Amy Moruzzi
@amymoruzzi
Systems engineering manager driving reliable, automated large-scale Linux platforms.
What I'm looking for
I am a Systems Engineering Manager and Senior Systems Engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience building, automating, and operating large-scale Linux infrastructure across cloud, bare metal, and containerized environments.
I have led and mentored teams (managed 8 direct reports), driven engineering strategy for MaaS and cloud VPS initiatives, and collaborated daily with cross-functional leadership to accelerate product delivery by 40%.
My technical work spans CI/CD, configuration management, telemetry and observability pipelines, container orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code, with practical expertise in Terraform, Ansible, Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, and AWS.
I am known for improving reliability, reducing recurring escalations through automation, and delivering high-availability platforms while maintaining a hands-on approach to technical problem-solving and incident response.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Led a team of 8 systems engineers, providing mentorship and strategic direction while driving MaaS bare-metal provisioning and cloud VPS initiatives that accelerated product delivery timelines by 40%. Supervised project planning, code reviews, and incident responses to improve operational reliability.
Served as technical lead for container imaging and Docker Swarm deployments, improved automation for support tools and provisioning pipelines, and participated in on-call rotations resolving incidents affecting thousands of customer workloads.
Supported high-value enterprise customers by sizing and implementing hardware, migrating sites, tuning application and database performance, and configuring HA replication and caching to improve reliability and performance.
Advanced Technical Support
A2 Hosting
Jan 2006 - Jan 2012 (6 years)
Provided escalated technical support and server provisioning, performed migrations and maintenance, and documented configurations and procedures in the customer-facing knowledgebase.
Product Engineer
ETAS
Jan 2002 - Jan 2004 (2 years)
Provided second-level technical product support, participated in product development cycles, and programmed automated tests and demos for embedded Drive Recorder and HUD products.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Arizona
Master of Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Completed a Master of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering focusing on advanced topics in electrical and computer systems.
Dordt College
Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with coursework in electronics, systems, and engineering fundamentals.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
GitHub
GitLab
Kubernetes
Docker Swarm
Jenkins
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
MySQL
PostgreSQL
MariaDB
Memcached
Percona
InfluxDB
Magento
Redis
Terraform
PHP
HAProxy
Kafka
RabbitMQ
Grafana
Prometheus
OpenTelemetry
OpenStack
Ubuntu
Debian
CentOS
Linux
Fedora
Elasticsearch
WordPress
Ansible
cPanel
Xen
NGINX
OpenVZ
Kapacitor
GitHub Copilot
Bash
N8N
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
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