Joao Camara

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ABOUT JOAO CAMARA

I am a seasoned Infrastructure & Cloud Administrator specializing in designing, building and securing scalable AWS-based infrastructures — with deep roots in Windows Server administration and a strong foundation in Infrastructure as Code (IaC).Over the years I have leveraged tools like Terraform to codify infrastructure and automate deployment of AWS environments, enabling consistent, repeatable, and efficient provisioning of resources. On AWS I’m proficient across a wide range of services — from compute (Amazon EC2, autoscaling groups) and networking (VPCs, subnets, security groups) to load balancing, image building (with AWS Image Builder), and cloud-native security layers.Security and compliance are at the core of my approach: I build infrastructures hardened by design — using secure base images, secure-by-default configurations, strict security group rules, as well as web/application-layer protection (e.g. through AWS WAF). I combine this with best practice governance and automation to ensure environments remain secure, scalable, and maintainable.Because of my background in on-premises Windows Server infrastructure, I bring a hybrid mindset: I understand legacy systems, migrations, and the challenges of bridging traditional infrastructure with modern cloud-native architectures. This allows me to design transition strategies, perform lift-and-shift or re-architecting work, or maintain mixed environments — all while ensuring stability, security, and operational simplicity.I thrive on solving complex infrastructure challenges, automating repetitive tasks, reducing risk, and delivering high-availability systems that scale.