Michael Cessaro
Cloud Engineer & AWS Solutions Architect — Remote / Digital Nomad
About Me
I'm Michael — an AWS-certified Cloud Engineer specializing in secure, scalable infrastructure, automation, and cost optimization. I design IaC pipelines, build resilient architectures, and help teams run reliable cloud-native services.
Available for remote engagements, consulting, and longer-term projects. I travel frequently and work as a digital nomad.
Skills & Expertise
- AWS Solutions Architect
- Cloud Security & Compliance
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Python Scripting & Automation
- CI/CD, DevOps Pipelines
- Docker & Kubernetes
Cloud Platforms
Experienced across major cloud providers — I design multi-cloud and provider-specific solutions.
Projects & Portfolio
Cloud Infrastructure Automation
Automated provisioning with Terraform and modular templates; reduced deploy time and manual steps by 40%.
AWS Cost Optimization
Implemented monitoring + automation to cut monthly spend by ~30% while improving reliability.
Secure CI/CD Pipelines
Built secure pipelines integrating AWS services, container builds, and Kubernetes deployments for scale.