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George O.

Lagos, Nigeria

$25/hr
5.0
5 jobs

As an AWS-certified DevOps and cloud security engineer, I help startups, fintech companies, and AI/ML platforms build secure, compliant, production-grade AWS infrastructure — including the AI infrastructure layer most DevOps engineers haven't touched yet: LLM inference endpoints, RAG pipelines, and GPU-backed compute. With certifications in AWS DevOps Engineer – Professional, AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Security – Specialty and AWS CloudOps Engineer – Associate, your infrastructure is in capable, currently-certified hands. WHAT I DO BEST AI/ML Infrastructure on AWS I deploy fine-tuned LLM inference endpoints across GPU instance families, build RAG knowledge bases using Amazon Bedrock and pgvector, and stand up Feature Stores for ML pipelines — all on Terraform, all production-grade. If your platform runs AI workloads, I build the infrastructure underneath the model. Enterprise Cloud Foundation & Governance I establish AWS cloud foundations using Control Tower and Landing Zone with automated multi-account environments and security guardrails — Security Hub, GuardDuty, AWS Config, CloudTrail, and SCPs. This significantly eases SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA audit preparation through automated compliance evidence. Security-First Infrastructure VPC isolation, least-privilege IAM, secrets management, and encryption everywhere. A recent project passed a SOC 2 audit with zero infrastructure findings, built in from day one. Cloud Migrations & Containerization I migrate applications from on-premises and legacy clouds (GCP, Azure) to AWS with zero downtime — deploying to ECS/Fargate, EKS, or traditional EC2, with a focus on cost efficiency and security. Infrastructure as Code Everything is Terraform-based, version-controlled, and reproducible — multi-account Control Tower setups, VPC architectures, IAM policies, all defined as code with peer review. CI/CD & Production Reliability Deployment pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, AWS CodePipeline) that cut deployment time from hours to minutes, with automated testing and rollback. Designed for 99.99% uptime through Multi-AZ deployments and auto-scaling. RECENT RESULTS - Architected GCP-to-AWS migration for an AI/ML fintech platform — 5 fine-tuned LLM inference endpoints across GPU instance families, RAG knowledge base on pgvector, full Terraform IaC - Deployed a containerized Spring Boot app on ECS Fargate with Control Tower multi-account setup, Security Hub, GuardDuty, Config, and CloudTrail across dev/staging/prod - Migrated a payment platform to AWS — 99.99% uptime, handled 10x traffic spikes, 40% cost reduction - Delivered enterprise Landing Zone migration framework for 85 applications, 450 VMs, 55 databases - Automated deployments from 2 hours to 15 minutes with improved security posture TECH STACK AWS AI/ML: Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, RAG pipelines, pgvector, Feature Store, GPU instances AWS Governance & Security: Control Tower, Organizations, Security Hub, GuardDuty, Config, CloudTrail, IAM, Secrets Manager, KMS, WAF AWS Infrastructure: ECS/Fargate, EC2, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, VPC, CloudFront, ALB/NLB, Auto Scaling Containers & Orchestration: Docker, ECS/Fargate, Kubernetes/EKS, ECR Infrastructure as Code: Terraform (5+ years), CloudFormation, AWS CDK CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline/CodeBuild/CodeDeploy Databases: RDS (PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server), DynamoDB, MongoDB/DocumentDB Monitoring: CloudWatch, CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, Security Hub, Config Scripting: Python, Bash, Shell WHO I WORK WITH - AI/ML platforms needing production-grade inference and RAG infrastructure - Startups preparing for SOC 2 certification - Fintech companies needing secure infrastructure for financial data - Healthcare/SaaS companies requiring HIPAA-ready environments - Companies migrating from on-premises, GCP, or Azure to AWS - Enterprises needing multi-account AWS governance WHAT MAKES ME DIFFERENT Most DevOps engineers deploy applications. I build enterprise security foundations — and the AI infrastructure layer most of them haven't touched yet. You get: ✓ AI/ML infrastructure built by someone who understands both the model and the cloud underneath it ✓ Security and compliance built in from day one ✓ Automated audit evidence collection ✓ Multi-account governance preventing drift ✓ Clear documentation and knowledge transfer Looking for secure, audit-ready AWS infrastructure — or AI/ML platform infrastructure that actually scales? Let's talk.

