Morgan Casey

DevOps Engineer | Cloud Infrastructure & Automation

📧morgan.casey@example.com 📞(512) 555-0147 🔗https://morgancasey.dev
📍2400 Nueces Street, Austin, Texas, United States, 78705
GitHub: @morgancasey LinkedIn: @morgancasey

Basics

DevOps engineer with 6+ years of experience designing, automating, and operating cloud-native infrastructure on AWS and Azure. Skilled in building CI/CD pipelines, implementing infrastructure as code, and orchestrating containerized workloads with Kubernetes. Proven record of cutting deployment times, improving system reliability, and building strong collaboration between development and operations teams.

  • Reduced average deployment time from 45 minutes to 8 minutes by migrating legacy Jenkins pipelines to GitLab CI/CD.

  • Managed 200+ microservices across multiple Kubernetes clusters using Helm, Argo CD, and Terraform.

  • Implemented an observability stack with Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK Stack, cutting mean time to detection by 40%.

Education

University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor, Computer Science, Score: 3.7
Aug 2014–May 2018

  • Focused on distributed systems, networking, and cloud computing

  • Completed a capstone project on container orchestration and cluster scheduling

  • Served as a teaching assistant for the Operating Systems course for two semesters

Courses: Operating Systems, Computer Networks, Distributed Systems, Database Systems, Cloud Computing, Algorithms and Data Structures

Work

CloudForge Systems
Senior DevOps Engineer
Jan 2022–Present

  • Lead a team of 4 DevOps engineers managing multi-region AWS infrastructure for a SaaS platform serving 500K+ users

  • Architected GitOps workflows with Argo CD and Terraform, enabling self-service deployments for 12 product teams

  • Reduced cloud spend by 28% through right-sizing, reserved instances, and automated scheduling of non-production environments

  • Designed a disaster recovery strategy with cross-region backups and automated failover, achieving an RTO of 15 minutes and an RPO of 5 minutes

  • Mentored junior engineers and established on-call best practices, decreasing escalations by 35%

Keywords: AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes, Argo CD, GitOps, Cost Optimization
NimbusStack
DevOps Engineer
Jun 2019–Dec 2021

  • Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines in GitLab CI for 80+ microservices, integrating automated testing and security scans

  • Migrated a monolithic application to Kubernetes, improving scalability and reducing infrastructure costs by 20%

  • Implemented infrastructure as code with Terraform and Ansible across 300+ EC2 instances and RDS databases

  • Set up centralized logging and monitoring with the ELK Stack and Prometheus, enabling proactive alerting

  • Partnered with developers to containerize applications and optimize Docker images for faster cold starts

Keywords: GitLab CI, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, Prometheus, Docker
DataHarbor
Cloud Operations Engineer
Jul 2018–May 2019

  • Managed AWS EC2, S3, and RDS resources for an internal data analytics platform

  • Automated routine operational tasks with Python and Bash, saving roughly 15 hours of manual effort per week

  • Assisted in implementing backup and recovery procedures for critical production databases

  • Participated in the on-call rotation and incident response for production systems

Keywords: AWS, Python, Bash, Linux, Backup

Languages

English: Native or Bilingual Proficiency
Keywords: TOEFL 115
Spanish: Limited Working Proficiency
Keywords: DELE B2

Skills

Cloud Platforms: Expert
Keywords: AWS, Azure, GCP, EC2, S3, Lambda
CI/CD: Advanced
Keywords: GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Argo CD, CircleCI
Containers & Orchestration: Expert
Keywords: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Istio, OpenShift
Infrastructure as Code: Advanced
Keywords: Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Pulumi
Monitoring & Logging: Advanced
Keywords: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Datadog, CloudWatch
Scripting & Automation: Expert
Keywords: Python, Bash, Go, PowerShell
Security & Compliance: Intermediate
Keywords: IAM, Vault, SOC 2, CIS Benchmarks, Trivy

Awards

Cloud Innovator Award
CloudForge Systems
Nov 2023

Recognized for designing and implementing a cost optimization program that saved more than $500K annually.

Certificates

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
Amazon Web Services
Mar 2022
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Cloud Native Computing Foundation
Aug 2021
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
HashiCorp
Jan 2021

Publications

Implementing GitOps for Multi-Cluster Kubernetes
DevOps Today
Sep 2023

  • Discusses patterns for managing multiple Kubernetes clusters with Argo CD and Terraform

  • Covers security, drift detection, and progressive delivery strategies

Projects

KubeWatch
Open-source Kubernetes monitoring and alerting toolkit
Feb 2022–Nov 2023

  • Built a lightweight operator that watches cluster events and routes alerts to Slack and PagerDuty

  • Integrated with Prometheus Alertmanager for advanced routing and silencing

  • Reached 500+ stars on GitHub and is used by more than 30 organizations

Keywords: Kubernetes, Go, Prometheus, Operator
Terraform AWS Landing Zone
Reusable Terraform modules for secure AWS multi-account setups
Mar 2021–Aug 2022

  • Published a set of Terraform modules implementing AWS Control Tower best practices

  • Automated account provisioning, guardrails, and centralized logging

  • Reduced new account setup time from days to under an hour

Keywords: Terraform, AWS, Landing Zone, Security

Interests

Open Source: CNCF, Kubernetes, Terraform
Outdoor Activities: Hiking, Running, Cycling

Volunteer

Austin DevOps Community
Workshop Organizer
Mar 2020–Present

  • Organize monthly workshops on cloud-native technologies and DevOps practices

  • Coordinate with speakers and sponsors to deliver free technical education

  • Mentor newcomers transitioning into DevOps roles