Jason White

5.0

(182 reviews)

US$40.00

For every 15 mins

285

Sessions/Jobs

ABOUT ME

FAST AWS/Linux emergencies, scaling, automation, security & migrations

Principal Cloud & Infrastructure Architect with decades of hands-on engineering experience and 10+ years designing, modernizing, securing, and operating production AWS environments.

I specialize in complex environments where architecture, reliability, security, and hands-on troubleshooting intersect. My work has included transforming single-server applications into highly available cloud platforms, designing Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD systems, leading zero-downtime migrations, operating mission-critical SaaS infrastructure, and supporting organizations through significant growth and ownership transitions.

Many times I have served as a medium or long term technical consultant and infrastructure owner, working directly with executives, Product, Engineering, QA/Support, and business stakeholders while remaining hands-on with AWS, Linux, automation, security, and production incidents.

More recently, I have applied the same production-first approach to AI infrastructure and agentic systems, building secure cloud environments and AI-enabled operational workflows rather than isolated prototypes.

English

Eastern Time (US & Canada) (-04:00)

Joined May 2016

EXPERTISE

DevOps

12 years experience | 5 endorsements

I find delivering advanced technology coupled with automation to people of all skill levels to be extremely satisfying.

Newrelic rpmHAProxyLog file analysis

Newrelic rpmHAProxyLog file analysisLogging Deployment automationDeployment of code with gitResource optimization Load Balancing Reverse proxy Proxyserver ProxyCloudlinuxCentOS Amazon linux RHEL BSD Linux Google Cloud PlatformModulusDigitalOcean HerokuScalingScalability AWS New Relic Auth Azure Deploy

AWS

11 years experience | 24 endorsements

Over the past year I have grown to believe in Amazon and the AWS platform so thoroughly it is hard to even express. It is doubtful I wil...

Over the past year I have grown to believe in Amazon and the AWS platform so thoroughly it is hard to even express. It is doubtful I will ever use any other service provider for /anything/ Internet related! http://iDoAWS.com http://twitter.com/iDoAWS (new)

Aws CodebuildAws CodedeployAws Codepipeline

Aws CodebuildAws CodedeployAws CodepipelineAws CodestarInfrastructure as Code AWS Policies AWS OpsWorksAws herokuAWS VPC AWS DynamoDB AWS Data Pipelines AWS CloudFront Aws swf Amazon ami Aws amiAws machine imageAmazon machine imageMachine imageAmi Docker AWS IoT Aws sns Aws ses Amazon linux AWS Lambda Amazon SES Amazon elastic beanstalk Amazon Redshift Amazon elb Amazon vpc Amazon SNS Amazon EBS Amazon Amazon SQS Amazon RDS Amazon S3 Amazon EC2 Aws sdk AWS Aws iam WordPress AWS EMR

Server

35 years experience | 5 endorsements

I have been administrating servers since before the Internet came to the US public or I could vote.

DirectadminCache Server PagesHttp caching

DirectadminCache Server PagesHttp caching HTTP Phusion Passenger SpdyHttpd.confHttp2Nginx modulesNginx 1.6 WHM cPanel Apache Configuration Nginx Unicorn PumaSslerrorSSH SSL CertificateMod proxyTLS Reverse proxy Proxyserver ProxyVirtualminWebminUserminMemcached configMemcached php Varnish API Backendless Fedora MandrivaVarnish VCLLfsNetbsdOpenBSD CentOS DebianCloud linuxAmazon linux RHEL Linux Ubuntu Apache HTTP Server Data parsing Memcache Cache RESTful API

Linux

31 years experience | 24 endorsements

I have been using Linux since before you heard of a modem.

BSD Linux Red Hat

BSD Linux Red Hat Fedora Mint Mandriva Ubuntu Vi Vim Shell Ash Bash

JavaScript

25 years experience | 50 endorsements

I have been writing x-browser compliant JS that worked on mobile devices since before jQuery was even thought of.

JavaScript Node.js React

JavaScript Node.js React Bootstrap 3 HTML/CSSBootstrap jqueryBootstrap lessUnderscore Underscore.js Lodash GSAPExpress js node angularExpress angularMEAN.io MEAN.js MEAN Stack Cors ECMAScript Bootstrap Vim npm Bootstrap 4 Express.js Es6

Security software

35 years experience | 1 endorsement

Security minded in everything I do, circa 1990. Pirated more software than you've ever heard of before Internet killed the BBS stars. ...

