Professional Summary
Automation-focused Site Reliability Engineer with 6+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, DevOps, and network security. Proficient in AWS and Azure, with hands-on expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), CI/CD pipelines, container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker), and observability tooling. Passionate about building scalable, reliable systems and driving operational efficiency through automation.
Education
Western Governors University
M.S. Computer Science, June 2025
Related Coursework: AWS Cloud Architecture, Cloud Platform Solutions, Cloud Security, Networking, Network Security, Linux, PowerShell Scripting/Automation, Data Systems Administration, Cryptography
Skills & Certifications
Certifications:
- AWS Solutions Architect Associate
- AWS Developer Associate
- CCNA
- LPI Linux Essentials
- CySA+
- Security+
- Cloud+
- A+
Skills:
- Python
- Bash
- Terraform
- Linux
- Git
- Docker
- GitHub Actions
- JSON
- YAML
- AWS (EC2, ECS, S3, DynamoDB, Lambda)
- Kubernetes / Helm
- Prometheus / Grafana
- Network Troubleshooting
Projects
Cloud Resume Challenge
- Developed and deployed a secure, scalable personal resume website using AWS technologies including S3 for hosting, CloudFront for HTTPS encryption, and used API Gateway/Lambda for a dynamic visitor counter.
- Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform for resource provisioning, integrated CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions, and ensured code quality with an automated Python unit test.
- Enforced secure HTTPS communication and ensured best practices in cybersecurity by configuring SSL/TLS settings within the AWS CloudFront distribution.
AWS and CI/CD Automation for QR Code Generator App
- Deployed a scalable QR Code Generator application using Terraform to automate AWS infrastructure setup, including VPC, subnets, ALB, and ECS Fargate, with Dockerized React frontend and FastAPI backend.
- Developed a robust CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions to automate the deployment of custom-built Docker images and Terraform configurations, ensuring seamless updates for the QR Code Generator application.
Experience
Associate Site Reliability Engineer
Ideagen, Remote, Oct 2024 – Present
- Authored reusable Terraform modules to provision and manage AWS infrastructure across Dev, Stage, and Prod environments, enabling consistent and repeatable deployments via IaC.
- Designed and automated AMI building pipelines using EC2 Image Builder, Step Functions, and Ansible, reducing manual image maintenance and standardizing deployments across environments.
- Managed Azure infrastructure including SSL/TLS certificate renewals across Application Gateways and IIS, and administered user access and RBAC across Azure Active Directory.
- Administered Rackspace network infrastructure including F5 load balancer configurations, DNS management, and Cisco ASA firewall rules across multi-data center environments.
Network Security Analyst
L3Harris, Melbourne, Florida, Apr 2022 – Oct 2024
- Developed, troubleshooted, and implemented hardening templates for 6000+ Cisco network devices, ensuring compliance with Cisco's 15.X benchmarks and enhancing system security posture.
- Managed antivirus updates for 6 Palo Alto firewalls in production and test environments across 100+ sites using Panorama, maintaining robust security protocols.
- Executed comprehensive Health Checks on intrusion detection systems, proactively identifying and mitigating potential vulnerabilities within the network.
Cloud Information Security Analyst
Koniag, Cary, North Carolina, May 2021 – Apr 2022
- Identified and responded to 30+ cloud-related vulnerabilities and exploits by leveraging technologies such as Splunk, SQL databases, Jira for tracking, and network analysis tools like Wireshark.
- Utilized Docker to create and manage containerized environments for testing and replicating reported vulnerabilities, ensuring consistent and isolated testing conditions.
- Monitored and threat detection for cloud-based intrusion detection systems, focusing on securing UNIX environments.
Network Lab Engineer
Cisco, Cary, North Carolina, Nov 2019 – May 2021
- Troubleshooted network configurations and security for 500+ cases on Cisco Catalyst, Nexus, and XR devices while collaborating with Cisco TAC. Tasks included configuring VLANs, ACLs, and setting up access using console, telnet, and FTP/TFTP.
Cloud Network Analyst
Perspecta, Raleigh, North Carolina, Dec 2018 – Nov 2019
- Implemented and managed a multi-region, high-availability VPC architecture with peering connections, ensuring 99.99% uptime and seamless failover during peak usage periods.
- Conducted in-depth analysis and optimization of cloud network traffic patterns using AWS CloudWatch and Azure Network Watcher, resulting in a 15% reduction in latency and a 10% cost saving on data transfer.