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Struggling with unreliable infrastructure, VMware licensing costs, or a stalled cloud migration? I'm a DevOps & Cloud Engineer who builds and stabilizes production environments across AWS, Azure, Proxmox, and Ceph — with a focus on uptime and automation. Most DevOps engineers specialize in either cloud or on-prem infrastructure. I do both: I've run production Proxmox VE clusters with Ceph storage alongside AWS, Azure, and GCP deployments, and I handle VMware-to-Proxmox migrations end-to-end — a combination few freelancers on Upwork cover with hands-on production experience. Here's how I typically help clients: ✔ Design and deploy cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP ✔ Build and troubleshoot Proxmox clusters, including VMware-to-Proxmox migrations ✔ Optimize and recover Ceph storage clusters ✔ Set up Docker and Kubernetes environments with CI/CD pipelines ✔ Implement monitoring with Zabbix and Grafana ✔ Plan and test backup and disaster recovery strategies ✔ Secure infrastructure with VPNs, firewalls, and Zero Trust practices Top Rated Plus on Upwork with a 4.98 rating across 51 completed jobs and over 2,870 hours worked. AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials certified. Clients include startups, MSPs, SaaS companies, and enterprise teams relying on me for production-grade infrastructure. Send me a message with what you're working on and I'll respond with next steps within a few hours.

I build infrastructure that handles real production pressure — not just demos. With 3+ years of hands-on work across AWS, Azure, Huawei Cloud Stack, and OpenStack, I’ve delivered end-to-end cloud solutions for clients ranging from enterprise private cloud environments to SMB server hardening and performance optimization. My work goes beyond setup. I troubleshoot live production issues, write full documentation, and make sure everything is maintainable long after I close the contract. ☁️ Cloud Platforms AWS (EC2, EKS, ECR, ECS, VPC, IAM, Load Balancers) • Microsoft Azure • Huawei Cloud Stack (HCS/CCE) • OpenStack • GCP 🐳 Containers & Orchestration Docker • Kubernetes (EKS, CCE, Minikube) • Helm • Air-gapped offline deployments 🚀 CI/CD & Automation Jenkins • GitHub Actions • GitLab CI/CD • ArgoCD • Ansible 🏗️ Infrastructure as Code Terraform • Automated provisioning • Configuration management 📊 Monitoring & Observability Prometheus • Grafana • ELK Stack • Alerting & Performance Analysis 🔐 Security & Reliability Linux Administration • SSH Hardening • UFW & Firewall • IAM & Access Control • DKIM/SPF/DMARC • Fail2Ban • Lynis 📧 Mail Infrastructure Postfix • Dovecot • Roundcube • MailCow • Email Deliverability & Authentication ✅ What I Can Do For You • Design and deploy production-grade AWS, Azure, HCS, and GCP infrastructure • Set up and manage Kubernetes clusters end-to-end • Build automated CI/CD pipelines from scratch • Automate infrastructure with Terraform and Ansible • Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions • Harden and secure Linux servers and cloud environments • Deploy and manage mail servers with full authentication stack • Troubleshoot and optimize live production environments • Lead cloud migration and modernization projects 💡 Why Clients Work With Me Again • I communicate clearly and keep you updated at every step — no surprises • I focus on root causes, not quick patches — your system stays fixed • I document everything I deliver, so your team can maintain it • I treat your infrastructure as if it were my own • I work in real production environments, not just labs “Infrastructure that scales, pipelines that flow, systems that don’t break at 3AM.”

A Reliable and Detailed-oriented individual Looking for work in specifically AWS based Cloud Infrastructure, possessing good interpersonal and analytical skills, who wish to work with 100% dedication.

