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Clay Pendarvis

@claypendarvis

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I secure, patch, and engineer federal Windows and cloud infrastructure at scale.

Zimbabwe

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What I'm looking for

I am looking for a place I can call home

At Initiate Government Solutions, I secure and maintain 200+ VA virtual servers, hardening Windows environments to STIG standards, managing vulnerability remediation through Ivanti, and sustaining ATO-ready documentation. I also automate reporting with PowerShell and consolidate monitoring data from Dynatrace, Splunk, and SolarWinds.

Across federal, defense, and intelligence environments, I’ve migrated on-premises infrastructure to AWS EC2, built air-gapped VMware networks, administered Active Directory, and led Nessus- and Coverity-driven vulnerability remediation. My work has supported organizations including VA, NOAA, Treasury, NARA, the Department of State, DHS, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Pentagon.

I bring more than 15 years of IT experience translating technical risk into clear, audit-ready documentation while resolving complex infrastructure issues and mentoring administrators.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Windows Systems Administrator

Initiate Government Solutions

Nov 2022 - Jul 2026 (3 years 8 months)

Served as primary Systems Administrator for vulnerability scanning, patching, and remediation across 200+ virtual servers, ensuring compliance with VA STIG and NIST standards. Owned ATO documentation lifecycle and resolved technical issues through the VINCI Helpdesk queue.

Windows Server NIST A&A ATO PowerShell Dynatrace Splunk Solarwinds ServiceNow Venafi Active Directory SFTP

Systems Engineer

Ntiva

Aug 2022 - Nov 2022 (3 months)

Delivered onsite technical support and executed remote fixes across client workstations, firewalls, and servers. Implemented and maintained network infrastructure to align with secure business goals.

Network Infrastructure Troubleshooting Remote Support

Systems Administrator

Insight Global

Apr 2021 - Jul 2022 (1 year 3 months)

Configured and administered ECAS and IBEX virtual server environments, managed ticket lifecycle via ServiceNow, and built DevOps GIT instances for vulnerability scans using Coverity.

ServiceNow Coverity Git Server Administration

Systems Engineer

IT InfraSource

Sep 2020 - Dec 2020 (3 months)

Led migration of physical servers to AWS EC2, monitored enterprise systems via SolarWinds, and configured iPad polling stations for election software.

AWS EC2 Solarwinds Migration

Senior Systems Engineer

1901 Group

Jul 2019 - May 2020 (10 months)

Executed daily changes to network operating systems, resolved user issues via ServiceNow, and managed Active Directory lifecycle. Supported VMware/VDI projects and generated reports via PowerShell.

Windows Server Nutanix ServiceNow Active Directory VMWare VDI Solarwinds Splunk PowerShell

Senior Systems Engineer

SAIC

Dec 2018 - May 2019 (5 months)

Designed and stood up an air-gapped virtual network on VMware, conducted Nessus scans, and authored network documentation. Partnered with ISSO for security procedures.

VMWare Nessus Network Security Documentation

Senior Systems Engineer

Intellect Solutions

Sep 2018 - Dec 2018 (3 months)

Built and deployed Windows Server 2008 R2/2012 servers, resolved issues on proprietary networks, and administered Office via SCCM. Maintained server health through patching and Active Directory administration.

Windows Server SCCM Active Directory Patching

Senior Systems Administrator

ActioNet, Inc.

Jun 2016 - May 2018 (1 year 11 months)

Ran Nessus scans and remediated vulnerabilities, resolved third-tier escalations via ServiceNow, and maintained Windows Server workloads on AWS EC2. Built custom Windows 10 images and migrated laptops.

Nessus ServiceNow AWS EC2 Windows Server Splunk

Senior Systems Engineer/Administrator

SLAIT Consulting, Inc.

Feb 2015 - Apr 2016 (1 year 2 months)

Administered AWS EC2-based Windows Server environment, managed user accounts, patched 200+ virtual servers bi-weekly, and ran Nessus scans. Resolved Treasury Helpdesk escalations and restored data from backups.

AWS EC2 Windows Server Nessus Patching Backup