Hello, I'm Luca, Founder & Principal Architect at THE GOAT LAB Here's what I can offer you: ✅ DevOps Expertise: Streamline your software development lifecycle with efficient CI/CD pipelines, magic tools for automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management, and continuous monitoring with helpful feedback. ✅ Cloud Architecture Design: Design and implement robust cloud architectures on leading platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) that ensure scalability, security, and cost-effectiveness. ✅ System Administration: Leverage my extensive experience managing complex IT systems, including servers, networks, and storage solutions. ✅ Infrastructure Automation: I'm proficient in using infrastructure automation tools like Terraform and Ansible to ensure consistent and efficient infrastructure provisioning and configuration. ✅ Security Best Practices: Implementing security best practices throughout the entire IT lifecycle, from infrastructure design to application deployment, is my commitment. I am a results-oriented professional with a strong work ethic and a dedication to continuous learning, and a team player who thrives in collaborative environments with efficiency and productivity in mind Here are some of the technologies I am proficient in: ➡️ Cloud Platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) ➡️ DevOps Tools (Git, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes) ➡️ Infrastructure Automation Tools (Terraform, Ansible) ➡️ Configuration Management Tools (Puppet, Chef) ➡️ Infrastructure Monitoring Tools (Prometheus, Grafana) ➡️ Scripting Languages (Python, Bash) Keywords to reach me: Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Deployment (CD), Configuration Management (CM), Infrastructure Automation, Cloud Computing (AWS, Azure, GCP), Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Monitoring & Logging (Prometheus, ELK Stack), Version Control Systems (Git), CI/CD Pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD), Infrastructure Provisioning (Terraform), API Management, DevOps Methodologies (Agile, Kanban), Infrastructure Optimization, Operating Systems (Linux, Windows Server), Virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V), Network Administration, Security & Compliance, System Monitoring & Troubleshooting, Scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell), Storage Management (SAN, NAS), Backup & Disaster Recovery, Desktop & Server Support, Hardware & Software Maintenance, Active Directory & LDAP, System Performance Optimization, System Analysis & Design, Cloud Deployment & Management, Open Source Technologies

Hello there! 👋 I’m a certified DevOps consultant with a passion for automating infrastructure, scaling cloud environments, and making deployments smoother and faster for teams of all sizes. Over the years, I’ve helped teams design, build, and manage resilient systems using the best tools in the DevOps world. My toolkit includes: - Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Ansible, Bicep, ARM - Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, Helm - Web & Networking: NGINX, Load Balancing - Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS - Monitoring & Logging: Grafana, ELK Stack, Prometheus - CI/CD Automation: Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins I believe in clear communication, reliability, and building solutions that scale. If you’re looking for someone who can own your infrastructure challenges and deliver real results, I’d love to connect. Let’s talk about how I can help your team succeed

✅ ✅ ✅ TOP-RATED PLUS Cloud Engineering & CTO Consulting! As an accomplished CTO consultant, my specialization in Cloud DevOps Engineering spans an impressive 12 years. I've successfully designed, implemented, and maintained cloud-based infrastructure and systems, harnessing the latest technologies and best practices in Cloud DevOps. My expertise includes AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, with a deep understanding of optimizing and securing these environments. Beyond this technical wizardry, I offer a business-oriented mindset honed from successfully operating my own startup in 2012. Be it budget management, team leadership, creative ideation, or company growth, I have the right business acumen to propel your company forward. If you need assistance with cloud migration, infrastructure scaling, or deployment pipeline automation, I have the expertise and experience to guide you to your goals. 🌟 Why am I unique amongst other freelancers? 🌟 I prioritize "QUALITY of Work", always striving for client success and satisfaction. A brief 10-minute conversation is all it takes for me to grasp your business needs. Your privacy matters, hence my readiness to sign an NDA to protect your business. I'm passionate about my work, balancing speed and quality in every task I undertake. My expansive skill set includes: Mastery in cPanel / WHM. ● Expertise with cloud providers such as AWS, Google Cloud, Alibaba Cloud, Digital Ocean, etc. ● Specialization in managing application cloud platforms like OpenStack, OpenShift. ● Proficiency in Linux distributions (RedHat, CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian). ● Expertise in computer clustering, data replication, and disaster recovery. ● Skill in containerization orchestration (Docker and Kubernetes). ● Mastery in monitoring solutions such as ElasticSearch, Kibana, Zabbix, Nagios, NewRelic, etc. ● Familiarity with DevOps automation tools such as Ansible, Chef, Puppet, Terraform, Jenkins. ● Experience working closely with developers to design CI/CD pipelines. ● Expertise in CMS & eCommerce platforms (WordPress, Drupal, Magento, Shopify, PrestaShop). ● Proficiency in email migration to GSuite, Office365. ● Proficiency in implementing HIPAA compliance in your infrastructure. I'm excited to discuss your unique needs and explore how I can be of service. Let's chat!

