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Pawel Fraczyk
Verified Expert in Engineering
DevOps Engineer and Architecture Developer
Phuket, Thailand
Toptal member since March 15, 2021
Bio
Paweł is a DevOps engineer and cloud architect with six years of experience designing, automating, and managing cloud environments for high-profile clients. Specialized in AWS and Azure, he holds multiple certifications that highlight his expertise. Over the last three years, he has successfully worked remotely. Paweł's skills span across IaC (Terraform), CI/CD automation, network management, cloud monitoring, solution architecting, and maintaining high-availability production workloads.
Portfolio
Blackmoon Advisory Pty Ltd (via Toptal)
AWS Certified Solution Architect, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS DevOps...
Euvic
Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, Azure, Azure DevOps...
StakeKit LLC
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Terraform, DevOps, IT Security, DevSecOps, SOC 2...
Experience
- Terraform - 7 years
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) - 7 years
- CI/CD Pipelines - 7 years
- AWS DevOps - 7 years
- AWS Cloud Architecture - 6 years
- Docker - 6 years
- AWS Certified Solution Architect - 6 years
- Automation - 5 years
Work Experience
Certified Solution Architect
2023 - 2025
Blackmoon Advisory Pty Ltd (via Toptal)
- Architected a serverless application. Advised on and created a scalable architecture for a serverless application using AWS, optimizing performance and cost-efficiency.
- Performed cloud deployment with Terraform. Successfully deployed two cloud environments utilizing Terraform, ensuring consistent and reliable infrastructure management.
- Worked on the CI/CD pipeline design and implementation. Designed and implemented a robust CI/CD pipeline using GitHub Actions with OIDC for secure AWS authorization, streamlining deployment processes, and enhancing automation.
- Focused on containerization and ECS management. Utilized Docker and Docker Compose for containerization and employed Amazon ECS to host a scalable, serverless solution, enhancing deployment flexibility and efficiency.
Technologies: AWS Certified Solution Architect, Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS DevOps, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Docker, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Cloud Networking, AWS Well-Architected Framework, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), AWS Cloud Operations, Cloud Infrastructure
Senior DevOps Engineer
2021 - 2025
Euvic
- Architected and implemented automated CI/CD pipelines for web, mobile (iOS, Android), and desktop (macOS, Windows) applications, leveraging Docker containers to enhance deployment efficiency and reduce development cycle times.
- Conducted detailed database migration planning and re-architected applications to be stateless, enhancing scalability and performance in cloud environments.
- Experienced with using LAMP stacks for WordPress via Virtualmin, managing high-traffic sites with automated provisioning, Let’s Encrypt SSL renewal, Redis caching, PHP-FPM/MySQL tuning, and zero-downtime deployments.
- Developed multiple infrastructure as code (IaC) solutions for various small projects using Terraform, streamlining the AWS infrastructure management and deployment process.
- Championed a collaborative DevOps culture between development and operations teams to foster improved cooperation and communication within the software house.
- Led the migration of a monolithic application from a single Windows Server environment to a containerized application architecture in Kubernetes, optimizing resource utilization and scalability.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS CloudFormation, Terraform, Azure, Azure DevOps, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), Amazon RDS, AWS Fargate, GitHub, SysOps, Kubernetes, Ansible, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Scripting Languages, Cloud Migration, Datadog, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Cloud Networking, Terraform Cloud, AWS Well-Architected Framework, WordPress, Virtualmin, PHP, AWS Cloud Security, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), Amazon EKS, GitOps, Large Language Models (LLMs), AWS Cloud Operations, Cloud Infrastructure
DevOps Engineer
2024 - 2024
StakeKit LLC
- Improved CI/CD pipeline for cryptocurrency staking microservices API using GitHub Actions and OIDC, enabling zero-downtime deployments and automated GitHub release pages.
- Integrated Google Workspace with AWS IAM Identity Center (SSO), enforcing least-privilege access across 80+ AWS accounts via dynamic permission sets and SCIM provisioning.
- Configured PagerDuty for 24/7 on-call rotation, advanced escalation policies, and Slack integrations, reducing MTTR for critical incidents.
- Implemented the Vanta platform to automate evidence collection and controls monitoring, achieving SOC 2 Type 1 compliance in AWS with zero critical findings.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Terraform, DevOps, IT Security, DevSecOps, SOC 2, Vanta, Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), APIs, GitHub Actions, Docker, Google Workspace, PagerDuty, NPM, AWS Cloud Security, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), AWS Cloud Operations, Cloud Infrastructure
AWS DevOps Engineer (via Toptal)
2021 - 2023
Yara International - Belgium
- Built a platform using Terraform and GitHub Actions to deploy automated and scalable configuration across 100+ AWS accounts in the organization.
- Architected AWS solutions for global usage, writing custom Lambdas for AWS config checks, security hub remediation, etc.
- Built an original project with JavaScript and MongoDB (hosted on Amazon CloudFront, Amazon S3, Amazon API Gateway, AWS Lambda, and Amazon DocumentDB) for the management access of data used to deploy landing zones in AWS.
- Configured and maintained multi-region and multicloud networks using the Aviatrix tool and Terraform.
- Aggregated all security data in AWS and integrated with a 3rd-party tool for visibility and SOC integration.
- Configured multiple FortiGate NGFW devices with Terraform.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Terraform, ServiceNow, GitHub Actions, Aviatrix, Azure, GitHub, SysOps, JavaScript, MongoDB, Kubernetes, Node.js, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Scripting Languages, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Cloud Networking, Terraform Cloud, AWS Well-Architected Framework, AWS Cloud Security, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), AWS Cloud Operations, Cloud Infrastructure
DevOps Engineer
2022 - 2022
Portofino
- Developed an automated solution to map users from Google Workspaces to AWS SSO and automatically provision them AWS Workspace station in a multi-region solution.
