Morley Cloud - DevOps and Cloud Consulting Services

Michael Morley

Professional

DevOps

and

Cloud Engineer

About

Cloud infrastructure that is predictable to run, safe to change and sized to its workload.

I help engineering teams modernise how they build and operate on AWS. I focus on measurable results: faster, repeatable deployments through Infrastructure-as-Code and CI/CD, shorter recovery times through tested disaster recovery, lower spend through right-sizing and FinOps controls, and audit-ready environments for frameworks such as SOC 2 and CIS.

With 20+ years across networking, systems and cloud engineering, I bring a practical view of the whole stack, from the network layer up to the pipeline.

I hold multiple AWS certifications including DevOps Engineer - Professional, Solutions Architect - Associate, and SysOps Administrator - Associate, along with HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate. More importantly, I bring real-world experience in turning complex business requirements into elegant technical solutions.

Latest Professional Certifications

HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (003)
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate (002)
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
AWS Certified Sysops Administrator Associate
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate

What I Do.

I specialize in transforming complex technical challenges into streamlined, automated solutions. From cloud migrations that reduce costs by 40% to CI/CD pipelines that accelerate deployments from weeks to minutes, I deliver measurable results that drive business growth and operational excellence.

AWS Cloud Solutions

End-to-end cloud migrations, cost optimization, and scalable architectures. 8+ years building production systems.

Infrastructure as Code

Terraform and CloudFormation expertise. Automated, repeatable, version-controlled infrastructure deployments.

CI/CD Pipelines

Automated testing, deployment, and monitoring. Reduce deployment time from hours to minutes with zero downtime.

Cloud Architecture

Design resilient, auto-scaling systems. Multi-region deployments with 99.99% uptime and disaster recovery.

Security & Compliance

Implement security best practices, compliance frameworks, and automated security monitoring across your infrastructure.

Performance Optimization

Database tuning, cost optimization, and monitoring. Reduce operational costs while improving performance.

Work.

From scaling learning platforms that serve millions of users to architecting resilient cloud infrastructure for enterprise clients, I've delivered transformative results across diverse industries. These partnerships have shaped my expertise in solving complex technical challenges while driving measurable business outcomes—from significant cost reductions to dramatic performance improvements.

Pluralsight
Senior DevOps Engineer

2022 - Present

Pluralsight

A Cloud Guru
Senior DevOps Engineer

2022 - Present

A Cloud Guru

Plutora
DevOps Lead

2021 - 2022

Plutora

Altis DXP
Senior Cloud Engineer

2020 - 2021

Altis DXP

Human Made
Senior Cloud Engineer

2020 - 2021

Human Made

Foxtel
Cloud Operations Engineer

2019 - 2020

Network Engineer

2014 - 2019

Foxtel

Terraform Modules.

Contributing to the Terraform community with production-ready, reusable infrastructure modules. These modules encapsulate best practices and security standards learned from real-world AWS deployments across various organizations.

FinOps Baseline Module

A FinOps baseline for a single AWS account in one module block: budgets, cost anomaly alerts, a tag-based dev scheduler for EC2 and RDS, weekly cost reports and opt-in budget actions, with Slack and email alerts.

Provider: AWS Latest Version

EC2 Backup Module

Automated EC2 instance backup solution using AWS Systems Manager and Lambda. Provides scheduled snapshots with configurable retention policies.

Provider: AWS Latest Version

Static Website Module

Complete AWS static website hosting solution with CloudFront CDN, S3 hosting, Route53 DNS, and SSL certificates. Perfect for portfolio sites and static applications.

Provider: AWS Latest Version

More Modules Coming

Additional production-ready Terraform modules for AWS infrastructure patterns are in development. Focus areas include security, networking, and serverless architectures.

In Development

All modules are open source and available on GitHub with comprehensive documentation and examples.

Contact.

I can best be contacted via Email or through LinkedIn.

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Splunk Certified
AWS Certified
Microsoft Certified Professional