered with application leadership to define platform standards, implement new business requirements, and drive enterprise Linux governance. • Served as Principal SME and primary escalation point for all Linux engineering initiatives across mission-critical trading infrastructure. • Architected and implemented Red Hat Satellite lifecycle management, including system registration, configuration, patch governance, and secur
  • MUFG SECURITIES AMERICAS INC
    Senior Linux / Storage Infrastructure Consultant
    MUFG SECURITIES AMERICAS INC
    Oct 2019 - Dec 2020 (1 year 3 months)
    Delivered end-to-end engineering and operational support for enterprise Linux platforms across RHEL 6/7 trading environments, enhancing system performance, resilience, and security. • Provided comprehensive infrastructure support across backup, structured storage, Proofpoint email security, and Infoblox DNS services. • Led CIS benchmark assessments across North American sites to strengthen compliance and platform performance. • Orchestrated migration from Oracle Java to OpenJDK and launched enterprise ELK observability platform. • Served as primary Linux SME, advising cross-functional teams on architecture, performance, and reliability improvements. • Directed OS patch lifecycle and implemented Ansible automation to streamline remediation a
  • Bloomberg
    Senior Market Data Linux Engineer (Ticker Plant)
    Bloomberg
    Oct 2018 - Oct 2019 (1 year 1 month)
    Engineered and optimized large-scale market data infrastructure supporting real-time processing of 80B+ events daily across global trading platforms. • Managed and tuned hundreds of low-latency market data clusters to ensure high availability, performance, and data accuracy. • Supported diverse cluster environments including Global Equity, U.S. Markets, and OPRA systems. • Led deployment and optimization of production platforms across Red Hat Linux, Solaris, and AIX environments. • Utilized proprietary tools to enhance system synchronization and accelerate high-volume data distribution. • Diagnosed and resolved complex application and infrastructure issues to ensure production readiness. • Delivered complex infrastructure initiatives under
  • J
    Principal Linux System Consultant
    JIB Wealth Management
    Jan 2018 - Current (8 years 7 months)
    Led end-to-end delivery of enterprise Linux initiatives from concept through production launch, improving platform performance, security, and operational maturity. • Coordinated testing, installation, security hardening, and application integration to ensure optimal end-user experience across Linux environments. • Analyzed infrastructure performance to identify modernization opportunities and implement scalable platform improvements. • Established configuration standards and strengthened access controls to enhance enterprise security posture. • Directed migration from VMware to Nutanix and implemented enterprise Git server adoption to modernize development workflows. • Implemented Nagios 4.x monitoring platform to improve infrastructure vis
  • Stone Ridge Asset Management
    Principal Linux Infrastructure Consultant
    Stone Ridge Asset Management
    Nov 2016 - Oct 2017 (1 year)
    Led enterprise-wide assessment, modernization, and security remediation of hybrid infrastructure spanning physical, virtual, and cloud environments. • Conducted comprehensive infrastructure assessments across on-prem, VMware, AWS/Rackspace, and market data platforms to improve governance and operational efficiency. • Defined and implemented firm-wide Linux infrastructure standards to standardize platform management and enhance security posture. • Directed buildout of new data center physical infrastructure supporting high-availability production workloads. • Led POC and deployment of enterprise monitoring and automation tools including SolarWinds IPAM, New Relic, ScienceLogic EM7, Ansible, and Splunk. • Architected and administered 3-tier G
  • GLG
    Network Member (Linux Infrastructure & Platform Security SME)
    GLG
    Feb 2016 - Current (10 years 6 months)
    Provide strategic advisory services to global financial institutions and technology leaders, leveraging 25+ years of expertise in enterprise Linux infrastructure, platform security, and mission-critical trading environments. • Advise clients on Linux architecture, resilience engineering, and secure platform design across highly regulated financial services environments. • Support strategic initiatives related to backup, disaster recovery, high availability, and infrastructure risk mitigation. • Deliver expert insight on vulnerability management, system hardening, and operational modernization across complex hybrid infrastructures. • Guide organizations in optimizing performance, scalability, and security of enterprise Linux ecosystems. GLG
  • New York Genome Center
    Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer (HPC / Research Computing)
    New York Genome Center
    Jun 2015 - Nov 2016 (1 year 6 months)
    Administered large-scale high-performance computing (HPC) environments supporting data-intensive research workloads across hybrid Linux infrastructure. • Managed 5000+ core Sun Grid Engine HPC cluster across 500+ Cisco UCS C220/B200 servers, ensuring high availability and performance. • Designed and administered petabyte-scale Pacemaker/Corosync HA NFS clusters across CentOS/RHEL research environments. • Deployed and optimized HP Vertica clusters and large-scale Cisco UCS infrastructure to enhance computational capabilities. • Administered multi-petabyte Dell MD3460/3060E storage platforms using Dell PowerVault MDS Manager. • Led configuration management initiatives using Puppet and Foreman across enterprise Linux systems. • Managed VMware
  • Bloomberg LP
    Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer
    Bloomberg LP
    Jun 2013 - Jan 2015 (1 year 8 months)
    Supported global production environments managing 6,500+ Linux servers across RHEL 5/6 platforms, ensuring high availability, performance, and operational consistency. • Led enterprise standardization initiatives by enforcing system build frameworks and optimizing kernel and network performance at scale. • Engineered deployment of complex physical and VMware infrastructures leveraging SSD, Fusion-io, Mellanox networking, and enterprise storage platforms. • Delivered end-to-end performance troubleshooting, implementation, and post-deployment support across mission-critical production systems. • Directed provisioning and configuration management using BladeLogic and Puppet automation frameworks. • Developed automation solutions using KSH, Bas
  • Xaxis
    Senior Linux Infrastructure Engineer
    Xaxis
    May 2012 - May 2013 (1 year 1 month)
    Managed full lifecycle deployment and support of ~700 RHEL 5/6 servers within a global 24/7 high-availability web-based transactional environment. • Automated critical administrative workflows using Bash, Expect, and Ruby to improve operational efficiency and system reliability. • Served as Global Technical Lead for Veritas NetBackup 7.1, ensuring enterprise backup resilience and data protection. • Performed advanced performance tuning across XFS/NFS filesystems, SSD storage platforms, and Linux network bonding configurations. • Implemented configuration management and monitoring solutions including Puppet, Cobbler, and Nagios. • Advanced cloud adoption initiatives through deployment and administration of AWS EC2 infrastructure.