- Wrote Python Lambdas to interact with AWS SSO and Active Directory (AD).
- Contributed to the infrastructure provisioned with Terraform code with documentation.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS DevOps, Single Sign-on (SSO), Active Directory Federation, Amazon WorkSpaces, Python, Terraform, GitHub, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Scripting Languages, Identity & Access Management (IAM), AWS Well-Architected Framework, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud Infrastructure | DevOps Engineer/Consultant
2020 - 2021
Herbalife Nutrition
- Created and implemented a network architecture for multi-account and multi-app global strategy.
- Connected AWS cloud VPC with an on-premises network using VPN.
- Joined multiple AWS accounts into one AWS organization and enabled AWS SSO integration with on-premises AD.
- Improved cloud security with AWS Security Hub, AWS Config, AWS CloudTrail, and Amazon GuardDuty.
- Supported a new project with DevOps skills using AWS native tools for CI/CD, logging, and monitoring.
- Reviewed, maintained, and created new resources (RG, Azure Virtual Network (VNet), VM, PaaS SQL, etc.) in Azure cloud.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), AWS DevOps, AWS Cloud Architecture, Azure, Azure Virtual Networks, AWS IAM, AWS Organizations, Linux, Amazon CloudWatch, Single Sign-on (SSO), AWS Fargate, GitHub, SysOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Scripting Languages, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Cloud Networking, AWS Well-Architected Framework, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), Cloud Infrastructure
QA Engineer
2019 - 2019
Ciklum
- Created test cases for the development of a new project for a web application.
- Executed manual unit, integration, and E2E tests on front-end and back-end microservices.
- Ensured the high quality of the product in collaboration with developers.
- Presented a demo of the application to the business during video calls.
Technologies: Testing, Azure DevOps, GitHub, JavaScript
Junior QA Engineer
2018 - 2019
Solwit
- Executed manual tests with testing scenarios and test cases.
- Created test cases for the manual testing of API endpoints using Postman.
- Analyzed automatic test reports and created bugs from failed tests.
Technologies: Linux, API Integration, GitHub
Project History
DevOps Codes Academy
https://www.youtube.com/@devopscodes3034A YouTube channel teaching about DevOps, AWS, and Terraform. I recorded more than 20 episodes, and more are coming soon. I share my knowledge with people willing to start their cloud and DevOps journey. I really enjoy helping others.
DevOps Codes
http://www.devops.codesThis is my website about DevOps services with some data about cloud migrations and DevOps culture. I was considering building a video learning platform based on the community gathered from my YouTube channel.
Online Shop (React, Node.js, and MongoDB)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk3vtXJgr-IA simple online shop that I created with JavaScript. I used my DevOps skills to create CI/CD with IaC (Terraform in AWS) and monitoring and logging tools. This project can be deployed in AWS with a single click using GitLab CI.
https://github.com/pawelfraczyk/react-shop
https://github.com/pawelfraczyk/react-shop
Education
2006 - 2011
Master's Degree in International Relations
Polish Naval Academy - Gdynia, Poland
Certifications
SEPTEMBER 2024 - SEPTEMBER 2026
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft
JUNE 2023 - JUNE 2026
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
FEBRUARY 2021 - FEBRUARY 2026
AWS Certified Database – Specialty
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
JANUARY 2021 - JANUARY 2024
AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
JULY 2020 - JULY 2026
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
JULY 2020 - JULY 2023
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
APRIL 2020 - JUNE 2026
AWS Certified Developer - Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
MARCH 2020 - MARCH 2026
AWS Certified Security – Specialty
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
OCTOBER 2019 - JUNE 2026
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
OCTOBER 2019 - JUNE 2026
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
OCTOBER 2019 - JULY 2026
AWS Solutions Architect Associate
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Skills
Libraries/APIs
Node.js
Tools
Terraform, GitHub, AWS IAM, AWS Fargate, Amazon EKS, AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodeDeploy, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS), Amazon CloudWatch, Git, Grafana, Graylog, CircleCI, GitLab CI/CD, AWS CloudFormation, Amazon WorkSpaces, Ansible, Virtualmin, Google Workspace, NPM
Frameworks
AWS Well-Architected Framework, Next.js, AWS HA
Paradigms
DevOps, Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), Automation, Testing, Azure DevOps, DevSecOps
Platforms
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Linux, AWS ALB, AWS Lambda, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, Amazon EC2, Ubuntu, AWS IoT, WordPress, Vanta, PagerDuty
Languages
Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, PHP
Storage
Datadog, Amazon S3 (AWS S3), Amazon DynamoDB, MongoDB
Other
AWS DevOps, CI/CD Pipelines, AWS Certified Solution Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, AWS Cloud Architecture, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Identity & Access Management (IAM), Terraform Cloud, AWS Cloud Security, AWS Cloud Operations, Cloud Infrastructure, SysOps, Networks, Aviatrix, Scripting Languages, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), Cloud Networking, Automation Testing, GitOps, Large Language Models (LLMs), Deployment, AWS Organizations, Amazon Route 53, Azure Virtual Networks, Single Sign-on (SSO), Prometheus, API Integration, Cloud, Security, Web App Security, Amazon RDS, Cloud Architecture, Active Directory Federation, ServiceNow, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, Cloud Migration, Script Installation, Cloud Governance, IT Security, SOC 2, APIs
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