AWS Solutions Architect with the focus on building secure, immutable, scale-ready, and cost-effective infrastructure for startups.
Specialization
AWS · DevOps · Terraform · Python
Recent Success Story
Anton played a pivotal role in developing internal FivexL projects, which have since been successfully deployed across multiple client environments. As the lead developer of FivexL’s productized service: AWS RightStart, Anton has contributed to creating a robust, scalable solution to establish secure and efficient AWS infrastructures for FivexL clients. AWS RightStart by FivexL is a Control Tower-based Landing Zone, implemented as infrastructure as code using Terraform/OpenTofu, with advanced features for access management and governance at scale. This solution enables startups to set up a secure, scalable AWS foundation with:
- Dedicated accounts using a multi-account strategy
- Centralized organization management with Control Tower
- Enhanced security through Centralized Security Tools
- Effective cost management
- Self-service account provisioning using GitOps and AWS Account Factory for Terraform (AFT)
Anton played a significant role in the FivexL development team on the Terraform AWS SSO Elevator project, making a notable contribution.
The Terraform AWS SSO Elevator is an open-source module designed for implementing temporary elevated access via the AWS IAM Identity Center (the successor to AWS Single Sign-On) and Slack.
Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect;
- AWS Partner: Accreditation (Technical);
- AWS Partner: Cloud Economics Accreditation.
Public Speaking and Volunteering
- Speaker at AWS Community Day Mongolia 2024: “Just-in-Time Access for AWS IAM Identity Center.”
- Speaker at AWS Community Day Armenia 2024: “From Complexity to Clarity: The Tale of AWS Access Evolution.”
- Volunteer at AWS Community Day Central Asia 2024, supporting organizers and contributing to event coordination.
Personality
Anton is a 3D artist engaged in both personal projects and small-scale collaborative efforts. His primary focus is on character creation, where he has developed a keen understanding of anatomy to produce lifelike figures. He also specializes in texturing, ensuring surfaces have the right look and feel, and in prop design, creating detailed items that add depth to scenes. Visit his portfolio at ArtStation.
BLOGS
FivexL Container Hardening Guide
Comprehensive and continuously updated list of best practices for securing containerized workloads. From build to execution.
Introducing the Open-Source Terraform AWS SSO Elevator Module with Slack Integration
Open-source Terraform AWS SSO Elevator tool allows requesting and granting temporary elevated access for AWS SSO through a Slack request/approval workflow.