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Thomas Wanless

Senior Cloud Engineer · AWS Solutions Architect – Associate

I build and automate multi-account AWS environments, from infrastructure as code to backup, DR, and cost control.

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about

I'm a Senior Cloud Engineer with about five years of AWS experience, working in a large multi-account environment that spans infrastructure, IaC, cost management, backup and disaster recovery, networking, and governance. I like building things that are boring to operate: automated, documented, and repeatable.

I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin taking apart and building computers, which turned into a Computer Engineering degree from UW–Stout and a career in the cloud.

skills

Cloud (AWS)

  • EC2
  • Lambda
  • Step Functions
  • CloudFront
  • Route 53
  • IAM
  • CloudWatch
  • Systems Manager
  • S3

Infrastructure as Code

  • Terraform
  • CloudFormation

CI/CD & Version Control

  • GitHub Actions
  • Jenkins
  • Git
  • GitHub

Cloud Operations

  • Backup & DR
  • Networking
  • Cost Management
  • Governance
  • Multi-account

Languages & Systems

  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • C#
  • C++
  • Linux

projects

Terraform · CloudFront · GitHub Actions

thomaswanless.dev

This site. A private S3 bucket behind CloudFront with Origin Access Control, a Route 53 domain with an ACM certificate, and keyless deploys through GitHub OIDC. The Terraform is modular and driven by a single YAML config.

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AWS Step Functions · Automation

Automated database clone refresh

A weekly, hands-off refresh of a production database clone from its primary, orchestrated with AWS Step Functions.

Web app · AI

AI flashcard web app

A study tool that uses AI to help generate and review flashcards. A personal project built to sharpen my full-stack skills.

contact

Want to talk cloud, automation, or a role? I'd love to hear from you.

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