Alex Little

IT Operations Analyst | Azure Fundamentals Certified

Summary

IT Operations Analyst at J.D. Irving, Limited, where I monitor enterprise infrastructure health, manage application performance, and respond to systems and security incidents across a large multi-company organization. Azure Fundamentals certified, with a BSc in Computer Science from Mount Allison University and a Graduate Certificate in Cloud Computing from George Brown Polytechnic. Focused on enhancing operational consistency and system reliability.

Skills

Certifications

Experience

IT Operations Analyst

J.D. Irving, Limited | May 2025 – Present | Saint John, NB

  • Monitor enterprise infrastructure health and application performance across a large multi-company organization using industry-leading monitoring solutions.
  • Investigate and respond to systems and security incidents, mitigating potential impact and coordinating timely resolution with cross-functional teams.
  • Centralize stakeholder communication during priority incidents, providing accurate and timely status updates throughout the incident lifecycle.
  • Support routine infrastructure maintenance and updates to sustain a stable and secure environment across the J.D. Irving group of companies.
  • Continuously improve standard operating procedures and documentation to drive quality and operational consistency.
  • Provide after-hours end-user support as part of a 24/7 shift-based coverage model.
  • Work across a broad technology stack including ServiceNow, Splunk, VMware, Microsoft Intune, and SCCM in a security-conscious enterprise environment.

Computer Assembly & Repair Technician

Renewed Computer Technology | May 2024 – Feb 2025 | Mississauga, ON

  • Diagnosed, assembled, and repaired donated computer hardware for distribution to schools and community organizations.
  • Gained hands-on experience with hardware components, software installation, and quality assurance processes.

Landscape Crew Leader

Green by Nature Landscaping | May 2020 – Aug 2022 | St Andrews, NB

Senior Tour Guide

Ministers Island | May 2016 – Aug 2019 | St Andrews, NB

Projects

Cloud Resume Challenge — Azure

Built and deployed a serverless resume website on Microsoft Azure. Frontend hosted on Azure Static Web Apps with automatic CI/CD via GitHub Actions. A visitor counter is backed by an HTTP-triggered Azure Function (Python 3.12) that reads and updates a Cosmos DB Table API entity on every request.

Education

Graduate Certificate, Cloud Computing Technologies

George Brown Polytechnic | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Mount Allison University | Sep 2017 – May 2021