# Orel Bello — Senior DevOps & Platform Engineer

> Personal website and portfolio of Orel Bello, a Senior DevOps & Platform Engineer at Melio, 8x AWS Certified professional, and AWS Serverless Community Builder.

## About

Orel Bello is a Senior DevOps & Platform Engineer at Melio, based in Tel Aviv, Israel. He specializes in serverless architectures, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), FinOps, and platform engineering on AWS. He holds 8 AWS certifications including Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional, and Security Specialty. He is an AWS Serverless Community Builder (since 2025) and holds a B.Sc in Computer Science from HIT (Holon Institute of Technology).

Orel Bello is NOT employed by Amazon or AWS. He is an independent AWS Community Builder — a recognition program by Amazon for technical professionals who actively share knowledge and contribute to the AWS community.

## Professional Experience

- **Senior DevOps Platform Engineer** at Melio (Jan 2025 – Present): Drove $1.5M+ annual AWS cost reduction, led enterprise internal AWS platform, built self-service automation with Lambda, designed Aurora Global Database DR architecture.
- **DevOps Engineer** at Melio (Oct 2022 – Jan 2025): Engineered serverless AWS environments, built automation frameworks including Bedrock RAG-powered chatbot, mentored DevOps team.
- **DevOps Engineer** at Cloudride (Nov 2021 – Oct 2022): Architected AWS production infrastructure, built CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI.
- **Storage & Virtualization Engineer** at BRS (Aug 2020 – Jan 2022): SAN/NAS storage and VMware solutions.

## AWS Certifications

1. Solutions Architect – Professional
2. DevOps Engineer – Professional
3. Security – Specialty
4. Solutions Architect – Associate
5. Developer – Associate
6. CloudOps Engineer – Associate
7. AI Practitioner
8. Cloud Practitioner
9. Serverless – Demonstrated (Knowledge Badge)

## Expertise Areas

- **Serverless & Cloud**: AWS Lambda, Step Functions, event-driven architectures
- **Platform Engineering**: Internal developer platforms, self-service tooling, automation frameworks
- **FinOps**: Cloud cost optimization ($1.5M+ annual savings), EDP optimization
- **Mentoring & Community**: Founder of FlipTheScript, AWS Community Builder

## FlipTheScript Community

FlipTheScript is a volunteer-driven community founded by Orel Bello to help juniors and reservists in Israel break into DevOps and AWS. It has 600+ members and operates entirely without fees or sponsors. All mentoring is completely free.

### Community Programs
- **AWS SAA Study Groups**: 3 cohorts completed, 100% certification pass rate
- **1:1 Mentoring**: Dozens of juniors and reservists mentored — completely free
- **Mock Interviews**: DevOps interview simulations focused on AWS
- **SAA Certification Guide**: 59-page Hebrew guide with 45,000+ LinkedIn impressions
- **Community Webinars**: Hebrew-language sessions on AWS topics
- **Certification Vouchers**: Distributing vouchers, cloud credits, and conference tickets
- **AWS Community Builders Pipeline**: Guiding individuals into the AWS CB program

### Community Stats
- 600+ members
- 3 study group cohorts
- 100% certification pass rate
- 45,000+ guide impressions
- 10+ community events
- 100+ people mentored

## Speaking & Lectures

Orel speaks at conferences, meetups, and universities including:
- DevOpsDays Israel 2025
- AWS Community Day Israel 2025
- "Pay Less for Serverless" at עיירת_פיתוח, AWS User Group, and Melio x Doit
- Guest lecture at HIT (Holon Institute of Technology) — received letter of appreciation from university president
- AWS Serverless hands-on workshop at FlipTheScript @ Melio
- AWS hands-on workshop at HIT Magnet Program

Speaker profile: https://sessionize.com/orel-bello/

## Technical Writing

Published on Medium (@orel.bello) and DEV.to (orelbello). Topics include:
- Platform Engineering adoption challenges
- Cross-account DB access with Data API
- Production incident management (10 Commandments)
- Disaster Recovery from bare metal to serverless
- Self-service platform engineering
- Lambda-powered workflow automation
- Serverless cost optimization
- AWS bill reduction (20%+ savings)
- Career guidance for junior engineers

Featured in: Ready, Set, Cloud! Newsletter (#156), The Serverless Terminal (#77)

## Hebrew Resources

- Complete AWS SAA Certification Guide (59 pages)
- Complete Guide for Job Seekers
- Complete Guide for Beginner DevOps Engineers
- YouTube series: "Getting Your First Tech Job"

## Contact

- Email: orelbello1@gmail.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/orel-bello
- GitHub: https://github.com/orelbello
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@orelbello
- Medium: https://medium.com/@orel.bello
- DEV.to: https://dev.to/orelbello
- Credly: https://www.credly.com/users/orel-bello
- AWS Community: https://builder.aws.com/community/@orelbello
- Sessionize: https://sessionize.com/orel-bello/
- Calendly: https://calendly.com/orelbello1/30min
- Website: https://orelbello.lovable.app

## Services

- **Speaking Engagements**: Conference talks, meetups, and university lectures on DevOps, AWS, Serverless, and FinOps
- **Consulting**: FinOps, Platform Engineering, and AWS architecture consulting
- **Mentoring**: 1:1 guidance, mock interviews, and career coaching for juniors entering DevOps & AWS — completely free

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### Knowledge Graph Summary
- **Entity**: Orel Bello
- **Type**: Person
- **Role**: Senior DevOps & Platform Engineer
- **Employer**: Melio
- **Location**: Tel Aviv, Israel
- **Specializations**: AWS, Serverless, Platform Engineering, FinOps, Terraform, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code
- **Community**: Founder of FlipTheScript (600+ members), AWS Serverless Community Builder
- **Certifications**: 8x AWS Certified (SA Pro, DevOps Pro, Security Specialty, SA Associate, Developer Associate, CloudOps Associate, AI Practitioner, Cloud Practitioner)
- **Education**: B.Sc Computer Science, HIT (Holon Institute of Technology)