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Solution Architect | AWS Platforms, Configuration, Integration & Governance

Kraków, Poland
Worldwide
Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków (1986–1991)
Kraków, Poland
Worldwide
Computer Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, Kraków (1986–1991)

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About me

30+ years of experience designing and governing enterprise platforms, distributed systems, integrations, and infrastructure. Translating business and operational requirements into target architectures, defining standards. documenting decisions, and enabling engineering teams.

SAP CloudUnixCloud EngineeringConfiguration ManagementData ArchitectureData GovernanceEnterprise Architecture FrameworkUnix ShellSoftware ArchitectureSoftware Configuration ManagementSolution ArchitectureCloud Platform SystemInfrastructure as Code (IaC)AWS VPCAWS ECSCloudformationKubernetesAWS FargateCloud IntegrationApi DesignApi GatewayPuppetTerraformOracle Cloud InfrastructureCloud Management Platforms
AWS Multi-Account Architecture & Cloud Governance
Expertise in designing and governing AWS multi-account environments using Organizations, Control Tower, AFT, landing zones, IAM, SCPs, and Service Catalog. Proven track record of implementing security guardrails, least-privilege access, and enterprise-scale cloud operating models for globally distributed organizations.

API-First & Event-Driven Integration
Deep knowledge of integration architecture using REST APIs, webhooks, asynchronous workflows, event routing, and workflow orchestration. Hands-on experience with EventBridge, SQS, Lambda, API Gateway, and ServiceNow integration for enterprise automation and data synchronization.

Infrastructure as Code & Automation
Extensive experience with Terraform, CloudFormation, AWS SAM, GitHub Actions, YAML, and Git-based workflows to automate infrastructure delivery, account provisioning, and configuration management. Skilled in building version-controlled, traceable deployment pipelines for enterprise environments.

Architecture Governance & Documentation
Structured approach to architecture governance through ADRs, design reviews, technical standards, implementation guardrails, and traceability from requirements to delivery. Experience producing architecture documentation, configuration assets, and enablement materials.

Security & Operational Resilience
Knowledge of IAM, least privilege, SCPs, CloudTrail, Splunk, Grafana Loki, Prometheus, DNS, networking, HA/DR, and operational governance for business-critical and regulated environments in finance, healthcare, and the public sector.

Configuration & Data Architecture
Proficiency in structured configuration models, schema design, versioning, validation, ownership, traceability, synchronization, and reuse. Experience designing custom JSON schemas and templating models for complex enterprise data pipelines.

Kubernetes & Container Platforms
Experience with Kubernetes-based SaaS platforms, container orchestration, and ECS/Fargate for hosting enterprise workloads. Contributed to multi-cloud management platforms serving global enterprise customers.

AI & Agentic Architecture
Practical knowledge of generative AI architecture, LLM-assisted engineering, prompt and context management, RAG patterns, AWS Bedrock integration, Bedrock Agent orchestration, and responsible AI governance controls for enterprise adoption.

Chef Configuration Management
Hands-on experience designing and deploying highly available Enterprise Chef platforms on AWS using CloudFormation, including auto-scaling front ends, AWS RDS, AWS Elasticsearch. Delivered automated migration of thousands of Chef-managed infrastructure nodes.

Architecture Methods & Frameworks
Skilled in requirements discovery, As-Is/To-Be design, architecture reviews, technical standards, trade-off analysis, ITIL, and TOGAF. Experienced in facilitating architecture workshops and solution discussions with enterprise stakeholders.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2025

Languages

EnglishFluentPolishNative speaker

Project history

AWS Cloud Architect

ABB, Poland
Serving as primary AWS architect for ABB's global AWS Organization, responsible for enterprise platform strategy, security governance, multi-account design, and large-scale cloud infrastructure. Collaborating with Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, DevOps, and platform teams to define requirements, shape target designs, establish guardrails, and guide implementation. Implemented AWS Organization as Code, automated AWS account delivery pipeline integrating ServiceNow, GitHub-based account definitions, and AFT. Designed on-demand permission-set delivery enforcing least-privilege access through Service Catalog, Step Functions, Microsoft Entra ID, GitHub Actions, and AFT customizations.

