Maurice Nash
About Maurice Nash
Maurice Nash is a Senior DevSecOps Engineer with extensive experience in cloud computing and system administration. He has worked for notable companies such as Rackspace and ECS, holding various technical roles since 2010.
Current Role at ECS
Maurice Nash serves as a Senior DevSecOps Engineer at ECS since 2020. In this role, he focuses on integrating security practices within the DevOps process, ensuring that security is a fundamental part of the software development lifecycle. His responsibilities include automating security measures and optimizing deployment processes to enhance the overall security posture of the organization.
Previous Experience at Rackspace
Maurice Nash has extensive experience at Rackspace, where he held multiple positions from 2011 to 2017. He started as a Cloud Sites Support Technician, advancing to Hybrid Linux System Administrator, and later to Virtualization Engineer I. His work involved supporting both traditional dedicated server environments and hybrid hosting solutions, as well as managing virtualization technologies like Citrix Xen Center and VMware vSphere.
Education and Certifications
Maurice Nash studied Management Information Systems at Hallmark College of Technology, earning an Associate of Science degree from 2011 to 2012. He also completed training in Signals Intelligence at the U.S. Army School of Intelligence in 2002. He holds grandfathered CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ certifications, which he obtained in 2008, demonstrating his foundational knowledge in IT and security.
Professional Background
Before his tenure at ECS, Maurice Nash worked at Parsons Corporation as a Systems Operations Engineer II from 2017 to 2020. He also held positions at Dell as a Desktop Field Support Analyst and at Best Buy as a Digital Technologies Solutions Specialist. His diverse background includes experience in server administration, virtualization, and infrastructure deployment.
Technical Skills and Expertise
Maurice Nash has developed a strong technical skill set throughout his career. He has experience in deploying in-house and collocated infrastructures, server administrative duties including Exchange and LDAP administration, and implementing processes for managing Bare Metal servers, SAN/NAS devices, and network appliances. His expertise extends to cloud computing platforms, particularly OpenStack, enhancing his ability to support complex IT environments.