Jhon Herrera

Cloud Security Engineer

I lead large-scale cloud migrations and implement robust DevSecOps principles. My focus is architecting secure, automated infrastructure to enhance system resilience and optimize efficiency.

Technical Acumen

Languages & IaC

  • Python
  • Terraform & Packer
  • Shell Scripting
  • SQL (MySQL)

Tools & Platforms

  • AWS, GCP, Azure
  • Wiz, Qualys, ShiftLeft
  • Kubernetes (EKS, GKE)
  • Git, Jira, ServiceNow
  • ArgoCD, FluxCD, TailScale

Operating Systems

  • Linux (Kali, RHEL, Ubuntu)
  • Windows Server
  • MacOS

Certifications

GCP Associate Cloud Engineer

HashiCorp: Terraform Associate

CompTIA Security+

CompTIA CySA+

Azure Fundamentals

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

CompTIA Project+

CompTIA A+

Featured Projects & Experience

SailPoint IAM Migration to Azure

Supported the migration by creating infrastructure-as-code scripts to build the entire environment in Azure. Also architected a robust vulnerability management program using Qualys and Wiz, ensuring 100% availability and strict cost control for this critical internal tool.

Azure IaC Wiz Qualys Azure Pipelines

ForgeRock IAM Migration to GCP

Led the cloud migration by creating all infrastructure-as-code to deploy the customer-facing ForgeRock platform on GCP. Also implemented a comprehensive vulnerability management solution with Qualys and Wiz, maintaining 100% availability for a fortune 20 retailer's mobile app and web sign-ins.

GCP IaC Leadership Terraform GitHub Actions

Personal Website & Home Lab

This portfolio site is self-hosted in my Proxmox lab and served via a Cloudflare Tunnel. The rest of my home lab utilizes Terraform for IaC, Vault for secrets, ArgoCD for GitOps, and GitHub Actions for CI/CD.

Proxmox Cloudflare ArgoCD Terraform Vault

Get In Touch

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