Jeff Piontek

Infrastructure Automation & Hybrid Cloud Engineer
Greater Minneapolis–St. Paul Area | jeffdpiontek@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/jpiontek
Professional Summary
Infrastructure automation engineer with 10+ years designing, standardizing, and securing enterprise Windows and Linux environments across on-prem and multi-cloud platforms. Leads configuration management and provisioning strategy for large server and endpoint fleets, reducing configuration drift and operational risk while accelerating infrastructure delivery. Trusted partner to security and application teams to improve reliability, enforce compliance, and support business continuity at enterprise scale.
Professional Experience

Specialist, IS Infrastructure Platforms Automation

CPKC
Minneapolis, MN | September 2015 – August 2025
  • Designed and operated configuration management across hybrid Windows and Linux server fleets spanning on-prem and multi-cloud environments. Standardized provisioning and lifecycle governance for thousands of endpoints, reducing configuration drift and strengthening compliance.
  • Automated recurring infrastructure workflows to eliminate manual processes and reduce change risk. Established consistent build baselines that improved reliability and accelerated service delivery across platform teams.
  • Partnered with security and application teams to enforce endpoint hardening, access controls, and operational standards. Contributed to modernization initiatives supporting hybrid cloud scalability and long-term infrastructure resilience.

Enterprise Desktop & Infrastructure Technician

ECMC
Oakdale, MN | June 2011 – September 2015
  • Administered enterprise endpoint and server management using SCCM, WSUS, IIS, and MDT, supporting OS deployment, patching, and application lifecycle governance. Improved deployment consistency and reduced manual remediation through standardized configurations.
  • Led migration from physical desktops to VMware Horizon View VDI, increasing manageability, uptime, and centralized control of user environments. Delivered large-scale Windows XP to 7 upgrade initiative with minimal disruption.
  • Managed Active Directory, Group Policy, certificates, and MFA implementations to strengthen access control and endpoint security. Supported disaster recovery testing and business continuity planning efforts.

IT Support Specialist

SMC Ltd
March 2008 – March 2009
  • Managed day-to-day IT operations including backups, file servers, and PBX systems for a mid-sized manufacturing facility. Improved operational stability through proactive maintenance and infrastructure upgrades.
  • Built and maintained copper and fiber network infrastructure and integrated legacy industrial systems using protocol adapters and emulation tools.