Trison's Cloud Resume

Objective

Motivated professional with expertise in AWS cloud security, Terraform, and CI/CD automation, seeking a Junior Cloud Security Engineer role to design and implement secure cloud solutions, leveraging hands-on experience from the Cloud Resume Challenge and Secure AWS VPC project to enhance organizational resilience.

Certifications

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner 2025
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate (In Progress) Expected 2025
Pursuing AWS Certified Security – Specialty Expected 2026

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, NY

Graduated: 2020

Skills

Cloud Security & Automation: Proficient in AWS IAM, WAF, KMS, Route 53, S3, CloudFront, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, ACM, VPC, EC2, NAT instances, Security Hub, and NACLs, with expertise in implementing least-privilege policies, WAF rules, DNSSEC, and network security for secure cloud environments.
Security Engineering: Skilled in Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC), GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipeline automation, and AWS security tools (e.g., GuardDuty, CloudTrail, Security Hub) for threat mitigation, compliance, and network troubleshooting.
Cloud Operations Tools: Proficient in Linux (Ubuntu, Amazon Linux) for terminal-based workflows, AWS CLI for managing resources (e.g., S3 uploads, CloudFront invalidations, VPC configurations), and SSH for instance management, enabling efficient deployment and troubleshooting.
Video Production: Expert in conceptualization, filming, and editing, creating compelling content for large audiences, including viral political campaigns.
Strategic Communication: Skilled in crafting press releases, media advisories, and talking points for impactful campaigns, including high-visibility political races.
Software Proficiency: Adobe Premiere, Mailchimp, Action Network, Cision, TV Eyes, social media platforms.

Projects

ElevenLabs AI Audio Demo Deployment

2025

Contributed a Terraform script and Python Lambda handler to ElevenLabs' open-source elevenlabs-nextjs-starter repository, automating AWS Free Tier setup for their AI voice text-to-speech demo—generating MP3 clips and storing them in S3. Reduced deployment time by about 30% with dynamic configs and beginner-friendly docs. Read more in my blog post.
Implemented secure IAM roles with least-privilege policies, resolved Lambda dependency issues (e.g., bundling requests library), and enforced lowercase bucket naming for AWS compliance—demonstrating cloud security, DevOps automation, and problem-solving skills for junior roles in AI ops or infrastructure.

Secure AWS VPC

2025

Designed and deployed a secure AWS VPC with public and private subnets using Terraform, enabling private EC2 instances to access the internet via a NAT instance. Configured security groups and NACLs for least-privilege access, integrated AWS Security Hub for monitoring, and documented the process in a technical blog post.
Troubleshot NAT connectivity issues by verifying source/destination checks, route tables, iptables, and IAM permissions, using AWS CLI and VPC Flow Logs attempts to identify and resolve network blocks, showcasing cloud security troubleshooting skills.

Cloud Resume Challenge

2025

Designed and deployed this secure serverless website using AWS services, Terraform, and GitHub Actions. Implemented DNSSEC, WAF, least-privilege IAM, and CI/CD pipeline hardening, showcasing cloud security engineering skills. Documented the process in a technical blog post.
Developed a real-time visitor counter using AWS Lambda for backend logic, DynamoDB for storing visit counts, and API Gateway with CORS enabled for secure cross-origin JavaScript requests, enabling dynamic updates to this webpage.

SQL Injection Game

2025

Built an interactive frontend-only game to simulate SQL injection attempts, using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Users input SQL commands, and a bot detects attacks with regex, responds with snarky roasts, and logs attempts to the console. Click here to play the game.

Achievements

Designed a secure AWS VPC with public/private subnets, NAT instance, and Security Hub integration using Terraform, resolving connectivity issues through advanced troubleshooting with AWS CLI.
Engineered a serverless web application for the Cloud Resume Challenge, deploying S3, CloudFront, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and Route 53 with Terraform, and automating updates via GitHub Actions CI/CD.
Integrated a visitor counter using AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, and API Gateway with CORS, enabling real-time tracking for each time the page is visited on a serverless architecture.
Secured DNS for the website with Route 53, DNSSEC, and KMS key signing, mitigating DNS spoofing risks.
Implemented least-privilege IAM policies for Lambda, API Gateway, and EC2 across multi-account AWS environments, restricting DynamoDB, CloudWatch, and VPC resource access to enhance security.
Deployed AWS WAF with AWSManagedRulesCommonRuleSet to protect CloudFront distribution, blocking SQL injection and XSS attacks.
Hardened GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline by automating secure deployments, limiting repository permissions to contents: read, and scoping IAM roles for S3, CloudFront, and Terraform, reducing supply chain attack risks.
Diagnosed and resolved Terraform state mismatches and IAM permission errors, ensuring reliable deployment of secure AWS infrastructure.
Produced videos for Zohran Mamdani’s historic 2025 NYC mayoral campaign (primary and general election), achieving tens of millions of views and amplifying campaign reach.
Contributed to securing Democratic Senate seats in 2022 (Fetterman) and 2024 (Gallego) through impactful ad campaigns, leveraging strategic communication and video production.
Earned multiple AAPC Pollie Awards, including Best Digital Campaign, Best Use of Opposition Research, Best Viral Campaign, and Best in Show, for innovative political advertisements.

Professional Experience

Head Videographer

New Deal Strategies

October 2020 – Present

Produced high-impact content under tight deadlines for campaigns, including Zohran Mamdani's 2025 mayoral race, Ruben Gallego’s 2024 Senate win and John Fetterman’s 2022 Senate campaign, earning multiple AAPC Pollie Awards.
Built a TikTok account to over 90,000 followers, achieving over 5 million likes through strategic content production.

Financial Analyst Intern

Bolivian Llama Party

August 2019 – November 2019

Conducted cost analysis to optimize operational efficiency, enhancing financial forecasting.

Prep Cook

Bolivian Llama Party

May 2016 – March 2020

Supported efficient kitchen operations, ensuring high-quality meal preparation under time constraints.

Trison Braithwaite

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