Your Platform Layer, Built Right.
I help Series A and B startups build production-ready AWS infrastructure with Terraform and the observability layer — monitoring, alerting, dashboards — so your engineering team can ship confidently without the platform being the bottleneck.
Your engineers shouldn't be debugging infrastructure.
You've raised your Series A or B. You have a product team shipping features. But deploys are slow, incidents happen without clear ownership, and nobody really knows what's running in production.
You can't yet justify a full-time Senior Platform Engineer at $180K–$220K USD/year. But you feel the cost every week — in lost engineering hours, in reliability incidents, in the platform becoming the bottleneck.
I deliver the complete platform engineering capability you need: AWS infrastructure built with Terraform, and the observability layer to run it confidently. One engagement. The outcome your team actually needs.
AWS + Terraform Infrastructure
Datadog Observability
Series A & B Specialist
Three Ways to Engage
Most clients start with the Observability Audit, then move to a project or fractional retainer once they see what needs to be built.
Observability Audit
Start Here
Find your blind spots before they become your next incident.
A complete review of your AWS monitoring and alerting setup. You get a prioritised written report: what is not tracked, where your blind spots are, what will cause your next incident, and a clear list of quick wins vs. long-term fixes.
What's included
- Full review of your AWS/cloud monitoring and alerting setup
- Blind spot map: untracked systems and coverage gaps against best practices
- Datadog or CloudWatch gap analysis with specific configuration recommendations
- Prioritised fix list: immediate quick wins vs. longer-term infrastructure work
- Written executive summary for your CTO or VP Engineering
Infrastructure Project
Fixed Scope · Fixed Price
Production-ready AWS infrastructure built with Terraform.
A defined-scope engagement: Terraform modules, CI/CD pipelines, EKS migration, Datadog alerting setup, or cost optimisation. We define the scope together, agree on a fixed price, and I deliver.
What's included
- Terraform modules: VPC, EKS/ECS, RDS, IAM, S3 — production-ready
- CI/CD pipeline setup with GitHub Actions or your preferred toolchain
- Datadog monitoring and alerting configured and tuned for your stack
- Infrastructure as Code with documentation and runbooks
- Knowledge transfer session so your team can own it going forward
Pricing defined by scope — let's talk.
Fractional Platform Engineering
Your Part-Time Platform Team
15–20 hrs/month. I own the platform so your team owns the product.
I become your part-time platform engineer on a monthly retainer. Platform decisions, PR reviews, incident handling, and iterative infrastructure improvements — the discipline of a senior Platform Engineer at a fraction of full-time cost.
What's included
- 15–20 hours/month of dedicated platform engineering time
- On-call availability for production incidents with defined escalation
- Monthly platform review: reliability metrics, cost, and roadmap priorities
- PR reviews for all infrastructure and platform-related changes
- Proactive improvements: security hardening, cost optimisation, performance
Pricing defined by scope — let's talk.
The Typical Path
Each step is a natural conversation, not a hard sell. Most clients find the audit alone delivers immediate value — the path forward becomes obvious from there.
Why CTOs at Series A/B Startups Choose NexaMind
Fortune 500 Enterprise Pedigree
15 years as Lead SRE at major financial and media enterprises. I have built infrastructure serving millions of users daily under real compliance and reliability constraints.
AWS + Terraform + Datadog Specialist
Not a generalist. I specialise in the exact stack your startup needs: Terraform-managed AWS infrastructure with a Datadog observability layer. No learning curve on your dime.
Platform + Observability as One
Infrastructure without observability is flying blind. I package both: the AWS foundation and the monitoring layer that tells you what is actually happening in production.
No Long-Term Lock-In
Start with an audit. Expand if it makes sense. Monthly retainers roll month-to-month with no minimum commitment. You are not locked in — you stay because it delivers value.
Is Your Platform Slowing Down Your Product Team?
Book a free 20-minute call — we'll identify the biggest platform bottleneck your team is dealing with and whether an audit, a project, or a fractional engagement is the right fit.
Or reach us directly:
admin@nexamindconsulting.comObservability Audit
$2,000–$2,500 USD · 2 weeks · Fixed price
Infrastructure Project
Fixed scope · Fixed price · 4–8 weeks
Fractional Retainer
15–20 hrs/month · Rolling monthly
Free 20-min call to identify the right engagement for your situation.