Startups Setting Up AWS
Early-stage teams deploying to AWS for the first time, getting VPC, IAM, RDS, EC2, and S3 set up correctly and securely from the start, rather than fixing a sprawling AWS account two years later.
Hire AWS Engineers
AWS cloud engineers who build, migrate, and manage cloud infrastructure, from initial setup and Terraform-defined environments to EKS clusters, serverless architectures, and ongoing cloud management.
AWS engineers with EKS, EC2, Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudFront, and IAM experience
Infrastructure as code with Terraform or AWS CDK
Start in days. Fixed project cost or monthly retainer.
Recognition
Sound familiar?
AWS bill growing faster than your user base because cloud setup wasn't optimised?
Dev team spending time on AWS problems instead of shipping product features?
In short
RaftLabs provides AWS engineers for hire who specialize in cloud infrastructure setup, Terraform-defined environments, EKS cluster management, serverless architecture with Lambda, and ongoing AWS cost optimization. Engineers are available for fixed-cost projects and monthly retainer engagements, starting within days of signing. The team has experience across EC2, RDS, S3, CloudFront, IAM, and multi-region architectures.
Who We Work With
We work with engineering teams that need AWS expertise without a full-time infrastructure hire.
Scale-Ups Outgrowing Simple Setups
When a single EC2 instance or Elastic Beanstalk app stops being enough. We build EKS clusters, auto-scaling groups, and multi-AZ deployments for applications that need real availability and scale.
Teams Migrating to AWS
Legacy infrastructure migrations to AWS, from on-premise servers, Heroku, DigitalOcean, or another cloud provider. We plan the migration, minimise downtime, and leave you with documented, Terraform-managed AWS infrastructure.
Engineering Teams Without AWS Expertise
Development teams that don't want to become AWS experts. We manage the infrastructure so your developers focus on the product. Monthly retainer with defined support SLAs.
Our AWS Engineering Services
AWS Infrastructure Setup
Complete AWS environment setup with Terraform or AWS CDK, VPC configuration, subnets, security groups, IAM roles, S3 buckets, RDS provisioning, and network architecture. Multi-account structure for production/staging/development environment isolation.
Kubernetes on EKS
EKS cluster setup and management, node groups, Fargate profiles, ALB ingress, cluster autoscaler, external-dns, cert-manager, and the Kubernetes tooling your developers need to deploy without touching cluster internals.
Serverless Architecture
Lambda-based serverless architectures with API Gateway, EventBridge, SQS, and SNS. Cost-efficient for variable-load workloads, API backends with unpredictable traffic, and event-driven processing pipelines.
CI/CD Pipeline on AWS
Deployment pipelines using CodePipeline, CodeBuild, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI, connected to your EKS, ECS, or Lambda deployment targets. Environment promotion, approval workflows, and rollback capabilities.
AWS Cost Optimisation
AWS cost audits and optimisation, right-sizing EC2 instances, Reserved Instance and Savings Plan recommendations, idle resource cleanup, S3 lifecycle policies, and data transfer cost reduction. Most AWS environments have 20–40% cost reduction available without architecture changes.
AWS Security and Compliance
IAM least-privilege policies, Security Hub findings remediation, GuardDuty monitoring, CloudTrail audit logging, KMS encryption for data at rest, and VPC security group hardening. AWS security posture improvement for compliance requirements (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS).
Hire AWS engineers who build cloud infrastructure that runs
Experienced AWS engineers for setup, migration, EKS, serverless, and ongoing management.
What Sets Our AWS Engineers Apart
Infrastructure as Code by Default
We build AWS infrastructure with Terraform or AWS CDK, version-controlled, reproducible, and reviewable. No undocumented console-click configurations that disappear when the engineer who built them leaves.
Cost Awareness
AWS costs are a product cost. We design infrastructure with cost budgets in mind and provide cost dashboards so you know what you're spending and why.
Security First
Least-privilege IAM, encrypted data at rest and in transit, security group rules that restrict to only what's needed, and secrets management, built in from the start.
Regular Reporting
Infrastructure health, cost summaries, recent changes, and upcoming work, at the cadence you choose. You know the state of your AWS environment without digging into the console.
Flexible Engagement
Project-based for a specific setup or migration, or ongoing retainer for continued AWS management. We match the engagement model to what your team actually needs.
Documentation on Handover
Architecture diagrams, runbooks, and operational documentation. When we hand over, your team can manage and extend the AWS infrastructure without us.
Get Started Today
Contact Us
Tell us your current infrastructure, AWS experience level, and what you need to build, migrate, or fix.
Infrastructure Review Call
A 30-minute call to understand your current AWS setup, pain points, and what improvements would have the most impact.
Get a Proposal
A clear proposal with scope, timeline, and fixed or retainer cost.
Project Kickoff
Engineers onboard in days. AWS audit complete in week one. First infrastructure improvements deployed within two weeks.
Pricing
Dedicated senior engineers from $6,000/month (minimum pod $12,000/month).
Hire AWS engineers who build cloud infrastructure that runs reliably
Experienced AWS engineers available in days. Fixed project cost or monthly retainer. Full Terraform documentation on handover.
- Scope and cost agreed before work starts. No surprises. No obligation.
- Working prototype within 3 weeks of kickoff.
- Pay by milestone. You see progress before each invoice.
- 60-day post-launch warranty. Bug fixes, UI tweaks, and deployment support. No retainer.
- All conversations are NDA-protected.
Frequently Asked Questions
Our most common AWS services: EC2 and Auto Scaling Groups, EKS for Kubernetes, RDS (PostgreSQL and MySQL), S3, CloudFront, Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, SNS, EventBridge, IAM, VPC, Route 53, ALB, and CloudWatch. For infrastructure-as-code, we use Terraform for multi-cloud or existing Terraform setups, and AWS CDK for AWS-native projects. Most projects use a subset of these services, we scope the architecture to your actual requirements, not a standard template.
Yes. We start with an assessment of your current infrastructure, application architecture, and data. We then plan the migration in phases, typically database first, then application servers, then networking, with each phase tested before the next begins. Most migrations use a run-in-parallel approach where the new AWS environment runs alongside the old one before traffic is cut over, minimising downtime risk.
AWS cost management starts with the architecture design, right-sized instances, Reserved Instance commitments for predictable workloads, Savings Plans for flexible compute, S3 storage class optimisation, and data transfer minimisation. We also implement Cost Explorer dashboards, budget alerts, and tagging strategies so costs are attributable to specific services, teams, or customers. For existing AWS environments, a cost audit typically identifies 20–40% savings without architectural changes.
Yes. We implement IAM least-privilege policies, enable Security Hub and GuardDuty, configure CloudTrail for audit logging, set up KMS encryption for sensitive data, and harden security groups to minimum required access. For compliance requirements, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, we design the AWS infrastructure and controls to meet the specific framework requirements and provide the documentation needed for certification audits.