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AWS Architecture
EC2, VPC, S3, RDS, Lambda, Route 53, CloudFront, IAM, WAF and CloudWatch.
AWS CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT
Building secure, scalable and automated cloud platforms.
I am Benjamin Cooper, an AWS Cloud Engineer specialising in Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, cloud security and resilient AWS architecture.
cloud-platform.deploy
$ terraform init
Terraform successfully initialized.
$ terraform plan
Plan: 28 to add, 0 to change, 0 to destroy.
$ terraform apply -auto-approve
Apply complete! Resources: 28 added.
$ aws cloudfront create-invalidation
Deployment complete.Route 53
→CloudFront
→ALB
→EC2
3+ yearsCloud experience
40%Faster release cycles
AWS SAACertified
Remote-firstCollaboration mindset
ABOUT ME
Engineering cloud infrastructure with clarity and purpose.
I design, automate and support AWS infrastructure with a strong focus on security, reliability, cost awareness and maintainability.
My experience spans cloud networking, identity and access management, monitoring, high availability, disaster recovery and CI/CD automation. I enjoy translating business requirements into practical cloud solutions that are well documented and easy for teams to operate.
I am currently focused on remote Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer and Infrastructure Engineer opportunities.
CORE CAPABILITIES
Cloud engineering across infrastructure, automation and operations.
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Infrastructure as Code
Terraform modules, reusable environments, remote state and version-controlled infrastructure.
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CI/CD & Automation
GitHub Actions, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, Bash and Python automation.
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Security
Least-privilege IAM, AWS WAF, secrets management, encryption and network segmentation.
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Monitoring
CloudWatch dashboards, logs, alarms, SNS notifications and operational runbooks.
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Containers & Systems
Docker, Kubernetes fundamentals, Linux administration, networking and troubleshooting.
AWSTerraformLinuxPythonDockerGitHub ActionsJenkinsCI/CDCloud SecurityNetworkingDisaster RecoveryCost Optimisation
SELECTED PROJECTS
Production-style cloud projects.
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AWS • TERRAFORM • SECURITY
Secure Three-Tier AWS Platform
Designed a highly available architecture using public and private subnets, an Application Load Balancer, Auto Scaling, RDS Multi-AZ, Secrets Manager and CloudWatch monitoring.
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CI/CD • DEVOPS • AUTOMATION
Automated Terraform Delivery Pipeline
Built a deployment workflow that validates, plans and applies Terraform changes through Git-based automation, with controlled approvals and reproducible infrastructure.
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SERVERLESS • CDN • DNS
Global Portfolio Hosting Platform
Deployed a secure static application through Amazon S3, CloudFront, Route 53 and ACM, with automated cache invalidation and HTTPS delivery.
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Professional impact.
2022 — 2026
Cloud Engineer
BKS
- Automated AWS build workflows with CodeBuild and CodePipeline, reducing release cycles by 40%.
- Implemented CloudWatch dashboards, alarms and log monitoring for faster operational visibility.
- Improved resilience through S3 Cross-Region Replication and RDS Multi-AZ architecture.
- Strengthened security through IAM, Security Groups and AWS WAF controls.
2021 — 2022
Technical Administrator
PCS
- Managed access controls, endpoint protection, policy enforcement and cloud-based backups.
- Supported secure collaboration through SharePoint, Microsoft 365 and documented processes.
2020 — 2021
Operations Assistant
Biffa
- Tracked operational KPIs, coordinated stakeholders and supported process improvement.
- Developed strong communication, documentation and cross-functional collaboration skills.
CERTIFICATION
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Validated knowledge of secure, resilient, high-performing and cost-optimised AWS architectures.
AWS
SAA
SAA