Noah Birnel
About Noah Birnel
Noah Birnel is a Systems Engineer at Coalfire Systems, Inc. in the Greater Seattle Area, specializing in monitoring and testing solutions, AWS infrastructure management, and DevOps documentation.
Work at Coalfire
Noah Birnel has been employed at Coalfire Systems, Inc. as a Systems Engineer since 2014. In this role, he focuses on developing and implementing monitoring and testing solutions. He utilizes tools such as Prometheus and Python pytest, alongside AWS infrastructure management. His responsibilities include managing AWS components like EC2, VPC, Route53, IAM, and S3, employing Terraform and Boto3 for automation and efficiency.
Previous Experience in Litigation Technology
Prior to his current role, Noah Birnel worked at TERIS, LLC as a Litigation Technology Specialist from 1998 to 2013, a tenure of 15 years. He also served as a Litigation Data Analyst at First Dimension Group for five months in 2014. His experience in these positions involved managing technology solutions for legal cases and data analysis.
Background in Document Services
Noah Birnel began his career at IKON Document Services, where he worked as a Final Check Manager from 1990 to 1998 for eight years. This role involved overseeing document quality and ensuring compliance with standards. His extensive background in document services laid the foundation for his later work in litigation technology.
Education and Expertise
Noah Birnel studied at The Evergreen State College for one year from 1990 to 1991. He furthered his education by obtaining a Ruby Programming certificate through the University of Washington Professional and Continuing Education from 2013 to 2014. His educational background supports his technical expertise in programming and systems engineering.
Technical Skills and Tools
Noah Birnel possesses a range of technical skills relevant to systems engineering. He develops monitoring and testing solutions using Prometheus, Python pytest, and Boto3. He also documents and defines procedures for version control, DevOps, and infrastructure maintenance utilizing Sphinx and Asciidoc. Additionally, he manages and deploys approximately 400 physical and virtual devices using SaltStack, Nexpose, and Nessus.