  • Linux
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • Python
  • Kubernetes
  • Ansible
  • CI/CD
  • Amazon ECS
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS CloudFormation
  • Cloud Migration
  • Cloud Security
  • Cloud Computing
  • Cloud Architecture
  • DevOps
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Amazon SageMaker
  • Amazon Bedrock
Zakawat A.

Karachi, Pakistan

$15/hr
5.0
12 jobs

🏆 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 & 𝗔𝗜 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿 | 𝗪𝗲𝗯, 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 & 𝗦𝗮𝗮𝗦 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 | 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗭𝗮𝗸𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗫 𝗟𝗧𝗗 I'm Zakawat Abbas, Founder & CEO of ZakCodeX LTD, a UK software development company that helps startups, SMEs, and enterprises build custom software, AI-powered applications, SaaS platforms, mobile apps, and scalable web solutions. My team delivers complete software solutions, from product strategy and UI/UX design to development, cloud infrastructure, deployment, and long-term support. We focus on writing clean, scalable code that grows with your business rather than creating quick fixes that need rebuilding later. ⚡ 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: ● "I need a reliable software development partner who can own the project from start to finish." ● "I want to build an MVP that can scale into a successful SaaS business." ● "I need AI integrated into my application or business workflow." ● "I need experienced developers for both frontend and backend." ● "I want secure, scalable software built with modern technologies." ● "I need long-term technical support after launch." 💻 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Custom business software, SaaS platforms, CRM systems, ERP solutions, internal dashboards, workflow automation, enterprise applications, REST APIs, GraphQL APIs, third-party integrations, and cloud-native software built for long-term scalability. 🌐 𝗪𝗲𝗯 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 High-performance web applications using React.js, Next.js, Node.js, Laravel, Python, FastAPI, and modern cloud infrastructure. We build SEO-friendly, secure, scalable websites and web applications optimized for performance and user experience. 📱 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Cross-platform mobile applications using React Native and Flutter for iOS and Android. We develop consumer apps, enterprise applications, booking platforms, ecommerce apps, healthcare solutions, AI-powered mobile apps, and startup MVPs. 🤖 𝗔𝗜 & 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Generative AI, OpenAI integration, Claude AI, AI chatbots, business automation, machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, intelligent workflows, AI assistants, and custom AI-powered business solutions. 🎨 𝗨𝗜/𝗨𝗫 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 Modern user interfaces designed in Figma, including UX research, wireframes, prototypes, design systems, and developer-ready UI for web and mobile products. 🛒 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲 Custom ecommerce platforms, Shopify, WooCommerce, payment gateway integration, inventory management, API integrations, and conversion-focused online stores. 🛠️ 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 ◉ Frontend: React.js, Next.js, TypeScript, JavaScript, Tailwind CSS, HTML5, CSS3 ◉ Backend: Node.js, Express.js, Laravel, Python, Django, FastAPI, PHP ◉ Mobile: React Native, Flutter, Android, iOS ◉ AI: OpenAI API, Claude AI, GPT, Machine Learning, NLP, Computer Vision ◉ Cloud: AWS, Docker, Vercel, DigitalOcean, Firebase ◉ Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Firebase ◉ APIs: REST API, GraphQL, Stripe, PayPal, Third-Party API Integration 🔢 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗲 ✅ Founder & CEO of ZakCodeX LTD, UK software development company ✅ Complete product development from idea to launch ✅ Modern AI-first software development approach ✅ Clean, secure, scalable, production-ready code ✅ Transparent communication and on-time delivery ✅ Long-term technology partner focused on business growth 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: • Healthcare • Real Estate • Ecommerce • AI • SaaS • Legal • Education • Travel • Hospitality • FinTech • Logistics • Startups • Enterprise Software 𝗞𝗲𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀: • Custom Software Development • Full-Stack Developer • Web Development • Mobile App Development • AI Development • Generative AI • AI Chatbots • React Developer • Next.js Developer • Node.js Developer • Python Developer • React Native Developer • Flutter Developer • SaaS Development • CRM Development • API Integration • AWS • Shopify Development • UI/UX Design • Ecommerce Development • Business Automation • MVP Development • OpenAI Integration • Claude AI • Machine Learning

  • Software Development
  • Mobile App Development
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Web Development
  • Next.js
  • FastAPI
  • Python
  • React Native
  • Flutter
  • SaaS Development
  • API Integration
  • UX & UI Design
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Shopify Development
  • Ecommerce Website
  • AWS Development
  • JavaScript
  • Web Scraping
  • Chatbot Development
  • Data Extraction
Yana Y.

