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Hesam Bahman

@hesambahman

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IT Director with DevOps roots building secure, cost‑efficient cloud platforms and applied AI.

Canada

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior leadership role where I can build secure, scalable cloud platforms, apply automation and AI, partner with security/finance, and deliver measurable cost and reliability improvements.

I am an IT Director with DevOps roots who designs and runs secure cloud platforms, modern identity, and applied AI to improve reliability and reduce cost.

I build scalable architectures on AWS and Azure with high availability, tuned performance, and audit‑ready controls, and I drive multi‑cloud strategy, networking, and advanced IaaS with security by design.

I lead cross‑functional teams through upgrades and integrations, simplify device lifecycle and governance, and apply automation and AI—reducing duplicate tickets, accelerating offboarding, and cutting telecom and cloud run‑rates.

I partner with security and finance to manage risk, run FinOps, and deliver measurable outcomes through tested DR, clear runbooks, CI/CD, and operational automation.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Global IT Director

Current

Valiantys

Aug 2024 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Set operating model and roadmap for global platforms, unified identity and tightened access controls reducing authentication issues ~35%, and executed FinOps to cut cloud/run-rate costs ~27%. Led teams across NA, EMEA, and APAC to improve reliability, automate workflows, and deploy applied AI that reduced duplicate tickets ~25% and saved ~20 minutes per meeting follow-up.

Azure AWS Entra ID FinOps Applied AI Automation

Senior Platform Engineer

Contegix

Feb 2023 - Aug 2024 (1 year 6 months)

Designed and implemented secure cloud solutions on Azure and AWS, collaborated with security teams to harden deployments, and provided enterprise-level consulting for performance and cost optimization of Atlassian products.

Azure AWS Cloud Architecture & Security Atlassian JIRA Confluence Bitbucket Infrastructure Automation Consulting

Infrastructure and Operations Lead

Blended Perspectives

May 2021 - Feb 2023 (1 year 9 months)

Led infrastructure teams to design and implement Azure and AWS solutions, drove enterprise IT architecture and technical support for Atlassian deployments, and recommended upgrades and cost-effective technology strategies for large North American clients.

Azure AWS IT Architecture Infrastructure Management & Security

Systems Administrator

Blended Perspectives

Aug 2018 - May 2021 (2 years 9 months)

Managed systems infrastructure and backups, supported Atlassian server migrations to cloud, administered ~200 Linux and Windows servers, and implemented AWS solutions to improve resilience and cost savings.

Linux Windows Server AWS Atlassian JIRA Confluence Bitbucket Backup Monitoring Migration

IT Support Technician

Tavaana

Apr 2018 - Aug 2018 (4 months)

Resolved technical issues across Linux and Windows environments, configured hardware and software for onboarding, and maintained internal knowledge bases to improve support outcomes.

Linux Windows Technical Support Troubleshooting Onboarding Knowledge Base System Monitoring

IT Technical Analyst

Ahrom

Jan 2016 - Aug 2017 (1 year 7 months)

Maintained and deployed website templates, improved server security and WordPress environments, and produced infrastructure documentation and controls to enhance operational performance.

Web Hosting WordPress Documentation