I'm a certified AWS DevOps engineer with over a decade in the field. I specialize in managing and analyzing Linux/Unix enterprise servers, handling SaaS applications, containers, and various web languages through APIs, all while focusing on Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform; also I have experience working with ML, MLOps and AI. My web language experience relies on Node.js, React, Python, Java Spring Boot, and .NET, all integrated via APIs. My expertise lies in DevOps, continuous integration, and microservices, where I leverage Kubernetes, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines to enhance efficiency. Certifications: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate AWS Certified Security – Specialty Azure Fundamentals Azure DevOps Engineer – Expert Azure AI – Fundamentals Azure Security – Fundamentals Superlative experience on: Amazon Web Services (AWS): AMAZON EC2, Amazon CloudFront, CloudFormation, S3, Amazon RDS, Amazon ELB, Amazon Auto Scaling, Amazon VPC, Route53, Amazon ECS, Fargate, Beanstalk, Lambda, AWS Code Deploy, etc. Serverless developer: API Gateway, Amazon cognito, Amazon Lambda, DynamoDB, and more. Azure: These past years I've experimented over Microsoft Azure Cloud Provider, providing support and infrastructure resources using services as Virtual Machines, Storage Accounts, SQL Flexible servers for MySQL, PostgreSQL and Microsoft SQL, App Services, Cloud Services, Function Apps, Application Gateways, DNS Zone, Container Registries, Container Instances and Kubernetes, provided manually and using ARM Templates or Terraform for IAC. Finally, I've worked on providing user management best practices using Microsoft Entra ID and Azure RBAC. DevOps:I'm dedicated to automating Infrastructure as Code, using a variety of tools to streamline my workflows. My toolkit for building and managing multitenant infrastructures includes Terraform, Docker, AWS ECS, Kubernetes, Ansible, Chef, AWS CloudFormation, and AWS Vagrant. In the realm of CI/CD, I rely on a comprehensive set of tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, TravisCI, AWS CodeDeploy, AWS CodeCommit, AWS ECS, Bitbucket Pipelines, GitLab, and Webhooks. DevSecOps: I focus on securing digital infrastructures efficiently. I use tools like Snyk, SonarQube, Sonatype, JFrog, and Nexus for code analysis and vulnerability assessments. These tools are integrated into GitLab workflows for automated security checks. I also implement SOC2 practices to ensure robust security and compliance. Compliances: HIPAA, PCI & SOC2 Big Data and Analytics:Amazon RedShift, Airflow, AWS Glue, AWS EMR, AWS sagemaker, tensorflow, AWS Kinesis, Hadoop, Apache Spark, and Cassandra.