Lviv, Ukraine

$45/hr
4.9
26 jobs

Cloud DevOps Engineer | AWS · Kubernetes · Terraform. I migrate legacy systems to cloud-native infrastructure: faster releases, lower costs, zero downtime. Backed by a 330+ engineer team with 20+ years of full-cycle development experience, I specialize in cloud migrations, CI/CD automation, and infrastructure as code – for startups scaling fast and enterprises modernizing legacy platforms. From monolith-to-microservices transformations to HIPAA-compliant cloud architecture, I deliver infrastructure that teams can actually rely on. 💡 Case Studies 🚛 MyCarrier (Logistics SaaS) – Led a full cloud transformation for the #1-rated TMS platform on G2. Migrated a monolithic codebase to microservices on Azure, built a CI/CD pipeline from scratch, and moved all user data to the cloud with zero disruption to end users. Result: 99.9% system availability · delivery time cut from hours to minutes · $36.8M raised in funding. 🏥 Flexwise Health (HealthTech) – Migrated a U.S. healthcare workforce platform from bare-metal to Amazon EKS. Built GitOps workflows with ArgoCD, implemented IaC with Terraform, full observability with Prometheus & Grafana. Result: 80% improvement in fault tolerance · 2x faster release cycles · 35% reduction in infrastructure costs · HIPAA-compliant · $6M funding secured. 📡 MyPlace Connect (Marketing SaaS) – Migrated a hospitality SaaS to Kubernetes, built CI/CD with GitOps patterns, implemented centralized Prometheus + Grafana monitoring. Result: 99.8%+ uptime · 50% cut in infrastructure scaling costs · 85% faster incident response · 30% customer growth in the first 6 months. ☁️ Cloud & Infrastructure AWS (EKS, EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, CloudFront, Route53, IAM, VPC) Azure (App Service, Functions, Storage Account, Azure SQL) GCP · DigitalOcean Terraform · CloudFormation · Pulumi Docker · Kubernetes · Helm 🔁 CI/CD & GitOps GitHub Actions · Jenkins · GitLab CI · CircleCI · Bitbucket Pipelines ArgoCD · Flux · Blue/Green & Canary deployments Zero-downtime migrations · Automated rollback pipelines 📊 Monitoring & Observability Prometheus · Grafana · Datadog · ELK Stack CloudWatch · PagerDuty · SLA dashboards & alerting 🤖 AI Automation & DevOps Workflows n8n · Zapier · AI-powered infrastructure automation LLM-integrated monitoring & anomaly detection pipelines AI Agents for incident classification and automated response 🔐 Security & Compliance HIPAA-compliant infrastructure · GDPR-ready environments HashiCorp Vault · AWS Secrets Manager Zero-trust architecture · EASM (External Attack Surface Management) Why teams choose us: ✅ 330+ engineers – a full-cycle team behind every DevOps engagement ✅ 20+ years delivering production-grade infrastructure across HealthTech, Logistics, Marketing SaaS, and FinTech ✅ HIPAA & GDPR-compliant infrastructure – we know what regulated environments require before you ask ✅ Every migration is planned with zero downtime as a non-negotiable requirement ✅ Transparent process: audit → migration plan → phased execution → monitoring handover Send me a message – describe your infrastructure challenge and I'll respond within a few hours with an honest assessment and a clear action plan. [Updated: April 2026]

  • Amazon Web Services
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Docker
  • CI/CD
  • DevOps
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Cloud Architecture
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • DigitalOcean
  • GitHub
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • ML Automation
  • AI Compliance
  • HIPAA
  • GDPR
  • Cloud Migration
  • SaaS
Artem D.

