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I’m Samual Anthony, a Senior DevOps & Backend Engineer with a passion for building reliable, scalable cloud platforms. I own end-to-end AWS infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance across production and non-production environments.
I design and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform, and I leverage CloudCode to accelerate cloud resource development while upholding automation, security, and best practices. I collaborate closely with engineering teams to improve deployment processes, system reliability, and operational visibility across the stack.
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English
Fluent
Work Experience
Head of DevOps & Infra at Zitcha
March 2, 2023 - March 2, 2026Owned the end-to-end AWS infrastructure supporting production and non-production environments, ensuring high availability and performance. Built and maintained Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using Terraform, leveraging Claude Code to accelerate the development of complex cloud resources and maintain high standards of automation. Utilized Claude Code to monitor and audit both app code and IaC quality, ensuring consistency, security, and adherence to best practices. Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions to support rapid, safe deployments for the PHP-based SaaS application. Collaborated with engineering teams to improve deployment processes, stability, and operational visibility across the entire stack.
DevOps Engineer at Tomplay
November 1, 2021 - September 1, 2022Orchestrated a complex migration of legacy infrastructure from restricted third-party environments to AWS, establishing full ownership and enhancing system reliability. Engineered and deployed the first automated CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodeBuild and CodeDeploy, eliminating manual deployment bottlenecks and reclaims. Refactored legacy PHP codebase to leverage cloud-native AWS services, including S3 for storage, ELB for high availability, and Secrets Manager for enhanced security posture. Upskilled backend engineering team on cloud-native patterns to ensure long-term maintainability of the refactored codebase.
DevOps / Shopify Developer at Social Snowball
March 1, 2021 - August 1, 2021Optimized CircleCI deployment pipelines for a serverless (Lambda) application, significantly enhancing infra stability and deployment frequency. Strengthened application reliability by integrating comprehensive unit and automated testing suites directly into the CI/CD workflow, reducing production defects. Developed core SaaS features by integrating the Shopify API with a PHP/Laravel backend.
Lead Software Engineer at Vouched For
November 1, 2011 - January 1, 2015Led software development efforts, architecture design, and team leadership for growth-stage projects. Shaped backend systems, implemented scalable services, and mentored junior engineers to deliver robust software solutions.
Web Developer at Goose Creative
February 1, 2008 - November 1, 2008Developed and maintained web interfaces, collaborating with design teams to deliver responsive and accessible websites.
Junior Web Developer at Conexium IT Solutions
January 1, 2006 - December 1, 2007Built early web solutions, gaining experience in frontend and backend development workflows.
Education
Bachelor of Computer Science at University of Wollongong
July 1, 2002 - December 1, 2006Diploma of Computer Engineering at TAFE NSW
February 1, 2000 - June 1, 2002Qualifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
December 1, 2018 - December 1, 2021AWS Certified Developer - Associate
April 1, 2018 - April 1, 2021Industry Experience
Software & Internet, Professional Services
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