Zoran P.-Principal AWS Architect
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Experience
Owner, Principal AWS Architect
Come to the Clouds Ltd.
Act as a Tech Lead for all AWS-related questions. Provide clients with scalable DevOps/Platform teams. Consult customers about using cloud-native methods and DevOps principles to achieve maximum agility in their business. AWS Infrastructure development and Migration.
Principal AWS Architect and Head of Cloud
Kite Consult GmbH
Senior AWS Tech Leader, responsible for building and scaling Kite Consult's AWS practice from the ground up to AWS Advanced Partner
Leading cloud initiatives across solution architecture, infrastructure engineering, and delivery, with a focus on AWS security, compliance, and best practices for clients in regulated industries. Guiding customers through cloud migration, development, and implementation, while owning the operational scaling of AWS usage across the practice.
Cloud Architect (AWS)
Nordcloud, an IBM Company
Working as a consultant with Nordcloud's customers in a public cloud, using cloud-native methods and DevOps to achieve maximum agility in their business. Consulting enterprise customers on cloud usage, AWS best practices, AWS Security best practices, IaC, and migration to the Cloud.
DevOps/Sys Engineer
Code Consulting Ltd.
Worked as a consultant/DevOps Engineer for two US health companies. Architected, developed, and maintained AWS Infrastructures.
IT Consultant
CWD-SOLUTION GMBH
Work as an IT Consultant in a major enterprise company in Munich (Public sector)
2nd-level IT support
Croatian Telecom
Worked as support for technical questions regarding networking, telecommunications, and other related questions for business customers.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Information Technology, Healthcare, Government and Administration, and Telecommunication.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Information Technology and Customer Service.
Summary
Over the past 12+ years, I've partnered with enterprise customers across Europe and the US to design and deliver cloud transformation initiatives, including AWS migrations, platform engineering, DevSecOps, security, and operational excellence. My focus has evolved from building infrastructure to helping organizations make better technology decisions, align engineering with business goals, and scale cloud capabilities.
My experience spans:
- Enterprise Cloud Strategy and Transformation
- AWS Architecture and Platform Engineering
- Executive Technical Advisory
- Cloud Migration and Modernization
- DevSecOps and Security
- AI-Ready Cloud Platforms
- FinOps and Cloud Cost Optimization
- Engineering Leadership and Mentoring
- Customer Success and Strategic Pre-Sales
- Project Delivery
I enjoy working with executive stakeholders, engineering leaders, and delivery teams to solve complex technology challenges while creating practical roadmaps that deliver measurable business outcomes.
If you need to move to AWS, scale an existing cloud practice, or strengthen security and compliance, let's talk.
Skills
Aws:
- Aws Organization
- Vpn
- Direct Connect
- Vpc
- Route53
- Api Gateway
- Cloudfront
- Cloudtrail
- Cloudwatch
- Guardduty
- Config
- Trusted Advisor
- Iam
- Acm
- Cloudformation
- Ssm
Storage
- S3
- Rds
- Efs
- Ebs
- Storage Gateway
Compute
- Ec2
- Ecs
- Lambda
Other
- Sns
- Sqs
- Kinesis
- Ecs
- Eks
- Fargate Etc
It Skills
- Devops
- Docker
- App And Infrastructure Monitoring
- It Consulting
- It Security Best Practices
- Qualys
- Sonarqube
- System Architecture
- Systems Engineering
- Infrastructure, Ci/Cd, Scm
- Infrastructure As Code (Terraform, Cloudformation)
- Scripting
- Networking
- Linux Server
- Windows Server
- System Administration
- Integration
- Strategic Planning
- Firewalls
- Migrations
Languages
Education
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
BS · Computer Engineering · Osijek, Croatia
Certifications & licenses
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
AWS Certified Security - Specialty
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate
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Qualifications
Frequently asked questions
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Zoran is based in Osijek, Croatia and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Zoran speaks the following languages: Croatian (Native), Slovak (Native), English (Advanced), German (Intermediate).
Zoran has at least 11 years of experience. During this time, Zoran has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 11 months. Note that Zoran may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Zoran would be well-suited for roles such as: Owner, Principal AWS Architect, Principal AWS Architect and Head of Cloud, Cloud Architect (AWS).
Zoran's most recent position is Owner, Principal AWS Architect at Come to the Clouds Ltd..
In recent years, Zoran has worked for Come to the Clouds Ltd. and Kite Consult GmbH.
Zoran is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology, and Healthcare. Zoran also has some experience in Telecommunication and Government and Administration.
Zoran is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology and Customer Service.
Zoran has recently worked in industries like Professional Services and Information Technology.
Zoran has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology.
Zoran holds a Bachelor in Computer Engineering from Faculty of Electrical Engineering.
Zoran has 6 certificates. Among them, these include: AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional, and AWS Certified Security - Specialty.
Zoran is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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