Bill Salvaggio

Cloud Engineer · Buffalo, NY

AWS-certified engineer with 4+ years building and managing multi-account cloud infrastructure for enterprise data platforms. Notre Dame and Adelphi alumnus. I write about DevOps, build tools, and enjoy working at the intersection of technology and hard problems.


Resume

Professional Experience

Specialized in IAM architecture, Infrastructure as Code, and cross-functional collaboration in regulated environments. Proven track record reducing costs by $150K+ annually while strengthening security posture and implementing CI/CD automation.

Technical Skills
CloudAWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, ECS/EKS, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudFront, API Gateway, GuardDuty, IAM, Auto Scaling, ELB)
IaCTerraform, AWS CloudFormation, Terraform Cloud
CI/CDGitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild
LanguagesPython (Boto3), Bash/Shell scripting
SecurityIAM policy design, cross-account architecture, AWS Trusted Advisor, Well-Architected Framework, FinOps, tagging governance
DataDatabricks, Apache Airflow, DMS (Database Migration Service)
Experience
Cloud Systems Engineer — Systems Infrastructure Team
Delaware North — Buffalo, NY
Sep 2024 – Oct 2025
  • Reduced annual AWS spend by $150K+ through comprehensive resource audit across 12 AWS accounts
  • Drove tagging compliance initiative enabling accurate cost allocation across business units
  • Led security remediation addressing 40+ AWS Trusted Advisor findings
  • Modernized legacy deployments by implementing GitLab CI/CD pipelines with Terraform
  • Collaborated cross-functionally with Data, Systems, Network, and Security teams
Cloud Engineer — Data Engineering Team
Delaware North — Buffalo, NY
Apr 2024 – Sep 2024
  • Maintained cloud infrastructure across 7 AWS accounts supporting Databricks and Airflow
  • Architected 25+ IAM cross-account trust relationships for secure service authentication
  • Led 25+ Change Advisory Board changes with zero production incidents
  • Implemented cross-account CloudWatch observability using Lambda and Kinesis
  • Managed resource lifecycle including emergency RDS SSL rotation and Lambda runtime upgrades
National Accounts Representative
Jiffy Junk Inc. — Remote
Dec 2020 – Jan 2024

Managed national account operations including bookkeeping, scheduling, and project management.

Project Manager
Sir Speedy Print, Signs & Marketing — Westbury, NY
Apr 2016 – Jun 2020

Oversaw production and installation of large-format signage, vehicle graphics, and vinyl work. Increased signage revenue by over 30%.

Certifications
Education

Projects
BitProof In Development

A Bitcoin-anchored timestamping service that creates cryptographic proofs of digital content existence. Uses OpenTimestamps to anchor document hashes to the Bitcoin blockchain, providing tamper-proof verification that content existed at a specific point in time. Supports file timestamping and web archiving with a fully stateless architecture.

BitcoinOpenTimestampsPythonRailway
salvagg.io Live

This website — built as the AWS Cloud Resume Challenge. A serverless personal site running on S3 + CloudFront with a Python Lambda visitor counter, DynamoDB backend, and GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline. All infrastructure defined in Terraform.

AWS architecture diagram
Hosting
S3 + CloudFront CDN with HTTPS
DNS
Route 53 custom domain
Backend
API Gateway + Lambda + DynamoDB
CI/CD
GitHub Actions auto-deploy
IaC
Terraform
Frontend
Static HTML/CSS/JS — zero dependencies
Big Al AAC In Development

A touch-first AAC web app built for my brother Alex to communicate quickly with high-priority daily phrases. Includes category-based phrase boards, custom typed speech, repeat/recent behavior, and ElevenLabs voice synthesis with a fallback to device speech for reliability.

ElevenLabsAACVue + FastAPIHTML/CSSCloudFront/S3

Writing

Technical articles and project writeups. Mostly DevOps and cloud infrastructure for now — more topics coming.

Terraform
Kubernetes
Docker
AWS
Miscellaneous


Contact

Get in touch

Open to connecting on projects, opportunities, or just good conversation. Best reached via LinkedIn or email.