Merag Nokhiz

Systems Architect & Engineer

link terminal

Expertise

I provide architectural consulting and hands-on engineering to help organizations navigate the complexities of modern cloud environments.

psychology

AI & MLOps Engineering

End-to-end ML lifecycle on AWS SageMaker, Vertex AI, and Azure ML – from feature stores and model training to LLMOps, A/B testing, and production deployment. Built for teams that need reliable, scalable AI in production.

SageMaker Vertex AI Azure ML MLflow LLMOps Feature Store Kubeflow
cloud_sync

Cloud Architecture & Migration

Full migration from on-premise to cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) across all three paths: Lift & Shift, Re-platform, and Re-architect. Includes assessment, roadmap, and hands-on execution to modernize legacy systems and reduce costs.

AWS Azure GCP Terraform CloudFormation Landing Zone Well-Architected
terminal

Platform Engineering & CI/CD

Internal developer platforms with Backstage, golden paths, and self-service infrastructure. CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and ArgoCD – combined with Terraform, Pulumi, and Crossplane for full GitOps automation.

Backstage ArgoCD GitHub Actions GitLab CI Terraform Pulumi Crossplane GitOps
savings

FinOps & Cost Optimization

Structured cloud cost reduction of 20–50% through Reserved Instances, Spot strategies, Auto-Scaling, and Rightsizing. Includes budget governance, chargeback models, and ongoing FinOps practice implementation.

AWS Cost Explorer Azure Cost Management Reserved Instances Spot Auto-Scaling Rightsizing
security

Security & Compliance

Zero-Trust architecture, IAM hardening, encryption at rest and in transit, and compliance frameworks (GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001). Covering cloud-native security tooling across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Zero-Trust IAM AWS GuardDuty Azure Defender Vault GDPR SOC 2 ISO 27001
monitor_heart

SRE & Observability

Site Reliability Engineering practices including SLOs, SLIs, and Error Budgets. Full observability stack with Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and CloudWatch – covering metrics, logs, traces, and structured incident management.

Prometheus Grafana OpenTelemetry CloudWatch Loki Jaeger PagerDuty SLOs
view_in_ar

Kubernetes & Container Orchestration

Production-grade Kubernetes on EKS, AKS, and GKE – including cluster design, workload optimization, Helm, service mesh (Istio/Linkerd), and operator patterns for stateful workloads.

Kubernetes EKS AKS GKE Helm Istio Linkerd Kustomize Operators
hub

Multi-Cloud & Hybrid-Cloud Strategy

Architecture design for multi-cloud and hybrid environments to avoid vendor lock-in, ensure disaster recovery, and enable global scalability. Includes cloud-agnostic tooling and governance frameworks.

AWS Azure GCP Anthos Azure Arc Crossplane Consul Disaster Recovery

Need something specific?

Every organization faces unique challenges. Let's discuss your specific needs and how I can help you achieve your technical goals.

Get in touch arrow_forward