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Bilingual DevOps/SRE & Security Operations Engineer with 1+ years of hands-on experience safeguarding AWS workloads and driving SOC 2 compliance. Expert in SIEM triage, vulnerability management, and Infrastructure-as-Code automation.

San Juan, Puerto Rico
orlandoriveraacevedo03@gmail.com
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Orlando Rivera
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About Me

Passionate about securing cloud infrastructure and driving operational excellence

My Journey

I'm a bilingual DevOps/SRE & Security Operations Engineer with a passion for securing cloud infrastructure and automating complex systems. With 1+ years of hands-on experience at HomeVision, I've specialized in AWS workload protection and SOC 2 compliance.

My expertise spans SIEM triage using Datadog, vulnerability management with AWS Inspector, and Infrastructure-as-Code automation with Terraform. I excel at translating technical risks into business terms and collaborating across departments to maintain robust security postures.

Quick Facts

San Juan, Puerto Rico
Born February 24, 2002
4 Professional Certifications
Bilingual (EN/ES)
1+
Years Experience
4
Certifications
50+
Security Findings Closed
90%
False Positive Reduction

Certifications

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Google Cybersecurity Certificate
Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)

Core Skills

Technical expertise across security operations, cloud infrastructure, and automation

Security Operations & SIEM 85%
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) 80%
AWS Cloud & DevOps 88%
Vulnerability Management 82%
SOC 2 Compliance 85%
Automation & Scripting 90%

Experience & Education

My professional journey in DevOps, Security Operations, and Cloud Engineering

DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer (Security Focus)

HomeVision

Apr 2025 – Present San Juan, PR (Remote)
  • Monitor and respond to Datadog SIEM & AWS GuardDuty alerts, reducing false positives 90% by tuning rules and creating WAF Blocked Traffic dashboards
  • Closed 50+ AWS Inspector findings within SLA, documenting mitigation evidence in Vanta to uphold SOC 2 controls
  • Led Terraform modernization of ECS-Fargate modules with auto-scaling, cutting idle compute cost 30%
  • Manage user lifecycle and least-privilege access in RDS/Redshift and IAM; authored automation scripts for policy-lab database user provisioning
AWS Terraform Datadog GuardDuty ECS-Fargate SOC 2

Project Coordinator (Automation)

Innova Solutions Group

Dec 2024 – Mar 2025 San Juan, PR
  • Developed Excel/Python automation saving 10 h/week in payroll processing and financial reporting
  • Managed project budgets and client proposals, bridging technical and business stakeholders
Python Excel Automation

B.S. Computer Science (In Progress, Junior)

Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

Expected Dec 2026 San Juan, PR
  • Currently pursuing Bachelor's degree with focus on software engineering, security, and cloud computing
  • Maintaining strong academic performance while gaining practical industry experience

My Services

Specialized DevOps/SRE and Security Operations expertise for modern cloud environments

Security Operations & SIEM

Expert monitoring and response to security alerts using Datadog SIEM & AWS GuardDuty. Specialized in reducing false positives, creating security dashboards, and maintaining SOC 2 compliance.

Vulnerability Management

Comprehensive vulnerability assessment and remediation using AWS Inspector. Expert in closing security findings within SLA and implementing patch orchestration.

Infrastructure as Code

Advanced Terraform automation for AWS infrastructure deployment and management. Specialized in ECS-Fargate modernization and cost optimization.

IAM & Access Management

Expert management of user lifecycle and least-privilege access in AWS IAM, RDS, and Redshift. Specialized in automation scripts for policy management.

DevOps & Site Reliability

End-to-end DevOps implementation with focus on reliability and performance. Expert in CI/CD pipelines and maintaining high-availability systems.

Security Compliance Automation

Automated security compliance solutions using Bash & Terraform scripts for patch checks, SSM agent updates, and audit evidence generation.

Get In Touch

Ready to secure your cloud infrastructure? Let's discuss your next project.

Email

orlandoriveraacevedo03@gmail.com

Phone

+1 787 908 2860

Location

San Juan, Puerto Rico

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