Cloud Engineer

Orchestrated support for 100+ developers across multi-cluster Rancher 2-managed Kubernetes environments running on Ubuntu Linux servers hosted on VMware, ensuring secure, highly available workloads, 24/7 mission-critical operations, and optimizing container runtimes to improve cluster performance and stability. Implemented and maintained CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, Terraform, and Helm charts; automated infrastructure deployments and cluster scaling across Linux-based nodes with Prometheus/Grafana monitoring. Hardened security posture through SSL certificate management, access control policies, and audit-ready compliance configurations; executed cluster migrations using Velero backups. Developed comprehensive runbooks and SOPs in Confluence; provided 24/7 support for James Webb Space Telescope commissioning efforts with zero-downtime operations.

Architected and managed highly-available Linux distributed AWS environments (EC2, ECS, EKS, ECR, Fargate, Lambda, RDS, S3, VPC, IAM) for development and regulated production workloads with comprehensive monitoring and security. Deployed Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, CloudFormation, and AWS CDK; built and maintained CI/CD pipelines enabling automated, version-controlled deployments. Designed and implemented disaster recovery solutions with documented SOPs; optimized RTO/RPO through auto-scaling EC2 instances, RDS Multi-AZ, and backup strategies. Implemented compliance monitoring using CloudWatch, Systems Manager, CloudTrail, Config, and GuardDuty; established security controls (IAM, encryption, network segmentation) aligned with regulatory requirements. Automated ETL pipelines using Lambda with EMR and AWS Glue; improved data integrity, audit traceability, and analytics capabilities.

Develop and deliver comprehensive hands-on curriculum for ‘Cloud for Jobs’ program; instruct 26-65+ students per cohort on AWS services, DevOps practices, CI/CD automation, and infrastructure management. Mentor aspiring cloud professionals toward 82% AWS SysOps Administrator Associate certification success and into apprenticeship. Facilitate real-world labs and projects applicable to production cloud environments; collaborate with instructional team to align course content with industry best practices and compliance considerations including event-driven architecture, automation, and Kubernetes containerization.

Architected full-stack WordPress e-commerce platforms with MySQL integration, AWS services (EC2, S3), and Cloudflare CDN; optimized performance through database and object caching. Maintained infrastructure security through continuous security patching, SSL certificate management, and compliance best practices; ensured 99%+ uptime.