Fintan Farrell
About Fintan Farrell
Fintan Farrell is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Kaseya, where he has worked since 2016 in Dublin, Ireland. He has a diverse background in IT and engineering, with previous roles at companies such as American Power Conversion, GameStop, AbbVie, and Abbott Laboratories.
Work at Kaseya
Fintan Farrell has been employed at Kaseya as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer since 2016. In this role, he has implemented and maintained a highly available and reliable provisioning and automation environment utilizing tools such as Packer, Chef, and Ansible. He owns the process for releasing builds into Development, Test, Stage, and Production environments. Additionally, he enhances and supports global infrastructure and Cloud software monitoring solutions. Farrell is responsible for implementing best practices for the support of SQL Databases and participates in the design, lifecycle management, and ownership of platforms, applications, and infrastructure services.
Previous Work Experience
Before joining Kaseya, Fintan Farrell held various positions in different organizations. He worked at American Power Conversion as a Quality Technician from 1998 to 2000. He served as an International Server Engineer at GameStop from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, he was a Data Acquisition Systems Analyst and Process Engineer at AbbVie for three months in 2013. He also worked as an IT Support Technician at Abbott in 2008 for five months and as an R&D Technician from 2004 to 2005. Additionally, he held roles at Abbott Laboratories as a Manufacturing Control Network Administrator and Business Systems Analyst from 2010 to 2013.
Education and Expertise
Fintan Farrell studied at the Institute of Technology, Sligo, where he earned a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications from 2004 to 2008. His educational background provides a foundation for his expertise in site reliability engineering, automation, and infrastructure management. Throughout his career, he has developed skills in various technologies and practices essential for maintaining reliable systems and supporting cloud infrastructure.
Background
Fintan Farrell has a diverse professional background that spans over two decades. He began his career in 2004 at Abbott as an R&D Technician and has since held multiple roles in IT and engineering. His experience includes positions in quality assurance, server engineering, data acquisition, and systems analysis. This varied background has equipped him with a comprehensive understanding of both technical and operational aspects of IT infrastructure.