Dominic Sperring

Senior IT Systems Engineer

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Summary

Senior IT Systems Engineer and systems engineering lead with experience architecting and automating hybrid infrastructure across cloud and on-prem environments. Skilled in Terraform, Python, Ansible, and identity/platform engineering, with a track record of leading teams, improving operational maturity, and delivering scalable infrastructure solutions.

Selected achievements

  • Built Python automation utilities that streamlined infrastructure operations, including a TUI for vCenter VM provisioning that collected user input, auto-allocated IPs via IPAM, generated Terraform configurations for code-reviewed tagged deployments, and integrated with AWX for automated post-provisioning workflows; also developed tooling for Jira backups, Google Drive external sharing controls, and IP allowlist management.
  • Standardized Terraform modules for vSphere, Okta, and Artifactory across environments, and integrated Atlantis to enable GitOps-driven infrastructure changes, reducing engineer onboarding time and minimizing configuration drift.
  • Architected and deployed a least-privilege Okta authentication policy framework across 40+ applications, strengthening MFA posture and reducing risky SSO access patterns.
  • Automated deployment of device certificates across all enterprise endpoints (Windows, Linux, macOS), enabling 802.1X authentication and reducing certificate provisioning time by 90%.
  • Led the remote onboarding of 400+ acquired employees in Munich during the 2020 pandemic, integrating them into core IT systems and delivering virtual training to accelerate adoption of enterprise services.

Experience

Senior Enterprise Systems Engineer · Latitude AI, LLC

Dec 2023 — Present

Pittsburgh, PA

  • Since January 2026, serve as the manager and lead for the Systems Engineering team, overseeing a team of 6 while continuing to perform as an individual contributor across critical infrastructure and platform initiatives.
  • Drive team delivery across projects and operational workstreams, providing technical leadership, prioritization, mentorship, and execution oversight for systems engineering efforts.
  • Implemented a formal on-call practice with defined weekly ownership for escalations, documentation updates, and operational follow-through, improving team accountability and operational readiness.
  • Provide technical leadership across 15+ platforms and collaborate with security, cloud, and development teams to drive infrastructure maturity and automation.
  • Developed Python, Ansible, and Terraform automation to streamline infrastructure tasks, including Jira backups, Google Drive external sharing workflows, IP allowlist management, server provisioning, configuration management, certificate lifecycle processes, and Microsoft Entra management through infrastructure as code.

Enterprise Systems Engineer II · Latitude AI, LLC

Feb 2023 — Nov 2023

Pittsburgh, PA

  • Supported the commissioning of Latitude AI as a replacement for Argo AI, including deployment of a new Okta tenant and integration of 100+ applications, 500 users, and 100+ groups across environments.
  • Contributed to the migration of cloud-hosted infrastructure, including 100+ source control repositories and Artifactory, to on-prem platforms with zero production downtime.
  • Supported deployment and administration of OpenLDAP as a centralized directory service for 500+ users and internal systems.

Enterprise Systems Engineer II · Argo AI, LLC

Jun 2020 — Feb 2023

Pittsburgh, PA

  • Led deployment of Proofpoint email security, improving mail routing, spam reduction, and delivery reliability.
  • Engineered and supported VMware-based VDI infrastructure, using Ansible to automate rollout of 15+ hosts.
  • Collaborated on implementation of DigiCert One for internal PKI, enabling secure 802.1X authentication across macOS, Linux, and Windows endpoints.

Enterprise IT Support Lead · Argo AI, LLC

Jun 2018 — Jun 2020

Pittsburgh, PA

  • Managed day-to-day IT operations and support across 500+ users, improving endpoint performance, developer productivity, and IT scalability.
  • Reduced onboarding time from 24 hours to 1 hour by scripting environment setup for software engineering teams.
  • Led deployment of Apple Business Manager and Jamf for enterprise macOS and iOS device management.

Skills

Infrastructure & Automation
Terraform · Python · Ansible · Bash · Atlantis · GitHub · AWX · Vault · Prometheus · Grafana · LogicMonitor
Identity & Platform Administration
Okta · Microsoft Entra ID · Active Directory · OpenLDAP · Google Workspace · Atlassian · Slack · GitHub
Infrastructure, Security & Device Management
VMware vCenter · Cisco UCS · VAST Data · Pure Storage · EfficientIP · Infoblox · Proofpoint · F5 · DigiCert One · Akamai Edge DNS · Jamf · Automox · Apple Business Manager

Education

  • Associate of Science Information Sciences & Technology · Pennsylvania State University — 2015