Lambert Dela Cruz

Cloud Solutions Architect

I build infrastructure that stays boring when production isn’t.

I design cloud architectures that stay simple, scale on demand, and cost what they should, so businesses can grow without worries.

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01About

I work where software meets infrastructure.

My main focus

Production Cloud/Platform Infrastructure, DevOps, SRE

I’m a Cloud Solutions Architect focused on infrastructure that is reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient in production.

I work with fintech, healthcare, real estate, and consulting companies that need reliable cloud infrastructure, scalable platforms, stronger DevOps practices, or help resolving complex production issues.

If you’re dealing with high cloud bills, unreliable deployments, Kubernetes issues, slow systems, or infrastructure that needs redesigning, I can help find the root cause and build a solution that is reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient.

02Tools

Tools

The systems and tools I work with in production.

01 /Cloud & Architecture

  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Azure
  • Hetzner
  • Tencent Cloud

02 /Kubernetes & Containers

  • EKS
  • GKE
  • OpenShift
  • Docker
  • Helm
  • Karpenter

03 /Systems & Configuration

  • Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian)
  • Chef
  • Puppet

04 /Infrastructure as Code & GitOps

  • Terraform
  • ArgoCD
  • Flux
  • Atlantis
  • GitLab CI/CD

05 /CI/CD & Developer Platforms

  • GitHub Actions
  • GitLab CI
  • IDP with Port

06 /DevSecOps

  • SAST
  • DAST
  • Semgrep
  • Snyk
  • SonarQube

07 /Web & Application Infrastructure

  • NGINX
  • Cloudflare
  • WordPress
  • Django
  • Next.js
  • Webflow

08 /Observability

  • Datadog
  • Dynatrace
  • Grafana
  • Loki
  • Splunk
  • CloudWatch

09 /Networking & Service Mesh

  • Istio
  • Ingress
  • DNS
  • CDN
  • Load balancing

10 /Databases

  • PostgreSQL
  • Amazon RDS
  • Cloud SQL
  • BigQuery
  • DynamoDB
  • Neptune
  • Cloud Spanner

11 /AI Infrastructure

  • MCP
  • AI agents
  • LLM workloads
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Grok

12 /SRE & Cost Optimization

  • Reliability
  • Incident response
  • Scaling
  • Performance
  • Rightsizing
03Experience

Experience

Where I’ve built and run production systems.

  1. 2025 — Present

    Maya

    Senior Site Reliability EngineerA fintech platform with 50M+ registered users

    I operated and improved Tier-1 platforms across KYB, Identity, and Connect, re-architected authentication, strengthened production reliability, and reduced infrastructure costs by ~45% while maintaining SLOs.

  2. 2024 — 2025

    Tenet Healthcare

    Senior Cloud EngineerA healthcare network with 50 acute-care and hospitals

    I led cloud modernization and analytics migrations, re-architected data pipelines to improve execution time by ~80%, and reduced cloud infrastructure costs by ~30%.

  3. 2023 — 2024

    Tutorials Dojo

    Cloud InstructorA cloud-learning platform serving a global certification community

    I authored technical learning content and developed scenario-based certification materials designed to turn complex cloud concepts into practical engineering decisions.

  4. 2023 — 2024

    Kollab

    L2 SysOps EngineerA managed technology services company

    I operated mission-critical production environments in a 24/7 on-call setup, maintained 99.9% uptime, and helped reduce incident-resolution time by ~40%.

  5. 2023

    Stratpoint Technologies

    Cloud Engineer IIA technology engineering company serving enterprise clients

    I built and supported cloud infrastructure for a major telecommunications organization, reducing deployment time by ~30% while helping maintain 99.9% availability across hybrid environments.

04Selected Feedback

What people I’ve worked with say

Feedback from leaders and engineers I’ve worked with across cloud, platform, data, and operations.

“I had the privilege of working with Lambert, and any business that chooses to hire him will be making an excellent decision.”

“Lambert is a natural leader—driven, talented, and resilient. He consistently elevates those around him.”

Edgar Paolo CapulongData Integration Architect · Searce Inc.

“Lambert is an excellent devops guy, great communicator, very friendly, and we expect him to be with us for a very long time. Hopefully he will not leave.”

Barry KrushCEO · Letskinect

“An outstanding Cloud Engineer and team player, always willing to expand their technical expertise and take on new challenges. Their proactive attitude and reliability make them a valuable asset and a great support to the team.”

Jeff Michael GomezCloud & Platform Manager · Tenet

“Lambert brings a unique combination of technical depth, versatility, and a collaborative mindset that elevates any team he joins.”

“He’s someone who anticipates problems before they arise and always pushes for solutions that are both innovative and scalable.”

Future SakanishiData Engineer · Rakuten

“Lambert’s collaborative approach is one of his finest assets. He works well in cross-functional teams, effectively interacting with others to achieve project success.”

Bambi Angelique OdtujanVirtual Assistant · CyberappsWorld Inc.

“Lambert really impressed me with how quickly he got the hang of the services he’s been working on. His ability to ramp up fast and contribute effectively has been great to see.”

Kenichii AnaSite Reliability Engineer · Maya

Feedback from people I’ve worked with directly.

05Contact

Contact

Working on production infrastructure, reliability, platform engineering, or a system that needs to scale without becoming painful to operate? Send me a note.

/ Email

/ Location

Manila,
Philippines

/ Status

Open for Consultancy

/ Connect

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