Philip Lafaurie

Philip Lafaurie has a diverse work experience in the technology industry. Philip is currently working as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer at Privia Health since 2023. Prior to that, they worked at Imprivata from 2021 to 2023, where they held the role of Senior DevOps Engineer, Team Lead. In this role, they led a team in designing and managing cloud-based infrastructure using tools like Ansible and Terraform, resulting in reduced errors and a consistent user experience. Philip also worked as a DevOps Engineer II at Imprivata from 2021 to 2021, where they designed and maintained AWS cloud-based infrastructure solutions, implemented security best practices, and collaborated with cross-functional teams to create high-availability infrastructure solutions.

Before their time at Imprivata, Lafaurie worked at FairWarning - An Imprivata Company from 2017 to 2021. Philip held the role of Infrastructure Engineer, where they had expertise in VMware vSphere products, managed multi-site cloud environments, and automated cloud administration. Philip was also a Senior IT Specialist at FairWarning from 2017 to 2018.

Prior to that, Lafaurie served as the Chief Technology Officer at Diimension LLC from 2014 to 2017. In this role, they oversaw general management affairs and technology operations of the company, including managing a Xenserver virtualization infrastructure. Philip also worked as a Senior System Administrator / Data Center Engineer at Ingham Retirement Group from 2015 to 2017, where they provided tier 2 help desk support and implemented network architecture to support company growth.

Lafaurie began their career at Apple, where they worked as a Service Specialist- Technical Support from 2012 to 2015, providing technical support to customers and resolving product issues. Philip also worked at Best Buy as a Technical Lead from 2006 to 2012, responsible for system provisioning, troubleshooting network issues, and providing technical support.

Philip Lafaurie's education history begins in 2006, when they enrolled at Miami Dade College for a degree in Computer Engineering Technology/Technician. Philip completed this program in 2008 and went on to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management at Miami Dade College from 2012 to 2016.

In addition to their formal education, Philip has obtained various certifications throughout their career. These include certifications in Introduction to Programming Using Python, Certified Kubernetes Administrator, AWS Certified Network, F5 NGINX, Docker Certified Associate, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation, Terraform Associate 002, Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer, DevOps Essentials, CompTIA Security+, Idaptive Administration, Cisco ASA Specialist (ASA), Fortinet Network Security Expert Level 4: Certified Professional, Accredited Integration Specialist - HP ProLiant ML/DL/SL Servers [2010] (AIS-MLDLSL10), Accredited Integration Specialist - HP StorageWorks, VCP6-DCV, VCA6-DCV, and VCA5-DCV. These certifications were obtained from institutions such as A Cloud Guru | A Pluralsight Company, NGINX, HashiCorp, Palo Alto Networks, Linux Academy, CompTIA, Idaptive (acquired by CyberArk), Cisco Networking Academy, Fortinet, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and VMware, in various years ranging from 2015 to 2023.