Juan Diego Bonilla

Cloud Solutions Architect & DevOps

Experienced cloud architect specializing in designing and automating scalable solutions. A self-taught, adaptable professional and international speaker passionate about shaping the future of infrastructure.

About Me

I am a coder and architect passionate about infrastructure automation. I love writing technical articles about infrastructure, automation, and AWS. As a follower of communities like Vive Coding, I am committed to continuous learning. My experience allows me to establish effective connections with diverse teams, and I enjoy inspiring others by sharing my knowledge as an international speaker at industry events.

In all my work, especially with AI, I am committed to implementing solutions that are both efficient and built on a foundation of ethics and security.

Cloud & DevOps

AWS Terraform CDK Control Tower ArgoCD GitOps Kubernetes Containers Cloud Security Migration Cost Optimization

AI & Data

Amazon Bedrock LLMs (Gemini, Claude, GPT) Supervised Algorithms Python & R PowerBI

Professional Skills

Teamwork Creativity Collaboration Principle of Least Privilege Cursor Git

Experience

Cloud Architect

Remote

January 2023 - Present | California, United States

  • Designed and deployed sophisticated, secure, and scalable cloud architectures on AWS, aligning technical solutions with client business goals.
  • Led technical discovery sessions and acted as the primary technical advisor for clients, from startups to enterprise-level organizations.
  • Championed the use of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and implemented CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure delivery and ensure best practices.
  • Specialized in serverless and containerized solutions using AWS Lambda, ECS, and EKS to modernize client applications and workflows.
  • Collaborated with sales and engineering teams to define project scope, provide technical estimations, and ensure successful project delivery.

Sr. CloudOps Engineer

Remote

September 2021 - January 2023 | Bogota, Colombia

  • Managed and maintained scalable, secure production infrastructures across AWS, Azure, and GCP.
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning and configuration management using Terraform and Ansible, reducing manual effort and deployment times.
  • Implemented and managed container orchestration platforms, primarily Kubernetes (EKS, AKS), to support microservices architectures.
  • Maintained CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitLab CI, ensuring smooth and reliable software releases.
  • Established comprehensive monitoring and alerting systems with Prometheus, Grafana, and Datadog to ensure service reliability and rapid incident response.
  • Actively participated in FinOps practices, identifying and implementing cost-saving measures that reduced monthly cloud spend.

Sr. Solution Architect

Remote

June 2018 - September 2021 | Bogota, Colombia

  • Designed and architected enterprise-level solutions for leading financial institutions, focusing on cloud adoption, data strategy, and legacy system modernization.
  • Acted as the lead technical authority in client engagements, leading discovery workshops, presenting architectural visions, and supporting pre-sales activities.
  • Provided technical governance and leadership to multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure solutions were delivered in alignment with the defined architecture and quality standards.
  • Architected cloud-native solutions on AWS and Azure, leveraging microservices, serverless computing, and containerization (Kubernetes) to enhance scalability and efficiency.
  • Created detailed technical documentation, including architecture blueprints, solution design documents, and integration patterns, to guide project implementation.

Sr. SOA IT Consultant & Specialist

On-Site

March 2018 - June 2018 | Bogota, Colombia

  • Designed and developed complex integration solutions using SOA principles, connecting critical systems such as ERPs, CRMs, and custom applications.
  • Built and maintained a portfolio of SOAP (WSDL, XML, XSLT) and RESTful (JSON, OpenAPI) web services on an Enterprise Service Bus (e.g., MuleSoft Anypoint Platform).
  • Managed the full lifecycle of APIs, including security and policy enforcement, using API Gateway technologies.
  • Automated business processes through the orchestration of services, significantly improving data accuracy and operational efficiency.
  • Authored comprehensive technical documentation for all integration artifacts, ensuring clarity and maintainability.
  • Provided production support for integration solutions, diagnosing and resolving issues to maintain business continuity.

Integration Development Coordinator

On-Site

August 2015 - February 2018 | Bogota, Colombia

  • Coordinated and led a team of integration analysts, managing workload, mentoring junior developers, and conducting performance reviews.
  • Oversaw the end-to-end lifecycle of integration services, from planning and architectural design to deployment and production support.
  • Established and enforced coding standards, security policies, and best practices through rigorous code reviews and QA processes.
  • Guaranteed the performance and availability of critical banking integrations by monitoring SLAs and KPIs and leading incident response efforts.
  • Acted as the primary technical liaison between the integration team, project managers, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful delivery.

Integration Development Analyst

On-Site

August 2013 - August 2015 | Bogota, Colombia

  • Developed and implemented RESTful APIs and SOAP web services to facilitate seamless and secure data exchange between the bank's critical applications.
  • Built and maintained complex integration flows on an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), orchestrating key business processes and data transformations.
  • Authored and executed comprehensive unit and integration tests to ensure the reliability, performance, and security of all developed services.
  • Created detailed technical documentation, including OpenAPI/Swagger specifications, for all developed APIs to support clear governance and reusability.
  • Provided L3 production support, effectively troubleshooting and resolving bugs and performance issues in existing mission-critical integrations.

Backend Developer

On-Site

Aug 2011 - July 2013 | Bogota, Colombia

  • Assisted in the development and maintenance of backend application features using Java and the Spring Boot framework.
  • Contributed to the creation of RESTful API endpoints for data exchange between the server and client-side applications.
  • Wrote and maintained unit tests using JUnit and Mockito to ensure code quality and reliability.
  • Identified and fixed bugs in existing code under the guidance of senior developers, improving application stability.
  • Gained hands-on experience with SQL databases (like PostgreSQL/MySQL), writing queries to retrieve and update data.
  • Collaborated with front-end developers to support the integration of APIs with user interfaces built in Angular and JavaScript.
  • Utilized Git for version control in a team environment and participated actively in Agile/Scrum ceremonies.

Latest Projects

Terraform Best Practices

A layered approach to deploying a solution on AWS using Terraform.

HCL

AWS Audit Manager Showcase

Showcase for AWS Audit Manager configuration.

HCL

AWS Lambda to GCP Pub/Sub

AWS Lambda Function to publish a message to a GCP pubsub.

Python

Featured Articles

Real-Time Terraform Knowledge for Your AI Assistant

How to use Terraform's MCP in your editor, leveraging LLMs and external sources.

5 min read

Best Practices for Layered Deployment — Terraform HandsOn

A vision of how to develop architecture layers using Terraform on AWS.

7 min read

Setting Up AWS Audit Manager via Terraform

How to configure AWS Audit Manager in a multi-account model in AWS.

6 min read

Education

Master in Business Analytics & Data Strategy

EAE Business School | Madrid, Spain (2024 - 2025)

Specialist of Enterprise Architecture

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana | Bogota, Colombia (2014)

Bac. Systems Engineer

Fundación Universitaria San Martín | Bogota, Colombia (2007 - 2011)

Certifications

AWS Solutions Architect - Professional

AWS DevOps Engineer - Professional

AWS Security - Specialty

AWS Solutions Architect - Associate

AWS SysOps Administrator - Associate

AWS Developer - Associate

AWS Cloud Practitioner

Azure Fundamentals

Terraform Associate

Let's Connect

The best way to reach me is through LinkedIn. Feel free to send me a message—I'm always open to discussing new projects and opportunities.

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