Kyiv, Ukraine

$40/hr
4.9
127 jobs

⚙️ AWS, GCP & Azure Partner | CEO @ UppLabs & OpsWorks Co (50+ Certified Engineers) 🏆 Trusted by Deloitte, Citibank, Disney & TimelyCare | $2M+ earned & 100% Job Success on Upwork ⚡️ We build self-healing cloud infrastructure & production AI systems that cut cloud costs by up to 92%. Open for invitations & discovery calls! 👇 📍Check us out by the numbers 👉 100+ AI, DevOps, Cloud and full-stack software projects delivered with a 100% Job Success Score (JSS). 👉 $2M+ combined earned on Upwork across 60,000+ logged hours and 200+ completed contracts. 👉 $100M+ in client revenue supported, serving global brands including Deloitte, Citibank, Disney, and TimelyCare. 👉 100+ official cloud and technical certifications across our 50+ engineer team (AWS, GCP, Azure). 👉 Up to 92% reduction in cloud infrastructure costs achieved for enterprise clients (Syndigo, ETX Capital, Vodafone) through AI-driven optimization. 📍 Core technical execution: AI-Augmented Cloud & DevOps: Designing self-healing AWS, Azure, and GCP architectures using Kubernetes and Terraform, featuring intelligent 24/7 monitoring, automated rollback triggers, and AI-driven incident response. Production-Ready AI Systems: Building custom autonomous AI agents, fine-tuned LLMs, RAG pipelines, and full-stack platforms for Fintech, Healthcare, and PropTech that process transactions, automate clinical workflows, and execute real business logic - not simple wrapper scripts. AI-Native Internal Workflows: Leveraging agentic code reviews, automated LLM test generation, and AI pair programming across our entire team to ship features 3x faster with zero technical debt. Enterprise Compliance & Security: Hardening infrastructure and application code to meet strict HIPAA, SOC2, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, GDPR, and OWASP security standards with zero compromise. 📍 Check out our deep technical stack matrix: To make sure about precise alignment with your project requirements, our core expertise covers the following environments: 👉 Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure: AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Cloudflare, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, and self-healing systems. 👉 AI & Intelligent Automation: LangChain, LangGraph, OpenAI (GPT-4, GPT-4 Vision), Claude, Gemini, RAG pipelines, fine-tuned LLMs, Pinecone, TensorFlow, BERT, YOLOv8, TensorRT, and NVIDIA Jetson edge processing. 👉 Backend & Microservices: Python (FastAPI, Django), Node.js (NestJS, Express), C#, .NET Core, Go (Golang), PHP, and Java. 👉 Frontend & Mobile Engineering: React.js (App Router), Next.js, Angular, Vue.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, React Native, Expo, Swift, and Kotlin. 👉 Data Streams & Databases: Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, ClickHouse, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, and Redis. 👉 Compliance & Security: HIPAA, SOC2 Type II, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, GDPR, OWASP Top 10, Mirth Connect, HL7 FHIR, and tokenized PII handling. 👉 Performance & Optimization: Cloud cost optimization (cutting spend by 40% to 92%), Core Web Vitals remediation, and high-load traffic stabilization. We operate hands-on, move with high velocity, and take absolute product ownership over every line of code and server configuration we manage. If you are ready to build an intelligent product from scratch, optimize your cloud architecture, or scale your business - feel free to text me or invite to the job.

  • Amazon Web Services
  • Python
  • Linux
  • DevOps
  • Docker
  • CI/CD
  • Kubernetes
  • Amazon EC2
  • Git
  • Terraform
  • Node.js
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Azure DevOps
  • AWS Lambda
  • IT Infrastructure
  • Cloud Engineering
  • Cloud Architecture
  • AI Agent Development
  • System Administration
  • DevOps Engineering
Fendri F.

