Contract Systems Engineer
Infrastructure that
holds under pressure.
Expertise in design, migratations, and securing enterprise systems. Cloud infrastructure, identity management, backup solutions, and workflow automation. All delivered on contract with no long term overhead.
Core Services
Scoped engagements, fixed deliverables. Each service is designed to be handed off with documentation your team can actually maintain.
Data Migrations
Business and divestitures, platform-to-platform, on-prem to cloud, or the cloud to on-prem. I plan the cutover, validate integrity, and handle rollback so you don't have to.
Cloud Solutions
Architecture design and deployment on AWS, Azure, or GCP—VPCs, IAM, load balancers, serverless functions, and cost optimization built in from day one.
Backup & Recovery
RPO/RTO-driven backup strategies, tested restore procedures, and automated monitoring. Let's take your DR plan from paper to process.
Security Hardening
CIS benchmark remediation, zero-trust network segmentation, vulnerability triage, and audit-ready compliance documentation for SOC 2 and ISO 27001.
Identity Management
SSO rollouts, directory consolidations, RBAC design, MFA enforcement, and lifecycle automation via Okta, Azure AD, or open-source stacks.
Workflow Automation
Eliminate manual handoffs. I build durable pipelines—provisioning, onboarding, incident response, and reporting—using tools your team already owns.
Engagement process
Every project starts with a discovery call and ends with working documentation. No surprises, no scope creep.
Discovery call
30 minutes to understand your environment, constraints, and success criteria. Free.
Scoping document
I send a plain-language scope: deliverables, timeline, risks, and a fixed price or T&M estimate.
Build and iterate
Async-first work with weekly check-ins. You have access to a shared status board at all times.
Handoff and documentation
Runbooks, architecture diagrams, and a 30-day support window so your team lands smoothly.
Engagement types
Projects typically fall into one of three shapes:
Technologies
A representative, non-exhaustive list. If it runs your business, I've likely managed it.
Cloud & Infra
Identity & Security
Data & Databases
Automation & Monitoring
About
Background
I've spent over a decade inside enterprise infrastructure—financial services, healthcare, and SaaS scale-ups. I've run migrations that couldn't afford downtime, built identity programs from scratch, and hardened systems to pass audits that mattered. Now I do that work on contract, for organizations that need the expertise without the headcount.
How I work
Direct communication, written proposals, and deliverables that are documented well enough for an engineer who's never met me to maintain. I don't disappear after go-live— there's always a structured handoff. Availability is limited intentionally; I keep the client count small so each engagement gets proper attention.
Contact
Start a conversation
Tell me what you're dealing with. If it's a fit, I'll send a scoping document within two business days.
Project inquiry
Other ways to reach me
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