AWS DevOps Consulting
We run AWS environments in production for companies that can't afford to staff three senior engineers to get the same coverage. EKS, IAM, RDS, CI/CD pipelines, cost optimization, and compliance — without the $200k headcount.
AWS Services We Run in Production
Not an AWS consulting firm that passes you to a junior after the kickoff call. We have engineers running these services daily for clients who can't afford incidents.
EKS Cluster Management
Managed Kubernetes on AWS, provisioned with Terraform and operated with GitOps. Karpenter for node autoscaling, IRSA for pod-level IAM permissions (no more node-wide instance profiles), Fargate profiles for serverless workloads that don't need fixed nodes.
CI/CD on AWS
GitHub Actions with OIDC roles for AWS access (no long-lived access keys in secrets), ECR for image storage and scanning, S3 + CloudFront for static asset delivery. CodePipeline where the team is AWS-native. We eliminate long-lived credentials from every pipeline we touch.
IAM Hardening
Least-privilege role design from first principles, Service Control Policy guardrails at the Organizations level, permission boundaries for delegated administration, IAM Access Analyzer findings triaged and resolved. We've cleaned up IAM structures where a single role had AdministratorAccess and was used by six services.
RDS & Data Services
PostgreSQL and MySQL on RDS with Multi-AZ, automated backups with tested restores, Aurora Serverless v2 for variable read/write workloads, DynamoDB for high-throughput key-value, ElastiCache (Redis) for application caching layers. We also handle parameter group tuning and slow query analysis.
Cost Optimization
Compute Savings Plans and Reserved Instance coverage mapped to actual utilization, Spot integration for EKS worker nodes and batch workloads, S3 lifecycle policies and Intelligent-Tiering, Data Transfer cost mapping. Most clients see 20–40% cost reduction within 60 days — not by cutting resources, but by buying them correctly.
Compliance on AWS
SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS controls implemented on AWS. CloudTrail with log file integrity validation, AWS Config rules mapped to control requirements, GuardDuty with custom threat intelligence, Security Hub for consolidated findings. We build the evidence collection pipeline auditors want to see — not just the controls.
How We Engage with AWS Accounts
We start with what's there. Most accounts have years of accumulated configuration — we audit before we change anything.
AWS Account Audit
IAM review (roles, policies, long-lived access keys, inactive users), Security Hub findings, GuardDuty alerts, Cost Explorer analysis, resource tagging coverage, and architecture review against Well-Architected Framework pillars. Output: a prioritized findings report with remediation effort estimates.
IAM & Security Hardening
Eliminate overpermissioned roles, rotate and remove long-lived access keys, enable and configure CloudTrail, Config, GuardDuty, and Security Hub. SCPs applied at the Organizations level. Findings remediated in priority order — critical security issues first, then cost and reliability.
CI/CD Pipeline
GitHub Actions or GitLab CI connected to AWS via OIDC — no static credentials. ECR integrated with image scanning. Terraform state in S3 with DynamoDB locking. Deployment pipeline with environment promotion gates and rollback capability. Secrets from AWS Secrets Manager, not hardcoded.
Ongoing Cost + Operations Management
Monthly cost review with breakdowns by service, team, and environment. Reserved Instance and Savings Plan recommendations based on 30-day utilization data. Operational support with SLA. Quarterly architecture reviews and Well-Architected assessment updates.
AWS Services & Tools We Use
We go deep on the services that matter, not wide across every AWS product that exists.
Common Questions
Do you hold AWS certifications?
Our team includes AWS Certified Solutions Architects and DevOps Engineers Professional. More importantly, we've run production AWS environments for 50+ companies across finance, healthcare, SaaS, and e-commerce. Certifications confirm the theory — 3am production incidents are where the experience lives.
We have a large AWS bill. Can you help reduce it?
Usually yes, and faster than you'd expect. We start with a cost audit: idle resources, oversized instances, suboptimal storage tiers, unattached EBS volumes, NAT Gateway data transfer waste, and Reserved Instance coverage gaps. Most clients see 20–40% savings within 60 days — not from cutting capacity, but from purchasing existing capacity correctly and eliminating genuine waste.
Can you help us pass an AWS compliance audit?
Yes. We implement the full technical control set for SOC 2, HIPAA, or PCI-DSS on AWS — CloudTrail with integrity validation, AWS Config rules mapped to controls, GuardDuty, Security Hub with CIS benchmark compliance, VPC flow logs, and the evidence collection pipeline auditors expect. We've been through SOC 2 Type II audits on AWS and know exactly what the auditors look for.
We're on AWS but want to move to multi-cloud. Can you help?
We handle both AWS-native and multi-cloud architectures. If you're evaluating GCP or Azure alongside AWS — for DR, data residency, or vendor diversification — we can design a multi-cloud strategy that doesn't create operational complexity you can't staff. Most companies that ask about multi-cloud end up with a better single-cloud setup after the conversation.
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