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Hi, I am Eric

Eric Steeds

Systems Administrator

Systems Administrator with 10+ years of experience managing high-availability Linux-based infrastructure in healthcare, utility, manufacturing, and small business environments.

Skills

Experience

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St. Joseph’s Hospital

2023 - Present

Ontario, Canada

Linux System Administrator

2023 - Present

Responsibilities:
  • Maintain and support high-availability hybrid Linux and Windows infrastructure for critical healthcare systems.
  • Maintain and operate Epic ODB servers, including backups, patch management, and system updates.
  • Plan and execute Epic ODB server migrations with minimal downtime.
  • Administer Linux systems including installation, configuration, maintenance, and security hardening.
  • Designed Ansible workflows for file distribution using SFTP, rsync, and SMB.
  • Deploy and support SQL Server instances for pharmacy and Cisco VoIP systems.
Festival Hydro / Rhyzome Networks

2021 - 2023

Ontario, Canada

Linux System Administrator

2021 - 2023

Responsibilities:
  • Supported enterprise infrastructure across VMware, Proxmox, KVM, storage, networking, and security systems.
  • Administered Ceph distributed storage and Proxmox backup infrastructure using ZFS.
  • Implemented centralized logging with Arctic Wolf SIEM.
  • Supported pfSense, Palo Alto, ISC DHCP, BIND DNS, CheckMK, LibreNMS, and Graylog.
  • Administered Microsoft 365, Exchange, Azure AD, and OAuth integrations.
  • Developed automation using Bash and Ansible.
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Steeds IT Services

2013 - Present

Ontario, Canada

Owner / Infrastructure Consultant

2013 - Present

Responsibilities:
  • Maintain servers and IT infrastructure for manufacturing environments.
  • Implement network segmentation for CNC and office systems.
  • Assist with CMMC cybersecurity compliance efforts.
  • Develop automation scripts using Bash and PowerShell.
  • Build Linux infrastructure including routing, reverse proxy, and containerized services.
  • Automate updates, LVM snapshots, and deployment using Ansible.

Projects

Epic ODB Server Operations
Linux System Administrator

Administration, backup, patching, migration, and support of Epic ODB infrastructure in healthcare.

Epic ODB Linux Healthcare
Ceph / Proxmox Infrastructure
Administrator

Distributed storage and virtualization using Ceph, Proxmox, ZFS, monitoring, and backup workflows.

Ceph Proxmox ZFS Storage
Automation Workflows
Builder

Bash, Ansible, and API-driven workflows for file distribution, updates, snapshots, and deployment.

Ansible Bash Automation