Anthony Martinez
Senior Infrastructure Engineer | Identity, Cloud & DevOps Automation | Okta · Entra ID · Terraform · AWS · Azure
Houston, TX · Remote · Open to relocation — full-time only · anthony.g.martinez1010@gmail.com · antapper.dev · https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-martinez-31824697
Senior infrastructure engineer with 10+ years in IT operations, including four years as a U.S. Army IT specialist. Automates identity, cloud, and delivery systems as service owner for the identity stack and enterprise SaaS portfolio supporting 650+ employees. Builds auditable employee-lifecycle automation, resilient multi-cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and secure production AI platforms.
Experience
Senior Systems Administrator · HCSS
January 2022 – Present
Houston, Texas
- Own the enterprise identity stack and SaaS portfolio supporting 650+ employees across engineering, support, and operations, including Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Slack, and Atlassian.
- Replaced a paid employee-lifecycle SaaS appliance with in-house joiner, mover, and leaver automation, reducing operating cost while making provisioning and deprovisioning consistent and auditable for ISO 27001 controls.
- Eliminate recurring administrative toil with Python, PowerShell, Bash, Microsoft Graph, REST APIs, and Power Automate for user provisioning, license reclamation, group management, reporting, and self-service workflows.
- Delivered zero-downtime production DNS and Azure Front Door changes and designed automatic multi-CDN failover with health-driven routing, mirrored edge security, and a one-tap incident override.
- Standardize cloud and application delivery with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines across AWS and Azure, replacing manual releases and click-ops with repeatable, version-controlled changes.
- Deployed and operate secure production AI workloads on Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock, and Azure AI Foundry, including a RAG assistant with enterprise SSO and department-aware access controls.
- Lead incident response, root-cause analysis, and cross-functional platform rollouts, turning post-incident findings into monitoring, alerting, and runbook improvements that reduce repeat issues.
Senior System Administrator · City of Bellaire
June 2021 – January 2022
Houston, Texas
- Led migration from on-premise Active Directory to Azure AD / Entra ID, including SSO and conditional access setup.
- Deployed Cisco Duo MFA across the user base, securing SSO and remote access.
- Administered Microsoft 365 and Azure tenant: identity, licensing, security policies, and security endpoint deployment.
- Operated VMware ESXi and VMware SD-WAN infrastructure; managed Cisco Meraki networking and Cisco Umbrella DNS security.
IT Administrator · Softway
May 2018 – September 2021
Houston, Texas
- Administered Office 365, Google Workspace, Atlassian (Jira/Confluence), AWS, and Azure environments for a software services firm operating across multiple offices.
- Managed Active Directory, Azure AD, MDM, and IT asset management; configured Windows and macOS endpoints across the fleet.
- Operated Cisco network infrastructure — ASA firewalls, switches, and PBX — and supported network engineering for the office and remote workforce.
- Partnered with engineering teams under Agile/Scrum delivery on tooling and infrastructure improvements.
Lead Technician · Micro Center
August 2014 – May 2018
Houston, Texas
- Diagnosed and repaired hardware/software issues on Windows and macOS systems for retail and business customers.
- Performed data backup, recovery, and malware/virus removal; deployed and maintained Microsoft Office suite.
Information Technology Specialist · U.S. Army
2009 – 2013
- Built and maintained U.S. Army communication systems and network nodes for end users across operational environments.
- Configured and supported user systems and tactical networks; troubleshot field-deployed IT infrastructure.
Skills
IAM Engineering
Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, SSO / SAML, SCIM Provisioning, RBAC, MFA (Cisco Duo), Joiner-Mover-Leaver Automation
Automation & Integration
Python, PowerShell, Bash, Microsoft Graph API, REST APIs, Workato, Power Automate, Terraform
Cloud & Platform Ops
AWS, Azure, VMware ESXi, CI/CD, Intune / Jamf MDM, Windows & macOS Fleets
AI-Accelerated IT
LLM-assisted workflows (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor), Self-hosted local LLM deployments, Google Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry
Certifications
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (2023)
- Google Cloud Certified: Cloud Digital Leader (2023)
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- CompTIA A+
- Apple Certified Mac Technician
Education
Houston Community College
Associate's Degree, Computer Science · 2014 – 2017
Houston, TX · Remote · Open to relocation — full-time only · anthony.g.martinez1010@gmail.com · antapper.dev
Senior Infrastructure Engineer | Identity, Cloud & DevOps Automation | Okta · Entra ID · Terraform · AWS · Azure
Senior infrastructure engineer with 10+ years in IT operations, including four years as a U.S. Army IT specialist. Automates identity, cloud, and delivery systems as service owner for the identity stack and enterprise SaaS portfolio supporting 650+ employees. Builds auditable employee-lifecycle automation, resilient multi-cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and secure production AI platforms.
- ▸Replaced a paid employee-lifecycle SaaS appliance with in-house joiner, mover, and leaver automation — reducing operating cost and strengthening ISO 27001 controls through consistent, auditable provisioning
- ▸Designed automatic multi-CDN failover with health-driven routing and a one-tap incident override; delivered production DNS and edge changes with zero downtime and zero incidents
- ▸Built a production RAG assistant with enterprise SSO, department-aware access controls, managed-identity secret access, and Infrastructure as Code
Experience
Skills
IAM Engineering
Automation & Integration
Cloud & Platform Ops
AI-Accelerated IT
Certifications
- ✓Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals (2023)
- ✓Google Cloud Certified: Cloud Digital Leader (2023)
- ✓AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- ✓CompTIA A+
- ✓Apple Certified Mac Technician
Education
Houston Community College
Associate's Degree, Computer Science
2014 – 2017