# Ares Kurklu

Ares Kurklu is a remote worker on Himalayas, Software Engineer | Team Lead at Induction Healthcare (VitalHub), based in Australia.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@areskurklu

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Software Engineer and Team Lead at Induction Healthcare, migrating 200+ microservices to AWS CDK.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Australia |
| Authorized to work in | Australia |
| Salary expectations | 150k+ AUD |
| Job categories | Backend Engineer, Team Lead |
| Skills | C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, AWS Architecture, Microservices, Serverless Architecture, REST API Design, AWS CDK, Terraform, AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon ECS Fargate, Amazon Aurora, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/areskurklu |

## About

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At Induction Healthcare (VitalHub), I lead a team of 5–6 engineers while staying hands-on with the platform. I’m driving the migration of AWS infrastructure as code across 200+ microservices to AWS CDK, reducing deployment times by 20%.

I led the migration from MS SQL to Aurora PostgreSQL using AWS DMS and SCT, saving $10,000 per month in database infrastructure costs. I’m also designing Microsoft Entra ID single sign-on through AWS Cognito and improving privacy-aware handling of healthcare data.

Earlier, at SignManager, I was the sole developer of the technology platform for the Keno/Tabcorp national signage rollout, delivering audit, portal, and project management systems across 2,600 venues. I hold three AWS Associate certifications: Solutions Architect, Developer, and Data Engineer.
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## Experience

### Software Engineer | Team Lead (current)

Induction Healthcare (VitalHub). Oct 2020 - Present

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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.
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Skills: AWS-CDK, SAM, Serverless-Framework, MSSQL, Aurora-PostgreSQL, AWS-DMS, SCT, Microsoft-Entra-ID, Amazon-Cognito, OpenID-Connect, OAuth, PII-Masking, Cloudwatch, Distributed-Tracing, Cost-Optimization

### Senior Software Engineer | Dev Lead

Orcoda Limited. Jan 2020 - Oct 2020

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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.
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Skills: .NET-Core, AWS, REST-APIs, Amazon-Cognito, Azure-DevOps, CI-CD, Mentorship

### Software Engineer

MedAdvisor. Jul 2018 - Jan 2020

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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.
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Skills: .NET, WCF, AWS-Lambda, S3, SNS, Amazon-SQS, Cloudwatch, IAM, C++, PostgreSQL, TeamCity, Octopus-Deploy, OWASP

### Software Engineer

SignManager. Apr 2009 - Jul 2018

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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.
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Skills: C#, MVC, SQL, Google-Earth-Pro, Reporting, Project-Management, Outlook-Add-Ins

### Software Engineer

Pronet Technology. Dec 2006 - Mar 2009

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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.
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Skills: C++, MySQL, PHP, Linux, MYOB, Pronto-XI, ERP, Billing-Systems

## Education

### Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate, Data Engineering

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AWS Certified Data Engineer – Associate, achieved in 2026.
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### Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, Cloud Architecture

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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, achieved in 2026.
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### Amazon Web Services

AWS Certified Developer – Associate, Cloud Development

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AWS Certified Developer – Associate, achieved in 2026.
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### RMIT University

Bachelor of Information Technology, Information Technology

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

Diploma of IT (Software Development), Software Development

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

- Postman
- Amazon API Gateway
- Jenkins
- GitHub Actions
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Sentry
- Node.js
- .NET
- ASP.NET Core
- Redis
- Terraform
- Visual Studio
- Azure DevOps
- Jira
- Azure Boards
- React
- JavaScript
- Python
- HTML5
- PHP
- C#
- C++
- Logstash
- WCF
- Grafana
- Kibana
- Linux
- Confluence
- Elasticsearch
- OpenSearch
- AWS Lambda
- Amazon Aurora
- TypeScript
- Git
- Docker
- Octopus Deploy
- TeamCity
- Entity Framework Core
- Microsoft Entra ID

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