Sfax, Tunisia

$59/hr
5.0
65 jobs

🏆 𝕋𝕠𝕡 1% - 𝕋𝕠𝕡 ℝ𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 ℙ𝕝𝕦𝕤 🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏻 60+ ℍ𝕒𝕡𝕡𝕪 𝕔𝕝𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 ⏱️ 6000+ 𝕋𝕠𝕥𝕒𝕝 ℍ𝕠𝕦𝕣𝕤 🎭 100% 𝕁𝕊𝕊) Hi 👋, I specialize in designing and deploying 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙚 cloud-native solutions💡. With more than 𝟖 years of experience as 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝘼𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩, 𝙆𝙪𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝘼𝙙𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙊𝙥𝙨 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙧. T̲h̲i̲s̲ ̲i̲s̲ ̲m̲y̲ ̲P̲r̲o̲f̲e̲s̲s̲i̲o̲n̲a̲l̲ ̲C̲e̲r̲t̲i̲f̲i̲c̲a̲t̲i̲o̲n̲ ̲:̲ 🥇 𝑲𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 Administrator CKA 🥇 𝑲𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 Security specialist CKS 🥇 𝑲𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 Application Developer CKAD 🥇 𝑲𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 Associate (KCNA) 🥇 𝑲𝒖𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑪𝒍𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑺𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 Associate (KCSA) 🥇 𝑨𝑾𝑺 Solution Architect 🥇 𝑨𝒛𝒖𝒓𝒆 DevOps Expert🥇 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎 Associate🥇 𝑨𝒓𝒈𝒐 𝑪𝑫, GitOps At Scale 🥇 Certified 𝑰𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒐 and 𝑬𝒏𝒗𝒐𝒚 Service Mesh With my expertise in cloud-native design, I can help you build scalable, high-performance applications using microservices, deployed seamlessly in containers on private, public, or hybrid cloud platforms. This will be realized using this 🆃🅾🅾🅻🆂 🛠️ following the 𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 🔥 : 👨‍💻 𝟏. 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 & 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞 - Programming Languages: 𝙂𝙤, 𝙋𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙣, 𝙉𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝙟𝙨, 𝘽𝙖𝙨𝙝 - Containerization Tools: 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧, 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧-𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚, 𝙆𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙠𝙤, 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙢𝙖𝙣 - Container Image Registry: 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙤𝙧, 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙝𝙪𝙗 𝙂𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙗 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮, 𝙂𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙗 𝙍𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮 - A̲P̲I̲ ̲D̲r̲i̲v̲e̲n̲: 𝘼𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙭, 𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤 𝙂𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙮, 𝙆𝙤𝙣𝙜, 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙠, 𝘼𝙢𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙧, 𝙏𝙮𝙠 - M̲o̲d̲e̲r̲n̲ ̲D̲a̲t̲a̲b̲a̲s̲e̲s̲: 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖, 𝙀𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝, 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝𝙙𝙗, 𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙨, 𝙋𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙎𝙌𝙇, 𝙑𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙨 - E̲v̲e̲n̲t̲-̲D̲r̲i̲v̲e̲n̲ ̲D̲e̲s̲i̲g̲n̲:̲ 𝙉𝘼𝙏𝙎, 𝙍𝙖𝙗𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙈𝙌, 𝙆𝙖𝙛𝙠𝙖, 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙈𝙌, 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙙 🏗️ 𝟐. 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞/𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐎𝐩𝐬 - 𝐂𝐈/𝐂𝐃 - CI/CD Tools: 𝙂𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙖𝙗 𝘾𝙄, 𝙂𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙗 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙅𝙚𝙣𝙠𝙞𝙨, 𝘿𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙄, 𝘾𝙞𝙧𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝘾𝙄, 𝙏𝙚𝙠𝙩𝙤𝙣. - Security Scanning Tools: 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙮, 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙧, 𝙎𝙣𝙮𝙠 - Secret Management: 𝙎𝙤𝙥𝙨, 𝙑𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩, 𝙆𝙚𝙮𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙚, 𝙑𝙖𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧, 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 - D̲e̲c̲l̲a̲r̲a̲t̲i̲v̲e̲ ̲A̲P̲I̲ ̲(̲I̲a̲a̲C̲)̲: 𝙏𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢, 𝙋𝙪𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙞, 𝘼𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚, 𝙋𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙚𝙩, 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙛, 𝙆𝙪𝙗𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙖 - Service Discovery & Service Mesh: 𝙄𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤, 𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙮, 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙡, 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙧𝙙, 𝙕𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧, 𝙈𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙮 - SSL: 𝘾𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝘾𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙗𝙤𝙩, 𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙀𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙮𝙥𝙩 - Applications Platforms: 𝙆𝙪𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙨, 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙢, 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙛𝙩, 𝙍𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧, 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙠 - Internal Developer Platforms: 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚, 𝙆𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙭, 𝙋𝙤𝙧𝙩 - Kubernetes Package Managers: 𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙢 , 𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙢𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙚, 𝙃𝙚𝙡𝙢𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙣 ⚙️ 𝟑. 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 & 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 - Worker Nodes Scaling: 𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧, 𝘾𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙧 - Pods Replication Scaling: 𝙠𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚, 𝙃𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙯𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙤𝙙 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙧 (𝙃𝙋𝘼), 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙤𝙙 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙧 (𝙑𝙋𝘼) - G̲i̲t̲O̲p̲s̲: 𝙁𝙡𝙪𝙭𝘾𝘿, 𝘼𝙧𝙜𝙤𝘾𝘿, 𝙍𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙁𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙩, Argo Rollout , Canary, Blue/Green 🔭 𝟒. 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 - Monitoring: 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙪𝙚𝙨, 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙖 - Tracing: 𝙏𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙤, 𝙚𝘽𝙋𝙁, 𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮,𝙅𝙖𝙚𝙜𝙚𝙧, 𝙕𝙞𝙥𝙠𝙞𝙣 - APM: 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙘, 𝙎𝙠𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝘿𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙜 - Continuous Profiling & Analysis: 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙦𝙖, 𝙏𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙤𝙣, 𝙋𝙮𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙚 - Logging: 𝙇𝙤𝙠𝙞, 𝙀𝙇𝙆, 𝙁𝙡𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙩𝘽𝙞𝙩 - Observability Platforms: 𝙋𝙞𝙭𝙞𝙚, 𝙐𝙥𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝙋𝙞𝙣𝙥𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙩, 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙩 - Security Policies: 𝙆𝙚𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙠, 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙘𝙤, 𝙆𝙪𝙗𝙚𝘼𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙧 🔐 𝟓. 𝟒𝐂'𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 - Container Security | Cluster Security | Cloud Security | Container Image Security ☁️ 𝟔. 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 - Private: 𝘼𝙒𝙎 𝙂𝙊𝙑 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙 , 𝘼𝙯𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙂𝙊𝙑 𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙 - Public: 𝘼𝙒𝙎 , 𝘼𝙯𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙂𝘾𝙋, 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙊𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣, 𝙑𝙈𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙚, 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙤𝙙𝙚, Scaleway, Hertzner, OVH Cloud 🔁 𝟕. 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - Chaos Engineering: 𝙇𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙨, 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙤𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙨𝙝 , 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙤𝙨 𝙆𝙪𝙗𝙚 - MLOps Tools: 𝙈𝙇𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙬, 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙚𝙘𝙩, 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙛𝙡𝙤𝙬, 𝙆𝙪𝙗𝙚𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙬, 𝙍𝙖𝙮, 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙁𝙡𝙤𝙬 💡 What Clients Say: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Firas has become a reliable resource for our company whenever we face any issues with our devops needs from cloud architecture, or cloud native app" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Firas went above and beyond in delivering the work! His dedication and skillset are commendable. Highly recommended!!" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"Firas was like a GINUIS that solved a long persisting issues"

