Michalis Azinas

I help teams ship secure, repeatable cloud infrastructure with Terraform. If your AWS/GCP setup is manual, inconsistent between environments, or drifting from what’s in code, I can turn it into clean Infrastructure as Code that’s predictable to change and easy to operate. My focus is practical: reduce risk, speed up delivery, and leave you with a setup your team can run without relying on a contractor.

What I typically build is a solid IaC foundation: remote state + locking, a clear repo/module structure, environment separation (dev/stage/prod), and a workflow that supports collaboration (PR reviews + Terraform plan visibility). I can also implement CI/CD for Terraform (plan/apply with approvals), improve change traceability, and help teams adopt consistent standards for naming, tagging, and resource organization. When needed, I support Kubernetes foundations (EKS/GKE prerequisites), secure networking patterns, and IAM strategies that scale.

A lot of my work is “Terraform rescue” for existing platforms. If you already have infrastructure running and you want it managed properly, I can help with imports, state cleanup, drift reduction, refactoring, and modularization—without breaking production. The goal is always the same: less risk, fewer surprises, and a maintainable Terraform codebase.

Because I come from a Cloud SecOps mindset, I also help teams harden infrastructure and reduce security exposure. That includes least-privilege IAM, secure-by-default networking, secrets patterns, logging and auditability, and guardrails that prevent risky changes from slipping into production.

How I work: I start with a short discovery/audit to understand what exists today, then propose a clear plan and milestones. You’ll get clean PRs, documentation/runbooks, and a handover session so your team is comfortable operating the setup. I value transparent communication, realistic scoping, and deliverables that keep things moving.