Derek Nicol
Advanced DevOps Engineer at Amira Learning
Austin, Texas, United States
Summary
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SeniorDerek Nicol is a seasoned Advanced DevOps Engineer and backend/API developer based in Austin, TX, blending Python-focused web development with robust cloud and on-prem infrastructure. He builds scalable APIs using Python frameworks such as FastAPI and Django, working with MySQL, Redis, and MongoDB. He architects and deploys cloud infrastructure on AWS (EC2, ECS/ECR, RDS, Lambda), leverages Docker/Swarm for virtualization, and manages Linux stacks with Nginx and Traefik. He currently serves as Advanced DevOps Engineer at Amira Learning, a role he has held since 2022, with prior leadership stints at VIRTUALhaus and Artissimo Designs, reflecting a track record of delivering reliable systems for startups and design studios. With a 10-year career that includes freelance web development and systems architecture, he brings hands-on coding and operations expertise across the full stack and devops lifecycle.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (126)
emoji10
duplicate10
progress-bar10
syntax-highlighting10
markdown9
notification9
pushbullet9
notification-api9
transmission9
runner9
ansi-colors9
notification-service9
tui9
notify9
reminder9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
derekn/piavpn-scripts
Feb 2022 - Nov 2023
Contributions:5 releases, 43 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 8 months
derekn/s5cmd-action
Jul 2022 - Jul 2024
Contributions:1 release, 26 pushes, 7 branches in 2 years
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