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Vera CherkasskikhVC

Vera Cherkasskikh

Platform Security Engineer

€600/day
Amsterdam, NL
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Vera

Senior Cloud Security & Platform Engineer and Industry Subject Matter Expert with 10+ years of experience across AWS cloud operations, DevOps, platform security, infrastructure automation, and enterprise SaaS environments. Former AWS engineer and active technical mentor with extensive experience supporting cloud-native infrastructure, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, cloud governance, and platform resilience. Proven track record of evaluating complex architectures, driving DevSecOps automation across multi-cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP), and cultivating next-generation engineering talent.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Amsterdam (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Mambu
    Platform Security Engineer
    January 2022 - November 2025 (3 years and 10 months)
    • • Designed and implemented cloud-native security controls across AWS, Azure, and GCP environments to strengthen platform resilience and secure scalable infrastructure.
    • • Developed Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform) and automation-driven security solutions to standardise secure cloud deployments and reduce configuration drift.
    • • Enhanced Kubernetes and container security posture through secure design principles, policy enforcement, and continuous security improvements.
    • • Partnered with engineering and platform teams to integrate security into CI/CD workflows and cloud infrastructure lifecycle processes.
    • • Contributed to secure architecture reviews, risk mitigation strategies, and cloud governance initiatives aligned with enterprise security standards.
  • Miro
    Cloud Security Engineer
    May 2021 - December 2021 (7 months)
    • • Collaborated with engineering teams to integrate secure-by-design principles into infrastructure and application development workflows.
  • DPG Media
    Cloud Security Engineer
    September 2020 - April 2021 (7 months)
    • • Developed AWS and ELK-based dashboards to improve visibility into cloud security risks and operational events.
    • • Automated incident response and workflow processes using AWS integrations and Jira remediation workflows.

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Education

  • Master of Science (MS)
    University ofYork
    Master of Science (MS)
  • Bachelor of Science
    University of Portsmouth
    Bachelor of Science

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