Hello, my name is

Alberto D Canaveral

Cloud Engineer

AWS | Terraform

I build secure AWS and hybrid platforms with Terraform, IAM, ECS, and CI/CD, with a focus on repeatable delivery and resilient operations.

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About Me

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Cloud Engineer with hands-on experience building secure AWS infrastructure using Terraform, CloudFormation, IAM, ECS, and CI/CD. My work centers on reusable infrastructure, cloud networking, least-privilege access, and dependable delivery across AWS and hybrid environments.

Alongside cloud engineering, I bring a systems background in identity, endpoint, and platform operations. That blend helps me improve reliability through hardening, remediation, documentation, and clear operational standards.

Core skills
  • AWS: IAM, ECS/Fargate, EC2, S3, VPC
  • Terraform & CloudFormation
  • GitHub Actions & CI/CD
  • Least-Privilege IAM, OIDC & MFA
  • Linux hardening, patching & remediation
  • Hybrid infrastructure, DNS, DHCP & VPN
  • Python, PowerShell & shell scripting
  • Architecture diagrams, SOPs & C4 documentation
  • LLM tooling: Bedrock, Copilot, ChatGPT & Codex

Experience

System Engineer - Agilant Solutions, Inc.
Oct 2023 - Present
  • Ran hybrid infrastructure across servers, networking, Linux, and identity services with an emphasis on secure, repeatable platform operations.
  • Applied least-privilege access, MFA, and policy standards to strengthen governance and reduce risk across user and infrastructure access.
  • Investigated authentication, network, and system incidents at the root-cause level, then introduced preventive fixes to reduce recurring failures.
  • Led refresh, remediation, migration, and rebuild efforts through controlled change management to keep production systems stable.
  • Hardened Linux systems and patch workflows against CIS Controls, NIST guidance, and ISO 27001 expectations while improving audit readiness.
  • Created architecture diagrams, SOPs, and SharePoint-backed Copilot knowledge workflows to make support more consistent and scalable.
Cloud Engineer - Independent Contractor - CloudFracture
Apr 2023 - Present
  • Built GitHub Actions pipelines to lint, plan, review, and deploy Terraform across multi-account AWS environments.
  • Used OIDC-based role assumption and environment approvals to strengthen release security and reduce manual deployment effort.
  • Provisioned AWS infrastructure across IAM, EC2, S3, networking, and account baselines using reusable Terraform modules and standardized templates.
  • Enforced Git-based change management with branches, pull requests, reviews, and deployment gates to improve traceability and reduce drift.
  • Implemented landing zone automation with AWS Control Tower and CloudFormation to speed account onboarding and baseline governance.
IT Systems Administrator - A&R Realty
Mar 2021 - Apr 2023
  • Administered secure small-business IT across identity, endpoints, and cloud application access with consistent onboarding and offboarding workflows.
  • Implemented MFA, baseline device provisioning, patching, and access policies to strengthen authentication and reduce recurring support effort.
  • Wrote runbooks, onboarding checklists, and recovery SOPs that improved reliability and shortened common resolution paths.

Education

Since 2021
Self-Employed Business Owner
Professional Background
Built a professional foundation in client relationships, sales, and real estate while operating in self-directed business environments. That experience strengthened communication, trust-building, problem-solving, and the ability to manage work with an ownership mindset.
2005 - 2006
Business Administration Studies
University of Illinois at Chicago
Studied business administration and management with an emphasis on operations, communication, and practical decision-making. That foundation still shapes how I think about service delivery, documentation, and business-aligned technical work.
2000 - 2004
High School Diploma
Morton West High School
Activities and achievements included Eagle Scout, National Honors Society, band, debate team, student leadership, and technology club. Those experiences helped build an early foundation in leadership, collaboration, and technical curiosity.

Selected Work

ECS Fargate Terraform + CI/CD Scaffold
ECS Fargate Terraform GitHub Actions IAM
ECS Fargate Terraform + CI/CD Scaffold
Built AWS infrastructure for a containerized ECS Fargate workload using modular Terraform, IAM-aware design, and GitHub Actions validation so environments could be deployed more consistently and securely.
AWS Landing Zone Automation
AWS Control Tower CloudFormation IAM Networking
AWS Landing Zone Automation
Automated new-account provisioning with AWS Control Tower and CloudFormation, standardizing roles, networking baselines, and foundational guardrails for repeatable onboarding.
Hybrid Platform Hardening
Linux Security Hardening MFA Operations
Hybrid Platform Hardening
Improved operational resilience across hybrid infrastructure through Linux patching, remediation workflows, least-privilege access, MFA, and clearer SOP-driven support processes.

Certifications

AWS Solutions Architect - Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS) • Issued Feb 2025 • Expires Feb 2028
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)
HashiCorp • Issued Jul 2025 • Expires Jul 2027
CompTIA Server+
CompTIA • Issued Mar 2026 • Expires Mar 2029
CompTIA A+
CompTIA • Issued Aug 2023 • Credential ID 456592580
Linux Essentials
Linux Professional Institute (LPI) • Issued Oct 2023 • Credential ID LPI000582935

Contact

Based in the Chicago area and open to cloud platform, infrastructure, and cloud operations engineering opportunities.