I bring 20+ years of experience supporting mission-critical telecom and infrastructure systems in the Financial Services industry,high-stakes environments where reliability, security, and uptime are non-negotiable.
I’m currently transitioning into Cloud DevOps / Site Reliability Engineering through Level Up In Tech, a 38-week hands-on engineering program focused on real-world cloud and automation. I’m building production style cloud projects while developing practical experience with modern DevOps tooling.
What I’m Working With:
• AWS • Terraform (Infrastructure as Code) • Linux administration • Python scripting • Docker / containerization • CI/CD concepts • Foundational GenAI services
Professional Background:
Previously worked as a Trader Voice Engineer supporting highly available trading environments. My responsibilities included:
• Supporting on-prem to on-prem and cloud migration initiatives • Implementing automation and system health checks • Managing VPN deployments • Troubleshooting complex outages and incidents • Collaborating across engineering, network, and security teams • Maintaining platform stability for latency-sensitive trading systems
Core Technical Foundation:
• TCP/IP Networking • DNS / DHCP • VPN technologies • Systems administration • Monitoring & observability • Incident response
Current Focus:
I am seeking an early career DevOps or Cloud Engineer role where I can help build scalable, secure, and resilient cloud platforms while continuing to grow in modern DevOps and Cloud Engineering practices.
📩 Open to connecting with cloud, DevOps, and infrastructure teams.
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👀 I am creating Medium articles and videos of my hands-on Projects on YouTube at this moment, so please stay tuned.
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💞️ I’m open to collaborate on Cloud Engineering and DevOps Engineering projects
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📫 How to reach me harding_kevin@hotmail.com
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⚡ Fun fact I am a motivational speaker and Personal Trainer.
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I enjoy interacting with other Cloud, DevOps and SRE Engineers for either learning engagements or offering advice.
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I recently completed the Google Data Analytics Professional Certification and love applying what i learned in analyzing data for better storytelling
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate - by Coursera
Python for Data Visualization: Matplotlib & Seaborn(Enhanced) - by Coursera
Data Visualization in Excel: Build an Interactive Dashboard - by Coursera