LeadIQ
February 2022 - October 2025
Implemented Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and Terragrunt to manage AWS and MongoDB Atlas resources, improving consistency and reproducibility across environments. Managed four Kubernetes clusters (development, production, GitLab runners, and shared services) to support multi-environment workloads and cross-cluster integrations. Administered PostgreSQL multi-AZ instances, developed outage response plans, and enhanced visibility through CloudWatch and Datadog dashboards and alerts. Deployed and maintained Kafka clusters and connectors, ensuring reliable messaging and data streaming pipelines. Migrated unmanaged AWS resources into Terragrunt state, and refactored existing Terraform states to improve governance and scalability. Automated MongoDB Atlas cluster and network configuration through Terragrunt and Terraform. Hardened application security by implementing and maintaining AWS WAF rules. Developed and contributed to reusable Terraform modules for key AWS services including CloudFront, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, IAM, VPC, S3, SES, Security Groups, and OpenSearch, improving deployment standardization. Enhanced monitoring and observability with Datadog by building dashboards to visualize pod resource consumption and creating alerting for service outages, RDS disk usage, and abnormal web traffic on critical endpoints. Maintained and debugged Kubernetes clusters, improving reliability and reducing downtime. Implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI and ArgoCD for automated testing and deployments. Managed Helm charts for all microservices across environments. Secured application and service secrets via HashiCorp Vault. Patched security vulnerabilities identified through the Orca Security platform. Reduced AWS infrastructure costs by 20–25% through optimization initiatives including rightsizing, improved monitoring, and architectural adjustments. Migrated core microservices to distroless Docker images, minimizing attack surfaces and enhancing service security.