Nate Duerksen

Nate Duerksen is a Site Reliability Engineer at Ad Astra since March 2022, responsible for ensuring software stability and performance in AWS, automating tasks, onboarding clients, and performing tier 3 support. Prior experience includes serving as a DevOps Engineer at Tyler Technologies, where Nate managed CD/CI pipelines and executed production deployments, and as a Senior System Engineer at Cerner Corporation, overseeing development testing and managing healthcare technology infrastructures. Earlier roles include a Test Engineer position at GE Aviation, focusing on FAA-compliant automated test procedures, and an internship as a System Analyst at ADM, where Nate improved automation efficiency significantly. Nate Duerksen holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management from Kansas State University.