Clay Pendarvis Jr

Skills

CORE COMPETENCIES
■ Systems Administration & Engineering: Windows Server (2008–2022), Active Directory, VMware, VMM, Nutanix, SCCM, Failover Cluster Manager, Server Virtualization, AWS
■ Security & Compliance: Vulnerability Management (Nessus, Ivanti, Coverity), STIG Hardening, NIST Compliance, ATO Documentation, McAfee ePO, MaaS360, Venafi (Certificate Lifecycle Management)
■ Monitoring & Automation: PowerShell Scripting, Splunk, SolarWinds, Dynatrace, Automated Reporting
■ IT Service Management: ServiceNow, ITIL/ITSM, Ticket Triage & Escalation Management, SOP Development
■ Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, VDI, SFTP Administration, Network Infrastructure (LAN/WAN, VPN, DNS/DHCP)

About

Systems administration and engineering professional with over 15 years of IT consulting experience, including 12+ years specializing in enterprise systems administration and infrastructure engineering. Proven expertise in hardening, migrating, and maintaining large-scale server environments (200+ virtual servers) across federal, defense, and commercial sectors. Skilled in vulnerability remediation, compliance-driven patch management, cybersecurity hardening (STIG, NIST), and cross-functional collaboration with IA and security teams to maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) status. Adept at translating complex technical issues into clear solutions and documentation for both technical and non-technical stakeholders