👋 I am a Certified Multicloud DevOps Engineer, Cloud Engineer, SRE (Site Reliability Engineer), and Platform Engineer with 15+ years of hands-on experience. Throughout my career, I’ve consistently designed, deployed, and managed scalable, secure, and resilient infrastructure solutions for enterprises, fast-growing startups, and highly regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, and e-commerce 💪💪 SKILLS & ACHIEVEMENTS 👉 Programming Languages Applied across automation, infrastructure workflows, and backend integrations in enterprise CI/CD pipelines: Bash, Python, YAML, PowerShell – scripting and orchestration of distributed systems. Golang, TypeScript, JavaScript – building CLI utilities, microservices, and dashboards. SQL – database scripting and performance optimization for PostgreSQL, MySQL. Key Result: Cut deployment times by 82% through custom automation scripts across hybrid-cloud environments. 👉 DevOps Engineer | GCP DevOps | AWS DevOps | Azure DevOps - Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Delivered multi-cloud infrastructure for Fortune 500 organizations: Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, AWS CloudFormation, AWS SAM, ARM Templates. Key Result: Achieved full disaster recovery readiness and cross-region scalability with Terraform and Ansible. 👉 DevOps Engineer | GCP DevOps | AWS DevOps | Azure DevOps - Containerization and Orchestration Implemented microservices at scale via Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE): Docker, Kubernetes (all providers), OpenShift, Azure Service Fabric. Key Result: Reached 99.99% uptime and reduced cloud spend by 37% through optimized autoscaling strategies. 👉 DevOps Engineer | GCP DevOps | AWS DevOps | Azure DevOps - Cloud Platforms and Services Architected and secured global hybrid-cloud infrastructures: AWS (core focus): enterprise-grade deployments for healthcare, finance, retail. Azure: DevOps pipeline integrations with AD. GCP: Implemented GKE and BigQuery for large-scale data solutions. Key Result: Led a cloud transformation cutting costs by $2M+ annually and accelerating delivery 5x. 👉 DevOps Engineer | GCP DevOps | AWS DevOps | Azure DevOps - DevOps Tools and Practices Engineered CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and release automation: Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Bitbucket Pipelines, Argo CD, Octopus Deploy. Key Result: Delivered zero-downtime deployments and enabled 10x faster production rollouts. 👉 DevOps Engineer | GCP DevOps | AWS DevOps | Azure DevOps - Monitoring and Observability Built end-to-end observability stacks: Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, Datadog, Zabbix, CloudWatch. Key Result: Improved MTTR by 42% through central log management, alerting, and tracing. 👉 Marketing and Analytics Collaborated with marketing teams for real-time analytics: Google Analytics, GTM, Mixpanel, FullStory, Drift, HubSpot. Key Result: Delivered live dashboards, boosting conversion tracking accuracy by 27%. 👉 DevOps Engineer | GCP DevOps | AWS DevOps | Azure DevOps - Databases and Storage Engineered high-availability and cloud-native database solutions: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis, Cassandra. Key Result: Migrated legacy DBs with zero data loss and achieved 62% performance uplift. 👉 DevOps Engineer | GCP DevOps | AWS DevOps | Azure DevOps - Operating Systems & SysAdmin Large-scale administration of Unix/Linux systems: Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Cloud Linux, Windows Server. Key Result: Automated patching across 500+ nodes and hardened OS security to CIS standards. 👉 DevOps Engineer - Networking Designed and managed enterprise-grade network topologies: VPN, VLAN, DNS, DHCP, NAT, SNMP. Key Result: Built secure multi-cloud VPCs and site-to-site VPNs between on-prem and cloud. 👉 System Administration & Hosting Maintained enterprise-scale hosting platforms: cPanel, WHM, Cyberpanel, Plesk, HAProxy, Email Servers. Key Result: Migrated 200+ sites with no downtime, tripling load-balancer efficiency. 👉 Web Servers & Application Platforms Scaled and optimized business-critical applications: Apache, Nginx, Tomcat, WebSphere, JBoss. Key Result: Reduced latency by 52% via reverse proxy caching and CDN integration. 👉 Frameworks & Libraries Supported DevOps workflows as a Full Stack Developer: React, Angular, Next.js, Spring Boot, GraphQL. Key Result: Delivered CI pipelines for frontends and serverless backend deployments. 👉 Testing Tools Selenium, Mixpanel Testing. Key Result: Automated regression testing to eliminate production rollbacks. 👉 DevOps Engineer - Security & Authentication Secured regulated infrastructures (PCI, HIPAA): Keycloak, Azure, Cognito, OKTA, Firewalls, Fail2ban. Key Result: Built centralized SSO and conducted security audits with advanced threat modeling. 📩 Ready to take your cloud infrastructure to the next level? If you need a dependable DevOps partner who builds secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions, send me a message — I'd be glad to learn about your project and help bring your vision to life.

