Computer Science graduate targeting DevOps, Cloud, and Software Engineering. Hands-on with AWS and Terraform for infrastructure as code, Docker and GitHub Actions for containerized delivery, and Linux and Nginx for production hosting.
Matthew Bachelder
// Aspiring DevOps & Cloud Engineer
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Summary
Education
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
05/2026
Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science | Information Technology Concentration | 3.94 GPA
Early Entry M.S., Information Technology | 15 of 30 graduate credits completed
AchievementsSumma Cum Laude, Eagle Scout, Chancellor's List 2024-26, Tau Sigma Honor Society
Graduate CoursesSecure Programming & Penetration Testing, Info Security & Privacy, Network-Based App Development
Experience
Lab Instructor
08/2025 - 05/2026
University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Charlotte, NC
- Led 4 weekly lab sessions across 2 sections of 40-60 students each, instructing Python fundamentals.
- Managed a team of 3 instructional assistants to coordinate instruction delivery and ensure consistency.
- Diagnosed Python environment and dependency issues for 180 students on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Eagle Scout & Crew Advisor
03/2020 - Present
Scouting America — Troop and Crew 167 · Charlotte, NC
- Delivered a $2,000 Eagle Scout infrastructure project on time and under budget while managing 15 volunteers.
- Coached youth leaders in trip planning, risk assessment, contingency plans, and logistics for multi-day outings.
- Mentored 20-25 youth weekly across two units on leadership, goal-setting, and project execution.
Skills
DevOps & Cloud
GitHub Actions CI/CD, Terraform, Docker, AWS, Nginx, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Linux, Git
Languages
Python, C#, TypeScript, SQL, HTML/CSS, Bash
Frameworks
Agile, .NET, Entity Framework Core, Next.js, React, FastAPI, SQLAlchemy, unittest
Security
IAM, HTTPS/TLS, OAuth2/JWT, API-key authorization
Projects
Cloud Resume Challenge | resume.bachelder.me
- Deployed a resume site on AWS with GitHub Actions CI/CD, completing lint, test, and deploy in under 30 seconds.
- Defined backend infrastructure as code with AWS SAM, managing Lambda permissions through IAM policies.
- Provisioned S3, CloudFront, and ACM with Terraform and imported existing resources without downtime.
- Implemented a serverless visitor counter using a Python Lambda function, API Gateway, and DynamoDB.
- Hosted frontend on S3 behind CloudFront, scoring 100 on Lighthouse performance at under $1/month.
Parabolica
- Built a .NET background service that polls live NASCAR feeds and detects race state at adaptive 30s-10m intervals.
- Versioned PostgreSQL schema with Entity Framework Core migrations applied automatically on container startup.
- Decoupled upstream polling from client reads with a thread-safe cache layer to keep load off the source feed.
- Secured admin data-import endpoints with a custom API key authorization filter in ASP.NET Core.
DivItUp | divitup.org
- Sole DevOps engineer on a 4-person Agile team, owning deployment, hosting, and releases through the SDLC.
- Owned version control workflow as the team's Git & GitHub lead, reviewing and merging 50+ pull requests.
- Containerized a 4-service application with Docker Compose for environment parity and easy deployment.
- Configured Cloudflare DNS and Nginx reverse proxy to enforce secure HTTPS access across all services.
- Provisioned and maintained an Ubuntu Linux environment on a DigitalOcean droplet.