Andrew ***

CAREER SUMMARY

Senior Cloud Engineer with 9 years of experience designing, implementing and managing secure, scalable and highly available cloud infrastructure across enterprise environments. Experienced in cloud architecture, infrastructure automation, DevOps, containerisation, networking, security, monitoring and cloud migration. Strong background designing and operating production environments across AWS and Microsoft Azure, with extensive experience implementing Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines. Skilled in translating business and technical requirements into reliable cloud solutions while balancing performance, security, scalability and operational efficiency. Experienced in collaborating with software engineers, architects, security teams, project managers and business stakeholders to deliver complex cloud and infrastructure projects.

EDUCATION

Australian National University, Canberra ACT
Bachelor of Information Technology, February 2013 – December 2016

EXPERIENCE

Cloud Infrastructure Solutions, Canberra ACT — Senior Cloud Engineer, January 2020 – Current

Lead the design, implementation and ongoing management of secure, scalable and highly available cloud infrastructure across enterprise environments.
Design cloud architectures across AWS and Microsoft Azure based on application requirements, security requirements and operational objectives.
Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and CloudFormation to automate cloud infrastructure provisioning and configuration.
Design and manage cloud networking environments including VPCs, VNets, subnets, routing, load balancing, VPNs, firewalls and private connectivity.
Build and maintain containerised environments using Docker and Kubernetes to support scalable application deployment.
Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate application builds, infrastructure deployment, testing and release processes.
Implement cloud security controls including identity and access management, encryption, network security, secrets management and security monitoring.
Monitor cloud infrastructure, applications and services to identify performance issues, availability risks and operational incidents.
Develop automation scripts and tooling using Python, PowerShell and Bash to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual infrastructure tasks.
Support cloud migration projects, assessing existing infrastructure and developing migration strategies for applications and enterprise workloads.
Implement backup, disaster recovery and business continuity solutions to improve system resilience and service availability.
Work closely with software engineers, solution architects, cybersecurity teams and project managers to ensure cloud environments meet technical and business requirements.
Conduct infrastructure reviews, capacity planning and performance optimisation to improve reliability and control cloud operating costs.
Lead technical investigations and root-cause analysis for complex infrastructure and production incidents.
Mentor junior cloud and DevOps engineers and provide technical guidance on cloud architecture, automation and operational practices.

Enterprise Technology Services, Canberra ACT — Cloud Engineer, January 2017 – December 2019

Supported the design, deployment and maintenance of cloud infrastructure across enterprise applications and internal technology platforms.
Provisioned and configured cloud resources across AWS and Microsoft Azure environments.
Developed infrastructure automation using Terraform, CloudFormation and scripting tools.
Assisted with cloud migration projects, including infrastructure assessment, workload planning and migration execution.
Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines to support automated application and infrastructure deployments.
Managed cloud networking components including virtual networks, subnets, security groups, routing and load balancing.
Supported Docker-based application environments and assisted with Kubernetes deployments and configuration.
Implemented monitoring, logging and alerting solutions to improve infrastructure visibility and operational reliability.
Assisted with identity and access management, security configuration and cloud compliance activities.
Investigated infrastructure incidents, performed troubleshooting and implemented corrective actions.
Supported backup, disaster recovery and high-availability solutions for critical workloads.
Worked closely with developers and system administrators to resolve deployment and infrastructure issues.
Participated in technical documentation, infrastructure reviews and operational improvement initiatives.
Followed Agile and IT service management processes for project delivery, incident management and change implementation.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Cloud Platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, cloud architecture, cloud migration, hybrid cloud, high availability, scalability

AWS: EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, RDS, Lambda, CloudWatch, ECS, EKS, Route 53, ELB, CloudFormation

Microsoft Azure: Azure Virtual Networks, Virtual Machines, Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Storage, Azure Functions, Azure Monitor, Azure Active Directory

Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, infrastructure automation, configuration management, cloud provisioning

Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, Azure Kubernetes Service, containerised applications

DevOps & CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, automated deployments, release pipelines, continuous integration and continuous delivery

Networking: VPC, VNets, subnets, routing, DNS, load balancing, VPN, firewalls, private networking, network security

Security: IAM, RBAC, identity management, encryption, secrets management, security monitoring, cloud security best practices

Automation & Scripting: Python, Bash, PowerShell, YAML, automation scripting, infrastructure automation

Monitoring & Observability: CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, Prometheus, Grafana, logging, alerting, performance monitoring

Databases & Storage: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Amazon RDS, Azure SQL, S3, Azure Blob Storage, backup and disaster recovery

Professional Skills: Technical leadership, cloud architecture, problem-solving, incident management, stakeholder communication, mentoring, documentation, project coordination

Education

2013-02 to 2016-12
Bachelor of Information Technology
Australian National University, Canberra ACT

Skills

Cloud Engineering | Cloud Architecture | AWS | Microsoft Azure | Cloud Migration | Hybrid Cloud | Infrastructure as Code | Terraform | CloudFormation | Docker | Kubernetes | Amazon EKS | Azure Kubernetes Service | DevOps | CI/CD | GitHub Actions | GitLab CI/CD | Jenkins | Azure DevOps | Python | Bash | PowerShell | Cloud Networking | VPC | Azure Virtual Network | IAM | RBAC | Cloud Security | Infrastructure Automation | Monitoring | CloudWatch | Azure Monitor | Prometheus | Grafana | High Availability | Disaster Recovery | Backup Solutions | Load Balancing | VPN | DNS | Linux | System Administration | Performance Optimisation | Incident Management | Technical Leadership | Stakeholder Management | Mentoring

Occupation: Senior Cloud Engineer

Experience: 9 years

Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Skills: AWS, Azure, Kubernetes

Experience: 9 years

Daily rate: AUD 650

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