Jonathan Molina

Platform Engineering Leader with 10+ years experience, recently managed a department of 10+ engineers across platform, network, and IT teams.

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About Me

Platform Engineering Leader with expertise in cloud platforms (AWS/GCP), Kubernetes, DevOps transformation, and building developer-first infrastructure. Recently led a department of 10+ engineers across platform, network, and IT teams at Turion Space.


Proven Results:

  • Achieved 40% cost reduction through cloud-native Kubernetes transformation
  • Improved deployment velocity by 50%+ with automated CI/CD pipelines
  • Eliminated $5,000+ monthly in unnecessary AWS spending through infrastructure optimization
  • Scaled organization from single-person operation to structured multi-team department
  • Maintained 99.9% uptime for mission-critical systems
  • Built critical infrastructure including 100TB storage solutions

Currently open to director-level platform/infrastructure opportunities. Prefer roles that value innovation, team growth, and modern engineering practices.

AWS
GCP
Kubernetes
Terraform
GitOps
Docker
CI/CD Pipelines
Team Leadership
Python
Bash
Infrastructure as Code
Observability
GitLab
GitHub CI
Linux
Istio
Multi-Cloud
Cost Optimization

Recent Experience

Sr. DevSecOps Engineer / Head of Platform

Turion Space • April 2024 - September 2025

Led Platform department of 10 engineers across three specialized teams. Drove cloud-agnostic infrastructure modernization using Kubernetes and GitOps while managing vendor relationships and executing 6-month strategic roadmaps.

Senior DevOps Engineer / Lead of Infrastructure

Miso Robotics • July 2022 - March 2023

Managed 10 engineers across 3 continents for multi-cloud IoT robotics platform. Negotiated AWS contracts, implemented company-wide observability, and led Ubuntu fleet modernization.

DevOps Engineer (6+ years)

Ytel • August 2017 - July 2022

Pioneered cloud-native transformation with 40% cost reduction. Led company-wide GitLab migration and managed GCP infrastructure for 1000+ servers with sophisticated monitoring stack.

10+

Years Experience

10+

Engineers Managed

99.9%

System Uptime

Let's Connect

I'm always interested in new opportunities and interesting projects. Whether you want to collaborate, have a question, or just want to say hi, feel free to reach out!