✨ 👋 𝐻𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑜! ✨ I am a 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 Engineer, Cloud Engineer, and Solutions Architect with 𝟴+ 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 of experience building secure, scalable, and automated cloud infrastructure. ☁️⚙️ I help businesses automate CI/CD, deploy Docker & Kubernetes workloads, improve monitoring, reduce downtime, and optimize cloud costs. 🚀 🛠 Ｃｌｏｕｄ ＆ ＤｅｖＯｐｓ Ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ ****************************************************** ✔ 𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 & 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 ☁️ AWS EC2, VPC, Load Balancers, Auto Scaling, IAM, Security Groups, high availability, fault tolerance, and scalable cloud architecture. ✔ 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗢𝗽𝘀 & 𝗖𝗜/𝗖𝗗 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🚀 GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline, automated builds, testing, deployment automation, blue/green deployments, and canary releases. ✔ 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 🧩 Terraform and AWS CloudFormation for automated, reusable, secure, and maintainable infrastructure provisioning. ✔ 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 & 𝗞𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 📦 Docker containerization, Kubernetes cluster management, Helm deployments, microservices deployment, scaling, and production container orchestration. ✔ 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 📊 AWS CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK Stack, logging, alerts, performance monitoring, and system reliability. ✔ 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 & 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗢𝗽𝘀 🔐 AWS IAM, RBAC, security groups, encryption, infrastructure hardening, access control, and compliance-focused cloud practices. ✔ 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🔄 AWS migration, cloud modernization, cost optimization, backup, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and infrastructure optimization. ✔ 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 ⚙️ Python, Bash, and PowerShell automation for cloud operations, deployments, APIs, server workflows, and infrastructure management. 🛠 Ｔｅｃｈ Ｓｔａｃｋ *************************** ☁️ 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱: AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean 🟧 𝗔𝗪𝗦: EC2, VPC, IAM, Load Balancer, Auto Scaling, CloudWatch, CodePipeline, EKS 🧩 𝗜𝗮𝗖: Terraform, CloudFormation 📦 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm 🚀 𝗖𝗜/𝗖𝗗: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline 📊 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK Stack 💾 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀: PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, MongoDB, SQL Server ⚙️ 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Python, Bash, PowerShell 🖥 𝗢𝗦: Linux, UNIX, Windows 🌟 Ｗｈｙ Ｈｉｒｅ Ｍｅ？ ******************************* ✔ 8+ years of AWS, Cloud & DevOps experience ✔ Strong cloud architecture and infrastructure automation background ✔ Secure, scalable, highly available, and cost-efficient infrastructure ✔ Reliable CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes deployments, monitoring, and troubleshooting ✔ Focus on production stability, performance, security, and long-term maintainability 🔑 Ｋｅｙｗｏｒｄｓ ********************** AWS, AWS DevOps, AWS Cloud Engineer, AWS Solutions Architect, Cloud Engineer, Cloud Architect, DevOps Engineer, DevOps, Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Web Services, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CodePipeline, Infrastructure as Code, Cloud Migration, Cloud Security, DevSecOps, Linux, Python, Bash, CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK Stack, High Availability, Auto Scaling, Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure Automation, Containerization, Microservices, Monitoring, Cloud Optimization, Cost Optimization

