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Steven Atkins

@stevenatkins

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Senior Platform and DevOps Engineer specializing in cloud automation and developer enablement.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I seek senior DevOps/platform roles where I can lead cloud automation, improve CI/CD and developer experience, mentor teams, and drive reliable, secure, cost-efficient infrastructure.

I am a Senior Platform and DevOps Engineer with 10+ years building and supporting cloud automation platforms across AWS and Azure, focused on CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and container orchestration. I write automation and scripts in Python and Bash to improve deployment reliability and system performance.

I have engineered and maintained production-ready container platforms (Kubernetes, ECS), created Terraform and CloudFormation IaC, and designed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI/CD to support independent, incremental releases. I implemented monitoring, log aggregation, and automated testing to proactively detect issues and reduce release risk.

I partner with developers and architects to modernize legacy systems, improve cost efficiency, and mentor junior engineers while providing platform consulting, documentation, and training to improve developer experience and operational consistency.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Platform & DevOps Engineer

ClearScale Technologies

Dec 2023 - Nov 2025 (1 year 11 months)

Engineered cloud automation platforms on AWS and Azure to enable secure, repeatable infrastructure and application deployments; designed CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows, improving deployment reliability and developer experience.

AWS Azure Terraform Kubernetes Jenkins GitHub Actions Docker Prometheus Python

DevOps Platform Engineer

Transform Labs

Jan 2017 - Nov 2023 (6 years 10 months)

Developed and maintained AWS cloud-native automation and CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments on Kubernetes/ECS, and monitoring/alerting to improve scalability and operational reliability for SaaS workloads.

Terraform Ansible Jenkins Kubernetes ECS Cloudwatch ELK IAM Docker

Platform Engineer

Chapter Inc

Dec 2015 - Dec 2016 (1 year)

Supported high-availability SaaS infrastructure and implemented IaC and automated delivery pipelines using Terraform, Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes to improve system reliability and incident response.