Ares Kurklu

Led a team of 5-6 engineers, driving migration of AWS IaC to CDK across 200+ microservices and full migration from MS SQL to Aurora PostgreSQL, saving $10,000/month. Implemented SSO integration and improved observability and cost efficiency.

Designed and implemented backend systems and AWS-based cloud infrastructure, delivering REST APIs and integrations. Built a support request interface and a greenfield .NET Core activity-tracking API, and mentored junior engineers.

Engineered backend systems using .NET, WCF, and AWS, delivering event-driven integrations. Developed C++ components and a Lambda-based integration bridge, and replaced legacy code with optimized implementations processing millions of records per day.

Sole developer of the full technology platform for the Keno/Tabcorp national signage rollout, independently designing and delivering a web-based audit application and portal across 2,600 venues. Built financial and geospatial reporting systems and multi-device C#/MVC/SQL applications.

Built a technician workflow and task-management system, and rebuilt the billing system with automated MYOB integration and custom PDF generation. Administered Linux systems and developed C++/MySQL/PHP tools.

AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate, achieved in 2026.

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, achieved in 2026.

AWS Certified Developer – Associate, achieved in 2026.

Bachelor of Information Technology from RMIT University, completed in 2006.

Diploma of IT (Software Development) from Swinburne University, completed in 2003.