What is FlipTheScript?

FlipTheScript is a volunteer-driven community of 600+ members founded by Orel Bello to help juniors and reservists in Israel break into DevOps and cloud engineering — through mentoring, study groups, workshops, and career guidance. It's completely free with no fees or sponsors.

What does Orel Bello specialize in?

Orel specializes in AWS — specifically serverless architectures, platform engineering, and FinOps. He holds 8 AWS certifications spanning Professional, Associate, and Specialty levels, plus the AWS Serverless Knowledge Badge.

What is Orel Bello's role at Melio?

Orel is a Senior DevOps & Platform Engineer at Melio, where he leads serverless platform engineering, FinOps initiatives that drove $1.5M+ in annual AWS savings, and self-service automation for engineering teams.

Does Orel Bello offer mentoring or consulting?

Yes. Orel provides completely free 1:1 mentoring, mock interviews, and career guidance for juniors breaking into DevOps and AWS. He also offers consulting on FinOps, Platform Engineering, and AWS architecture.

Where can I watch Orel Bello's talks?

Orel's conference talks — including DevOpsDays Israel and AWS Community Day — are available on his YouTube channel. His full speaker profile is on Sessionize.

Does Orel Bello work at AWS?

No — Orel doesn't work at AWS. He's a Senior DevOps & Platform Engineer at Melio. However, he is an official AWS Serverless Community Builder (since 2025), recognized by AWS for sharing serverless best practices.

Orel Bello — Senior DevOps & Platform Engineer

Orel Bello – Senior DevOps Engineer & AWS Community BuilderOrel Bello is a DevOps engineer specializing in AWS serverless architectures, platform engineering, and cloud infrastructure. He is a Senior DevOps & Platform Engineer at Melio, based in Tel Aviv, Israel. He is 8x AWS Certified and an AWS Serverless Community Builder.Orel Bello works on building scalable cloud platforms, improving developer experience, and helping engineering teams move faster. He specializes in serverless architectures, Infrastructure as Code, FinOps, and platform engineering on AWS.About Orel BelloOrel Bello is a Senior DevOps and Platform Engineer specializing in AWS, serverless architectures, and cloud infrastructure. He works on building scalable cloud platforms, improving developer experience, and helping engineering teams move faster. Orel is also an AWS Community Builder and actively mentors engineers entering DevOps through community initiatives.He holds a B.Sc in Computer Science from HIT (Holon Institute of Technology) and has 10+ years of experience in infrastructure and cloud engineering.Expertise

AWS Serverless (Lambda, Step Functions, event-driven architectures)

Platform Engineering & Self-Service Automation

FinOps & Cloud Cost Optimization ($1.5M+ annual savings)

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)

CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)

Observability (Datadog, CloudWatch)

AWS Certifications

Solutions Architect – Professional

DevOps Engineer – Professional

Security – Specialty

Solutions Architect – Associate

Developer – Associate

CloudOps Engineer – Associate

AI Practitioner

Cloud Practitioner

FlipTheScript CommunityOrel Bello is the founder of FlipTheScript, a 600+ member volunteer community helping juniors and reservists in Israel break into DevOps and AWS — completely free. Programs include AWS SAA study groups (100% pass rate), 1:1 mentoring, mock interviews, and Hebrew guides.Speaking & Lectures