Afzal Ahmed
Cloud · Infrastructure · Security · Automation

Senior Cloud Consultant | AWS & Google Cloud

Enterprise migrations, landing zones, disaster recovery, infrastructure automation, identity, networking and cloud security.

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  • 15+ yearsin IT, from systems and quality engineering to cloud delivery
  • AWS & Google Cloudprofessional-services delivery on both platforms
  • Discovery → Handoverdesign, build, validation, runbooks and knowledge transfer

Core expertise

How I work

  • Landing Zones

    Multi-account AWS and Google Cloud foundations with governance guardrails.

  • Migrations

    MGN migration waves, cutover planning, test launches and validation.

  • Disaster Recovery

    Elastic Disaster Recovery replication, failover and failback drills.

  • Infrastructure as Code

    Terraform and Python automation for repeatable, reviewable builds.

  • Identity & Access

    IAM Identity Center, Entra ID SAML and Okta federation.

  • Cloud Security

    Centralized logging, private PKI, KMS key protection and org policies.

  • Networking

    VPC design, VPN and routing, firewall vendor integration.

  • Windows & File Services

    Active Directory, FSx for Windows and WorkSpaces virtual desktops.

Selected projects

Sanitized case studies from client engagements. Confidential details omitted.

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AWS Migration · Landing Zone · DR

Enterprise AWS Modernization

Led a multi-account AWS foundation, migration work, file services, virtual desktops and disaster-recovery delivery.

My workLanding-zone design and build · IAM Identity Center · WorkSpaces POC · Migration wave support · DR drills

  • AWS
  • Control Tower
  • Organizations
  • EC2
  • MGN
  • FSx
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AWS + Google Cloud Security · Identity

Multi-Cloud PKI Foundation

Led the Google Cloud PKI implementation and coordinated with the AWS engineer on a shared security foundation.

My workGoogle Cloud CA Service · Cloud KMS · IAM separation · Audit logging · Org policies · Terraform lab validation

  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • CA Service
  • Cloud KMS
  • IAM
  • Audit Logs
  • Org Policy
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Google Cloud Identity · Networking

GCP Kubernetes and Infrastructure Automation

Delivered GKE and Terraform automation inside a restricted enterprise environment with no direct SSH access.

My workGKE design review · Terraform through IAP tunnels · GoCD pipeline review · Kafka and YugabyteDB sessions

  • Google Cloud
  • GKE
  • Terraform
  • IAP
  • GoCD
  • Kafka
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Certifications

All credentials and dates

Google Cloud Certified

Professional Cloud Architect

Earned — recorded expiry 1 September 2026 has passed; renewal not verified.

Google Cloud Certified

Professional Data Engineer

Earned — recorded expiry 7 October 2026.

Google Cloud Certified

Professional Cloud Developer

Earned — recorded expiry 22 November 2026.

About

I am a Calgary-based Senior Cloud Consultant with more than 15 years in IT. My background spans quality engineering, systems work, cloud operations and professional-services delivery. I now design and implement AWS and Google Cloud environments for migrations, landing zones, disaster recovery, security, identity, networking and infrastructure automation.

More about me
  • Recent work is primarily AWS: landing zones, MGN waves, DRS drills, FSx, WorkSpaces, identity, hybrid networking, assessments and handovers.
  • Substantial Google Cloud experience: landing zones, GKE, Terraform automation, security logging, IAM and VMware Engine.
  • Works directly with customer technical teams from discovery through implementation, runbooks and knowledge transfer.

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