Systems Engineer // Cloud Infrastructure // Reliability // Incident Management
BRADEN PHILPOTT
AWS Specialist|Victoria
B. Information Technology
Network Design & Management · University of Wollongong
Distinction Average
Architecting Reliability at Enterprise Scale.
Multi-faceted Cloud Engineer and Incident Manager experienced in operating and improving large-scale distributed AWS infrastructure supporting enterprise and mission-critical workloads.
Strong background in reliability engineering, incident lifecycle ownership, and high-availability architectures. Experienced working across Linux-based systems with exposure to Kubernetes environments, CI/CD workflows, and Python-based automation.
Passionate about building scalable, fault-tolerant cloud platforms with an automation-first mindset and a culture of continuous improvement.
Core
Infrastructure
Technical LedgerIncident Management Engineer
Amazon Web Services
- 01Lead coordinated response for high-severity production incidents impacting enterprise-scale workloads under strict SLA constraints
- 02Own full incident lifecycle across distributed cloud architectures from detection through post-incident review
- 03Conduct structured root cause analyses to reduce recurrence and improve systemic reliability
- 04Partner with infrastructure, networking, and service teams to diagnose failures across cloud-native and Linux-based systems
- 05Deliver executive-level communication during production-critical events
Cloud Support Engineer (Enterprise)
Amazon Web Services
- 01Supported enterprise-scale production environments across complex multi-account AWS architectures
- 02Resolved 1,500+ infrastructure cases with 97.7%+ CSAT across mission-critical systems
- 03Diagnosed distributed system failures spanning compute, networking, IAM, and load balancing layers
- 04Provided guidance on CI/CD integrations, containerised workloads, and infrastructure automation best practices
- 05Mentored engineers and contributed to technical capability uplift
Academic Foundation
B. Information Technology
Network Design & Management
University of Wollongong · Distinction Average
Skill Saturation
Certifications
14 active certifications across AWS and HashiCorp — spanning Foundational through Specialty levels.
AWS · Cloud Practitioner
AWS · AI Practitioner
AWS · Solutions Architect – Associate
AWS · SysOps Administrator – Associate
AWS · Developer – Associate
AWS · CloudOps Engineer – Associate
AWS · Machine Learning Engineer – Associate
AWS · Data Engineer – Associate
AWS · Solutions Architect – Professional
AWS · DevOps Engineer – Professional
AWS · Security – Specialty
AWS · Advanced Networking – Specialty
AWS · Machine Learning – Specialty
HashiCorp · HashiCorp Terraform Associate
Ready to Connect?
Currently open to senior cloud engineering, reliability engineering, and incident management roles. Available for consulting discussions around AWS infrastructure and distributed systems reliability.