Raf Lopes
Principal Cloud Technologist at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRaf Lopes is a Principal Cloud Technologist with 12 years of experience designing and scaling cloud-native systems, currently leading training and enablement initiatives at Amazon Web Services in New York. He blends solutions architecture, DevOps, IoT, Big Data and security expertise with a passion for curriculum development and large-scale technical education that democratizes cloud skills via MOOCs and global training programs. Known for building repeatable, scalable systems and programs, Raf has moved from hands-on roles—CTO and DevOps engineer—to shaping organizational learning and best practices at AWS. He excels at translating complex technical requirements into practical, cost-effective architectures while bridging technical and business stakeholders. Comfortable operating across the US and Brazil, he brings startup pragmatism together with enterprise discipline and a track record of driving adoption and measurable impact. Beyond architecture, Raf’s lesser-known strength is crafting high-impact training strategies that amplify individual contributors into global communities of practice.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Science (BS) at PUC-RJEstácio de Sá University
Portuguese, English, Spanish
Github Skills (20)
cli6
command-line6
visual-studio-code-extension5
subcommands5
geckoboard3
git-repository2
vscode-extension2
custom-widgets2
vscode2
zabbix1
data-stream1
emr1
dataflow1
widgets1
architecture1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
deploytoprod/dotfiles
Apr 2015 - Nov 2022
Contributions:3 commits, 39 pushes in 7 years 8 months
deploytoprod/TermClicker
Feb 2017 - Jun 2020
Your CLI presentations will never be the same!
Contributions:4 commits, 5 PRs, 18 pushes in 3 years 4 months
nevercommand-linesubcommandscli
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