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April Rieger Senior Software Engineer

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I design and operate Kubernetes platforms, IaC, and GitOps workflows where reliability, cost, and multi-environment operations matter.

Dynamic senior engineer specializing in IaC and Kubernetes provisioning—recent wins include roughly 20% AWS cost reduction alongside stronger operational efficiency. I thrive owning multi-environment platforms, automated deployment pipelines, and collaboration that turns infrastructure into something teams can ship on safely.

Open to

Open to senior software engineering roles focused on platform, cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and IaC—plus selective consulting—where ownership and measurable impact are explicit.

Professional bio

I am a senior software engineer with a proven track record specializing in IaC and Kubernetes provisioning. Recent impact includes roughly 20% AWS cost reduction while improving operational efficiency—work that sits alongside multi-environment operations, cross-team collaboration, and delivery powered by GitOps and automated deployment workflows.

I am most effective where ownership is explicit: owning cluster and platform layers end-to-end, pairing Terraform/OpenTofu and Kubernetes primitives with observability and safe rollout patterns, and making infrastructure choices legible before they become expensive surprises.

Core strengths

  • Kubernetes engineering & orchestration — EKS-class platforms, cluster services, and how applications land and stay healthy in production.
  • GitOps & continuous integration — Argo CD–style workflows for applications, cluster add-ons, and platform layers.
  • IaC provisioning — Terraform/OpenTofu for cloud and edge (including Cloudflare DNS, WAF, and rate limiting) with clear environment boundaries.
  • Observability, reliability & multi-environment ops — operational maturity, identity and access patterns, and cost discipline without sacrificing safety.

Experience highlights

  • Owned an AWS-native Kubernetes (EKS) platform with Terraform/OpenTofu, rolled out Argo CD GitOps for apps and platform layers, and led IaC for a Cloudflare edge footprint (DNS, WAF, rate limiting)—including an AWS cost initiative that reduced spend by roughly 20% (from about $22k to $18k monthly).
  • Migrated ten client deployments off legacy production clusters onto more efficient infrastructure and cut operational spend by about $15k monthly (~$75k over five months) while mentoring engineers and running knowledge-sharing sessions.
  • Migrated 20+ projects from GitLab to GitHub, leaned into GitHub Actions for deployments, strengthened automated testing and code review culture, and partnered on critical deployment troubleshooting to improve reliability.