How are Toptal Cloud Architects different?

At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Cloud Architects to ensure we only match you with talent of the highest caliber. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut. You’ll work with engineering experts (never generalized recruiters or HR reps) to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics. The end result: expert vetted talent from our network, custom matched to fit your business needs.

Can I hire Cloud Architects in less than 48 hours through Toptal?

Depending on availability and how fast you can progress, you could start working with a Cloud Architect within 48 hours of signing up.

What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal Cloud Architects?

We make sure that each engagement between you and your Cloud Architect begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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Emmanuel Chebukati

Freelance Cloud Architect

KenyaToptal Member Since September 27, 2021

Emmanuel is a cloud security engineer with experience in systems auditing, application security, and secure cloud deployment. He has delivered sensitive technology projects across the East African region and globally in the public and private sectors. Emmanuel's experience is backed by three Microsoft Azure and two AWS certifications. He is a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH). Emmanuel holds an MSc in Information Technology from Carnegie Mellon and a BSc from USIU Africa.

Cloud Architecture Linux Apache2 MySQL PHP Information Security NGINX Amazon EC2 VirtualBox Kubernetes OpenVPN Application Security Azure Active Directory + more

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Serhii Shatov

Freelance Cloud Architect

UkraineToptal Member Since November 5, 2021

Serhii is a highly motivated and passionate data engineer who builds data-driven software products using demonstrated expertise in end-to-end software design and delivery. He has a multidisciplinary background, a proactive attitude and thrives in collaborative, team-oriented, and ambitious environments. Serhii is looking for challenging projects to apply his proven ability to drive the product from its inception to launch.

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Gustavo Adolfo Valverde De Soto

Freelance Cloud Architect

PortugalToptal Member Since December 4, 2021

Gustavo is a solution-driven and highly proactive ITC professional used to working with fast-paced teams from the Big Four and startups. He has over six years of experience working on infosec, IT audits, BCP, solutions architecture, DevOps, and product management. Throughout his career, Gustavo designed DRPs for financial institutions, leveraged DevOps in several startups, supported critical infrastructure for SaaS solutions, and led the development of countrywide digital products.

Cloud Architecture Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Odoo Docker Bash DevOps Agile Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)GitHub GitOps Serverless Linux System Administration + more

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Amit Wadhiani

Freelance Cloud Architect

IndiaToptal Member Since September 13, 2021

Amit is a seasoned and dedicated DevOps and infrastructure engineer with years of experience in cloud and DevOps technologies. He's worked on various projects that involved infrastructure provisioning using code and automating all manual tasks in the project, ensuring apps' high availability. Amit's daily toolset includes Kubernetes for container orchestration, Helm Charts, Jenkins for CI/CD, Azure Cloud, and many others.

Cloud Architecture Jenkins Helm Kubernetes SonarQube Bitbucket Docker Agile Amazon EC2 Amazon Lightsail SSL Configurations DevOps DevOps Engineer + more

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Michael Völske

Freelance Cloud Architect

GermanyToptal Member Since November 5, 2021

Michael has a PhD in computer science, a decade of experience solving complex data problems, and a dozen publications at top-tier international venues like SIGIR, CIKM, and ACL—many of them based on web-scale datasets. He excels in planning, procuring, and installing the on-premise data processing infrastructure spanning hundreds of servers, petabytes of disk, and petaflops of compute. Michael has a broad knowledge of modern machine learning and teaches the fundamentals to hundreds of students.

Cloud Architecture Python 3 Machine Learning Python + more

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Branko Fulurija

Freelance Cloud Architect

Bosnia and HerzegovinaToptal Member Since September 28, 2021

Branko is a data engineer who specializes in building big data platforms in the cloud. In addition to extensive experience in cloud architecture, data analytics, serverless solutions, and cost optimization, Branko has five AWS and two GCP certifications and is an award-winning competitive programmer and hackathon winner.

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Brayan Perera

Freelance Cloud Architect

Sri LankaToptal Member Since November 3, 2021

Brayan is a systems architect and site reliability engineer with over 13 years of professional experience in systems engineering in industries such as healthcare, telecommunications, and banking. He has brought added value to client projects by architecting and implementing highly available enterprise application platforms, NFV platforms, and OpenStack private cloud deployments. Brayan is proficient with automation, Linux scripting, MySQL administration, clustering, and IaC.

