Career Profile
AWS-certified cloud architect with 10+ years designing and operating cloud platforms at scale. Proven track record of reducing AWS spend through right-sizing, architectural optimisation, and cost governance. Deep experience with serverless (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3), containers (ECS/Fargate), and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform). Background in iGaming and regulated environments with strong financial accountability.
Experiences
Accountable for platform reliability, security, performance, and cloud cost management across multi-tenant AWS infrastructure
- Reduced AWS spend by identifying inefficiencies, right-sizing resources, and selecting cost-optimal architectures
- Built and maintained cost attribution models to track spend across services and business units
- Evaluated and optimised cloud solutions using AWS Well-Architected Framework (Cost Optimisation pillar)
- Designed serverless solutions using Lambda, DynamoDB, and S3 — optimising for cost-per-transaction
- Managed DynamoDB capacity modes and provisioned throughput to balance performance with spend
- Produced container solutions using ECS and Fargate with appropriate compute sizing
- Architected AWS VPC connectivity with on-premises data centre
- Established access governance and financial controls for AWS resource provisioning
- Presented infrastructure cost reports and optimisation recommendations to leadership
Built a cost-efficient serverless messaging platform from scratch in a regulated iGaming environment
- Designed event-driven architecture using API Gateway, SNS, SQS, Lambda, and DynamoDB — optimised for pay-per-use pricing
- Managed ECS Fargate containers for Kafka Connect with right-sized task definitions
- Used Terraform to codify infrastructure, enabling cost visibility and change tracking
- Operated in a compliance-driven environment with strict financial and operational controls
- Kafka used to stream data from on-premises to AWS at scale
- Daily deployments via Jenkins CI/CD pipelines
Delivered software in a regulated telecoms environment with strict change controls
- Worked in Agile team with 2-week sprints and continuous integration via Jenkins
- Translated high-level architectural designs into low-level implementations
- Applied TDD and integration testing to ensure quality in production deployments
Backend development for a rapidly growing e-commerce platform
- Built REST APIs and CMS plugins (Drupal, Prestashop)
- Applied TDD practices for PHP and JavaScript
Developed a content management system from scratch, deployed to 100+ websites