Summary
Kinsey Matthews is an AWS- and Terraform-certified DevOps engineer with four years of hands-on experience building secure, automated cloud infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines. Based in Charleston, SC, she has improved reliability and deployment speed using Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and canary deployments across media and security-focused organizations. At Defense Unicorns she translated complex FedRAMP and CVE concepts into accessible documentation and public technical content, and at Coalfire she continues to blend engineering with compliance-minded practices. Kinsey also coaches aspiring technologists, pairing technical mentorship with career development to help others land roles in tech. Her background in developmental psychology contributes to a user-focused approach to documentation and team communication, making technical material more approachable. She combines practical scripting (Bash/Python), IaC, and cloud operations with a knack for turning compliance requirements into repeatable, automated workflows.
4 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
DevOps Engineer, DevOps Engineer at Level Up in Tech
Developmental and Child Psychology, Developmental and Child Psychology at Piedmont Virginia Community College