John Phillips

I'm a seasoned DevOps engineer and AWS architect who transforms complex technical challenges into streamlined, cost-effective solutions. With over 8 years of hands-on AWS experience and a proven track record of leading high-performing teams, I specialize in building scalable infrastructure that drives business growth.

Recent Achievements That Deliver Results

As Lead DevOps Engineer at Elevated Signals, I architected an infrastructure modernization that reduced AWS costs by 40% while supporting a SaaS platform serving 8,000+ users. I designed a distributed event processing system handling 80,000+ daily events and spearheaded SOC 2 compliance initiatives that unlocked $500K+ in enterprise sales.

At Slalom Build, I collaborated with enterprise clients across finance, insurance, and life sciences on $2M-$4M projects, designing multi-tenant Kubernetes solutions supporting 30+ applications and reducing operational overhead.

Core Expertise

AWS Mastery: ECS, RDS, S3, SQS, EventBridge, Lambda, CloudFormation - certified AWS DevOps Professional Infrastructure as Code: Terraform/OpenTofu, reducing provisioning from days to hours CI/CD Excellence: GitHub Actions, GitLab, comprehensive automated testing pipelines Leadership: Built and mentored high-performing teams, achieved 4.85/5 employee engagement scores Languages: TypeScript, Java/Spring, Python, Go

Why Choose Me

I don't just implement technology - I solve business problems. Whether you need to modernize legacy systems, optimize cloud costs, achieve compliance, or scale your infrastructure, I bring both technical depth and strategic thinking to deliver solutions that matter to your bottom line.

Ready to transform your infrastructure? Let's discuss how I can help accelerate your success.