Kevin Sidbon

DevOps Engineer Software Engineer

US 480-749-6853 France 06-95-99-19-64 kevin.sidbon@gmail.com gitlab.com/kevin.sidbon linkedin.com/in/kevin-sidbon www.kevinsid.com

Professional Experience

2024 - 2026

Software Developer & Technical Educator - Independent Contracts, United States

  • Built and tested Python/Java frameworks plus third-party integrations for gamification and education, using Git, pytest/unittest, and JUnit to streamline lesson preparation, grading, and progress tracking.
  • Designed technical curricula and delivered remote programs for various companies (AirTutors, CodeWizards…).

2020 - 2023

Software Developer & Curriculum Designer - CodaKid, Scottsdale, AZ

  • Developed educational applications in Python, Java, and Lua, using Gradle for build automation and dependency management while integrating custom systems with third-party software for gamification and educational purposes.
  • Automated grading and validation with unit tests while shipping features with product and education teams in an Agile workflow.

2017 - 2020

Founder & Software Developer - Engineer Success, Tempe, AZ

  • Managed AWS infrastructure for student servers and maintained software across framework versions.
  • Used REST APIs in Java and Python tools to automate workflows while supporting client coordination and program launches.
  • Built embedded systems and custom hardware prototypes, including educational robots and a touchscreen tablet.
  • Collaborated with cities and educational organizations, including the City of Tempe and BASIS Schools, to deliver educational software and programs.

DevOps Projects Full case studies and updates: www.kevinsid.com

Taiga Deployment

Deployed Taiga on AWS EKS with Terraform, Kubernetes, GitLab CI/CD, managed data services, security controls, and Prometheus/Grafana observability.

Spring Vet Clinic + Keycloak

Integrating centralized authentication and authorization into a Spring-based application with Keycloak.

Open edX Deployment

Building a repeatable deployment workflow for the Open edX learning platform and its supporting services.

MoleCrab - Personal MLOps Project

Exploring reproducible model development, packaging, delivery, and operations through a personal MLOps workflow.

Education

July 2026

Bachelor in DevOps Systems Administration - French Ministry of Labour, France

2016 - 2019

Bachelors in Software Engineering & Philosophy - Arizona State University

2018 - 2019

Fulton Undergraduate Research Initiative - Autonomous Collective Systems Laboratory

Certifications

Cloud & DevOps Engineer Certificate - La Capsule

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate - In progress

Q3-Q4 2026

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) - In progress

Q3-Q4 2026

Technical Skills

Cloud & platform
AWS, Linux, Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Ansible
Delivery & observability
Git, GitHub/GitLab, CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, Prometheus, Grafana
Development
Python, Java, JavaScript, Bash, Lua, SQL, HTML/CSS, APIs
Engineering
OOP, data structures, algorithms, modular design, debugging, unit/integration/E2E/code-validation testing
Collaboration
Agile development, Jira, Confluence
Languages
English/French bilingual; Tagalog basic