Cloud Engineer - CI/CD - IaC - AWS & Automation
Resume:
Alex Monge
Cloud Engineer
Dallas, TX
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/a1monge/
GitHub: https://github.com/a1monge
Summary
Cloud Engineer with hands-on experience supporting and deploying cloud-based systems in enterprise environments, with a strong foundation in CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and Linux/Windows operating systems. Experienced collaborating across engineering, QA, and DevOps teams to validate end-to-end system functionality, support production deployments, and troubleshoot issues impacting performance and reliability. Background includes AWS-based architectures, automation with Python, and customer-facing system validation in regulated, large-scale environments.
Experience
Software Development Engineer in Test
Paycom — Irving, TX May 2025 – Jan 2026
Automated 120+ test cases using Selenium and C# to validate enterprise-scale applications deployed across multiple environments.
Built and maintained a Page Object Model framework supporting large-scale UI migrations and post-deployment regression validation.
Tested React applications with async rendering, dynamic DOM updates, and deployment regressions.
Supported CI/CD pipelines by diagnosing build and deployment failures, improving release reliability in production-like environments.
Collaborated with QA, DevOps, and engineering teams to perform end-to-end system validation, including API and backend workflows.
Assisted in troubleshooting environment-specific issues across Windows and Linux systems during deployment and testing cycles. Education
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX Bachelor of Computer Science Minor in Mathematics August 2020 - August 2024
Relevant Courses: Data Structures, Programming Principles: “C”, Object-Oriented Programming, Software Engineering
Studied Abroad – Spain Relevant Courses: Linear Algebra, Statistics Summer 2022
Graduated Cum Laude (GPA: 3.63)
Tech Stack
Programming Languages:
C#, Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL
Cloud & DevOps
AWS (S3, CloudFront, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB)
Terraform, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes, YAML Web Development:
HTML/CSS, React.js, npm, Flask, REST API
Tools & Platforms:
Git, Gitlab, Postman, Selenium, Playwright, Bash, PowerShell, Windows, Linux, MongoDB, Agile (Scrum, Kanban) Projects
Portfolio Website (Live App)
React-based portfolio deployed through GitHub that showcases cloud and development projects.
Python/Flask backend contact form hosted on Render. Cloud Resume Challenge (GitHub)
Developed and deployed a cloud-based resume website through AWS using React, JavaScript, and Python, hosted on Amazon S3 with CloudFront for HTTPS security.
Implemented a serverless backend API with AWS Lambda and API Gateway to support a dynamic visitor counter stored in DynamoDB. Automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions and managed infrastructure with Terraform.
Designed the architecture using AWS best practices for security, scalability, and cost efficiency. Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate: Aug 2024
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003): Oct 2024
ASTQB - ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level, With Proficiency Distinction: Aug 2025
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