Cloud Computing & IT Infrastructure
Kai Peace
Cloud & Infrastructure Engineer
12+ years of enterprise IT leadership, now building cloud infrastructure that scales.
Technical Proficiency
Skills & Tech Stack
Cloud Platforms
Infrastructure as Code
Containerization
Networking & Security
Enterprise Cloud
Scripting & Automation
Tools
Selected Work
Projects
AWS Cloud E-Commerce Platform
Project Manager & Infrastructure LeadTeam GJKT · Purdue University Global · Jan–Mar 2026
- —Authored all Terraform IaC (main, security, IAM, monitoring, ALB, backend, variables, outputs)
- —Multi-tier VPC across 2 AZs with 6 subnets (public, private app, private data)
- —VPC endpoints eliminated NAT Gateway — ~$32/month savings and reduced attack surface
- —Least-privilege IAM + tiered security groups enforcing zero-trust web→app→data segmentation
- —GitHub Actions CI/CD: validate on commit, plan on PR, manual approval gate before apply
- —Led team from project charter through final demonstration across 8 units
Multi-Node Containerized Homelab
Infrastructure & NetworkingOngoing personal project
- —4 Proxmox hypervisors running 24+ VMs and LXC containers
- —Network segmentation with multi-subnet design and dynamic IP rotation
- —Zero-trust remote access via browser-based admin through Guacamole
- —Hybrid cloud storage with automated backups via rclone + Backblaze
Python API Automation Suite
Automation & ScriptingPersonal tooling project
- —Built missepisode — scheduled Telegram bot querying the Sonarr REST API for missing episodes, with conditional display logic scaling from per-episode detail to show-level counts based on result volume; deployed as a persistent Railway worker process
- —In Development (Q2 2026): Prowlarr search bot — queries Prowlarr indexer API and routes grab requests to relevant download clients via Telegram interface
12+ Years
Work History
- —Leading enterprise evaluation of Azure AD/Entra ID as MDM replacement for FileWave migration, conducting feasibility analysis and pilot testing based on previous Azure AD administration experience at scale
Education
Bachelor of Science in Cloud Computing
Purdue University Global · Graduating May 2026
2024 – 2026
Certifications
AWS Solutions Architect – Associate
SAA-C03 · In Progress
ServiceNow Basic Administration
February 2025
Cloud Computing Fundamentals
Purdue University Global · April 2024
PMD Pro (Project Management)
APMG International
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Contact
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Muncie, IN · Cloud Computing & IT Infrastructure