Braden Philpott
Open to Work

Systems Engineer · Cloud Infrastructure · Incident Management · Reliability

BRADEN
PHILPOTT

Building and operating resilient cloud infrastructure at enterprise scale. AWS specialist with 14 active certifications.

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Architecting Reliability
at Enterprise Scale.

Braden Philpott

Braden Philpott

Cloud Engineer at AWS

Multi-faceted Cloud Engineer and Incident Manager experienced in operating and improving large-scale distributed AWS infrastructure supporting enterprise and mission-critical workloads.

Strong background in reliability engineering, incident lifecycle ownership, and high-availability architectures. Experienced working across Linux-based systems with exposure to Kubernetes environments, CI/CD workflows, and automation workflow development.

Passionate about building scalable, fault-tolerant cloud platforms with an automation-first mindset and a culture of continuous improvement.

Location
Victoria, AU
Employer
Amazon Web Services
Focus
Cloud & Reliability
Status
Open to Work
Primary

AWS Cloud Engineer

Building and operating enterprise-scale cloud infrastructure

Systems DevelopmentReliabilityCloud ArchitectureAutomation

Major Incident Manager

Incident Command
Communication
Technical Leadership
3+
Years at AWS
14
Active Certs

B. Information Technology

Network Design & Management · University of Wollongong

Distinction Average

Experience

Core
Infrastructure

Technical Ledger
June 2025 — Present

Incident Management Engineer

Amazon Web Services

  • 01Lead coordinated response for high-severity production incidents impacting enterprise-scale workloads under strict SLA constraints
  • 02Own full incident lifecycle across distributed cloud architectures from detection through post-incident review
  • 03Conduct structured root cause analyses to reduce recurrence and improve systemic reliability
  • 04Partner with infrastructure, networking, and service teams to diagnose failures across cloud-native and Linux-based systems
  • 05Deliver executive-level communication during production-critical events
Feb 2023 — June 2025

Cloud Support Engineer (Enterprise)

Amazon Web Services

  • 01Supported enterprise-scale production environments across complex multi-account AWS architectures
  • 02Resolved 1,500+ infrastructure cases with 97.7%+ CSAT across mission-critical systems
  • 03Diagnosed distributed system failures spanning compute, networking, IAM, and load balancing layers
  • 04Provided guidance on CI/CD integrations, containerised workloads, and infrastructure automation best practices
  • 05Mentored engineers and contributed to technical capability uplift
Academic Foundation

B. Information Technology

Network Design & Management

University of Wollongong · Distinction Average

Skill Proficiency
AWS Ecosystem98%
Reliability Engineering95%
Incident Management97%
Linux / Systems88%
Networking / TCP-IP85%
Automation82%
Artificial Intelligence80%
Terraform / IaC78%
Kubernetes / Containers72%
Verified Credentials

Certifications

14 active certifications across AWS and HashiCorp — spanning Foundational through Specialty levels.

Specialty

3
SCS-C02

AWS · Security – Specialty

ANS-C01

AWS · Advanced Networking – Specialty

MLS-C01

AWS · Machine Learning – Specialty

Professional

2
SAP-C02

AWS · Solutions Architect – Professional

DOP-C02

AWS · DevOps Engineer – Professional

Associate

7
SAA-C03

AWS · Solutions Architect

SOA-C02

AWS · SysOps Administrator

DVA-C02

AWS · Developer

DOP-C02

AWS · CloudOps Engineer

MLA-C01

AWS · Machine Learning Engineer

DEA-C01

AWS · Data Engineer

TF-A003

HashiCorp · Terraform Associate

Foundational

2
CLF-C02

AWS · Cloud Practitioner

AIF-C01

AWS · AI Practitioner

Get in Touch

Ready to Connect?

Currently open to senior cloud engineering, reliability engineering, and incident management roles. Send me a message or connect on LinkedIn.

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