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Danny Michael

@dannymichael

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AWS-certified Cloud Engineer focused on secure, cost-optimized architectures.

United Kingdom

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What I'm looking for

I seek a Junior Architect/Cloud role where I can design cloud-native systems, work with Kubernetes and FinOps, mentor teams, and grow into more senior architecture responsibilities within a collaborative, security-focused environment.

I am an AWS Solutions Architect-certified Cloud Engineer with two years of hands-on experience designing secure, scalable solutions across 30+ AWS services. I translate business requirements into cost-optimized cloud ecosystems, reducing deployment times by 40% and infrastructure costs by 25% while pursuing AWS Machine Learning Specialty certification to expand AI/ML capabilities.

At AWS I serve as a trusted technical advisor, resolving high-severity cases, leading architecture reviews, and modernizing legacy workloads using serverless, containerized, and event-driven designs. I architect multi-tier VPC networks, implement FinOps-driven optimizations, and create modular troubleshooting playbooks that improved case resolution times.

I founded Acolom Digital Agency to build React/Node.js websites and micro-SaaS tools, and earlier roles at Kyndryl, CBS News, and Google UK reinforced my skills in automation, infrastructure support, and operational resilience. I mentor juniors, contribute reusable templates, and seek Junior Architect roles leveraging cloud-native architectures, Kubernetes, and FinOps.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Cloud Solutions Engineer

Current

Amazon Web Services

Aug 2024 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Serve as a trusted technical advisor resolving 50+ high-severity support cases and providing end-to-end architectural guidance to design secure, scalable AWS solutions that reduced case resolution time by 25% and cut customer costs up to 30%.

AWS EC2 Lambda S3 VPC Serverless Terraform Cost Optimization Troubleshooting

Monitoring Engineer

Kyndryl

Jan 2024 - Aug 2024 (7 months)

Resolved 50+ high-severity cases across core cloud services and provided architecture recommendations to improve scalability and security, reducing ticket resolution time by 25% via optimized troubleshooting playbooks.

AWS EC2 Lambda VPC Troubleshooting Playbook Development Incident Response Hybrid Networking Customer Advisory

IT Support Engineer

CBS News

Jan 2023 - Jan 2024 (1 year)

Provided critical IT support for broadcast systems and managed NAS storage and secure local applications to ensure operational continuity of studios and live transmission workflows.

SSL Incident Response User Support

IT Infrastructure Apprentice

Google

Oct 2021 - Feb 2023 (1 year 4 months)

Automated device provisioning for 100+ apprentices and improved self-resolution by 40% through knowledge-base revamps and scripting, delivering operational efficiencies across London campuses.

Bash Scripting GLinux Automation)Ticketing Process Improvement

Founder & Developer

Acolom Digital Agency

Built responsive React/Node.js websites and micro-SaaS analytics tools for 12+ clients, maintaining 99.9% uptime and delivering custom marketing analytics solutions using Python/Dash.