A DevOps Engineer
turned digital nomad.

Who is Jeff K.?

I'm an expert in infrastructure engineering. Currently, I am at Caylent as a Senior Cloud Engineer, working remotely as I travel the world, though my home bases are New York City & the Los Angeles area in the United States. Before this role, I worked at Rackspace, Rcktshp, X-Team, Upside Business Travel, Red Ventures, Onica, and QuadraNet. I hold a BA in Sociology, with a minor in Urban Studies, from San Francisco State University, and have done PG studies in Global Justice at The University of Sheffield.

I consider myself a computer & cloud platforms specialist, a human rights activist, a keen enthusiast of psychology & law, a dog lover and carer, an observer of cities, an audience member of standup comedy and poetry slams, and am a seasoned traveller. I have been working with computers & networks since childhood, and have developed extensive skills in all things digital. When away from the desk, I enjoy walking around urban landscapes, trying out new restaurants, passively doing landscape photography, and travelling domestically & internationally any chance I get. So far, I have been to 46 countries and am not stopping any time soon. My current goal is to experience 50 countries by age 50.

I am a proud progressive interested in equal rights for all humans, and am inspired by the topics of: anti-repression, anti-racism, anti-war, feminism, socialism, drug policy reform, and immigration reform. On the streets, I have livestreamed various protests & rallies from various locations, such as: Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, and London.

I have completed courses in JavaScript, Node.js, and Python. I'm currently helping organisations migrate their application & infrastructure stacks toward more current technologies, such as by utilising services like AWS, Terraform, and Kubernetes.

Skills & Services

Amazon Web Services

Develop and maintain highly-available web infrastructure architecture using a myriad of services. AWS Pro certified.

DevOps Transformation

Strategise culture shift and engineer automation by using CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure.

Infrastructure-as-Code

Automate the building blocks and repeatable tasks using Terraform, CDK, or Python for cloud resources. Terraform certified.

Kubernetes Administration

Build and configure Kubernetes cluster resources and Helm charts. CKA certified.

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Certifications

Provide Kubernetes ecosystem management with great competency to perform the responsibilities of administration.
Design and deploy Terraform infrastructure-as-code configuration, with understanding of cloud engineering building blocks.
Design and deploy dynamically scalable, highly available, fault-tolerant, and reliable applications on AWS
Implement and manage continuous delivery systems, automate security controls, and deploy monitoring, metrics, and logging systems on AWS
Develop, deploy, and debug cloud-based applications using AWS
Implement and control the flow of data to and from AWS, identify operational cost control mechanisms, and migrate on-premises workloads to AWS
Architect and deploy secure and robust applications on AWS technologies
Administration of the Linux operating system and knowledge of commands on the various Linux distributions, Ubuntu and CentOS
Demonstrate security skills, configure multiple operating systems, and support basic IT infrastructure and networking

Happy Colleagues Say…

“Don’t sleep on this man, he’s by far one of the most brilliant minds of our time, with more compassion and understanding for humanity than most, which only adds to his incredible work ethic and problem solving strategies while collaborating with clients or teammates. There are no cloudy days, when Jeff is behind the wheel.”

— Andrew Peltekci

“Jeff has been one of the most stable and diligent employees I have ever had the pleasure of managing, as well as being a highly intelligent and effective systems administrator. In addition to directly tackling problems with his existing knowledge, he has also performed research of his own volition and come up with lasting solutions for complex problems. Jeff’s dedication to the workplace is on par with his passion for everything he does in his life, and I can recommend his work wholeheartedly without a moment’s hesitation.”

— Philip Cruz

“Working with Jeff was by far one of my favorite experiences that I will always remember. While doing his job he was still able to teach me Linux and Windows and not to mention assist me on any problems that arose. He is a real team player and I would recommend Jeff. His hard work definitely shows for itself.”

— Yaniv Mazor