Cloud Architecture Linux Terraform Ansible Docker DevOps Amazon Web Services (AWS)+ more

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Markus Strobl

Freelance Cloud Architect

AustriaToptal Member Since September 8, 2021

Markus is a seasoned senior full-stack developer and cloud architect with a demonstrated history of designing and implementing complex cloud solutions, software architecture, and modern approaches to software development. He is dedicated to life-long learning and working with cutting-edge technology. Markus has a broad understanding of the agile software development process and can guide businesses from ideas and vision to a finished product.

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Torben Möller

Freelance Cloud Architect

GermanyToptal Member Since December 7, 2021

Torben is a multi-cloud DevOps engineer and solution architect with more than 10 years of professional experience. He delivers high-quality systems fast and improves them incrementally, always keeping skills and knowledge up to date. Torben has multiple certifications, including GCP Professional Cloud Architect, GCP DevOps Engineer, AWS Solutions Architect Associate, and Scrum Master.

Cloud Architecture Java Spring Google Cloud Platform (GCP)DevOps ITIL Java EE Jenkins Serverless Docker Bitbucket Git Python + more

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Dileep Pothanchery

Freelance Cloud Architect

United Arab EmiratesToptal Member Since November 15, 2021

Dileep is a DevOps engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, and Certified Kubernetes Administrator and Developer with nearly a decade of experience. Specializing in AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, Jenkins, and Linux-based environments, Dileep has set up infrastructures from scratch for companies, from startups to giant corporates. He has delivered solutions in large-scale environments, including media and entertainment, real estate, OTT, travel and hospitality, and eCommerce.

Cloud Architecture DevOps Ansible Bash Amazon Web Services (AWS)+ more

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Clients Rate Toptal Cloud Architects4.4 / 5.0on average across 998 reviews as of Apr 24, 2024

Testimonials

Tripcents wouldn't exist without Toptal. Toptal Projects enabled us to rapidly develop our foundation with a product manager, lead developer, and senior designer. In just over 60 days we went from concept to Alpha. The speed, knowledge, expertise, and flexibility is second to none. The Toptal team were as part of tripcents as any in-house team member of tripcents. They contributed and took ownership of the development just like everyone else. We will continue to use Toptal. As a startup, they are our secret weapon.

Brantley Pace

CEO & Co-Founder

I am more than pleased with our experience with Toptal. The professional I got to work with was on the phone with me within a couple of hours. I knew after discussing my project with him that he was the candidate I wanted. I hired him immediately and he wasted no time in getting to my project, even going the extra mile by adding some great design elements that enhanced our overall look.

Paul Fenley

Director

The developers I was paired with were incredible -- smart, driven, and responsive. It used to be hard to find quality engineers and consultants. Now it isn't.

Ryan Rockefeller

CEO

Toptal understood our project needs immediately. We were matched with an exceptional freelancer from Argentina who, from Day 1, immersed himself in our industry, blended seamlessly with our team, understood our vision, and produced top-notch results. Toptal makes connecting with superior developers and programmers very easy.

Jason Kulik

Co-Founder

As a small company with limited resources we can't afford to make expensive mistakes. Toptal provided us with an experienced programmer who was able to hit the ground running and begin contributing immediately. It has been a great experience and one we'd repeat again in a heartbeat.

Stuart Pocknee

Principal

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FAQs

How are Toptal Cloud Architects different?
At Toptal, we thoroughly screen our Cloud Architects to ensure we only match you with talent of the highest caliber. Of the more than 200,000 people who apply to join the Toptal network each year, fewer than 3% make the cut. You’ll work with engineering experts (never generalized recruiters or HR reps) to understand your goals, technical needs, and team dynamics. The end result: expert vetted talent from our network, custom matched to fit your business needs.
Can I hire Cloud Architects in less than 48 hours through Toptal?
Depending on availability and how fast you can progress, you could start working with a Cloud Architect within 48 hours of signing up.
What is the no-risk trial period for Toptal Cloud Architects?
We make sure that each engagement between you and your Cloud Architect begins with a trial period of up to two weeks. This means that you have time to confirm the engagement will be successful. If you’re completely satisfied with the results, we’ll bill you for the time and continue the engagement for as long as you’d like. If you’re not completely satisfied, you won’t be billed. From there, we can either part ways, or we can provide you with another expert who may be a better fit and with whom we will begin a second, no-risk trial.

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