Julien Covington
Site Reliability Engineer | AWS Certified
- Role
- Site Reliability Engineer at Gusto
- Location
- Brooklyn, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Julien Covington
I’m a hands-on Site Reliability and Cloud Infrastructure Engineer with deep experience building secure, scalable, and automated systems across AWS, GCP, and Kubernetes environments. My work focuses on bridging reliability, security, and developer velocity — implementing zero-trust architectures, automating cloud provisioning with Terraform and OpenTofu, and building CI/CD systems that empower teams to ship safely and fast.At Gusto, I’ve designed and automated production-ready AWS infrastructure, implemented Buildkite-based pipelines, and led incident response initiatives that improved uptime and delivery speed. Previously at StockX, I drove database cost reductions while boosting performance through modernization and infrastructure right-sizing. I also improved our EKS security and authentication models, replacing static credentials with IAM-based access.I thrive at the intersection of infrastructure, security, and engineering enablement — translating complex cloud and security concepts into practical, risk-based solutions. I believe in continuous learning, clear communication, and building systems that make doing the secure thing the easy thing.
Experience
Site Reliability Engineer
Jan 2022 — Present
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