  • DevOps
  • DevOps Engineering
  • Kubernetes
  • Docker
  • Terraform
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Microsoft Azure
  • CI/CD
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Cloud Engineering
  • Jenkins
  • Ansible
  • Linux
  • Prometheus
  • Grafana
  • Amazon ECS for Kubernetes
  • Python
  • System Administration
  • Network Administration
Joshua L.

Houston, Texas

$100/hr
5.0
20 jobs

I'm a Cloud and AI Architect with 15+ years of enterprise experience, including 4 years at Microsoft on the Azure team where I consulted F500 companies like AT&T, Walmart, and Mastercard on AI, cloud adoption, security, and infrastructure at scale. I founded TechVora, a small in-office engineering team based in Houston, TX. We work mainly with clients where security, compliance, and uptime are non-negotiable. All engineers work in-house, we never sub out work, which matters when sensitive data is involved. WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT I act as the architect on every engagement and don't bill for my time. You get senior-level architecture, design, and oversight built into the cost of your developer. AI & PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Over the last two years we've shifted heavily into production AI - we've shipped four enterprise-grade multi-tenant AI applications across legal, accounting, oil & gas, and media, all involving custom LLM pipelines, RAG, and agents handling real sensitive data at scale. CORE COMPETENCIES - Cloud Architecture & Migration (Azure, AWS, GCP) - AI/LLM Integration — RAG, Agents, Multi-tenant Production Apps - DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep) - Data Pipelines, Warehousing & ETL - HIPAA-Compliant Architecture - Monitoring, Observability & Incident Response - M365, Azure Security & Compliance Happy to jump on a quick call - I offer a free strategy session for any new engagement.

