# Álvaro Mantilla — Cloud Systems Architect

> Senior Cloud Systems Architect with 20+ years securing mission-critical AWS infrastructure. Expert in AI engineering, DevOps, and security-first design.

## About

Álvaro Mantilla is a senior Cloud Systems Architect specializing in AWS infrastructure, AI engineering, DevOps automation, and security-first design. With over two decades of experience, he builds resilient, secure systems and custom AI solutions that stand the test of time.

## Services

- **Cloud Architecture**: Scalable, cost-effective AWS architectures with multi-AZ deployments, IAM best practices, and immutable infrastructure patterns.
- **DevOps & Automation**: CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible), automated deployments, and reliable backup systems.
- **Security & Reliability**: Zero-trust architectures, encryption at rest and in transit, threat modeling, and distributed resilience for mission-critical systems.
- **AI for Infra & Ops**: Integrating LLMs via AWS Bedrock for smarter diagnostics, alert prioritization, and root cause analysis.
- **AI Engineering**: Designing and building custom AI systems end-to-end: RAG pipelines, autonomous agents, and LLM-powered applications tailored to business needs.
- **Observability & Incidents**: End-to-end monitoring with metrics, traces, and structured logs. Reducing incident response time through observability-driven design.

## Skills

- Cloud: AWS (EC2, ECS, Lambda, IAM, KMS, VPC, CloudFront)
- Systems: OpenBSD, Linux, Nginx, Docker
- Languages: Python, Rust, Bash
- DevOps & Security: Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD, Zero Trust
- AI & LLMs: AWS Bedrock, Claude, GPT, RAG Systems, AI Agents

## Contact

- Website: https://www.alvaromantilla.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvaro-mantilla-aws-architect
- Contact form: https://www.alvaromantilla.com/#contact

## Links

- [Full details](https://www.alvaromantilla.com/llms-full.txt)