JD Lincoln

6x Certified SRE and Platform Engineer with hands-on experience delivering reliable cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes platforms across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Strong Infrastructure-as-Code focus with Terraform (modular design, remote state, policy guardrails, and repeatable environments) alongside AWS CloudFormation. Skilled in cloud networking (VPC/VNet design, routing, security groups/NSGs, load balancing, DNS), CI/CD automation (GitLab, Jenkins, GitHub Actions), observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog), and security automation including IAM/RBAC, secrets management, and baseline controls to support compliance-driven environments (SOC 2, HIPAA). Comfortable supporting database-backed production systems and using SQL for troubleshooting and performance analysis (PostgreSQL/MySQL), with strong scripting in Python, Bash, and PowerShell to automate infrastructure, deployments, and operational workflows. Proven mentor and collaborator, improving incident response, operational practices, and production reliability.