GitOps transformation
Migrated legacy release workflows to Argo CD and ApplicationSet-driven continuous delivery, improving consistency across environments and reducing manual release overhead.
Austin, TX · Senior Cloud & Platform Engineer
Building reliable Azure and Kubernetes platforms for teams that ship in production.
I design and operate cloud platform foundations across Azure, AKS, Terraform, GitOps, CI/CD, secure identity, observability, and Linux automation — with a focus on repeatable engineering systems that reduce risk and accelerate delivery.
Platform impact
Senior engineering work with measurable operating results.
Infrastructure standards
Built Terraform landing zones and reusable modules for AKS, networking, identity, and shared services to reduce drift and accelerate repeatable environment provisioning.
Reliability & observability
Defined dashboards, alerting, SLO/SLI practices, and operational visibility using Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, and Log Analytics.
Secure platform patterns
Implemented least-privilege RBAC, managed identities, OIDC workload federation, Azure Policy, Gatekeeper controls, private networking, and identity-based CI/CD authentication.
Experience
Cloud & DevOps Engineer at Emerson Electric Co.
Austin, TX · 2022 – Present
Platform architecture & Kubernetes
Own Azure Kubernetes platform architecture and operations across 15+ production AKS clusters and multiple subscriptions, supporting standardized deployment and operations for engineering teams.
Delivery, reliability & enablement
Lead GitOps delivery, reusable CI/CD workflows, safe rollout patterns, incident response, RCA, Linux troubleshooting, and operational playbooks to improve platform resilience and developer velocity.
Networking, security & governance
Design ingress and traffic-management patterns across Azure networking, Application Gateway/AGIC, ingress controllers, TLS, L4/L7 routing, service mesh behavior, and private cluster controls.
Leadership & cross-team influence
Selected for Architecture Review Board participation in 2025, contributing to cloud platform standards, design decisions, DevOps best practices, mentoring, and cross-functional enablement.
Technical depth
Hands-on platform engineering across the full cloud operating model.
Cloud & Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure, AKS, Kubernetes, k3s, Helm, ApplicationSets, Linkerd, container networking
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform, reusable module design, Azure landing zones, ARM, policy-as-code
CI/CD & GitOps
Argo CD, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Helm releases, progressive delivery patterns
Security & Identity
Managed Identity, OIDC federation, RBAC, Azure Policy, Gatekeeper, private networking
Observability & Reliability
Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, incident response, RCA, SLO/SLI practices
Automation & Systems
Python, Bash, Linux administration, systemd, DNS/network troubleshooting, API-driven tooling
Selected initiatives
Projects that turn platform standards into repeatable leverage.
Multi-cluster GitOps platform
Rolled out GitOps deployment patterns across production AKS clusters for stronger consistency, scale, and operational control.
Terraform standardization initiative
Built reusable Azure infrastructure modules and landing-zone patterns to speed provisioning and reduce environment drift.
Observability & SLO initiative
Established dashboards, alerting, and reliability metrics that improved incident visibility and operational decision-making.
Platform automation & AI enablement
Built Python/Bash tooling and AI-assisted workflows with Claude Code, Copilot, OpenClaw, MCPs, skills, and hooks.
Let’s connect
Looking for senior Azure, Kubernetes, DevOps, or platform engineering roles.
Best fit: hands-on IC roles focused on Azure, AKS/Kubernetes, Terraform/IaC, CI/CD, GitOps, observability, Linux, and developer platform reliability.