  • Merrill Lynch
    Senior Low-Latency Linux Infrastructure Engineer
    Merrill Lynch
    Nov 2010 - May 2012 (1 year 7 months)
    Engineered and supported ultra-low-latency high-frequency trading infrastructure across 600+ RHEL 5 servers in a co-location production environment. • Led full lifecycle design, deployment, and troubleshooting of mission-critical trading platforms as part of elite engineering team. • Automated operational workflows through development of custom scripts and use of advanced systems management tooling (IPMI, xCAT, MegaCLI). • Optimized high-performance networking and storage leveraging NetApp 10G NAS, Arista switching, Mellanox networking, and Fusion-io technologies. • Acted as primary liaison between trading operations, infrastructure teams, and technology vendors to ensure platform stability and performance. • Enabled revenue growth through
  • JPMorganChase
    Senior UNIX / Linux Infrastructure Engineer
    JPMorganChase
    May 2010 - Oct 2010 (6 months)
    Led large-scale deployment and lifecycle management of VMware VMs, Linux, and Solaris systems across multiple North American data centers. • Standardized Red Hat ES 5.3 platform operations across enterprise environments to improve consistency and system reliability. • Engineered and supported high-availability clustering solutions using Veritas VCS, VXVM, VXFS, and CFS across single-node and multi-node Oracle and Sybase clusters. • Delivered resilient infrastructure solutions spanning physical and virtual platforms supporting mission-critical production workloads.
  • Federal Reserve Bank of New York
    Senior Solaris / Linux Infrastructure Consultant
    Federal Reserve Bank of New York
    Sep 2008 - May 2010 (1 year 9 months)
    Architected and delivered enterprise storage and data center modernization initiatives supporting mission-critical production environments. • Designed and implemented large-scale 3PAR SAN solution comprising multiple S400X and T400 arrays delivering ~0.5PB enterprise storage capacity. • Led enterprise-wide $50M data center relocation as technical infrastructure lead, ensuring seamless migration and operational continuity. • Engineered virtualization and high-availability solutions across VMware Server/ESX, Solaris Zones, and clustered UNIX environments. • Implemented remote replication and enterprise data protection using Veritas VXVM, VXFS, and NetBackup technologies.
  • Crédit Agricole CIB
    Vice President, UNIX Infrastructure Manager
    Crédit Agricole CIB
    Apr 2007 - Sep 2008 (1 year 6 months)
    Delivered engineering and deployment support for mission-critical trading infrastructure across Solaris and Red Hat Linux environments. • Designed and implemented high-performance Solaris 9/10 and RHEL 4/5 systems supporting electronic trading platforms. • Enhanced platform stability, scalability, and operational efficiency across low-latency production environments. • Supported infrastructure modernization initiatives to improve performance and reliability of trading systems.
  • Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    Pre-Sales / Post-Sales Systems Engineer
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise
    Jan 2007 - Current (19 years 7 months)
  • CBTS
    Pre-Sales / Post-Sales Systems Engineer
    CBTS
    May 2006 - Mar 2007 (11 months)
    CBTS (SUN / Cisco / EMC / Veritas Platinum Partner) Delivered enterprise UNIX infrastructure consulting and technical solutions for Fortune 100 clients across Solaris and Veritas environments. • Provided expert guidance on Solaris 10 and Veritas NetBackup architectures, supporting enterprise data protection and infrastructure design. • Partnered with clients and distributors to design customized technical solutions and configuration strategies aligned with business requirements. • Supported pre-sales engineering activities including solution architecture, pricing strategy, and technical proposal development. • Delivered post-sales implementation support ensuring successful deployment and operational adoption of enterprise UNIX platforms.
