Hello, I'm

Ricky Vaughn

Associate Systems Engineer

I am transistioning to the cloud from an hybrid style environment. Focused on Azure, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines — with a strong background in Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Storage.

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Based in Auburn, AL • Open to Cloud / DevOps roles
RV

Currently working on

Cloud Resume Challenge in Azure — building a fully automated, Terraform-powered resume site with CI/CD.

Azure Terraform CI/CD

About

Who I Am

I'm a systems engineer turned cloud/DevOps engineer with hands-on experience managing VMware environments, storage, and on-prem infrastructure. I'm now focusing on building scalable cloud architectures in Azure using infrastructure as code and automation best practices.

Experience

6+ years of IT experience

2+ years in Systems Engineering

Certifications

VCP-DCV · AZ-104

Pursuing AZ-305 / Solutions Architect expert

Focus

Cloud + DevOps

Azure, Terraform, CI/CD

Skills

Tech Stack

The tools and technologies I use to design, deploy, and maintain modern infrastructure.

Cloud & Infra

  • Microsoft Azure
  • VMware vSphere / ESXi
  • Virtual Networking / VNets
  • Storage

Automation & IaC

  • Terraform
  • GitHub Actions
  • Bash / Shell
  • PowerShell

Monitoring & Tools

  • Azure Monitor
  • Grafana / Prometheus (if applicable)
  • Linux Server Admin
  • Git / GitHub

Projects

Featured Work

A selection of hands-on projects that showcase my cloud and DevOps skills. Each project is built to mirror real-world workflows.

Cloud Resume Challenge

Azure Serverless Resume

Static resume site hosted on Azure with a serverless backend to track visitors. Built with Azure Storage, Functions, Cosmos DB, and GitHub Actions for CI/CD.

  • Azure Storage Static Website
  • Azure Functions
  • Cosmos DB or Table Storage
  • GitHub Actions
View Live GitHub Repo
Terraform

Azure VM Lab Environment

Reusable Terraform module to provision a secure Azure lab environment with networking, Linux VMs, and monitoring enabled for experimentation and demos.

  • Terraform
  • Azure VNet + NSGs
  • Linux VMs
GitHub Repo
CI/CD

GitHub Actions Pipeline

End-to-end CI/CD pipeline that lint-checks, tests, and deploys infrastructure changes to Azure using GitHub Actions and Terraform cloud backend.

  • GitHub Actions
  • Terraform
  • Azure
GitHub Repo

Contact

Let’s Work Together

Interested in working together or want to chat about cloud/DevOps? Feel free to reach out.

Email

Rickycaiden@gmail.com

Social

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