Stephen Salim
Senior Solutions Architect ( Cloud Optimization )
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Top SchoolStephen Salim is a Senior Solutions Architect based in Melbourne with nine years of AWS-focused experience and over a decade in systems and infrastructure roles. Currently leading cloud optimization efforts at AWS, he brings deep hands-on expertise in Linux administration, Windows Server, scripting (Bash, VBScript), virtualization (VCP5) and Red Hat technologies. His progression through roles from cloud support to Well-Architected and SaaS Factory engagements demonstrates a blend of customer-facing technical advisory and pragmatic engineering. He has contributed to notable open-source AWS labs by automating serverless deployments, integrating Amplify, Cognito and API endpoints, and streamlining build/cleanup scripts. Colleagues rely on him for translating complex operational requirements into cost-efficient, secure cloud designs. He pairs a methodical troubleshooting background with a proven track record of operationalizing best practices at scale.
9 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma of Information Technology, Diploma of Information Technology at INSEARCHVCP 5 - Data Center Virtualization, VCP 5 - Data Center Virtualization at VMwareCCNARHCSA ( Redhat Certified System Administrator ) Redhat Enterprise Linux, RHCSA ( Redhat Certified System Administrator ) Redhat Enterprise Linux at RedhatBachelor of Science in IT Information Technology, Bachelor of Science in IT Information Technology at University of Technology Sydney
Indonesian, English
Github Skills (13)
serverless10
aws-cloudformation10
aws10
amplify10
cicd10
amazon-cognito9
bash9
api8
docker8
security8
dockers8
apidoc8
javascript7
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
awslabs/aws-well-architected-labs
Oct 2021 - Oct 2022
Hands on labs and code to help you learn, measure, and build using architectural best practices.
Role in this project:
Cloud Engineer & DevOps Engineer
Cloud Engineer & DevOps EngineerContributions:30 reviews, 36 commits, 26 PRs in 1 year
Contributions summary:Stephen primarily focused on automating the deployment and configuration of a serverless application within the AWS environment. This involved creating and modifying build scripts to provision resources, including an Amplify console, Cognito authentication, and API endpoints. They also made adjustments to the application code to integrate the API endpoint and configure CORS settings. Furthermore, the user implemented cleanup tasks and added pre-processing steps within the build scripts to streamline deployment processes.
hands-onsecurityresiliencywell-architectedreliability-engineering
sssalim-aws/Multilayered_API_Security_with_Cognito_and_WAF
Sep 2022 - Oct 2022
Contributions:47 commits, 42 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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