Antonio Rios

New York · DevOps Engineer

Hello there!👋🏼 Welcome to my cloud portfolio. I created this website on AWS for the Cloud Resume Challenge. The front-end uses S3 for storing content, and the domain AntonioRios.xyz directs traffic to a secure CloudFront distribution with SSL certificates autogenerated with certificate manager. Route 53 handles domain mapping to CloudFront. A Python lambda function with boto3 counts website visits and stores the data in a DynamoDB table. For CI/CD, I integrated GitHub Actions to update the front-end automatically after changes in the main branch. Terraform provisions the infrastructure including the lambda function and DynamoDB database.

DevOps Engineer with several years of experience designing, automating, and maintaining scalable cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Experienced in cloud platforms, infrastructure automation, and implementing reliable deployment workflows that improve system efficiency and development velocity. Strong background in troubleshooting, monitoring, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver stable and secure systems. Known for a proactive mindset, strong communication skills, and the ability to quickly diagnose and resolve technical issues while contributing to the overall reliability and success of engineering operations.

Experience

Cloud Operations Engineer

Roscommon Analytics - NY

Led buildout of multi-environment AWS accounts dev, test and prod designing VPCs and networking for a modern EKS deployment created Terraform modules with GitHub Actions for automated, cross-account provisioning.

Established global network connectivity between USA and Europe using AWS Transit gateways, OpenVPN and site to site VPN and on premises networks.

Migrated AWS Organization, implementing Control Tower and Account Factory for terraform to enforce guardrails and centralized IAM Identity Center with Entra ID/O365 access, enabling scalable, future-proof governance.

Identified and reduced hundreds of thousands in yearly AWS expenses for underutilized resources and bad practices. Improved the overall efficiency of cloud services by 90%.

Designed and deployed production ready AWS services to share confidential data with business partners.

October 2023 - February 2026

DevOps Engineer

Candoor.io - Remote

Created fully automated Jenkins pipelines for separate development and production environments, cutting deployment time by 90% and enabling faster, reliable releases.

Built a highly secure pipeline on AWS with a custom private subdomain, using Route 53 and SSL to restrict access to the tech team.

Developed custom scripts and comprehensive documentation with diagrams, automating manual deployment steps and standardizing processes to improve team productivity.

July 2023 - December 2023

System Administrator

Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York - NY

Provided technical support and excellent customer service to internal customers in person, remotely, over the phone, via email, or support ticketing system Freshdesk

Managed and maintained Active Directory user accounts, groups, and permissions, ensuring accurate access rights for employees and enabling collaboration across departments

Assisted in the setup and configuration of new computer systems and software for onboarding employees, contributing to a smooth and efficient onboarding process.

Aided with troubleshooting for Windows operating systems and office 365 suite, addressing software and hardware issues, ensuring system stability, and optimizing user experiences

August 2021 - June 2023

DevOps Engineer Apprentice

Kura Labs - NY

Designed and automated CI/CD pipelines utilizing Git, Jenkins, and AWS services, resulting in optimized software development processes and reduced deployment time by 90%

Leveraged Terraform to provision and manage AWS resources, including EC2 instances and load balancers, while closely monitoring their performance using CloudWatch.

Successfully containerized and deployed applications using Docker, leading to improved scalability, and minimized dependency issues within the infrastructure.

Created an automated deployment pipeline for Flask applications using Docker and ECS, integrating webhooks to trigger updates whenever changes were pushed to the main branch.

July 2022 - December 2022

IT Support Engineer

Opportunities For a Better Tomorrow - NY

Supported Microsoft 365 applications (Outlook, Teams, OneDrive), troubleshooting access, performance, and synchronization issues.

Resolved Tier 1 and Tier 2 technical issues across Windows environments, consistently meeting SLA targets and improving user satisfaction.

Analyzed New York City's open data on evictions using Tableau, creating an insightful heatmap that visually showcased eviction trends across neighborhoods, enabling stakeholders to make data-driven decisions to address housing issues.

October 2018 - July 2021

Education

New York City College Of Technology

Bachelor of Technology

Computer Engineering

January 2021

New York City College Of Technology

Associate in Applied Science

Electro-Mechanical Engineering

June 2020

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools

Workflow

DevOps Mindset
Continuous Integration Continuous Deployment
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
Communicate and Collaborate
Continuous Improvement

Interests

When I'm not doing something cloud-related, I enjoy watching movies and tv shows. I love playing music and playing bowling with my family. I enjoy traveling and visiting new places. I have traveled to a couple of countries in the past and had great adventures and I am planning to visit more exciting places in the future.

In my downtime, I enjoy playing drums, play videogames and building computers. I like to stay in touch with friends and family.

Certifications

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