Peter Aldrich Jr
Principal DevOps Engineer
Passionate about AI, infrastructure, and leveraging cutting-edge technologies. Committed to continuous learning and driving innovation for impactful results.
Blog
Insights, thoughts, and updates on DevOps, AI, and technology.
Jupyter Service Config
Details on configuring and managing a Jupyter Notebook service using systemd.
Reverse Proxy with SSL
Leveraging Docker to deploy a Reverse Proxy (Traefik) with automated SSL.
Getting Started with Ollama
A look into running large language models locally using Ollama.
More posts coming soon!
Resume
Education
B.S. Criminal Justice
Westfield State University
2014 - 2020
B.S. Computer Science
Westfield State University
2016 - 2020
Certifications & Clearance
DeepLearning.AI Generative AI with Large Language Models
June 2025
CompTIA Security+
Valid: 2024 - 2027
Security Clearance: Secret
Valid: 2020 - 2030
Experience
Principal DevOps Engineer
Raytheon
Apr 2024 - Present
View Details- Architected, maintained, and optimized CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Bitbucket CI), reducing deployment time by 20%.
- Led support and integration of development environments using Ansible and containerization (PostgreSQL, Jenkins, Atlassian tools, Matlab, Ollama, Coverity).
- Managed code repositories (GitLab, ClearCase, Bitbucket) with Artifactory.
- Administered and optimized Linux infrastructure (RHEL) with Docker, Apache, Tomcat, Anaconda, improving response times by 15%.
- Automated infrastructure changes using Ansible and cron jobs, reducing manual effort by 30%.
Senior Linux Systems Admin
Raytheon
Sep 2022 - Apr 2024
View Details- Maintained and secured RHEL systems, ensuring compliance and high availability.
- Automated system admin tasks (antivirus, Splunk forwarders, config) with Ansible, improving efficiency by 25%.
- Collaborated with teams to troubleshoot RHEL systems.
Systems Engineer II
GD Mission Systems
May 2022 - Sep 2022
View Details- Supported and integrated software infrastructure into surface ship systems.
- Developed technical documentation and software packages (Ansible, Bash, PowerShell).
- Managed version control with Git.
- Performed software testing and configuration verification.
- Applied Agile methodologies.
Systems Engineer I
GD Mission Systems
Jun 2020 - May 2022
View Details- Supported and integrated software infrastructure for surface ship systems.
- Developed documentation and scripts for software configuration/installation.
- Conducted software testing.
Intern Engineer
GD Mission Systems
Mar 2020 - Jun 2020
View Details- Conducted peer reviews of technical documentation.
- Tested documentation and software packages against standards.