Summary
Chris L is a DevSecOps and SRE-focused cloud architect with 11 years’ experience helping organizations adopt infrastructure-as-code, automation, and zero-trust security across AWS and GCP. He has led high-impact migrations and platform builds—from 20PB media archives and 10,000+ node GKE platforms to FedRAMP/DoD-compliant research sandboxes—always emphasizing operational empathy and clear ownership. A hands-on practitioner of GitOps, Terraform, HashiCorp tools and secure IaC, he pairs technical rigor (no human access to production) with cultural change to make teams more autonomous and reliable. Notably, he’s translated deep infrastructure work into sales-friendly technical storytelling and productized migration strategies that unlocked monetization for media customers. Based in Washington, he blends startup founder grit with enterprise-grade security and compliance experience.
11 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
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