PaulCiurean

AWS Support Engineer with a passion for DevOps. I help organizations deliver software faster and more reliably by creating CI/CD pipelines, deploying scalable applications on ECS, and building serverless solutions with AWS. With Terraform, I simplify infrastructure management so teams can achieve consistent, automated, and cost-effective results.

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Certificates

SCS-C02
SOA-03
DVA-C02
SOA-C02
SAA-C03
CLF-C02
AI-EA
GHF
TCA

Skills

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AWS

Knowledgeable in core AWS services including EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, Route 53, and RDS, with hands-on experience in compute, storage, networking, monitoring, and security.

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Terraform

Proficient in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform for automating and managing cloud infrastructure, including reusable modules, state management, and integration with CI/CD pipelines.

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Linux

Strong experience with Linux system administration, shell scripting (Bash), process management, permissions, package management, and troubleshooting.

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CI/CD & GitHub

Skilled in CI/CD pipeline development and version control, leveraging Git/GitHub, GitHub Actions, and AWS CodePipeline to enable automated builds, testing, and deployments.

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Containers & Config Mgmt

Hands-on with Docker for containerization, Ansible for configuration management, and orchestration of workloads on AWS ECS and Fargate.

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Soft Skills

Strong foundation in problem-solving, adaptability, time management, attention to detail, and continuous learning.

Projects

Personal Projects

WordPress Deployed On ECS
  • WordPress on ECS Fargate
  • Terraform automates VPC, ECR, EFS, RDS
  • CI/CD with GitHub Actions
  • Scalable storage & managed database
  • Secure networking with VPC & IAM
  • Fully automated deployment
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Serverless Movies App
  • Frontend on S3 + CloudFront CDN
  • Backend with Lambda & API Gateway
  • Movie data in DynamoDB
  • CSV processing automated via Lambda
  • Notifications via SNS
  • Terraform for infrastructure management
GitHub Link
Automated Website Deployment
  • Website hosted on S3
  • Code pushes trigger CodePipeline
  • Lambda invalidates CloudFront for updates
  • SSL via Certificate Manager
  • Domain & DNS via Route 53
  • Fully automated deployment
GitHub Link

Experience

May 2025 - Present
AWS Support Engineer 👨‍💻
Rebura LTD
  • Resolved 50+ AWS client support tickets monthly, ensuring minimal downtime.
  • Improved Terraform configurations, enhancing reliability and reducing deployment errors.
  • Built a Terraform drift detection tool, cutting identification time to under 10 minutes.
  • Created 10+ technical documentation guides, improving team knowledge sharing.
  • Optimized CloudWatch alarms and patched EC2 instances, boosting system stability and response.
February 2024 - May 2025
Junior DevOps Engineer 👨‍💼
Digital Cloud Advisor
  • Monitored and debugged backend components of the application.
  • Automated DynamoDB backups using Lambda and Step Functions.
  • Developed a Lambda function to audit all DynamoDB tables in the application.
  • Contributed to the improvement of CI/CD pipelines used in the app.
  • Attend weekly meetings to share updates and discuss ongoing projects
January 2023 - February 2024
Mentor 👨‍🏫 & Student 👨‍🎓
AWS Academy
  • Completed the AWS Academy Solution Architect 12-week program.
  • Gained hands-on experience with EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, Lambda, and various AWS services through labs on SkillBuilder.
  • Mentored over 50 individuals by providing tailored guidance, facilitating hands-on labs, and ensuring practical experience in deploying AWS cloud solutions.
  • Guest speaker on multiple occasions in the evening classes.

Contact Me

Looking forward to getting in touch with you.