In December 2019, I’ve decided to switch from a long-time (15 years) habit of Full-Time Employee (FTE) contracts to running my own business as an Independent AWS Cloud Architect.
This decision came to me after a few disappointments from my past experiences as a traditional employee/consultant, and I had been thinking about this switch for several years.
It was the perfect time for me to start this new challenge:
- I’ve no plan to take a homebuyer’s loan for the next few years.
- I’m confident regarding my AWS skills now, even if I still have a lot to learn.
- My network is now large enough to easily get new opportunities (friends, ex-colleagues, acquaintances, social network).
- My wife is working and has an FTE job.
I will focus on value delivery to my customers as a freelance consultant, in the following areas: Modern Cloud Architecture Design, Security Assessments, Reliability, Automation, Cost-Effectiveness, Training and so on.
Currently, the market is tight crazy in this domain: Public Cloud, DevOps/SRE, Automation, and Cloud Security. The demand is really HIGH as you know folks, see your LinkedIn connection requests and messages from headhunters.
This opportunity also fills my need for freedom: to switch from having a boss to having a customer. To be able to choose my projects, my customers, and to work for myself without a middleman.
I’m starting my business on 2nd January 2020. I’m already booked with large projects for the upcoming months, and my head is full of new ideas every day. So please keep in touch ;-)
I will write on this blog in the upcoming months about my experience of being an independent Cloud Architect, and how to stay focused on value delivery for my customers.
You will find my brand new business landing page here: https://zoph.io (comments appreciated).
“Life is a Journey. When we stop, things don’t go right.” - Pope Francis
That’s all folks!
zoph.