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Wes Henderson

Wes Henderson

Staff Systems Engineer

San Antonio, Texas, US
(210) 589-0628

Background


About

About

Automation-focused Systems Engineer with 10+ years of experience in designing, integrating, and optimizing scalable infrastructure in cloud-native environments. Strong Linux advocate with deep technical acumen in automation, DevOps, and systems architecture. Skilled in mentoring, documentation, and fostering cross-functional collaboration. Proven ability to deliver innovative solutions that drive cost savings, reduce incident response times, and elevate organizational resilience.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Lead Systems EngineerSalesforce

    Nov, 2019 - Apr, 20255 years 5 months

    Led strategic DevOps and systems initiatives across Mulesoft and Pardot, enabling key security features and delivering scalable, cost-effective infrastructure solutions.

    • Spearheaded the 'Bring Your Own Key' (BYOK) initiative, securing $6M in recurring revenue and satisfying key enterprise customer requirements.

    • Discovered and resolved critical cloud misconfigurations, saving $3M annually in AWS infrastructure costs.

    • Orchestrated the seamless onboarding of multiple business units to centralized infrastructure, ensuring full documentation and zero service disruptions.

    • Designed and implemented a custom CLI tool for managing asynchronous jobs, significantly reducing MTTR and boosting operational visibility.

    • Developed a reusable SRE tooling pipeline that reduced tribal knowledge dependencies and improved incident recovery workflows.

    • Facilitated alignment and collaboration across multiple teams to deliver infrastructure projects on time and within budget.

  • Deployment EngineerTrueAbility

    Feb, 2018 - Nov, 20191 year 8 months

    Delivered high-stakes technical exam platforms for global tech clients and maintained hybrid cloud infrastructure, supporting internal and customer-facing tools.

    • Designed and launched exams for major clients including Google, Elastic, Chef, Linux Foundation, and VMWare, increasing customer base and revenue.

    • Mentored junior engineers and built documentation/playbooks, reducing escalations and supporting career development within the team.

    • Engineered customized exam environments using Bash and PowerShell, rapidly adapting to client needs across a wide tech stack.

    • Contributed to internal infrastructure and codebase supporting AWS and GCP hybrid environments for exam delivery and tooling.

    • Created demonstration assessments that expanded company offerings into recruitment-focused products.

  • DevOps EngineerRackspace Hosting

    May, 2013 - Dec, 20174 years 6 months

    Built scalable cloud architectures in AWS for regulated industries and led automation efforts to streamline deployments and reduce operational friction.

    • Delivered 2–3 custom AWS deployments per week, adhering to compliance standards (e.g., PCI, HIPAA).

    • Authored a Python-based automation framework to accelerate builds, cutting deployment failure rates in half.

    • Enhanced customer satisfaction by creating custom tools in Bash and Python that streamlined onboarding and troubleshooting.

    • Supported knowledge sharing through active contributions to internal wikis and public blog content.

    • Acted as a technical liaison to educate clients on distributed systems and DevOps best practices.

Skills

Skills

  • DevOps

    DevOps

    Troubleshooting

    Research

    Problem Solving

    CI/CD Pipelines

    Configuration Management

    Monitoring

    Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

    Microservices

    Containerization

    Incident Response

  • Tooling

    Linux

    Kubernetes (EKS & GKE)

    Helm

    AWS

    GCP

    GitHub

    Terraform / CloudFormation

    Ansible / Chef / Puppet

    Docker

    Apache

    Nginx

    MySQL

    Grafana

    Splunk

  • Leadership

    Mentoring

    Team Leadership

    Documentation

    Communication

    Adaptability

    Generalist

    Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Programming

    Python

    Bash

    PowerShell

    Automation

    REST APIs

    boto3

    Fabric

Education

Education

  • Computer Forensics, Associate of Applied Science, Northwest Vista College

    Jan, 2010 - May, 2012

    Marketable Skills Achievement Award: Linux RHCT

    Marketable Skills Achievement Award: Information Security & Assurance

Certificates

Certificates

  • Certified Solutions ArchitectAWS

    Issued on: Jan 26, 2017

  • RHCERed Hat

    Issued on: Apr 15, 2016

  • RHCSARed Hat

    Issued on: Jul 12, 2013

  • Cert 1Linux Professional Institute

    Issued on: Mar 16, 2012

  • Linux+CompTIA

    Issued on: Jan 27, 2012

  • Security+CompTIA

    Issued on: Dec 06, 2010

  • Network+CompTIA

    Issued on: Dec 30, 2010

  • A+CompTIA

    Issued on: Nov 02, 2008

Volunteer Work

Volunteer Work

  • Tech Educator, Huebner Elementary School

    Sep, 2023 - May, 2032

    Helping students navigate the digital world safely while sparking curiosity about emerging technologies.

    • Lead classroom 3D printing demonstrations.

    • Conduct Internet safety classes.

    • Design and print 3D awards/merch for the school.

Publications

Publications