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Hi, I’m Sean Thomas, a Senior DevOps Engineer with 10+ years of experience building secure, scalable infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure. I specialize in Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD automation to accelerate delivery while reducing risk. In previous roles I migrated legacy systems to cloud-native environments, implemented HITRUST-ready infrastructure, and partnered with security teams to embed secure practices. I enjoy mentoring engineers, improving DevOps processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive velocity and reliability.…Hi, I’m Sean Thomas, a Senior DevOps Engineer with 10+ years of experience building secure, scalable infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure. I specialize in Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD automation to accelerate delivery while reducing risk. In previous roles I migrated legacy systems to cloud-native environments, implemented HITRUST-ready infrastructure, and partnered with security teams to embed secure practices. I enjoy mentoring engineers, improving DevOps processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive velocity and reliability.

Sean Thomas

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Hi, I’m Sean Thomas, a Senior DevOps Engineer with 10+ years of experience building secure, scalable infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure. I specialize in Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD automation to accelerate delivery while reducing risk. In previous roles I migrated legacy systems to cloud-native environments, implemented HITRUST-ready infrastructure, and partnered with security teams to embed secure practices. I enjoy mentoring engineers, improving DevOps processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive velocity and reliability.…Hi, I’m Sean Thomas, a Senior DevOps Engineer with 10+ years of experience building secure, scalable infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure. I specialize in Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD automation to accelerate delivery while reducing risk. In previous roles I migrated legacy systems to cloud-native environments, implemented HITRUST-ready infrastructure, and partnered with security teams to embed secure practices. I enjoy mentoring engineers, improving DevOps processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive velocity and reliability.

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Hi, I’m Sean Thomas, a Senior DevOps Engineer with 10+ years of experience building secure, scalable infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure. I specialize in Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD automation to accelerate delivery while reducing risk.

In previous roles I migrated legacy systems to cloud-native environments, implemented HITRUST-ready infrastructure, and partnered with security teams to embed secure practices. I enjoy mentoring engineers, improving DevOps processes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive velocity and reliability.

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Senior DevOps Engineer at Watchguard Technologies

January 1, 2024 - Present

Automated cloud infrastructure provisioning with Terraform across AWS environments. Deployed Kubernetes clusters on EKS and developed Helm charts for consistent and repeatable service deployments. Integrated Jenkins pipelines with Cypress-based testing to improve test reliability and deployment confidence. Implemented Vault-based secrets management for CI/CD workflows. Partnered with security and compliance teams to enhance DevOps processes with secure practices.

Staff DevOps Engineer at Johnson & Johnson / C-SATS

March 1, 2021 - January 1, 2024

Built multi-region EKS Kubernetes clusters from scratch using Terraform, Helm, and Jenkins. Achieved HITRUST compliance via least-privilege IAM, encryption in transit/at rest, and DR strategies. Cut Docker build failures by 80% through Jenkins pipeline refactoring. Led Kubernetes upgrade and cert-manager enhancements with zero downtime. Interviewed and onboarded 5+ engineers, growing team by 25%.

Engineering Team Lead (DevOps) at Logic 20/20 / T-Mobile

April 1, 2019 - March 1, 2021

Ran entire application lifecycle in Terraform, including AKS and Azure AD integration. Created Cypress-based E2E Jenkins pipelines, increasing test coverage 3x. Overhauled Dockerized deployment for Angular apps, reducing deploy time by 40%. Reduced database deadlocks by optimizing slow queries and async handling.

DevOps Engineer at Brigham Young University

August 1, 2016 - April 1, 2019

Migrated core systems to Google Cloud, enhancing deployment speed and operational agility. Automated secure transaction processing with PHP for daily JPMorgan Chase file handling. Introduced Terraform for infrastructure automation, improving provisioning consistency. Designed and launched campus-wide approval system (Y-approve) under Agile/Scrum.

DevOps Engineer at FlexQueue

December 1, 2014 - August 1, 2016

Delivered a $150k project using AngularJS and NodeJS, improving UI performance. Built hybrid mobile apps and mentored senior developers on MEAN stack adoption. Deployed and managed Elasticsearch/Kibana for application observability. Automated infrastructure using Terraform and optimized app runtime with GCP services.

DevOps Engineer at Atly

April 1, 2013 - December 1, 2014

Transitioned infrastructure to MEAN stack, modernizing legacy apps. Automated deployments via Terraform across AWS and GCP. Integrated Stripe/PayPal payment gateways and optimized frontend workflows. Led QA and release readiness efforts across cross-functional teams.

Software Engineer at Solid Code

April 1, 2012 - July 1, 2013

Modernized Python-based testing tools with AngularJS front-end. Built custom JavaScript editor for enhanced developer productivity. Championed early adoption of MongoDB and NodeJS for new features.

Software Engineer at BYU Independent Study

May 1, 2006 - December 1, 2011

Built and launched Android/iOS apps expanding university's mobile reach. Led internal task management tool development, improving team coordination.