I’m a Cloud Platform Modernization Architect specializing in transforming legacy systems into reliable, observable, and cost-efficient Cloud platforms. With over 12 years of experience in cloud architecture and DevOps, I have worked with IoT, Travel, and various technology companies to achieve measurable improvements in performance, reliability, and cost optimization.

Core Skills

Cloud Architecture: GCP, AWS, Alibaba, Azure
Observability: SLO/SLI design, p95/p99 optimization, error budget management
Cost Optimization: Right-sizing, autoscaling policies, lifecycle management
Migration Strategy: Legacy to cloud modernization with minimal downtime
DevOps Culture: CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, incident response

Certifications

Google Professional Cloud Architect (PCA)
Google Associate Cloud Engineer (ACE)
MapR Cluster Administrator (MCA)
AWS Solutions Architect Associate

Geographic Focus

Through past engagements, I have worked with clients across Europe and Asia with particular expertise in:

GDPR-compliant cloud modernization
Privacy-first audit methodologies
EU-only OR Country-only data processing requirements

Past Engagements

Note: All engagements listed below were completed before my current employment.

Travel Platform: 85% ETL time reduction, 40% infrastructure cost savings
IoT Platform: 90% efficiency on telemetric sync, 30% infrastructure cost savings
Various Technology Companies: 38% latency reduction, 72% error reduction, 22% cost savings, 70% MTTR improvement, 80% false alert reduction

Approach

My methodology is artifact-based and privacy-first:

No PII access required by default
Data processing
Screenshare and redacted artifacts
30-day note retention policy
NDA/DPA compliance

Get in Touch

Questions about cloud modernization methodologies? I’m happy to discuss approaches and share insights from past experiences.

Contact me

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

Current Employment Status: I am currently employed full-time in Germany (including work for organizations in regulated industries). This site is not connected to that employment.

This website is a personal knowledge-sharing platform only. It publishes research, thoughts, and experiences from past consulting engagements (completed before current employment) and from public industry work in general terms.

Important:

Nothing here describes my current employer’s systems, projects, data, tools, or internal decisions.
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Examples involving finance, migration, or AI are generic industry patterns, not reports about a specific institution.
Articles do not represent the views or policies of any current or past employer, client, bank, or financial institution.

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Disclaimer

This is a personal blog. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed here are my own and do not represent, reflect, or constitute the views, policies, or positions of any employer, university, client, bank, financial institution, or organization I am associated with or have been associated with. All content is written in a personal capacity and reflects research, thoughts, and experiences - generic industry perspectives, not current workplace practice.

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Connect

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/atabak-kheirkhah
Twitter: @atabak_kh
Email: atabakkheirkhah@gmail.com