Security minded in everything I do, circa 1990. Pirated more software than you've ever heard of before Internet killed the BBS stars. Took out more underground pornographers than you can shake your Internet cane at. 18 years ago I evolved ethically and traded my gray hat for a white one. Prevention, detection and mitigation has replaced the rebellious angst and boredom which led to my more vigilante-style activities. In my life long career as a rock star cyber guru, none of my clients, local or remote, have ever had any security related incidents or misappropriation of intellectual property or trade secrets. I can provide real-world references which include high-profile criminal attorneys and clients in medical, financial and innovation industries.

Penetration toolsDistaster recoveryPort scanning

Penetration toolsDistaster recoveryPort scanningPort forwardingSSH Firewalls Metasploit Wireshark Nmap Disaster recovery planningPenetration Testing

Firewalls

32 years experience

pfSense > *

BelkinLinksysKnock

BelkinLinksysKnockKnockdNetfilter iptables Firewall pfSenseWatchdog

REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS

5.0

(182 reviews)

thetreepirate

August 2026

Jason is great to work with. He approached me ready to meet me at my level and brought upmost professionalism and knowledge. His attention to security risks and how to solve them is top tier. Highly reccomended.

Alanoud

August 2024

very helpful, thank you

Viktor

July 2024

He was very helpful as always

sujit manandahr

July 2024

The guy is awesome, helped me not only fix the issue but also helped me understand what was going on. thank you very much :)

Alexander Zaitsev

July 2024

A professional, with excellent devops and soft skills. Resolved my AWS issue quickly

ajay pondicherry

July 2024

Jason really helped us deep dive into a critical issue that had stumped us for days. With his help I have a lot more confidence in, not only what we need to do to prevent similar issues from happening again BUT ALSO recommendations for longer term resiliency into our system.

Alexander Zaitsev

June 2024

A great professional, solved my AWS issue quickly!

Aurélien

June 2024

Jason was friendly and expertly solved my issue. I could not have done it without him. Thank you!!!

tempe

June 2024

I had the pleasure of working with Jason on configuring AWS and deploying Docker containers. His expertise and dedication were outstanding. Jason demonstrated a deep understanding of AWS and Docker. He guided me through configuring the ECS tasks and quickly resolved any issues. His clear instructions and practical solutions made the deployment process smooth and efficient. Jason was always available to answer questions and provide support. His professionalism made a complex task manageable. I highly recommend Jason for any AWS and Docker container needs.

molaligne dafa

June 2024

jason was great! he he really helped me a lot

SOCIAL PRESENCE

GitHub

amazon-scripts

Administrative scripts for my EC2 Amazon Linux based Meteor/Mongo/Nginx/Node/Passenger server

Shell

OnePageWonder

A jQuery and Bootstrap mini-CMS built on the Meteor JS platform for quickly deploying one page scrolling web sites.

JavaScript

Community Posts

Yes, the Internet is a War Zone

A simple list showing number and type of attacks on a single domain in 9 days, over 500,000 in total.

The 7 Layers of a Production App

This article generalizes various components or layers that a modern application will require, beyond just the code you write.

Quick Tips

When your WHM/cPanel PHP script says mysqli_* does not exist..

.. then you need to either enable the MySQLi interface under EasyApache's exhaustive options or sudo <package manager> install php5-mysqli.

cPanel/WHM Basic Account Creation Steps

Accounts must have: Feature set Package Account data Feature Manager: Add or edit feature list Name appropriately Select (or...

EMPLOYMENTS

Live Emergency Support Specialist

CodeMentor/Arc

2015-03-01-2026-03-01

Provided real-time engineering, infrastructure, and production support across hundreds of sessions involving diverse codebases, cloud ...

Provided real-time engineering, infrastructure, and production support across hundreds of sessions involving diverse codebases, cloud environments, and technical incidents.

Completed 250+ live technical sessions across software development, AWS, infrastructure, databases, DevOps, and production troubleshooting.
Maintained a 5-star mentor rating for 10+ years, earning 150+ five-star reviews.
Frequently worked in unfamiliar codebases and production environments, rapidly diagnosing issues and helping developers identify practical solutions.
Supported both individual developers and businesses with debugging, architecture, cloud infrastructure, automation, and emergency technical problems.
Worked across a broad technology landscape including AWS, Linux, Node.js, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, SQL, Terraform, and Infrastructure as Code.

