Devops Engineer Aws Cloud

Location:

Charlotte, NC

Posted:

April 09, 2025

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Stephen Kennedy

*****************@*****.*** +1-623-***-**** Charlotte, NC

Professional Summary

AWS Cloud and DevOps Engineer with over 6 years of experience in architecting, deploying, and managing scalable, secure, and cost-optimized cloud infrastructures on AWS. Proficient in automating infrastructure using AWS CloudFormation and Terraform to ensure consistent, repeatable deployments across environments. Skilled in migrating legacy applications to modern, containerized environments using Docker, AWS ECS, and AWS Fargate, and in orchestrating containers with Kubernetes on AWS EKS. Experienced in designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, and CodeBuild to streamline software delivery. Adept at architecting secure networks using AWS VPC, Security Groups, and NACLs, managing access control with IAM policies and roles, and ensuring compliance through robust disaster recovery strategies with AWS S3, Glacier, RDS snapshots, and AWS Backup. Hands-on expertise in serverless computing using AWS Lambda to reduce costs and improve scalability, and optimizing content delivery and performance with AWS CloudFront and Route 53. Proficient in monitoring and logging using AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and X-Ray for real-time visibility and proactive issue resolution. Strong focus on application and infrastructure security using AWS WAF, Shield, and encryption best practices. Collaborative team player with experience in Agile and DevOps environments, delivering end-to-end cloud solutions that are secure, resilient, and highly available

Work Experience

AWS Cloud Engineer

Team4Tech Solutions, Houston, TX June 2021 – Present

Automated infrastructure provisioning using AWS CloudFormation, reducing manual errors by 40% and enabling consistent, repeatable deployments.

Migrated legacy monolithic applications to AWS ECS, improving scalability, deployment speed, and reducing downtime by 30%.

Designed and implemented secure network architectures using AWS VPC, improving data protection and compliance with industry security standards.

Reduced infrastructure costs by 25% by implementing serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, increasing scalability and operational efficiency.

Deployed AWS CloudWatch for real-time log monitoring and alerting, improving system reliability and enabling proactive issue resolution.

Implemented robust disaster recovery strategies with AWS S3, Glacier, and RDS snapshots, reducing recovery time objectives (RTO) by 50%.

Developed CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, Jenkins, and CodeBuild, accelerating release cycles and improving deployment consistency.

Secured applications using AWS WAF, mitigating threats from common web exploits and ensuring security compliance.

Managed containerized microservices with AWS Fargate and ECS, automating deployment and orchestration of production workloads.

Utilized Amazon ECR to store, manage, and deploy Docker images to Fargate, streamlining the container lifecycle and reducing deployment complexity.

Built and integrated CI/CD pipelines for ECS tasks, enabling continuous delivery and zero-downtime deployments for microservices.

Leveraged ECS service discovery and Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) to maintain high availability and dynamic scaling in production environments.

AWS DevOps Engineer

Bongalo, Dallas, TX November 2017 – May 2021

Developed and automated CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, reducing deployment time by 50% and minimizing human errors for faster, more reliable releases.

Implemented AWS CloudFormation and Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning, ensuring environment consistency and reducing manual configuration errors.

Utilized Docker and managed Kubernetes clusters on AWS EKS to improve container orchestration, enhance scalability, and optimize resource utilization.

Leveraged AWS Lambda for building serverless applications, decreasing infrastructure costs while improving scalability and performance.

Configured AWS CodeBuild and AWS CodePipeline to automate build and deployment workflows, enabling faster software delivery cycles.

Deployed comprehensive disaster recovery solutions using AWS S3 and AWS Backup, ensuring high availability and data integrity.

Optimized application performance using AWS CloudFront, reducing latency and enhancing the end-user experience with faster content delivery.

Secured cloud environments by configuring AWS IAM roles, policies, and multi-layered access control, protecting sensitive resources from unauthorized access.

Deployed and managed Docker containers using AWS Fargate, enabling serverless orchestration of microservices for scalable web application infrastructure.

Automated container scaling based on CloudWatch metrics and application traffic, enhancing performance and cost efficiency under variable workloads.

Designed isolated and secure networking environments using VPC configurations and IAM roles to ensure compliance and service-level isolation.

Integrated AWS CloudWatch for real-time monitoring, log management, and performance analysis of containerized applications, increasing operational visibility.

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