AWS & Cloud Infrastructure Management
AWS Monitored, Secured and Cost-Controlled in 30 Days
One accountable engineer keeps your cloud running: monitoring, backups, security fixes, cost control and fast incident response. Onboarded on the date promised for your tier, or your next revision round is free.
Your AWS account grew by accident. Nobody is watching it day to day, backups are untested, access is wider than it should be, and the bill rises without anyone knowing why. You find out about problems when customers do.
Outages, breaches and surprise bills hit hardest when nobody owns the environment. Steady monitoring and clear ownership prevent most incidents, shorten the ones that happen, and keep your cloud spend tied to what you actually use.
I audit your environment, fix the highest risks first, set up monitoring and alerting, verify backups and put a monthly rhythm in place: patching, cost review and a short report. When something breaks, you have one person to call.
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What's included
What you get.
Audit and onboarding
- Full review of accounts, services and access
- Risk list ranked by impact
- Fix plan for the first 30 days
Monitoring
- Uptime and performance monitoring
- Alerting to the right people
- Log collection for investigation
Security
- Access and permission cleanup
- Patching and vulnerability fixes
- Security baseline and configuration checks
Reliability
- Automated backups
- Restore tests on a schedule
- Failover and scaling review
Cost control
- Monthly spend review
- Unused resource clean-up
- Savings and commitment recommendations
Reporting and support
- Monthly health report
- Incident response during agreed hours
- Quarterly roadmap review
Not included
- Application feature development
- AWS usage charges (billed by Amazon to your account)
- Migration of large environments (available as an add-on)
Outcomes
What changes.
Problems caught by alerts before customers notice
Backups verified and recovery tested
Access tightened to what each person needs
Cloud spend explained and trending down
One accountable contact when something breaks
Process
How it works.
Audit
I review your accounts, services, access and spend, and rank every risk.
Stabilize
The highest risks are fixed first and monitoring and backups go live.
Onboard
Alerting, reporting and support routines are set up and handed over on the promised date.
Manage monthly
Ongoing patching, cost review, incident response and a monthly report.
Why me
About Me.
I've spent my career at the intersection of software architecture and business strategy — leading engineering teams, rebuilding fragile systems into scalable platforms, and translating technical decisions into revenue, margin, and speed-to-market.
As a Fractional CTO, I embed with founders and leadership teams to bring senior technical judgment without the overhead of a full-time executive. That means honest audits, pragmatic roadmaps, and hands-on architecture — not just advice from the sidelines.
My focus is measurable outcomes: operations that run on autopilot, products that ship faster, and lead-generation systems that compound. If it doesn't move the business forward, it doesn't make the roadmap.
What our clients say.
Arfan didn't just advise us — he rebuilt our platform architecture and hired the team to run it. We shipped faster in six months than the previous two years combined.
Sarah Whitfield
CEO
We were drowning in manual dispatch and invoicing. Arfan automated it in weeks, not quarters, and our technicians finally have time back in their day.
Marcus Alden
Founder
As an agency, our margins live and die on process. The automation systems Arfan put in place let us take on more clients without adding headcount.
Priya Nathan
Managing Partner
Pricing
Investment.
Price range: $1,500–$5,000 per month depending on the size and complexity of your environment. A one-time onboarding fee of $500–$1,000 may apply. Add-ons are listed separately below.
Optional add-ons
Cost optimization sprint
A focused one-time review that finds and removes wasted spend, with a written savings plan.
$900
Security hardening audit
A one-time deep review against security best practices with a prioritized fix list.
$1,200
Environment migration
Move one workload or environment into AWS with a tested cutover plan.
$2,500
After-hours emergency support
Priority response outside agreed hours for a critical incident.
$500/incident
FAQ
Common questions.
How long does onboarding take?
30 days for Starter and Growth, 45 days for Scale. The date is agreed before we start, and if I miss it your next revision round is free.
Do I keep control of my AWS account?
Yes. It stays in your name. I work through limited-access roles you can revoke at any time.
What does the monthly fee cover?
Monitoring, patching, backups, cost review, incident response during agreed hours and a monthly report.
What about AWS charges?
Amazon bills AWS usage to your account directly. My fee covers management only.
Is there an onboarding fee?
A one-time fee of $500 to $1,000 may apply depending on the size of the environment. It is quoted before you commit.
What if something breaks at night?
Response hours depend on your tier, and after-hours emergency support is available as an add-on.
Can you reduce my AWS bill?
Cost review is part of every plan. Savings depend on your environment, so I do not promise a fixed percentage.
Is there a long contract?
No. Plans run month to month after onboarding, with 30 days notice to cancel.
How do I start?
Book the 15-minute health check. I will review your setup and recommend a tier.
Can we cancel anytime?
Yes — this is a service relationship, not a lock-in contract; we'd just ask for reasonable notice to hand off cleanly.
Find Out What's Hiding in Your AWS Account
A 15-minute call to review your setup and tell you which tier fits. No obligation.