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Omar El-Seaghi

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With over 15 years of IT excellence and a proven track record at global firms like GoTo and NI, I help organizations architect scalable, secure, and cost-optimized AWS environments.

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With over 15 years of IT excellence and a proven track record at global firms like GoTo and NI, I help organizations architect scalable, secure, and cost-optimized AWS environments. I specialize in bridging the gap between engineering and finance through robust FinOps practices and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform). Whether you need to secure a multi-cloud landscape, automate your IAM governance, or slash your monthly AWS spend, I deliver enterprise-grade solutions with a focus on the Principle of Least Privilege and architectural efficiency.

  • 24 years' experience
  • Joined February 2026

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Computers & Electronics

Work experience· 6 roles

Principal Cloud Architect | Security & FinOps Lead · GoToMar 2022 – Jan 2026 · 3 yrs 11 mos

Multi-Cloud IAM Governance: Provided strategic consultation on Identity and Access Management (IAM) across a diverse multi-cloud landscape (AWS, OCI, Azure, and GCP), ensuring unified security standards across the enterprise. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Leadership: Engineered and validated AWS infrastructure using Terraform, implementing automated policy checks to enforce the Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP) at scale. Cloud Security Hardening: Led a comprehensive security initiative to eliminate public exposure of AWS S3 buckets, establishing automated guardrails to prevent future configuration drift. FinOps & Cost Optimization: Identified and executed high- impact cloud cost-saving initiatives. Acted as a bridge between finance and engineering to track follow-ups and ensure long- term architectural efficiency.

Senior Cloud Center of Excellence Engineer · NIFeb 2018 – Mar 2022 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Designed and architected the companies AWS Organization, implementing Enterprise wide guardrails and policies; Implemented Cloud Service Expense Management tool (CloudHealth); Heading the FinOps practice and managing cloud costs enterprise wide; Public cloud administration in AWS, Azure and CGP; Planned and implemented a fully automated documentation site; Delivery lead for the Cloud Center of Excellence team.

Senior IT Systems Engineer · NIAug 2015 – Feb 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos

Project management for internal systems upgrades; Administration of critical internal systems that support the enterprise (e.g., Jira, Confluence); Consult on Internal Upgrade Projects; Team documentation audit and revision

Application Systems Administrator · NINov 2012 – Aug 2015 · 2 yrs 10 mos
Web Systems Administrator · NIMay 2007 – Nov 2012 · 5 yrs 7 mos
IT/Webmaster · Multiple Small BusinessesMay 2001 – May 2007 · 6 yrs 1 mo

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems · Strayer University1995 – 2001

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