Kurt Langrud

Led cloud infrastructure design and operations for an organization operating healthcare data platforms, including health information exchange and prescription monitoring systems.

• Architected reusable Terraform module library powering standardized, multi-account AWS infrastructure across the organization.
• Drove 40% reduction in AWS infrastructure spend through architectural redesign and resource optimization.
• Designed and maintained CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, enabling automated, repeatable infrastructure and application deployments.
• Built scalable cloud infrastructure supporting interoperability platforms, microservices on ECS, Lambda functions, and S3-based data pipelines.
• Supported containerized workloads across ECS and Kubernetes/EKS environments.
• Unified Terraform state management strategy, improving infrastructure consistency and maintainability across environments.
• Resolved complex production issues spanning IAM, EC2 storage, Lambda, networking, and FSx.
• Partnered with engineering teams to improve cloud architecture, platform reliability, and deployment best practices.
• Implemented infrastructure patterns aligned with HIPAA, HITRUST, and SOC 2 compliance requirements.

Progressed from software development into infrastructure and DevOps engineering, ultimately owning infrastructure strategy for a high-traffic e-commerce platform and internal business systems.

• Managed infrastructure supporting a large-scale, high-availability e-commerce platform.
• Led migration from co-located data centers to AWS cloud environments.
• Operated hybrid infrastructure spanning AWS, private cloud, and VMware.
• Designed infrastructure automation workflows using Terraform and configuration management tools including Chef and Puppet.
• Standardized server configuration across hundreds of systems using Chef and Puppet.
• Architected microservice infrastructure using Nomad, Consul, and Vault.
• Coordinated infrastructure changes across multiple development teams.
• Implemented monitoring and alerting solutions using ELK Stack, Nagios, and New Relic.
• Supported infrastructure compliance with PCI DSS and SOX audit requirements.

Developed a full-stack web application to manage an adult recreational hockey league, supporting end-to-end league operations including registration, payments, scheduling, statistics tracking, and live player drafts.

• Designed and built the application from the ground up, including database schema, backend logic, and frontend templating.
• Implemented player registration and payment workflows to streamline league onboarding and fee collection.
• Developed scheduling system for games, including automated updates and team assignments.
• Built game statistics tracking and standings calculations for teams and individual players.
• Created a live draft system enabling real-time player selection and team formation.
• Utilized templating engine to separate presentation from business logic and improve maintainability.
• Deployed and maintained the application on a LAMP stack in a production environment.