5+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE As Cloud & Platform Engineer with hands-on experience designing, building, and operating modern cloud-native platforms across AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure. I work across infrastructure, Kubernetes, monitoring, security, automation, scripting, and cloud cost optimization, helping teams run scalable, secure, and cost-efficient production systems. ☁️ Multi-Cloud Infrastructure & Core Services: • AWS: EC2, VPC, ALB/NLB, Auto Scaling, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, IAM, Route 53 • GCP: Compute Engine, VPC, Cloud Load Balancing, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage, IAM • Azure: Virtual Machines, Virtual Network, Azure Load Balancer, Azure SQL, Blob Storage, Azure AD • Cloud networking, high availability, fault tolerance, and scalability design ☸️ Kubernetes & Container Platforms: • Kubernetes (production workloads) • Amazon EKS, Google GKE, Azure AKS • Docker • Helm, Kustomize • Ingress controllers (NGINX, cloud-native ingress) • Service networking and autoscaling (HPA, rolling updates) ⚙️ Infrastructure Automation & IaC: • Terraform • Infrastructure as Code best practices • Environment provisioning and lifecycle management • Cloud resource standardization and reuse 🚀 CI/CD, Deployment & DevOps Tooling: • GitHub Actions • GitLab CI/CD • Jenkins • Argo CD (GitOps) . Octopus deploy • Automated build, test, and deployment pipelines • Zero-downtime deployment strategies 📊 Monitoring, Logging & Observability: • Prometheus • Grafana • AWS CloudWatch • GCP Cloud Monitoring & Logging • Azure Monitor & Log Analytics • Centralized logging, metrics, alerting, and dashboards 🔐 Security, Identity & Compliance: • Kubernetes RBAC • Secrets management (Kubernetes Secrets, cloud-native secret services) • Cloud IAM (AWS IAM, GCP IAM, Azure AD) • Secure container workloads and least-privilege access • Basic vulnerability awareness and platform hardening 📦 Artifact & Container Registry Management: • Amazon ECR • Google Artifact Registry • Azure Container Registry • Image versioning, tagging, scanning, and lifecycle cleanup 💰 FinOps & Cost Optimization: • Kubecost (Kubernetes cost monitoring) • Cloud budgets and cost dashboards • Resource requests/limits optimization • Identifying idle, underutilized, and over-provisioned resources • Cost-aware scaling strategies ⚙️ Automation & Scripting: • Bash / Shell scripting • Python for automation tasks • Workflow automation and operational tooling • Linux system administration 🛠️ Operations, Reliability & Support: • Production troubleshooting and root cause analysis • Performance tuning and capacity planning • High availability and resilience improvements • Documentation, runbooks, and team handover I work with startups and engineering teams that need strong cloud platforms — whether setting up multi-cloud infrastructure, running Kubernetes at scale, improving observability and security, or controlling cloud spend.

23+ years in Linux/Windows administration, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure. I build, secure, and scale production systems 24/7 — for MSP clients and direct engagements across industries. If your server is down, your deployment is failing, or you need infrastructure built right the first time — I'm the engineer you call. ━━ SERVER & SYSTEMS ━━ Linux (CentOS, Debian, Ubuntu, Amazon Linux, Rocky Linux) and Windows Server (2012–2025). Active Directory, Group Policy, Intune, hybrid identity. Nginx, Apache, Sendmail, Qmail, Postfix, Exim — MTA setup, Dovecot, SpamAssassin, OpenDKIM, SPF/DKIM/DMARC. Veeam, Acronis, cloud-native DR. Hypervisors: KVM, VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, Proxmox VE — HA clusters, live migration, Ceph/ZFS, Proxmox Backup Server. Redis, Varnish. QNAP NAS — storage management, Plex Media Server deployment, VPN tunnel integration. WHM/cPanel, Plesk, Virtualmin, CloudPanel, CyberPanel. ━━ CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE ━━ AWS: EC2, ECS, EKS, RDS, S3, Route 53, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, Lambda, API