Tara Flynn
About Tara Flynn
Tara Flynn is a System Administrator at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, where she has worked since 2018. She has extensive experience in IT roles across various sectors, including health care and biotechnology, and holds a Graduate Certificate in Digital Forensics from Boston University.
Work at Broad Institute
Tara Flynn has been employed at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard since 2018 as a System Administrator. In this role, she advocates for reliability engineering and service improvement. Prior to her current position, she worked at the Broad Institute as a Senior Desktop Support Specialist from 2013 to 2017. During her time at Broad, she has focused on designing and maintaining infrastructure across both Linux and Windows platforms.
Previous Employment History
Before joining the Broad Institute, Tara Flynn worked at DentaQuest as an IT Security Administrator from 2012 to 2013. She also served as a Help Desk Analyst II at DentaQuest from 2010 to 2012. Her experience spans various roles in IT, contributing to her expertise in system administration and security.
Education and Expertise
Tara Flynn studied at Boston University, where she earned a Graduate Certificate in Digital Forensics from 2008 to 2010. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Health Care Administration from Stonehill College, which she completed from 1995 to 1999. Her educational background complements her professional experience in health care, academic, legal, financial, and biotechnology settings.
Technical Skills and Proficiencies
Tara Flynn possesses proficiency in various technical areas, including infrastructure as code, continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD), and test-driven development. She employs reliability engineering principles to enhance performance and efficiency while reducing operational work. Her skill set includes designing and maintaining complex IT infrastructures.