Technologies: AWS, Linux, Terraform, Python, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, Infrastructure as Code, DevOps

Python

SQL

Node.js

Python

SQL

Node.js

TypeScript

React

JavaScript

Terraform

Infrastructure as Code

AWS

Prompt Engineering

Enterprise Level AI Infrastructure Architect & Migration Expert

Moonvalley AI / Claru.AI / Verve.FM

2025-10-01-2026-02-01

Principal Infrastructure Architect delivering a production-grade AWS platform and migration architecture for an enterprise SaaS enviro...

Principal Infrastructure Architect delivering a production-grade AWS platform and migration architecture for an enterprise SaaS environment.

Designed and implemented a complete multi-environment AWS infrastructure using Terraform, including 32 reusable modules, protected state management, and automated drift detection.
Built multi-AZ networking, ECS Fargate auto-scaling, Lambda/API Gateway services, RDS PostgreSQL, Redis, CloudFront, WAF, and enterprise security controls.
Delivered the infrastructure in 39 days and executed a zero-downtime migration.
Built comprehensive observability with 121 CloudWatch alarms across 12 AWS services, EventBridge automation, log metrics, and Slack-based operational alerts.
Developed 76 standardized operational scripts for deployment, security auditing, backups, and drift detection, supporting extensive infrastructure automation.
Implemented encryption, least-privilege IAM, GuardDuty, Config, Security Hub, CloudTrail, and OWASP-oriented WAF controls.
Completed a complex cross-account Cognito migration without downtime.
Produced 40+ architecture documents, runbooks, and deployment procedures to support ongoing operations.

Technologies: AWS, Terraform, ECS Fargate, Lambda, RDS PostgreSQL, ElastiCache, CloudFront, WAF, Cognito, CloudWatch, EventBridge, GuardDuty, Security Hub, CI/CD

Python

Node.js

Bash

Python

Node.js

Bash

PostgreSQL

Automation

SES

SNS

AWS CloudFront

AWS DynamoDB

Terraform

AWS Lambda

CI/CD

Aws route 53

Aws elastic beanstalk

Elasticache

Fargate

AWS

Metrics development

Fractional CTO, Operations Lead

Sum App

2020-05-01-2025-06-01

Fractional CTO and Operations Lead responsible for cloud infrastructure, production reliability, engineering support, and technical co...

Fractional CTO and Operations Lead responsible for cloud infrastructure, production reliability, engineering support, and technical coordination for a production SaaS environment.

Designed, secured, and managed scalable AWS infrastructure and automated CI/CD workflows.
Owned site reliability and production operations, supporting platform availability and operational continuity.
Provided hands-on developer support, debugging, and infrastructure troubleshooting across production systems.
Served as the primary liaison between stakeholders and developers, translating operational and business requirements into technical priorities.
Managed pipeline integrity and production delivery while supporting the broader engineering organization.
Combined strategic technical leadership with hands-on cloud and operational ownership.

Technologies: AWS, Ruby, PostgreSQL, CI/CD, Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure

Ruby

PostgreSQL

CI/CD

Ruby

PostgreSQL

CI/CD

Site Reliability Engineering

AWS

Pipeline integrity management

PROJECTS

Claru.AI Terragrunt/Terraform AWS Infrastructure 3 Stage CI/CD Enterprise Application Uplift & MigrationView Project

2025

Delivered enterprise-grade infrastructure for SaaS platform in 39 days (15x faster than industry standard), enabling zero-downtime migrat...

Delivered enterprise-grade infrastructure for SaaS platform in 39 days (15x faster than industry standard), enabling zero-downtime migration. Many more screenshots & documents available as well as code if you would like to know more about the finest achievement of my lifetime!

Database Administration

Terraform

Enterprise Architecture

Database Administration

Terraform

Enterprise Architecture

CI/CD

Fargate

Workflow Automation

AWS

Ai/llm technologies

Security orchestration automation and response

AI Story Book

2025

Automated AI data pipeline that performs a variety of tasks via API calls to several AI services (including local) to turn text, audio or...

Automated AI data pipeline that performs a variety of tasks via API calls to several AI services (including local) to turn text, audio or video files into visual story telling experiences delivered via compelling videos. * First video is the end product, second is a description of what it does while it runs.

Node.js

Bash

API

Node.js

Bash

API

Project management

Docker

API Integration

Ai product experiences

Ai Driven content platforms