Available · Cloud · DevOps · Atlassian
Samuel Barden
Cloud & DevOps Engineer · Atlassian Champion

I build cloud infrastructure that doesn't wake you up at 3am and Atlassian solutions that help engineering teams move faster. With nearly a decade of experience across 5 countries, I help organizations improve reliability, automate delivery, and create better developer experiences.

✓ Atlassian Champion ✓ AWS Solutions Architect ✓ 5 Countries ✓ 8+ Years
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Cloud Architecture, DevOps & Atlassian Services

Cloud Architecture · DevOps

Infrastructure that doesn't keep you up at night.

Cloud Architect and DevOps Engineer helping organisations design secure, scalable, and cost-efficient platforms across modern cloud environments — built for reliability, growth, and operational excellence.

  • Cloud architecture, landing zones & platform design
  • Infrastructure as Code — Terraform & automation
  • CI/CD pipelines & DevOps enablement
  • Cloud cost optimisation & workload rightsizing
  • Identity, security & compliance architecture
  • Observability, monitoring & operational resilience
Atlassian Consulting · Champion

Atlassian solutions that help engineering teams move faster.

Certified Atlassian Consultant and Atlassian Champion helping organisations optimise delivery, collaboration, governance, and service management across the Atlassian platform.

  • Jira & Jira Service Management administration
  • Confluence knowledge architecture & governance
  • Atlassian Cloud migrations — Server to Cloud
  • Bitbucket & Bitbucket Pipelines CI/CD
  • Forge development, Rovo & Atlassian Guard
  • Atlassian Access, SSO & identity management

Selected Cloud, DevOps, and Atlassian Work

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Cloud Infrastructure · AWS

Multi-AZ Architecture for High-Traffic Platform

Designed and deployed a fault-tolerant AWS infrastructure using ALB, Auto Scaling, RDS Multi-AZ, and CloudFront. Cut infrastructure costs by 35% and reduced downtime to near-zero.
EC2RDS Multi-AZCloudFrontTerraformIAM
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DevOps · Atlassian Cloud

Enterprise Bitbucket Migration & Custom CI/CD Orchestration

Led the migration of 3,000+ repositories and 200 projects to Atlassian Cloud for a premier African FinTech enterprise. Engineered a custom serverless webhook relay to preserve complex Azure DevOps multi-branch pipelines with zero data loss.
Bitbucket Cloud Azure DevOps Serverless Middleware Atlassian Guard
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DevOps · CI/CD

Automated Pipeline — 70% Faster Releases

Built a fully automated deployment pipeline with Bitbucket Pipelines and AWS CodeDeploy. Deployment frequency tripled. Rollback time dropped from hours to minutes.
Bitbucket PipelinesCodeDeployLambdaS3Git
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AWS and Atlassian Certifications & Accreditations

Atlassian
Recognised by Atlassian as a Community Champion — one of the highest distinctions in the Atlassian ecosystem. Certified and accredited across multiple Atlassian products, with deep expertise in collaboration, service management, and enterprise-scale implementations.
3x Atlassian Certified 7x Atlassian Accredited Atlassian Champion
AWS & Azure
Certified multi-cloud architect with hands-on expertise designing resilient, automated infrastructure and secure environments across AWS and Azure.
2x AWS Certified 1x Azure Certified Technical Cloud Accreditations
Engineering Insights
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Engineering Beyond the Cloud

I write about architectural patterns on cloud, advanced Atlassian configurations, and simplifying complex CI/CD lifecycles for global engineering teams.

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Cloud Architecture, AWS, Azure, and Atlassian Skills & Tools

Cloud Platforms
AWS (EC2, S3, RDS)Lambda VPC / Route 53IAM CloudFrontECS CloudWatchSNS / SQS Azure VMs & BlobsMicrosoft Entra ID Azure Virtual NetworksAzure DevOps Azure MonitorApp Services
Atlassian Suite
Jira CloudJira Service Mgmt ConfluenceBitbucket Bitbucket PipelinesAtlassian Access Atlassian GuardRovoForge
Infrastructure & DevOps
TerraformCloudFormation DockerAnsible CI/CD DesignGit Linux / BashMonitoring & Alerting
Practices
Solutions Architecture Cloud SecurityCost Optimisation HA ArchitectureDisaster Recovery Workflow AutomationAgile

How to Engage Samuel Barden for Cloud or Atlassian Consulting

01 · Discover

We talk first.

I learn your setup, pain points, and what success looks like. Free 30-minute call — no pitch, no obligation.

02 · Diagnose

I tell you what I see.

Honest assessment of what needs to change and a clear path forward — plain English, no jargon.

03 · Build

I get it done.

Async-first, fully documented, transparent updates. You always know where things stand.

04 · Hand over

You own it fully.

Complete documentation and knowledge transfer. Nothing lives in my head. It all lives in yours.

Contact Samuel Barden — Cloud & DevOps Engineer and Atlassian Champion

Let's build something
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