Associate Director, Infrastructure & Cloud Architecture

IBM / Kyndryl, Poland
Delivered Kyndryl ModernOps SaaS, a multi-cloud management platform serving global enterprise customers. Worked with customer stakeholders, product owners, engineering teams, and operations specialists to understand business drivers, capture requirements, present architecture options, and define implementable solutions. Delivered architecture and consulting services for major enterprise clients including Royal Bank of Canada (Luxembourg), Schibsted, Air Canada, Florida Power & Light (NextEra Energy), and SPIE. Designed an AWS-hosted cost analytics SaaS running in Kubernetes, integrating infrastructure text files, XLSX reports, and ServiceNow CMDB data through automated pipelines and a custom JSON schema and templating model.

Solution Architect – Serverless Mobile Application Architecture

Animal Rescue Assistance (Independent Project)
Designed an end-to-end serverless AWS architecture for a consumer-facing mobile application coordinating assistance for lost and injured animals. Designed secure service integration using API Gateway, Cognito, Lambda, S3, and Aurora Serverless. Defined client, identity, secure-upload, asynchronous-processing, and relational-data patterns for web and mobile applications.

Staff Infrastructure Architect

GE Corporate, Poland
Supported AWS environment governance, security design, automation standards, and infrastructure guardrails. Advised engineering and project teams on architecture strategy, access models, control frameworks, and implementation approaches for enterprise cloud workloads. Oversaw AWS IAM, Chef, and Terraform standards and guardrails across delivery teams. Designed and implemented an AWS-native integration connecting instance provisioning workflows to the corporate Infoblox platform using API Gateway, Lambda, SQS, and AWS SAM, preventing unauthorized DNS changes. Performed AWS CloudTrail analysis in Splunk to support compliance-oriented investigations and operational security.

Solutions Architect – Automation & Cloud

GE Healthcare, Poland
Worked within GE Healthcare, a regulated healthcare business, supporting the infrastructure and configuration-management foundations used by cloud teams. Defined operating procedures and automation patterns for AWS and OpenStack, partnering with enterprise architects and platform teams on cloud strategy, tooling roadmaps, security risk reduction, and standardization. Designed and deployed a highly available Enterprise Chef platform on AWS using CloudFormation, including auto-scaling front ends, AWS RDS, AWS Elasticsearch, Chef Automate, and Supermarket. Delivered automated migration of thousands of Chef-managed infrastructure nodes from legacy platforms.

Technology Consultant III / Solutions Architect

EDS / HP Enterprise Services, UK
Partnered with major enterprise customers on requirements gathering, solution definition, implementation planning, and delivery execution across large outsourcing and hosting environments. Provided technical leadership and governance for complex, business-critical programs spanning energy, automotive, finance, and the public sector. Delivered solutions for British Petroleum, General Motors, GMAC, and the UK Department for Work and Pensions. Supported BP Digital Security initiatives involving IDS/IPS infrastructure, access control for specialized manufacturing networks, and secure shared-service environments. Led infrastructure initiatives for General Motors including Solaris container virtualization on Sun Cluster and Global Release Team coordination.

Infrastructure Analyst

EDS, Poland
Supported critical web and application hosting DMZ environments, Solaris administration, load balancing, disaster recovery design, and service delivery for GM Europe. Earlier roles included System Engineer at ATM S.A. (SGI/IRIX specialist, network engineer, LSF specialist, security auditor, and trainer for industrial and healthcare organizations), Senior System Analyst at Jagiellonian University (managed campus networks, central UNIX servers, and core internet services), and Programmer & System Engineer at System & Software Solutions (developed Informix 4GL applications and provided Solaris platform support).

Certificates

Cloud Architect

Amazon Web Services

2024

Google Associate Cloud Engineer

Google

2024

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