Joshua Houska

Cloud Systems Architect

I architect and build scalable cloud systems that solve complex business challenges. At True Home, I design cloud infrastructure that serves everyone from individual homeowners to institutional property funds, handling millions of transactions and data points seamlessly.

My expertise spans AWS cloud architecture, distributed systems design, and leading international engineering teams. I specialize in transforming monolithic applications into cloud-native solutions that scale efficiently and reliably.

What drives me is solving technical challenges that have real business impact - whether that's reducing infrastructure costs by 60%, improving system reliability to 99.9% uptime, or enabling teams to deploy features faster and safer.

When I'm not architecting cloud solutions, you'll find me exploring new technologies, traveling to understand different markets, or working on motorcycles - always learning how systems work and how to make them better.

Work Experiences

True Home

Denver, CO
Cloud Systems Architect
2021 - Present

Design and develop software and tools that enable customers to better understand and manage their housing projects and needs. Create solutions for new homeowners, realtors, and large property management funds through innovative software platforms.

Freelance

Denver, CO
Software Consultant
2010 - Present

Design, develop, maintain and consult on websites, web applications, and marketing solutions. Provide technical requirements consulting and project stabilization services for clients. Specialize in stepping into projects after team departures to stabilize, refactor, and deliver solutions - from on-premise systems to highly-available, real-time cloud-based SAAS applications.

FLIR Systems Inc

Denver, CO
ITS Cloud Application Manager
Sep 2018 - Dec 2021

Architected and managed FLIR's Intelligent Traffic Solutions Cloud Platform (Acyclica), leading international software engineering teams to deliver real-time cloud analytics for the global ITS industry.

  • Led distributed international teams to develop company-wide cloud strategy
  • Managed AWS infrastructure serving global customer base across multiple time zones
  • Coordinated with international teams for 24/7 incident response and system reliability
  • Collaborated across global offices to integrate cloud technologies into ITS products
  • Established security standards for international data processing and compliance

Acyclica

Denver, CO
User Experience Engineer
2014 - 2018

Design graphics and marketing material. Design and develop various online applications while understanding and displaying large quanities of data in quick and efficient ways. Providing real-time data to vehicles, computers, and various devices

EROS Center

Sioux Falls, SD
Freelance Software Engineer
2012 - 2014

Design, Develop and Maintain public and internal websites or web applications. Both for displaying graphics and also large quantities of data.

Education

BS Computer Science, Graphic Design

University of South Dakota
2006 - 2011
Studied Graphic Design and Computer Science. While attending was an active member and officer of The Association of Computing Machinery as well as Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

Professional Skills

Frontend Development

React Angular Vue.js TypeScript D3.js Tailwind CSS Bootstrap

Backend & Cloud

Python Django Node.js AWS Docker PostgreSQL Redis

Tools & Design

Git Figma Adobe CC Linux Ansible Terraform

Get in Touch

I'm currently taking on freelance work as well as enjoy grabbing some coffee and consulting on an idea or project. I enjoy building, creating and altering platforms for people to get their word out.

I can help with the following:

  • Front-end development
  • Back-end development with Django/Python
  • UI development
  • UX prototyping

Send me an email at jmhouska@gmail.com