I'm a Senior Software Engineer, 10x AWS Certified, and Cloud Architect who is passionate about developing cloud-native, web and server applications. With 18+ years of experience across finance, big data, e-commerce, loyalty, telecom, QA, employee health and wellbeing, and grant management, I regularly leverage AI-assisted coding with GitHub Copilot and LLMs to speed up architecture and development. I'm looking forward to discussing how I can help build your project.

Val Luzano

I'm a Senior Software Engineer, 10x AWS Certified, and Cloud Architect who is passionate about developing cloud-native, web and server applications. With 18+ years of experience across finance, big data, e-commerce, loyalty, telecom, QA, employee health and wellbeing, and grant management, I regularly leverage AI-assisted coding with GitHub Copilot and LLMs to speed up architecture and development. I'm looking forward to discussing how I can help build your project.

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I’m a Senior Software Engineer, 10x AWS Certified, and Cloud Architect who is passionate about developing cloud-native, web and server applications.

With 18+ years of experience across finance, big data, e-commerce, loyalty, telecom, QA, employee health and wellbeing, and grant management, I regularly leverage AI-assisted coding with GitHub Copilot and LLMs to speed up architecture and development.

I’m looking forward to discussing how I can help build your project.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Application Engineer 3 at Vanguard – Australia
May 5, 2022 - Present
Designed, developed, and maintained AWS-hosted API applications for ETF trading systems for Capital Markets, ensuring high availability and scalability. Led the migration of multiple legacy on-premises applications to AWS, reducing infrastructure costs by 25% and improving system uptime. Built and deployed new ETF trading features, enabling faster trade execution and enhanced compliance reporting. Leveraged GitHub Copilot and Anthropic Models(Sonnet and Opus) to accelerate development
Senior Developer at Bunnings Warehouse
July 9, 2021 - May 4, 2022
Enhanced the e-commerce platform by developing new front-end features using React, improving user engagement and conversion rates. Designed and deployed new backend APIs on SAP Hybris, improving integration efficiency Developed Azure-based cloud applications to consolidate user data into the enterprise data warehouse, streamlining analytics and personalization.
Senior Software Engineer (AWS) at Flybuys Pte Ltd
July 3, 2020 - July 9, 2020
Designed and implemented AWS SAM applications to support customer loyalty programs and brand marketing campaigns. Built robust AWS data pipelines to power ML insights, automated reporting, and campaign analytics, reducing reporting time. Created a self-service UI for brand campaign management, improving marketing team productivity.
Senior Java Developer at Our Community Pte Ltd
August 8, 2017 - July 2, 2021
Enhanced the SmartyGrants Grant Management System by developing advanced grant tracking and reporting features. Designed a new grant classification application, improving processing speed and data accuracy for funding organizations.
Senior Software Engineer at Gemalto Pte Ltd
August 8, 2011 - March 3, 2017
Developed and maintained telecom server applications for European and Latin American markets, improving service reliability for millions of end-users. Built front-end platforms to enable telecom clients to create targeted marketing campaigns, increasing engagement rates.
Software Design Engineer 3 at NEC Telecom Software Philippines Inc.
April 23, 2007 - July 15, 2011
Designed and developed new telecom server features to meet evolving client requirements in Japan. Created a quality assurance web application that improved testing efficiency.

Education

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Qualifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
March 20, 2020 - March 20, 2023
https://www.credly.com/badges/15c80f58-d5c3-401a-b276-41c90454b813
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
November 7, 2020 - November 7, 2023
https://www.credly.com/badges/b793d3e6-479c-4787-af6c-81f795b0771d
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
March 27, 2025 - March 27, 2028
https://www.credly.com/badges/b9023c6a-39f7-418a-9cc5-ab1c4de8275a
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
May 17, 2025 - May 17, 2028
https://www.credly.com/badges/76f77eb3-1383-4d7e-a58d-85786df9aeb8
AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
June 14, 2025 - June 14, 2028
https://www.credly.com/badges/60f2cfe3-c833-4489-b1b0-58e4e2114a0b
AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty
August 9, 2025 - August 9, 2028
https://www.credly.com/badges/1a71ebc4-985d-49ca-b92f-12dcd793b35e
AWS Certified Security – Specialty
September 6, 2025 - September 6, 2028
https://www.credly.com/badges/e4b24cd2-ade6-465b-a726-4de8505d0f40
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
October 4, 2025 - October 11, 2028
https://www.credly.com/badges/7b59aa1f-b22d-474b-a707-643ee2b50516
AWS Certified Machine Learning Engineer – Associate
October 11, 2025 - October 11, 2028
https://www.credly.com/badges/12d40aea-50ca-4dc5-87f0-617b34d8f059
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
October 22, 2025 - October 22, 2028
https://www.credly.com/badges/1af85e4b-921f-4e4b-a630-de56d01a9bbc

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Telecommunications, Financial Services, Healthcare, Professional Services