  • AI Development
  • Python
  • DevOps Engineering
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Azure OpenAI Service
  • Kubernetes
  • Cloud Computing
  • Azure App Service
  • .NET Core
  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • C#
  • DevOps
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Office 365
  • Azure DevOps
  • Node.js
  • React

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An infrastructure engineer develops and helps maintain the foundation of physical buildings or software cloud foundations. Infrastructure engineers have multiple skill sets, including civil engineering, software development, and architecture.

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Infrastructure engineers could be creators in a specific engineering discipline or software engineers with extensive training in several programming languages and system design.

The cost to hire an infrastructure engineer will vary due to many factors, including years of experience, the scope of work and timeline for the infrastructure project, market conditions, and the freelancer’s location. Depending on the industry direction of your infrastructure project, you want to make sure that the infrastructure engineer is familiar with the information systems or structural engineering required to complete the job.

The best way to estimate the cost of an infrastructure engineer for your upcoming job is to clearly define your specific project needs, any stakeholder’s input, and determine whether the project is ongoing as things may change with an infrastructure. This could be laid out in a job description or job posting on Upwork.

Experience and expertise 

When hiring an infrastructure engineer, it’s important to consider their level of expertise and years of experience in cloud infrastructure or an engineering discipline. A more seasoned infrastructure engineer with full-time experience may command higher pay to develop your AWS backend or architectural building initiatives. Rates for an experienced infrastructure engineer can start at around $75 per hour. 

A freelancer that is new to infrastructure engineering may have a more competitive low-cost price, but they might require a longer timeline and could still be learning what’s required to get the job done. Rates for a beginner or intermediate freelancer tend to start at $25 an hour.

Consider what type of infrastructure engineering skills and even education level are relevant to your project. Keep in mind that a freelance infrastructure engineer with a Master’s Degree or experience in automation, computer science, architecture, project management, local governments, and back-end development could be valuable in providing a high-quality system design, but that experience could affect the cost and your project’s profitability.

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Will this be a job related to the cloud or to a building? What metrics can you provide to the freelancer to help them complete the job? Do you have the details from your local government for the infrastructure engineer to keep in mind the quality of life and even stormwater? These are just a few important factors to keep in mind when it comes to defining the project scope before hiring an infrastructure engineer.

Timeline 

A beginner infrastructure engineer should be able to execute standard cloud administration or software project management in a short period of time. However, more complex infrastructure projects for solution architecture, automation, and specific rules from a local government or cloud system could take several weeks or months to complete. If you have a flexible schedule, you may be able to negotiate a lower rate with even the most experienced infrastructure engineer. If you are on a strict timeline or need the project completed last minute, you might have to pay a premium.

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The cost of hiring an infrastructure engineer can also be affected by their geographic location. Outsourcing your project to freelancers on Upwork or LinkedIn from another country with a lower cost of living can help reduce your cost to hire or increase your ability to negotiate a fixed price. However, if you prefer a freelancer in a country with a higher cost of living, you may have to adjust your expected pay or budget for their time and effort.

Popular infrastructure engineer projects & costs examples 

While there will be multiple iterations included in your costs, here are a few common infrastructure projects you can find on Upwork in real-time:

Backend Developer: $500-$750

The cost of creating an infrastructure with a specific programming language like Python, AWS, SQL, or even Javascript will depend on the skill level of the engineer and their knowledge of the language required to build it.

Engineering Software: $100-$250

The cost of writing macros or the infrastructure basics for structural engineering software will depend on the skill level of the engineer and their knowledge of the language required to write these types of scripts.

Solutions Architecture: $500-$1,000

The cost of developing cloud infrastructure solutions for an AWS back-end or other framework will depend on the skill level of the engineer and their knowledge of the system design required to complete these DevOps jobs.

Find talent at the world’s work marketplace 

If you’re looking to hire a freelancer to develop high-end infrastructure or design systems that can improve your overall cloud infrastructure, Upwork has infrastructure engineers that can complete the project on time and within your budget. Get access to top professionals and infrastructure engineers with the experience and expertise you need on Upwork.

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