Alex Long
About Alex Long
Alex Long is a Senior Infrastructure Engineer/Architect with extensive experience in network systems and cloud technologies. He has worked at Confluence and The Globe and Mail, focusing on performance, reliability, and scalability of global WANs.
Work at Confluence
Alex Long has been employed at Confluence since 2016, serving as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer/Architect for eight years in the Toronto, Canada Area. His responsibilities include overseeing the performance, reliability, scalability, and growth of a large dynamic global WAN utilizing Cisco enterprise products. Prior to his current role, he held several positions at Confluence, including Helpdesk Administrator from 2011 to 2014 and Jr. System Administrator for five months in 2014. He also worked as a Senior IT Infrastructure Engineer in London, United Kingdom, from 2014 to 2016.
Current Role at The Globe and Mail
Since 2022, Alex Long has worked as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer at The Globe and Mail in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In this role, he applies his extensive experience in infrastructure engineering to support the organization's technology needs. His work focuses on enhancing system performance and ensuring reliable infrastructure solutions.
Education and Expertise
Alex Long studied at Mohawk College, where he earned diplomas in Network Systems and Network Engineering and Security Analyst from 2006 to 2010. He possesses expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 and has extensive experience with Microsoft Azure and AWS. His technical expertise includes advanced management and full implementation of NetApp, as well as experience with Citrix software as a service hosted platforms.
Technical Skills and Experience
Alex Long has significant experience with various technologies, including Cloudflare, Forcepoint, and Enterprise DNS management. He is proficient in Linux and *nix based operating systems and applications, and has worked with virtualization technologies such as VMWare, HyperV, and Nutanix. His background also includes negotiating vendor relations to achieve cost savings while managing hardware and software upgrades.
Previous Work Experience
Before his current roles, Alex Long worked at Compugen as a Technical Analyst from 2009 to 2011 and at Vale Inco in the same capacity from 2007 to 2009. He also briefly served as a Network Administrator at Shark Systems in 2011. His diverse work history has equipped him with a broad range of skills in IT infrastructure and support.