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chris sanders

@chrissanders

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IT leader specializing in Azure infrastructure, IaC, and secure enterprise systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek leadership roles focused on cloud infrastructure, IaC, and operational excellence—working with cross-functional teams to improve uptime, security, and automation in compliant, cost-effective environments.

I am a strategic, results-driven IT leader with over 20 years of experience architecting and managing enterprise infrastructure for high-compliance and global SaaS environments. I specialize in Azure infrastructure, infrastructure-as-code automation (Terraform, Ansible), and CI/CD enablement to deliver scalable, secure systems.

At Xplor Technologies I directed engineering teams across Azure, VDI, and core infrastructure, refactored legacy systems into modern IaC/CI-CD patterns, and built multi-tier Azure environments with integrated logging, monitoring, and BCDR protocols. I led architecture reviews, operational maturity initiatives, and mentored engineers in cloud migrations and automation practices.

I emphasize uptime, compliance, and cost-efficient engineering solutions, with hands-on experience in Windows Server, VMware, Intune, networking, and identity platforms (Microsoft Entra ID/Azure AD, Okta). I hold a Secret (inactive) clearance and certifications including Security+ and Network+.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Infrastructure Operations Manager

Xplor Technologies

Jan 2021 - Dec 2024 (3 years 11 months)

Directed engineering teams across Azure, VDI, and core infrastructure supporting $36B+ annual credit card processing; refactored legacy systems to IaC/CI-CD patterns to increase deployment efficiency and reliability while enforcing BCDR and compliance.

Azure Terraform Ansible Azure DevOps CI CD VMWare Windows Server PowerShell

Senior Systems Engineer

Xplor Technologies

Jan 2011 - Jan 2021 (10 years)

Engineered orchestration for hybrid cloud environments, led cloud-native platform deployments and DR testing to maintain 99.99% uptime and full compliance while automating patching and diagnostics.