Brandon Schaefer
IT Infrastructure Professional
Summary
Systems engineering leader with 25+ years of experience architecting, securing, and operating enterprise infrastructure at scale. I bridge technical depth with strategic thinking — from designing scalable infrastructure to aligning technology investments with organizational goals.
Experience
University of Florida
Windows Site Reliability Engineer - Senior
Jul 2026 – Present · Gainesville, FL
- –Leading architecture, implementation, and governance of enterprise Windows infrastructure across large-scale on-premises and cloud environments.
- –Driving infrastructure automation and IaC pipelines using Ansible, Terraform, GitLab CI/CD, Vault, Docker, PowerShell, Python, and Go.
- –Governing architectural decisions across projects and initiatives, promoting best practices and evaluating emerging technologies for adoption.
- –Leading post-incident reviews and SRE functions including disaster recovery, high availability, and observability.
- –Coordinating teams responsible for maintenance, installation, configuration, and deployment of enterprise-wide infrastructure and software systems.
- –Mentoring and developing team members within a collaborative, mission-driven IT organization.
- –Supporting UFIT's enterprise systems serving UF's campus, SEC and SUS university partners, and HiPerGator research computing infrastructure.
Campus USA Credit Union
Infrastructure Engineer Level 3 - Senior
Mar 2026 – Jul 2026 · Gainesville, FL
Campus USA Credit Union
Systems Supervisor
Sep 2024 – Feb 2026
- –Directed a dedicated team of Systems Engineers, reporting directly to the VP of Technology.
- –Collaborate with Technology Services supervisors to strategize and influence the direction of the overall department.
- –Accountable for day-to-day operations of the team, ensuring reliable performance and security of the organization's IT infrastructure.
- –Lead strategic planning for infrastructure projects, vendor relationships, and technology initiatives aligned with business objectives.
- –Coordinate cross-functional efforts to maintain system availability, implement security controls, and drive continuous improvement.
Campus USA Credit Union
Systems Engineer 3 (Senior)
Nov 2021 – Sep 2024
- –Led architecture, planning, and design of computer systems, servers, storage, and virtualization.
- –Established security baselines and patch compliance procedures across all physical and virtual environments.
- –Served as the highest escalation point for hardware and software troubleshooting; coordinated vendor and cross-team incident resolution.
- –Led disaster recovery infrastructure planning and testing efforts.
- –Mentored staff in diagnostics, documentation, problem prioritization, and impact assessment.
- –Established Microsoft Azure cloud tenant for email and file migration of on-prem company data.
Campus USA Credit Union
Systems Engineer 2
Dec 2015 – Nov 2021
- –Managed Windows Server and Ubuntu Linux infrastructure, including application deployment and performance optimization using SCCM.
- –Administered Cisco Hyperflex and VMware vSphere hyper-converged infrastructure across multiple data centers.
- –Built a custom Zabbix monitoring solution tracking thousands of items per second; held Zabbix Certified Specialist.
- –Provisioned PKI infrastructure with Microsoft Active Directory Certificate Services.
- –Developed automation tools and custom applications monitoring Symitar core functions; adopted Adaxes for business process automation.
- –Led cybersecurity efforts including vulnerability scanning with Frontline Vulnerability Manager and Greenbone Security Appliance.
- –Managed AWS environments and administered Cisco Umbrella (OpenDNS), DSX Access Control, and Mimecast.
Gainesville Regional Utilities
Senior Infrastructure Designer & Administrator
Mar 2015 – Dec 2015 · Gainesville, FL
- –Designed and maintained virtual server environments using VMware ESXi, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Ubuntu.
- –Created dynamic automation using Chef and PowerShell; updated Windows Certificate Services, WSUS, and GPO configurations.
Shadow Health, Inc.
Director of Information Technology Systems
Jan 2014 – Feb 2015
- –Built the company's entire IT infrastructure from the ground up — physical cabling, server room design, network provisioning, and security policies.
- –Deployed Windows and Linux servers; managed Cisco switches and Ubiquiti routers/access points.
- –Served as the primary point of contact for technical contract requirements and university integrations (LTI).
Shadow Health, Inc.
Director of Customer Support
Mar 2014 – Feb 2015
- –Directed growth of Customer Service department including hiring, training, and daily team management.
- –Collaborated with product teams to generate trend analysis and support customer experience initiatives.
Dental Dispensing Systems, LLC
Manager of Information Technology Systems
Nov 2010 – Nov 2013 · Florida
- –Designed and developed an e-prescribing system using Android tablets, ASP.NET web services, and SQL databases — successfully field-tested across 20 dental offices.
- –Managed third-party Android development team; built administration portals and handled all third-party API integrations.
Wilderness Log and Timber Company
Manager of IT / IT Contractor
Oct 2006 – Aug 2011 · Plymouth, WI
- –Singularly managed all IT infrastructure across multiple facilities including servers, networking, VoIP, and fiber optic cabling.
- –Developed company website and e-commerce platform, increasing yearly sales by $75,000.
HSA Bank
Web Developer / Systems Analyst
2005 – 2006 · Sheboygan, WI
- –Managed web content for public site, intranet, and secure online banking portal serving 400,000+ accounts.
- –Built internal project management and testing applications, saving the company an estimated $18,000 in costs.
Milwaukee Public Museum
Educator 2 / Web Developer
Jan 2003 – Jun 2005 · Milwaukee, WI
- –Produced web applications generating $16,000 in grant income; developed scheduling software using MySQL and PHP.
Skills
Infrastructure & Platforms
Windows Server, Ubuntu Linux, VMware vSphere, Cisco Hyperflex, Nutanix, AWS/Azure
Security
Vulnerability Management, PKI, Cisco Umbrella, Tenable Vulnerability Management, Halcyon, Threat Locker
Monitoring & Automation
Zabbix (Certified Specialist), SCCM, Chef, PowerShell, Adaxes
Automation
Python, C#, T-SQL, PowerShell, Bash
Leadership
Team Supervision, Mentoring, Vendor Management, Incident Response, Disaster Recovery, Strategic Planning
Education
Moraine Park Technical College
Associate of Applied Science, IT – Network Specialist
2003 – 2005
Moraine Park Technical College
Technical Diploma, IT – Web Designer/Developer
2003 – 2004
Campus USA Credit Union
Organizational Leadership Program
Jun 2024 – Feb 2025
Certifications
- –CompTIA Security+
- –Zabbix Certified Specialist
- –FCC Technician Class License