ABOUT ME

Hi, I'm Adam Acevedo, Cloud and infrastructure engineer with strong depth in Azure architecture, Linux (RHEL/CentOS), edge security, and cloud governance. Proven ability to design, secure, and automate production-grade cloud and infrastructure systems, leveraging IAM/RBAC, Zero Trust controls, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and identity-driven security models. Experienced in translating architectural decisions into hands-on implementations suitable for regulated and enterprise environments.

Core Skills

Cloud & Architecture

Microsoft Azure (App Service, Functions, Storage, Networking, Identity, Governance), Azure Well-Architected Framework, BCDR (RPO/RTO), hybrid and cloud migration strategies.

Security & Identity

Zero Trust, IAM/RBAC, Microsoft Entra ID (Conditional Access, Managed Identities), HTTP security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options), OAuth/OpenID Connect concepts.

Infrastructure & Platforms

Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Rocky), Azure Virtual Machines, networking and load balancing, Cloudflare (WAF, Zero Trust, DNS, Workers, Tunnels), network segmentation, firewall/WAF rule management.

DevOps & Automation

Terraform, GitHub Actions (CI/CD), Bash, PowerShell, Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Operations & Reliability

Azure Monitor, Log Analytics fundamentals, incident response support, performance and high-availability/resiliency tuning.

Certifications

Microsoft

Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) • Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104) • Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) • Power Platform Fundamentals (PL-900)

ISC2

Cybersecurity Certified (CC)

Additional Training

EdX/IBM: Operating Systems & Security, CyberSecurity Fundamentals, Bash Scripting • UT Austin: AI Prompt Engineering

Projects

Cloudflare Web Application Security Architecture

Cloudflare WAF • Zero Trust • Azure-hosted workloads

  • Designed and implemented a Cloudflare-fronted security architecture using WAF, Zero Trust access, and hardened HTTP headers.
  • Configured strict CSP, HSTS, and response headers to reduce XSS/clickjacking/injection exposure for a public-facing web app.
  • Developed Workers-based logic to distinguish browser vs CLI traffic patterns and apply conditional controls.
  • Documented architecture decisions and tradeoffs across DNS, network, identity, and application layers.

Azure Resume / Serverless Platform Project

Azure Functions (.NET) • Cosmos DB • GitHub Actions

  • Built a serverless architecture with an HTTP-triggered Azure Function connected to Cosmos DB to track and display website visitor counts.
  • Automated deployments with GitHub Actions and environment-specific pipelines.
  • Applied least-privilege access patterns and secure configuration practices for cloud-hosted components.

Experience

Quest Logic Solutions

Junior Systems Administrator (Cloud/Azure focus) • May 2021 – March 2025

  • Interpreted customer business/technical requirements to shape cloud architecture proposals and modernization plans.
  • Delivered demos and walkthroughs for Azure migrations, identity governance, and automation.
  • Designed proofs-of-concept for Azure workloads and automation pipelines; supported production Azure and Linux environments.
  • Administered Linux/Windows infrastructure and Azure IaaS/PaaS (VMs, networking, NSGs, load balancing, storage, identity).
  • Automated provisioning/configuration using Ansible and PowerShell; enhanced security posture with Entra ID, MFA, Conditional Access, and PIM.

McDNS

Intern Systems Administrator • Oct 2019 – Apr 2021

  • Supported engineers with technical artifacts for solution pitches and customer meetings.
  • Assisted with Azure infrastructure, identity integrations, and Microsoft 365 services.
  • Conducted security assessments with Azure Policy and Security Center; contributed to automation and infrastructure standardization.