Success = preparation + opportunity

DevOps Engineer specializing in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD automation, and Infrastructure as Code. Building resilient systems across Azure & AWS.

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Sam Duncan
DevOps Engineer
bash — samuel@devops
$ terraform apply --auto-approve Plan: 12 to add, 0 to change, 0 to destroy Apply complete! Resources: 12 added. $ az group list --output table Name Location State prod-rg eastus Succeeded dev-rg westus2 Succeeded $
Azure
AWS
Terraform
Jenkins
Python
Bash
Docker
GitHub Actions
Octopus Deploy
SQL
Linux
Windows
Azure
AWS
Terraform
Jenkins
Python
Bash
Docker
GitHub Actions
Octopus Deploy
SQL
Linux
Windows
01 — About

Built on discipline,
deployed with precision.

I'm a DevOps engineer with a foundation built on military discipline and a passion for systematic thinking to achieve greater effeciency, security, and resiliency. From cloud infrastructure and netowrking, to data management and CI/CD pipelines, I bridge the gap between development and operations.

My work spans Azure and AWS cloud environments — designing Infrastructure as Code solutions with Terraform and orchestrating deployments with GitHub Actions, Azure Devops, Jenkins, and Octiopus Deploy. I build scalable, cost-efficient systems to meet operational needs.

I've documented many of my projects on Medium, sharing practical guides for addressing real-world DevOps problems — from autoscaling EC2 fleets to ARM templates and Docker orchestration.

☁️Azure
🌩️AWS
🔧Terraform
🐋Docker
🐍Python
⚙️Jenkins
🔀GitHub Actions
🚀Octopus Deploy
💻Bash / Linux
🗄️SQL
02 — Featured Projects

Engineering write-ups
from real deployments.

01 — AZURE / IaC
Azure ARM Templates — Infrastructure as Code

Deep dive into Azure Resource Manager templates for repeatable, auditable infrastructure provisioning across environments.

Azure ARM IaC
Read on Medium
02 — AWS / TERRAFORM
Terraform CI/CD Pipeline + S3 Static Website

Provisioning a full CI/CD pipeline and S3-hosted static website end-to-end using Terraform — from repo to live deployment.

AWS Terraform S3 CI/CD
Read on Medium
03 — IaC / MODULES
AWS Modules & Terraform Cloud

Leveraging modular Terraform design patterns — inspired by military equipment modularity — for reusable, maintainable IaC at scale.

AWS Terraform Modules
Read on Medium
04 — AWS / AUTOSCALING
Autoscaling EC2 Web Servers with Terraform

Built an auto-scaling EC2 group to handle holiday-season traffic spikes — dynamic scaling policies, launch templates, and load balancing.

AWS EC2 Terraform Autoscaling
Read on Medium
05 — JENKINS / IaC
Jenkins Server on EC2 via Terraform

Spin up a production-ready Jenkins CI server on an EC2 instance entirely through Terraform — reproducible and version-controlled.

Jenkins AWS Terraform
Read on Medium
06 — DOCKER / AWS
Lambda & EventBridge: Scheduled EC2 Shutdown

Cost-optimization through automation — using AWS Lambda and EventBridge to shut down non-production EC2 instances on a schedule.

AWS Lambda EventBridge Python
Read on Medium
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03 — Skills

Technical proficiency
across the stack.

Cloud Platforms
Azure AWS
Containers & OS
Docker Linux Windows Kubernetes
Data & Scripting
Python Bash PowerShell SQL
IaC & Automation
Terraform AWS CloudFormation ARM Templates Bash Python PowerShell
CI/CD & Deploy
Jenkins GitHub Actions Octopus Deploy Azure DevOps AWS Code Build & CodePipeline
Data & Monitoring
AWS Cloudwatch Datadog Azure Monitor
04 — Resume

Download or view
my credentials.

My resume is available for download below. For a full picture of my work, explore my published articles on Medium — each one is a documented, real-world DevOps solution.

📄 Download Resume (PDF) 📖 View Portfolio Articles

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Living Resume — Suggestions
TIP 01
Link to Live Projects
Instead of listing "Terraform experience", link directly to your Medium articles. Interviewers can click through to see real code and solutions.
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GitHub-Backed Resume
Host your resume as a GitHub repo (LaTeX or Markdown). Every update is a commit — it shows version discipline and makes your resume itself a DevOps artifact.
TIP 03
Add Certifications Block
Azure AZ-104, AWS SAA-C03, HashiCorp Terraform Associate — display certs with verification links. Recruiters love one-click validation.
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Quantify Everything
"Reduced deployment time by 40%" beats "improved CI/CD pipeline." Build a habit of tracking metrics as you complete projects — then bake them into your resume.
TIP 05
Notion / ReadCV Living Doc
Maintain a public Notion page or Read.cv profile as your "source of truth" resume that updates continuously — then export a PDF snapshot for applications.
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Video Walkthroughs
Record short Loom videos walking through your Terraform code or pipeline setups. Embed QR codes in your PDF resume that link to these — unforgettable differentiation.
05 — Contact

Let's build something resilient
together.

Open to DevOps, Cloud Engineering, and Platform Engineering roles. I bring military discipline, cloud-native expertise, and a bias for automation.

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