Professional Background
I'm a Site Reliability Engineer with deep expertise in cloud networking, infrastructure automation, and security across hybrid and multi-cloud environments (Azure, AWS, Kubernetes).
My focus is building resilient, observable platforms that enable teams to ship faster with confidence. I architect infrastructure-as-code solutions, implement policy-as-code guardrails, and design observability systems that prevent incidents before they happen.
I've led initiatives across:
- Cloud Infrastructure: Azure & AWS VMs, networking, storage, and security
- Container Orchestration: Kubernetes deployments, GitOps workflows, policy enforcement
- Infrastructure Automation: Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Bicep
- Observability & Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, OpenTelemetry
- Security & Compliance: Policy-as-code, network hardening, compliance automation
Core Competencies
Cloud Platforms
Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, managed services, VPC/VNet design
Infrastructure Automation
Terraform, Ansible, IaC best practices, CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows
Observability & SRE
SLOs/SLIs, monitoring, alerting, incident response, chaos engineering
Security & Compliance
Policy-as-code, network security, IAM, compliance automation, audit
Programming & Scripting
Python, Go, Bash, PowerShell, automation, system administration
Endurance Cycling
Ultra-distance events, training analytics, 5000+ miles annually
Technologies & Tools
Platforms
IaC & Automation
Observability
DevOps & CI/CD
Languages
Security
Blake Ridgway
Site Reliability Engineer