Nguyen Khoi Tran

Experience

1. Software Development Engineer Ii

   Amazon Web Services (AWS)

   Apr 2021 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Software engineer with 4.5+ years at Amazon Web Services, specializing in large-scale distributed systems, security infrastructure, and cloud services. Led critical initiatives across cloud desktop virtualizationservices, including network protocol implementations, security migrations, and operational excellence programs.Key Achievements:• Technical Leadership: Led implementation of next-generation network protocol support across cloud desktop infrastructure, architecting end-to-end solutions for enterprise compliance requirements• Security Excellence: Spearheaded credential modernization initiative, migrating from long-term to short-term credentials across 18+ AWS accounts and eliminating security violations• Operational Impact: Reduced service provisioning failures, eliminated recurring operational issues, and improved system reliability through automated monitoring and recovery mechanisms• Cross-Team Collaboration: Successfully coordinated multi-team initiatives across control plane, data plane, client, and security engineering teams• Mentorship: Actively mentored junior engineers and interns, establishing best practices and accelerating team productivityTechnical Expertise: AWS CDK, Java, Python, PowerShell, network protocols, IAM security, workflow orchestration, monitoring & observability, infrastructure as code

Education

• Hillsborough High School

  High School

  2005 — 2009

• McGill University

  Master's Degree

  2013 — 2015

• McGill University

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)

  2009 — 2013

Skills

• Embedded Systems
• Research
• C
• Programming
• Labview
• Software Engineering
• Digital Electronics
• Linux
• C++
• Matlab
• Arm
• Microcontrollers
• Electronics
• Systems Engineering
• Signal Processing
• Simulink
• Java
• Teamwork
• Problem Solving
• Pspice
• Vhdl
• Robotics
• English
• Python
• Latex