If your cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, data workflows, or ML deployments are becoming difficult to manage, insecure, or hard to scale, I can help you build a reliable, automated, and production-ready system. I’m a DevOps, MLOps, and Cloud Engineer with 4+ years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and maintaining secure cloud infrastructure across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform. I help startups and growing companies automate deployments, manage Kubernetes environments, optimize cloud operations, and deploy AI/ML systems with scalable DevOps practices. My work focuses on building systems that are secure, scalable, cost-efficient, observable, and easy to maintain. Here’s how I can help: DevOps Engineering & CI/CD Automation I build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, and Bitbucket pipelines. I help teams automate deployments, reduce manual errors, improve release speed, and create reliable workflows across development, staging, and production environments. Cloud Infrastructure on AWS, Azure & GCP I design and manage cloud infrastructure using AWS, Azure, and GCP, including compute, networking, storage, IAM, databases, load balancing, certificates, secrets, monitoring, and security services. I also work with infrastructure automation using Terraform and AWS CDK. Kubernetes, Docker & GitOps I deploy and manage containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS, Helm, and Argo CD. I can help with Kubernetes cluster operations, Helm chart development, GitOps workflows, autoscaling, ingress, secrets management, and production-grade deployment strategies. MLOps & AI Infrastructure I support AI/ML and GenAI workloads by deploying and managing ML models, RAG and non-RAG workflows, and AI infrastructure using tools like Azure AI Foundry, Kubernetes, cloud storage, APIs, and CI/CD automation. I help teams move ML workloads from experimentation to stable production environments. Data Engineering & Workflow Automation I build and automate data workflows using Python, AWS Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, API Gateway, databases, Kafka-based workflows, DAG pipelines, and cloud-native data services. I can help automate manual tasks, improve data reliability, and connect systems through scalable backend workflows. Cloud Security & Compliance Support I implement security best practices across cloud environments, including IAM hardening, Secrets Manager, AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, WAF, vulnerability scanning, and secure CI/CD practices. I also have experience working with compliance-focused environments, including PCI DSS. Monitoring & Observability I set up monitoring, logging, alerting, and dashboards using Prometheus, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, New Relic, and Uptime Robot. I help teams detect issues early, reduce downtime, and improve visibility across applications and infrastructure. I don’t just configure tools. I build complete cloud and DevOps systems that help businesses deploy faster, reduce operational risk, improve security, and scale with confidence. If you need help with AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, CI/CD, MLOps, data workflows, cloud security, monitoring, or infrastructure automation, let’s discuss your project. Tools & Technologies Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP AWS: EC2, RDS, S3, VPC, IAM, Route 53, SQS, ECS, EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, Secrets Manager, WAF, Config, SNS, Security Hub, Inspector, GuardDuty, CodePipeline, Amplify, Elastic Beanstalk Azure: Azure AI Foundry, Azure DevOps, App Services, Virtual Machines, Networking, Storage GCP: Compute Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud SQL, Cloud Build, Cloud Storage, VPC, IAM, Secret Manager DevOps & CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, Bitbucket Pipelines Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, EKS, Helm, Argo CD IaC: Terraform, AWS CDK MLOps & Data: Azure AI Foundry, RAG workflows, Python automation, AWS Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, API Gateway, Kafka, DAG workflows Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, AWS CloudWatch, Datadog, New Relic, Uptime Robot Databases: PostgreSQL, MSSQL, MongoDB, AWS RDS Security: AWS Security Hub, GuardDuty, Inspector, Secrets Manager, WAF, SonarQube, Snyk, Veracode Scripting: Bash, Python Version Control: GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket Operating Systems: Linux, Windows Server

