Available for consulting & select opportunities

Michael
Lopez

Senior Platform Engineer  /  Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps

I build internal developer platforms that let engineering teams ship faster. 14 years of experience turning complex cloud infrastructure into clean, automated systems — from EKS and ArgoCD to Terraform-driven provisioning at scale.

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14+
Years Experience
6+
Years DevOps
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About

I'm a Senior Platform Engineer based in Florida, working fully remote, specializing in internal developer platforms, cloud-native infrastructure, and GitOps automation. My work sits at the intersection of what developers need to ship confidently and what operations teams need to sleep at night.

Before moving into DevOps, I spent 8 years in application support and operations — which means I understand production systems from the inside out. I don't just build pipelines; I build systems that are operable, documented, and designed to be handed off cleanly.

Currently at Trimble, where I own the full platform stack: Kubernetes (EKS), ArgoCD, Concourse CI, and Confluent. I'm actively deepening my work in AI-augmented platform tooling — building smarter internal workflows with the latest generation of LLMs and automation tools.

I hold a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Miami and am currently pursuing AWS Solutions Architect and CKA certifications.

Specialty
Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) · GitOps · Cloud-Native Infrastructure
Cloud
AWS (broad experience across compute, networking, security, storage, and container services)
Background
6 yrs DevOps · 8 yrs App Support & Ops · BS Computer Engineering, U of Miami
Currently Learning
AI-powered infrastructure tooling · AWS SAA · CKA
Location
Florida · Fully Remote
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Tech Stack

Cloud & Infrastructure
AWS Kubernetes Docker Linux (RHEL/Ubuntu)
IaC & Automation
Terraform Helm Shell/Bash Python
CI/CD & GitOps
ArgoCD Concourse CI Jenkins Helm Charts GitOps
Observability
Sumo Logic New Relic Grafana PagerDuty CloudWatch
Event Streaming
Confluent Cloud Confluent for K8s Apache Kafka
Languages
Python Shell/Bash SQL YAML Java
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Experience

Senior Platform Engineer
SEP 2024 — PRESENT
TRIMBLE · REMOTE
Lead platform engineering for a cloud-native, multi-team environment. Own the full lifecycle of developer tooling and infrastructure services from provisioning through operational handoff.
Deployment time: 1 day → 10 minutes via ArgoCD GitOps implementation
MTTR: 6 hours → 5 minutes through automated recovery workflows
Infrastructure provisioning: 1 day → 30 minutes with reusable Terraform modules
Own and operate EKS, ArgoCD, Concourse CI, and Confluent at scale
Define platform adoption strategy across engineering and operations teams
DevOps Engineer
JUL 2019 — SEP 2024
TRIMBLE · REMOTE
Grew from individual contributor to platform owner over 5 years, driving the shift from manual deployments to fully automated, GitOps-driven infrastructure.
Designed and scaled CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins and Concourse CI across multiple product teams
Spearheaded application migration to Kubernetes, establishing Helm chart standards adopted org-wide
Pioneered Terraform IaC adoption, authoring foundational modules that standardized all AWS provisioning
Senior Application Support Engineer
APR 2018 — APR 2019
SIGMA SYSTEMS · TORONTO (REMOTE)
Primary technical escalation for enterprise clients. Automated deployment workflows and optimized production SQL diagnostics.
Reduced manual deployment effort by 30% via Shell scripting automation
DevOps / Automation Engineer
FEB 2013 — APR 2018
TRACFONE WIRELESS · MEDLEY, FL
Built CI/CD infrastructure for a high-volume consumer wireless platform. Mentored junior engineers and led DevOps practice adoption.
Reduced deployment error rate by 40% through Python and Shell automation
Designed Jenkins + AnthillPro pipelines across 10+ application teams

Let's work
together.

Open to senior platform engineering roles, DevOps consulting engagements, and conversations about cloud-native infrastructure. Remote only.

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