Cloud Engineering
Design, deployment and automation on AWS as code.
AWS · Terraform · CloudFormation · Lambda
8+
years in IT & infrastructure
300+
users on an Active Directory built from scratch
8
physical servers migrated to Hyper-V
3+ yrs
backup in production with zero failures
5
countries of international clients supported
01 · Profile
Eight years building, securing and supporting critical infrastructure
Cloud Engineer with over eight years in IT, built on a solid foundation in support and infrastructure.
02 · What I do
Grounded in support and infrastructure, focused on security and cloud
Years of hands-on support and infrastructure experience, now applied to security and cloud engineering.
DevOps & Automation
CI/CD, containers and scripting to ship safely.
GitHub Actions · Docker · Kubernetes · Bash
IT Support (N1/N2)
On-site and remote support across accounts, endpoints and networks.
AD · Windows/Linux · Microsoft 365 · ITIL
Cybersecurity & SOC
Vulnerability analysis & mitigation, DLP, monitoring.
FortiAnalyzer · DLP · Pentest review · ISO 27001
Infrastructure & Virtualization
Servers, VMware/Hyper-V and enterprise networking.
VMware · Hyper-V · Mikrotik · Cisco · Ubiquiti
AI & Productivity
AI-assisted automation, scripting and speed.
AI fundamentals · Automation · Bots on AWS
03 · Stack
Technical stack
The technologies I work with day to day.
AWS
IAMLambdaSNSS3EC2VPCSecurity GroupsCloudWatchCloudFormationALBASGNAT GatewayRDS Multi-AZECS / ECR
IaC & DevOps
TerraformGitHub ActionsCI/CDDockerKubernetesOpenShiftBash
Infrastructure & Virtualization
Windows ServerActive DirectoryDNS / GPO / WSUSLinux (RHEL/Ubuntu)VMware vSpherevCenter / vSANHyper-V
Security & SOC
Vulnerability analysisPentest reviewFortiAnalyzerDLPFirewall (pfSense)Traffic monitoringISO 27001LGPDITIL
Networking
MikrotikCiscoUbiquitiStructured cablingVPNNagios
Web, Cloud & Data
HTML / CSS / JSReactTypeScriptAzure (governance)GCP (architecture)MySQLGoogle Workspace
04 · Projects
Selected projects
Cloud and Infrastructure as Code projects, alongside front-end work.
S3 → LAMBDA → SNS
Event-Driven Serverless Notifier
S3 events trigger a Python Lambda that publishes via SNS.
TerraformGitHub ActionsPythonIAM
github.com/gustahmalves/lambdasns-cicd →
VPC · EC2 · BACKUP
AWS Network Foundation
A complete AWS environment provisioned as code.
TerraformVPCEC2AWS Backup
github.com/gustahmalves/terraform-aws-nginx-infra →
POSTGRAD LABS · INFNET
High-Availability AWS Labs
HA across 2 AZs with self-healing and containers.
CloudFormationRDSASGECS
Postgraduate coursework
PREPONA · EDTECH
Prepona: Corporate Landing Page
Built from scratch, with full EN/ES localization.
HTMLCSSJavaScripti18n
Built for Prepona
LOTUS · COMPLIANCE
Lotus: Responsive Landing Page
Responsive layout with CSS Grid and Flexbox.
HTMLCSS GridFlexboxResponsive
Built for Lotus
GITHUB · 18 REPOS
Practice apps & layouts
JS/C practice apps and layout studies.
JavaScriptCHTML/CSS
github.com/gustahmalves →
05 · Experience
Professional experience
Apr 2023 → Present
IT Specialist, Infrastructure & IT Operations
Prepona · Rio de Janeiro
- Migrated internal bots to AWS; use AI to automate tasks.
- Infrastructure testing, security improvements, pentest analysis.
- Production MySQL and secure sensitive-data delivery.
- International client training; led EN/ES localization.
Apr 2026
Network Infrastructure Consultant (Freelance)
Hotel Othon Savoy Copacabana
- Led 4 technicians through a full network redesign.
- Delivered end-to-end; big Wi-Fi reliability gains.
Sep 2021 → Apr 2023
Mid-Level Infrastructure & Systems Analyst
Othon Hotels · Rio de Janeiro
- Deployed AD from zero across 300+ users.
- Redundant automated backup with zero failures for 3+ years.
- Migrated 8 servers to Hyper-V; DLP, monitoring, ITIL.
Sep 2019 → Mar 2021
Administrative Assistant, IT & Infrastructure Support
FGV · Fundação Getulio Vargas
- IT support and N2 for FGV's first fully remote exam.
- Recognized by FGV's VP for a critical fix.
Mar 2018 → Sep 2019
Systems & Network Technician
Sicsu Tech · Rio de Janeiro
- Field IT support for law/accounting firms and a trader.
- Deployed Windows Server (AD/GPO) and pfSense firewalls.
06 · Certifications
Certifications
Formal credentials in cloud, Infrastructure as Code and data protection.
Certified
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
In progress
AWS Solutions Architect Associate
Completed
Terraform: Basic to Advanced
Completed
LGPD
07 · Courses
Continuous learning
Grouped by area, with completion status and rating.
Cloud & AI
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)
Udemy · André Iacono
★★★★★100%
Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
Udemy · Christian Moura
★★★★★100%
Security
ISO 27001: Cybersecurity Manager Guidelines
Udemy · rigcert.education
★★★★☆100%
Pentest for Beginners
Udemy · Bruno Dias
★★★★☆100%
Ethical Hacking with Hardware Gadgets
Udemy · Valentin Despa
★★★★½100%
LGPD: Data Protection Law
Udemy · Eduardo Morelli
★★★★☆97%
Web Development
Origamid: Grid, Flexbox, React, TypeScript
Origamid
★★★★★done
Building Web Pages with GitHub Pages
Udemy · Marcos Castro
★★★½☆100%
Education
Postgraduate Degree in Cloud Computing, Virtualization & Containerization
Instituto INFNET · 2025
Associate Degree in Systems Analysis & Development
UNICARIOCA · 2024
Technical Degree in Computer Support & Maintenance
SENAC · 2017
Languages: Portuguese (native), English C2
Native / Fluent
08 · Contact
Available for new opportunities
Open to international remote roles in cloud, infrastructure and security.