⭐ Golden Kubestronaut and Multi-cloud certified expert 𝐊𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 Golden Kubestronaut CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator CKS: Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist CKAD: Certified Kubernetes Application Developer CAPA: Certified Argo Project Associate PCA: Prometheus Certified Associate ICA: Istio Certified Associate OTCA: OpenTelemetry Certified Associate CGOA: Certified GitOps Associate CCA: Cilium Certified Associate KCA: Kyverno Certified Associate CBA: Certified Backstage Associate LFCS: Linux Foundation Certified Systems Administrator 𝐀𝐖𝐒 AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional AWS Certified Security – Specialty AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 Professional Cloud Architect Certification Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer Certification Professional Cloud Network Engineer Certification Professional Cloud Security Engineer Certification 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐫𝐞 Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert ⭐ Total of 10+ years of mixed experience in DevOps, Cloud Migration and infrastructure design Battle-tested DevOps engineer with more than 10 years specializing in bare-metal servers, virtualization /containerization environments (OpenStack, OpenShift), and public cloud providers (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure). I have helped my clients achieve the following: ■ 75% reduction in lead time for changes ■ 70% reduction in change failure rate ■ 80% increase in deployment frequency ■ 70% reduction in mean time to recovery ■ Setting up and managing production Kubernetes clusters with excellent API responsiveness (99% of all API calls return in less than 1 second) and Pod startup time (99% of pods start within 5 seconds) Top-notched in-depth knowledge and hands-on experiences in Kubernetes ecosystem and containerization world. Certified by Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) in various certification programs: Golden Kubestronaut Familiar with DevOps tools and software: Terraform, Jenkins, CircleCI, GitlabCI, ArgoCD, Ansible, Vault, SonarQube, Nexus, Jfrog, Kafka, Zookeeper, ELK, Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus, Istio, Cillium, Alert Manager, Checkpoint I work as the lead infrastructure engineer at Bao Viet Holdings, the largest Vietnamese insurance company, and Vietnam's seventh-largest listed company by market capitalization. Given that the organization is publicly traded (HOSE: BVH), it mandates the highest security level measures. One of my core duties is to manage the whole infrastructure and servers, ensuring full operational capacity, functionality, and security, as below: ■ Optimizing test automation, trunk-based development, and working in small batches ■ Consciously tracking and reporting on change failure rates ■ Implementing an automated deployment pipeline that incorporates automated testing and feedback mechanisms ■ Continuously monitoring system health and alerting operations staff in the event of a failure ■ Equipping operations staff with the necessary processes, tools, and permissions to resolve incidents Need a similar secured infrastructure and CI/CD pipeline setup for your team? Let's have a quick chat 💬

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Most infrastructure engineers can set up a cluster. Few have deployed production AI stacks on top of one. I'm a CKA-certified Kubernetes engineer. I work with startups that need someone who can own infrastructure end-to-end from bare-metal cluster bootstrap to self-hosted LLM deployment and stay accountable when things break in production. Where I add value others don't: Self-hosted AI stacks in production: Ollama, Weaviate, vector DBs, RAG pipelines on K8s Multi-tenant Kubernetes architecture with namespace isolation, NetworkPolicies, RBAC Zero-trust networking with Netbird and Wireguard Security-aware pipelines: OWASP ZAP scanning, Vault, CIS hardening Full observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, alerting, runbooks Core stack: Kubernetes · Docker · Terraform · GitHub Actions · GitLab CI · Jenkins · Prometheus · Grafana · AWS · Linux My clients describe me as someone who communicates clearly, solves problems fast, and doesn't disappear when things get hard. If you need infrastructure that holds under pressure, let's talk.

Book a Slot at - calendly.com/hirenshah005 AWS and DevOps Skills - ● Experienced DevOps with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry. (Barclays) ● Results-driven professional, recognized for taking on major initiatives, adapting to rapidly changing environments, and resolving mission-critical issues to ensure bottom-line success ● Strong verbal and written communications skills. ● Write custom monitoring and integrated monitoring methods into deployment processes to develop self-healing solutions ● Strong Expertise in the design/usage of the AWS Services set such as EC2, ECS, VPC, S3, Elastic Beanstalk, RDS, Route53, CloudFront, SQS, SNS, AWS IoT, API Gateway, etc ● Solid understanding and experience of immutable infrastructure and one-click infrastructure using building block services similar to Packer, Terraform, and CloudFormation. ● Hands-on Experience with Investigation and monitoring systems (Splunk, DataDog AWS ElasticSearch) ● Strong experience with Linux, server automation, and scripting (Bash, Python) ● Hands-on Experience with Ansible. ● Manage multiple AWS accounts, enforced network security, user/group permissions, service performance, and cost. AWS OpenVPN: If you have private resources (EC2, RDS, Redis...) that are closed to the public (ie, only allow internal VPC traffic), I can deploy a free OpenVPN server so that you could connect to the VPC from your local machine, you could even resolve internal Route 53 domains. This OpenVPN is the community edition, it is license-free and can handle multiple concurrent connections (which is why you pay for OpenVPN).