James H. Nguyen
Principal Cloud Platform Engineer
Building infrastructure and platform solutions at FLYR, Inc.
About Me
I'm a Principal Cloud Platform Engineer with expertise in building scalable, resilient infrastructure and cloud-native solutions. I specialize in implementing platform engineering best practices to enable development teams to ship better code faster.
My focus includes cloud architecture, infrastructure as code, DevOps methodologies, and building secure, automated systems that improve developer productivity and operational excellence.
When I'm not designing cloud systems, I'm constantly learning about new technologies and contributing to open-source projects that align with my interests in cloud infrastructure and platform engineering. I'm also passionate about sharing knowledge and helping others grow in the field of cloud engineering.
Technologies I Work With
Experience
Principal Cloud Platform Engineer at FLYR, Inc.
- Lead cloud infrastructure and platform architecture design for enterprise travel industry solutions
- Implement infrastructure as code practices using modern tooling and methodologies
- Design and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable developer productivity
- Establish cloud security best practices and governance frameworks
- Mentor engineering teams on cloud-native technologies and DevOps practices
Featured Projects
BlueCentre/monorepo
A structured approach to organizing monorepo architecture with best practices for scalability, maintainability, and developer workflow optimization.
terraform-google-modules/terraform-example-foundation
Shows how the CFT modules can be composed to build a secure cloud foundation. This project demonstrates enterprise-grade infrastructure patterns for Google Cloud deployments.
Connect
You can find me on GitHub where I contribute to various projects and maintain my own repositories.
GitHub Achievements:
Let's Connect
I'm always interested in discussing cloud architecture, infrastructure as code, and platform engineering topics. Feel free to reach out:
Blog
Latest thoughts and technical articles on cloud architecture and platform engineering.
I'm always looking to share knowledge and insights. If you have specific topics or questions you'd like to see covered in a future post, feel free to reach out or suggest them!
Setting Up a Secure Foundation on Google Cloud with Terraform
A walkthrough of establishing a secure, scalable foundation for enterprise workloads on Google Cloud using infrastructure as code principles and Terraform modules.
Key topics will include: core security principles, IAM configuration, network setup, and logging/monitoring strategies.
Monorepo Architecture: Lessons from Real-world Implementations
Discussing the advantages, challenges, and practical considerations when adopting a monorepo approach for complex projects.
Exploring benefits, challenges, and tooling for effective monorepos.
Helpful Resources
A curated list of tools, articles, and communities that I find valuable in the realm of cloud platform engineering.
Google Cloud Documentation
The official documentation for all Google Cloud services. An essential resource for specifics, tutorials, and best practices.
Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)
Home to many open-source projects like Kubernetes and Prometheus. Great for understanding the cloud-native landscape.
Stack Overflow - Cloud & DevOps
A go-to place for specific technical questions and answers from a large community of developers and engineers.