
Matthew Magdon
IT Systems Administrator
Professional Summary
IT systems administrator with 11 years across managed services, regulated banking, and enterprise support. Recent focus areas include:
- escalation engineering across many client environments
- technical account management and client-facing presentations
- scoping, quoting, and delivering infrastructure projects from statement of work through documentation
- microsoft 365 tenant and on-prem server infrastructure hardening and audit remediation
- rewriting client operating procedures around current infrastructure and security practices
- identifying and creating process efficiencies and automations for businesses or individuals
- teaching people to use AI platforms appropriately (claude, chatgpt, m365 copilot)
- powershell and python scripting for repetitive, repeatable administrative work
- industry-specific or extremely niche software development
Experience
IT Systems Administrator
June 2023 – PresentCISO Global · Remote (Scottsdale, AZ)
- Lead engineer for 7–10 managed-services clients and escalation resource across roughly 110 others for infrastructure, virtualization, backup, and security issues.
- Co-led ransomware response and recovery for a manufacturing client; helped the team restore roughly 500 VMs during a two-week, multi-system rebuild.
- Led Windows 10 to Windows 11 upgrades across several clients and migrated Windows Server 2008 and 2012 R2 fleets to Server 2019 or newer.
- Designed and quoted Datto SIRIS replacements for aging or failing BCDR appliances and led the technical work for multiple pre-sales efforts.
- Rebuilt ESXi and Hyper-V host clusters and redesigned backup architecture and storage tiers where inherited designs no longer scaled.
Systems Engineer
June 2021 – June 2023Site2 · Clarks Summit, PA
- Supported VMware Horizon applications and desktops for about 250 users across 12 client environments. Managed gold images, ran recomposes, and troubleshot day-to-day issues.
- Ran Cisco switching and routing and Fortinet firewalls at client sites; supported Palo Alto and Cisco ASA at New Jersey and Virginia colocation facilities.
- Deployed and maintained Veeam, Asigra, and Acronis while clients consolidated backup platforms.
- Implemented and documented security controls mapped to CMMC, NIST, and HIPAA for client environments under audit.
- Provisioned and imaged Dell Wyse thin clients and managed fleet policy. Kept environment documentation and diagrams current for on-call handoffs.
Technical Services Analyst
May 2017 – June 2021FNCB Bank · Dunmore, PA
- Administered Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, SCCM, Intune, and enterprise patching for about 200 users across 18 branches.
- Wrote PowerShell tools for routine administration and bulk changes, saving several hours each week and reducing errors from repetitive work.
- Maintained Citrix XenApp and XenDesktop, including gold image lifecycle and policy.
- Administered the Microsoft 365 tenant for a regulated bank and handled compliance, audit remediation, and tenant security.
- Administered Fortinet firewalls and Cisco switches across the datacenter and 18-branch network.
- Ran Nessus vulnerability scans and phishing simulations, remediated findings, and closed audit items.
- Built custom administration tools in Python and rolled out Duo MFA across the bank.
- Set up and ran ITIL-aligned incident, change, and project management for the IT team.
Technical Support and Application Security
2015 – 2017NetDriven / C3i-Sanofi
- Worked across service desk, application security, and technical support in enterprise and production environments serving tens of thousands of users.
- Worked daily with Active Directory, access management, DNS, enterprise applications, and high-volume incidents.
- Handled escalations and served as a trainer for global support teams.
Technical Skills
- Virtualization and EUC
- VMware ESXi, vCenter, Horizon; Hyper-V; Citrix XenApp/XenDesktop; Dell Wyse and 10zig
- Backup and recovery
- Veeam; Datto BCDR/SIRIS; Asigra; Acronis; disaster recovery and business continuity planning
- Windows, identity, and endpoint
- Windows Server; Active Directory, hybrid, and M365 environments; RMM and patch management across industry-standard vendors
- Networking and security
- Cisco switching/routing; WatchGuard, Fortinet, Palo Alto, and Cisco firewall administration; MFA (Duo, M365); internal and external penetration testing; DNS and SSL certificate management
- Cloud and compliance
- Microsoft 365 tenant hardening; SharePoint administration; Power Automate and Power BI workflow automation; aligning companies to CMMC, NIST, and HIPAA; audit and vulnerability remediation
- Automation and process
- PowerShell; Python; ITIL incident, change, and project management; helping staff use AI platforms appropriately (Claude, Codex/ChatGPT, M365 Copilot)
Community Leadership
- Past State Chairman, Computer Programming, SkillsUSA Pennsylvania: designed the state exam and practical evaluations.
- Awarded first place to a SkillsUSA Pennsylvania state competitor who went on to win first place at nationals.
- Occupational Advisory Board, Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County: advise on curriculum and industry trends.
Education
- Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County · Computer Systems Technology
- University of Scranton · Coursework