  • V
    Senior UNIX Infrastructure Consultant
    Various Clients
    Jan 2006 - May 2006 (5 months)
    Client Engagements: CBS IT (NY) | Fidelity IT (Chicago) | Cingular (Atlanta) Delivered UNIX infrastructure engineering and enterprise data protection support across media, financial, and telecom environments. • Designed and supported deployment of Sun V240 Solaris 2.8 systems for broadcast infrastructure. • Led migration of Veritas NetBackup 4.5 (Solaris) to NetBackup 5.1 on IBM AIX 5.3 for enterprise backup modernization. • Provided Solaris and NetBackup support for large-scale disaster recovery testing across telecom production environments.
  • JP Morgan Chase formerly JPMorganChase and Company
    Senior Solaris/Linux/Veritas Technical Consultant
    JP Morgan Chase formerly JPMorganChase and Company
    Apr 2005 - Jan 2006 (10 months)
    Supported global enterprise data protection and compliance initiatives across large-scale UNIX, Linux, and Windows environments. • Contributed to remediation of ~20,000 servers running Veritas NetBackup 3.x/4.x to achieve SOX compliance across multiple business units. • Installed, administered, and supported Solaris systems within mission-critical data center environments. • Supported global rollout of NetBackup across ~140 branch sites spanning Red Hat Linux, Solaris, and Windows platforms. • Provided cross-platform administration of enterprise backup infrastructure ensuring operational continuity and compliance.
  • XL CATLIN
    Senior Solaris Infrastructure Consultant
    XL CATLIN
    Jan 2005 - Apr 2005 (4 months)
    SLed enterprise UNIX platform engineering and data protection initiatives across large-scale production environments. • Installed, administered, and supported enterprise Solaris server infrastructure ensuring operational stability and performance. • Provided senior technical leadership and mentorship to Solaris administration teams. • Managed team of Solaris consultants supporting enterprise infrastructure operations. • Architected and deployed enterprise Veritas NetBackup 5.1 backup platform supporting 300+ mixed-architecture clients. • Designed enterprise backup policies, procedures, and operational documentation. • Led deployment of Veritas Enterprise Vault, VXSS, and BareMetal Restore solutions. • Performed storage performance tuning ac
  • AbbVie
    Global Technical Lead – Enterprise Backup & Storage Architecture
    AbbVie
    Nov 2003 - Jan 2005 (1 year 3 months)
    Led global engineering and modernization of enterprise data protection and SAN infrastructure across large-scale financial production environments. • Directed migration strategy from legacy backup platforms to Veritas Enterprise Server 5.1, re-engineering global data center backup architecture. • Designed and implemented enterprise backup testing lab supporting multi-platform environments including Windows, Solaris, Oracle, and Exchange systems. • Led procurement and evaluation of $3M+ enterprise SAN infrastructure including EMC DMX, Hitachi, and SUN platforms. • Architected multi-tier enterprise SAN storage model using EMC DMX and Clarion systems supporting 100TB+ redundant storage capacity. • Designed enterprise backup solution leveraging
  • AbbVie
    UNIX / Linux Infrastructure Engineer
    AbbVie
    Mar 2003 - Current (23 years 5 months)
    Led global engineering and modernization of enterprise data protection and SAN infrastructure across large-scale financial production environments. • Directed migration strategy from legacy backup platforms to Veritas Enterprise Server 5.1, re-engineering global data center backup architecture. • Designed and implemented enterprise backup testing lab supporting multi-platform environments including Windows, Solaris, Oracle, and Exchange systems. • Led procurement and evaluation of $3M+ enterprise SAN infrastructure including EMC DMX, Hitachi, and SUN platforms. • Architected multi-tier enterprise SAN storage model using EMC DMX and Clarion systems supporting 100TB+ redundant storage capacity. • Designed enterprise backup solution leveraging
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  • Great Learning
    CompTIA Security+ Bootcamp, Cybersecurity
    Great Learning
    Nov 2025 - Feb 2026 (4 months)
  • Texas McCombs School of Business
    Postgraduate Program in Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity
    Texas McCombs School of Business
    Apr 2025 - Sep 2025 (6 months)
  • Texas McCombs School of Business
    Postgraduate Certificate - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
    Texas McCombs School of Business
    Jun 2023 - Jan 2024 (8 months)
  • Texas McCombs School of Business
    Postgraduate Certificate - Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing
    Texas McCombs School of Business
    Jan 2021 - Dec 2021 (1 year)
  • The University of Texas at Austin  Red McCombs School of Business
    Postgraduate Certificate - Cloud Computing, Cloud Computing
    The University of Texas at Austin Red McCombs School of Business
    Jan 2021
  • St Johns University
    Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science
    St Johns University
  • St Johns University
    Associate's Degree, Computer Science
    St Johns University
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      Lifetime Mentoring Award
      One Hundred Black Men Inc of NYC
      Feb 2018
      Award for being founding member of Eagle Academy Bronx and continuous mentoring there since 2004
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