Hi, I'm a DevOps & Cloud Engineer

I specialize in building reliable infrastructure, automating deployments, and creating scalable cloud solutions that help teams move fast and ship with confidence.

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🏆 Certifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services

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HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate

HashiCorp

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Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

Microsoft

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🛠️ Skills & Technologies

Cloud Platforms

  • Amazon Web Services

Infrastructure

  • Terraform
  • Ansible
  • Puppet

Containers

  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • AWS EKS
  • Helm
  • Docker Compose

CI/CD

  • GitHub Actions
  • Bamboo

Monitoring

  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • CloudWatch

Programming

  • Bash/Shell
  • YAML/JSON
  • Python

AI Tools

  • Claude & Claude Code
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • GitHub Copilot
  • kubectl-ai

🚀 Selected Projects

Kubernetes Homelab

Built a production-like Kubernetes cluster from scratch using 3 Beelink SER5 mini PCs. Features automated deployment scripts, Cilium CNI, MetalLB load balancing, Prometheus monitoring, and enterprise database services. Complete Infrastructure as Code approach with comprehensive documentation.

Kubernetes, kubeadm, Cilium, MetalLB, Prometheus, Grafana, Bash
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AWS EKS Infrastructure Automation

Production-grade Kubernetes cluster deployment with complete CI/CD pipeline using Terraform and GitHub Actions. Implemented infrastructure as code, automated deployments, comprehensive monitoring with Prometheus/Grafana, and security best practices including RBAC and IRSA.

AWS EKS Terraform GitHub Actions Kubernetes Prometheus Grafana
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Azure Microservices Platform

A comprehensive microservices platform built on Azure with automated deployment pipelines, GitOps workflows, and multi-environment support using Infrastructure as Code.

GitLab CI/CD Docker Helm Charts Prometheus Grafana Python Redis RabbitMQ
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CI/CD Pipeline for Microservices

Production-grade Kubernetes cluster deployment with complete CI/CD pipeline using Terraform and GitHub Actions. Implemented infrastructure as code, automated deployments, comprehensive monitoring with Prometheus/Grafana, and security best practices including RBAC and IRSA.

GitLab CI/CD Docker Helm Charts Prometheus Grafana Python Redis RabbitMQ
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Kubernetes Observability Stack

Built comprehensive monitoring and logging solution for Kubernetes clusters using Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki. Implemented custom dashboards and alerting rules that reduced mean time to detection by 70%.

Kubernetes Prometheus Grafana Loki Helm
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💼 Experience

Senior Infrastructure & Automation Engineer
2015 - Present
CDK Global
Leading infrastructure automation initiatives and cloud migration projects. Establishing DevOps best practices across development teams. Improved system reliability by 40% through infrastructure automation and monitoring improvements.
Senior Systems Administrator
2014 - 2015
Getty Images
Managed and optimized cloud infrastructure on AWS. Implemented automation with Puppet and Ansible to streamline operations and reduce manual tasks. Collaborated with development teams to enhance application performance and reliability.
Senior Systems Engineer
2012 - 2014
Costco Wholesale
Architected and deployed Puppet Enterprise across the enterprise. Improved configuration management and application deployment processes.

📬 Contact

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/justinconover

GitHub

github.com/jconover

Location

Kansas City, MO

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