Software Engineer / DevOps Engineer / Cloud Architect
Melbourne, Australia
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Senior DevOps Engineer and Cloud Architect specialising in AWS, Ruby on Rails, and infrastructure automation. Expert in designing resilient cloud environments and building developer-centric platforms that merge DevOps, AI, and creative automation.
Known for delivering clean, observable systems with structured logging, telemetry, and composable CI/CD pipelines. Creator of TechDeck, TecHub, and LoftwahFM — projects showcasing innovation in social analytics, open-source collaboration, and AI-generated media.
Writes at blog.deanlofts.xyz about DevOps, AI, and the intersection of creativity and infrastructure.
- TechDeck: Rails-based platform gamifying developer profiles with social leaderboards and analytics.
- TecHub: Modern Rails 8 app using service-oriented architecture, structured logging, and Axiom integration.
- LoftwahFM: AI-powered streaming radio and generative music platform blending beats, voice, and automation.
- NASA Open MCT PR #5520: Contributed Playwright test automation improving end-to-end reliability.
- AWS Infrastructure Delivery: Architected a redundant multi-region streaming solution (EC2 + ECS) in under 72 hours to meet a CEO directive.
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Cloud / Infra:
AWS (ECS, Fargate, S3, RDS, CloudWatch), Terraform, Docker, GitHub Actions -
Languages:
Ruby, TypeScript, Shell -
Frameworks:
Ruby on Rails, Kamal -
Observability:
Structured Logging (Axiom), CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus -
Databases:
PostgreSQL, Redis -
Security:
Tailscale, IAM, CompTIA Security+
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)
- CompTIA Security+
- 🧠 TechDeck
- 🚧 TecHub GitHub Repo
- 🎧 LoftwahFM
- ✍️ Blog