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Elvis Rafael
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I build and operate cloud infrastructure at scale — AWS EC2 fleets, Kubernetes platforms, hybrid architectures, and the observability that keeps them running.

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Stack

AWSGCPTerraformKubernetesGolden AMI PipelinesCloudWatchBashAWS Systems ManagerAWS CLIPatch Management
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ProjectsProyectos

Selected infrastructure workTrabajo de infraestructura seleccionado

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Fraud Detection AWS Platform

Fraud transaction scoring platform on AWS — a Python worker in private EC2 subnets with zero inbound exposure, SSM-only access, and a full SQS → EC2 → DynamoDB pipeline.

aws ec2 ssm terraform dynamodb sqs guardduty github-actions oidc golden-ami zero-trust
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Kubernetes Homelab Platform

Bare-metal Kubernetes cluster on Proxmox-managed nodes — GitOps delivery with ArgoCD and Jenkins, Ansible configuration management, and a full Prometheus/Grafana/Loki observability stack.

kubernetes kubeadm homelab proxmox argocd gitops ansible cka
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AWS CloudWatch Observability Stack

Production CloudWatch observability implementation with custom dashboards, composite alarms, Container Insights for EKS, and log-based alerting.

aws cloudwatch observability eks container-insights alarms terraform
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RunbooksRunbooks

Field-tested operational proceduresProcedimientos operativos probados en campo

P3 Kubernetes Pod Stuck in Pending State
10-20 min stable
kubernetes pods scheduling resources pvc nodes troubleshooting
P2 EC2 Instance Unreachable via SSM Session Manager
15-30 min stable
ec2 ssm session-manager vpc-endpoints iam troubleshooting
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WritingEscritura

Technical notes and field observationsNotas técnicas y observaciones de campo

Feb 2026
Homelab

Running k3s on Proxmox: What I Learned Building a Homelab Kubernetes Platform

Practical lessons from setting up a 3-node k3s cluster on Proxmox VE — storage, networking, ArgoCD, and the things that broke along the way.

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Jan 2026
AWS CloudOps

A Pragmatic AWS Tagging Strategy That Survives Audits

A tag schema that satisfies finance, security, and platform teams without becoming a governance nightmare. Covers mandatory tags, enforcement with AWS Config, and automation.

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