Jason VanDeventer

Cloud Support / Cloud Systems Admin • AWS SAA • Secret Clearance

Tulsa, OK (Remote-friendly)

AWS Capstone: Cost-Conscious Web Stack

Terraform + GitHub OIDC • Route53/ACM • S3 + CloudFront • Cost controls. Reduced AWS hosting cost by 70% via Terraform automation + CloudFront caching.

Homelab Media Stack

Docker Compose • Plex/*arr • Nginx Proxy Manager • Homarr. Automated Plex media pipeline with Docker Compose, improviing reliability and monitoring.

Certifications

  • AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)
  • CompTIA SecurityX (CASP+) — valid through May 2026
  • CompTIA Security+
  • CompTIA A+
  • Active Secret Security Clearance

Skills

Cloud & Infrastructure

  • AWS: EC2, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, Route 53, CloudFront, IAM
  • Terraform (IaC), Docker & Docker Compose
  • Proxmox virtualization

DevOps & Platform Engineering

  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab Runner
  • GitOps workflow basics: Argo CD (exposure), Kustomize
  • Secrets management: Kubernetes Secrets (basic), External Secrets Operator (exposure), Vault (intro)
  • Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Splunk

Security & Compliance

  • Identity & Access Management (IAM)
  • tfsec, Trivy, OPA (policy enforcement)
  • Exposure to NIST 800-53

Systems & Networking

  • Linux administration (Ubuntu/Debian)
  • pfSense firewall, VLANs
  • DNS/DHCP, VPN, TLS/SSL
  • Basic Windows Server / Active Directory

Collaboration & Tools

  • Git, GitHub, GitLab
  • Jira & Confluence (Agile, Admin experience)
  • VS Code, Warp Terminal, Zsh/Powerlevel10k