Gateway, Elastic Disaster Recovery. GCP: Cloud Run, Cloud Build, Firestore, GKE, IAM, VPC, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, Secret Manager, Cloud Monitoring. Cloudflare (WAF, Workers, Zero Trust, CDN). DigitalOcean, Hetzner, Vultr. MinIO: S3-compatible object storage on bare metal, VMs, Kubernetes — distributed mode, SSE-S3/KMS, lifecycle policies, drop-in S3 for backups and MLOps. Railway: Full-stack PaaS — GitHub/Docker auto-build, managed DBs (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis), private networking, env variables, cron workers, auto-scaling. ━━ SECRETS MANAGEMENT ━━ HashiCorp Vault: Dynamic secrets for AWS IAM, databases, cloud providers — TTL-bound credentials, auto-revoke. PKI for internal CA and on-demand TLS. Vault Secrets Operator for Kubernetes (etcd-free pod injection). Raft HA, RBAC, audit logging, Shamir unseal. Transit engine for encryption-as-a-service. CI/CD integration to eliminate hardcoded credentials. ━━ DEVOPS & CI/CD ━━ Docker, Kubernetes (EKS + self-managed: kubeadm, k3s, RKE2), Helm, Kamal. GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Bitbucket Pipelines. Terraform, Ansible. ArgoCD, Flux (GitOps). Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog. Traefik: Cloud-native ingress — auto TLS, Docker/K8s service discovery, ForwardAuth, rate limiting, canary routing. Caddy: Zero-config-TLS reverse proxy — automatic HTTPS, on-demand certs. Preferred for self-hosted stacks. ━━ NETWORKING & SECURITY ━━ WireGuard, OpenVPN (MFA/ZTNA), IPSec/Libreswan, Xray/REALITY. Tailscale/Headscale — self-hosted mesh VPN, VPS tunnel setup, ACL policies, subnet routing. MikroTik, Juniper, SonicWall, Fortinet (FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer). pfSense, OPNsense. BGP, OSPF. Auth0, OAuth2, OIDC, Duo Security. LDAP/RADIUS, 802.1x, NPS/AD CS/Intune. ━━ DEVELOPMENT & AUTOMATION ━━ Python: FastAPI, Flask, Django, RESTful APIs, OpenAI API, ETL pipelines (Airbyte), orchestration (Airflow, n8n), data processing (pandas), Retool internal tools. Clean, documented, production-ready code. ━━ CONTAINERIZATION & DEPLOYMENT ━━ Docker Compose, Kubernetes manifests, Helm. Portainer, Coolify, Elestio, Traefik, Caddy. MinIO (K8s Operator/Tenant). Nextcloud, n8n, self-hosted app deployment. Vercel, Railway, Netlify, Replit. ━━ MSP & VOIP ━━ Duo Security, SpamTitan, ScreenConnect, ESET, Acronis. M365 multi-tenant administration. Asterisk and Vicidial (AWS + on-prem) — SIP trunks, IVR, call center setup, NetSIP integration. ━━ LEGACY & EARLY CAREER ━━ Foundational background in Windows desktop application development (VB, C#, Access) and web development (Core PHP, Laravel). ━━ WHAT CLIENTS HIRE ME FOR ━━ ► Emergency triage: servers down, services failing, breaches in progress ► Greenfield AWS/cloud environments built to security and compliance best practices ► CI/CD pipelines rebuilt to work reliably — no more failed deployments at 2am ► Self-hosted stacks that cut cloud bills without cutting uptime ► Kubernetes from scratch: EKS, k3s, RKE2 — setup, Helm, GitOps, day-2 operations ► HashiCorp Vault rollouts — eliminate hardcoded credentials across all pipelines ► Proxmox VE clusters: HA, live migration, Ceph storage, Proxmox Backup Server ► Network redesigns: Zero Trust, WireGuard mesh, BGP multi-homed, FortiGate, pfSense ► Ongoing managed infrastructure support and 24/7 incident response ► GCP solution design & delivery — Cloud Run, microservices, IAM, developer onboarding/offboarding ► Infrastructure, Security & Application Audits — server, network, database, cloud, and web stack ━━ INDUSTRIES SERVED ━━ SaaS · Fintech · Healthcare · E-commerce · Legal · Real Estate · Media · Education · Government · Telecoms · Startups · Enterprise. Single-server MVPs to multi-region, multi-account production environments. ━━ COMMUNICATION & PROCESS ━━ I don't disappear after the kickoff call. Clear updates at every stage, thorough documentation, and a proper handover on every engagement. Timezone-flexible. Slack, Teams, WhatsApp, Zoom, or Webex. If the work matters, it gets done right.