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Carlos Lopez

@carloslopez1

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DevOps & Cloud Engineer and Tech Lead focused on AWS infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and resilient backend delivery.

Zimbabwe

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a team where I can modernize infrastructure on AWS, build secure CI/CD with IaC, own observability, and lead delivery with a continuous improvement mindset—so backend services scale reliably and ship faster.

I’m a DevOps & Cloud Engineer with 4.5+ years of experience spanning backend development, infrastructure modernization, and AWS CI/CD automation. I led the migration of a monolith to AWS using Terraform and optimized pipelines with GitHub Actions, cutting deployment time by 60% while bringing DevSecOps into the workflow.

I build and operate serverless platforms on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions) and strengthen reliability through observability with Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager, including custom alerts to reduce Mean Time to Detection (MTTD). Previously, I acted as Tech Lead / Fullstack Developer—standardizing environments with Docker and Traefik, upgrading Django with A/B deployments, and migrating databases to AWS RDS to improve scalability and backups.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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DevOps & Cloud Engineer

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Nov 2025 - Present (6 months)

Led the migration of monolithic infrastructure to AWS using Terraform and implemented GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment time by 60%. Built secure DevSecOps workflows, designed serverless architectures with Lambda/API Gateway/Step Functions, and improved observability with Prometheus/Grafana/Alertmanager to reduce MTTD.

Tech Lead / Fullstack Dev

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Mar 2021 - Nov 2025 (4 years 8 months)

Standardized local development environments with Docker and Traefik, reducing licensing costs by 40%. Led Django upgrades using A/B deployment for service continuity and managed database migration to AWS RDS while providing technical leadership focused on autonomy and continuous delivery.