Devin Ford

Platform Engineer

Platform engineer at Datadog, specializing in infrastructure as code with Terraform and AWS cloud solutions. AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate.

Experienced in building and maintaining scalable, reliable infrastructure and deployment pipelines that streamline development workflows and improve operational efficiency.

Core skills include cloud architecture, CI/CD automation, containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, and implementing robust monitoring solutions.

Currently available for freelance consultation to help optimize your cloud infrastructure and platform implementation.

Professional Background

• Platform Engineer at Datadog, contributing to infrastructure automation and observability solutions
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate with expertise in cloud-native architectures
• Experienced in Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes and modern CI/CD pipelines
• Datadog Fundamentals Contributor, helping develop educational content

Platform Engineering Expertise

Infrastructure as Code

Expert in Terraform for defining and provisioning infrastructure through code. Experience creating modular, reusable infrastructure components across multiple cloud providers.

AWS Solutions

AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate. Extensive experience with EC2, ECS, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway, and CloudFormation.

CI/CD Pipelines

Building robust continuous integration and deployment pipelines using GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and AWS CodePipeline to automate software delivery.

Containerization

Containerizing applications with Docker and orchestrating with Kubernetes to enable scalable, portable deployments across environments.

Monitoring & Observability

Implementing comprehensive monitoring solutions using Datadog to ensure system reliability and performance.

Security

Applying security best practices in infrastructure, including IAM, network security groups, and implementing least privilege principles.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect

Associate Level Certification

Validated expertise in designing and deploying scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant systems on AWS. Skilled in selecting appropriate AWS services to build secure and robust applications with optimal cost efficiency.

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Datadog Fundamentals Contributor

Contributing to Datadog's training materials

Recognized contributor to Datadog's Fundamentals certification exam, helping to develop and review content for the monitoring and observability platform's industry-recognized certification.

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