Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2025)

Location: New Zealand, willing to support APAC, APJ, Australia, New Zealand and West Coast US remotely

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: See below.

Résumé/CV: https://architectfwd.com/about

Email: hackernews at architectfwd dot com

Need a consultant, strategic thinking, architecture or tech advice, coaching/ mentoring for you or your team?

How could we work together? An hour, a couple of hours or something more regular but flexible/fractional? I am looking for part hours, or retainers, or work toward fully moving into a consulting / advisory capacity

Let’s figure out how to work together.

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I have 20+ years solving business problems and maximising opportunities through technology in a variety of industries internationally.

My core skills are in strategy, enterprise architecture, technology architecture, consulting and advice, agile, team leadership, coaching and mentoring. Can do operating model work.

I am currently a Principal Architect. I operate at both the enterprise strategy and solutions level with many years in architecture and technology in the private and public sector. I know how to use enterprise architecture frameworks, practices and principles from concept stage to delivery in order to execute on strategy and how to work with product and development teams to set direction and manage product evolution.

TOGAF 9 Certified Enterprise Architect, certified AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate, Scaled Agile SAFe certified architect, and Scrum Master (PSM1) certified.

I am ex-dev, also done dev/engineering management, product. Long list of tech. Currently building SaaS in Laravel, AWS.

Location: N Redington Beach, FL USA

Remote: Yes, also willing to relocate!

Willing to relocate: Yes

Technologies: Javascript, Typescript, Next, React, Python, Django, NodeJS, React Native, Tailwind, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, AWS, LLMs, Machine Learning, MobX, Redux, HTML, CSS, git, CI/CD, Docker, WebAPIs (e.g. Canvas, date temporal, webGPU)

Résumé/CV: https://mathias-data-bucket.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/matt_...

Email: autonomousmachine@gmail.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/binarymachine/

Hello my name is Matt, I have a Bachelors in web development from Los Angeles. I am full-stack developer focusing on Front-end technologies. My last role was a lead front-end engineer that successfully launched a new product used by millions of users. On my free time I study Machine Learning, LLMs, and Mathematics, while staying up to date on web technologies.

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Cloud Security Architecture, Experience building and designing security architecture within cloud environments, industry security frameworks (ISO, SOX, SWIFT, OWASP, NIST Cyber Security, etc, AWS Architecture certification, Security Speciality, Understanding of API and Service Mesh security - specifically on common controls for API security (SSO, OAuth, Threat Protection

Résumé/CV: www.linkedin.com/in/sidvar

Email: sidvar9@gmail.com

Summary:

Seasoned Cloud Security Architect with 14+ years of experience in AWS, containerization, middleware, and enterprise-level security controls.

Architecture Reviews: Guided cross-functional teams in designing secure cloud patterns, orchestrating large-scale migrations, and ensuring alignment with our Enterprise Security standards

Security & Governance: Developed security guardrails, vulnerability management strategies, and best practices for container orchestration.

Compliance & Controls: Oversaw NIST, MVA, and InfoSec guardrail reviews; integrated threat modeling, identity management, and best practices for APIs and service mesh security

Automation & Cloud Expertise: Developed Python-based solutions, worked with AWS (ECS, ECR, IAM, S3), and leveraged CloudFormation & Terraform to standardize resource provisioning.

AWS Certified (Developer, 2 x Solutions Architect, Security Specialty), HashiCorp Certified Terraform Associate, Docker Certified Associate.