Metehan Bolat | Solutions Architect

About Me

Hello, I'm Metehan. I bridge the gap between complex Cloud Infrastructures and practical Engineering solutions.

With over 12 years of expertise in Microsoft technologies, specifically on Azure, where my journey started from Service Management (ASM) to modern Resource Management (ARM). I specialize in transitioning organizations to Azure using DevOps best practices, Automation (Terraform/Bicep/Powershell), and high-security standards (ISO27001/SoC2).

Beyond code, I am an enthusiast of outdoor activities like sailing, camping and horse riding. My professional charm was honed during my years as a Hotel/Tourist Guide in Antalya, which taught me the importance of communication—essential for any Senior Consultant.

Education & Background

B.Sc. Computer Engineering: Maltepe University (Istanbul)
Military Service: Turkish Air Force (Designed digital admin systems for units)
Language Proficiency: English (Advanced), Turkish (Native)

Technical Expertise

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Azure Infrastructure

ARM/Bicep, Terraform, Landing Zones, AKS

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DevOps & CI/CD

Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Terraform, Bicep/ARM, Powershell/Python.

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Security & Compliance

Azure Security, ISO27001, SoC2 Type-I/II, Identity & RBAC Architecture.

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Automation

Az PowerShell Modules, CLI, ARM APIs, Python/PS Functions, Terraform, Bicep, Packer

Professional Journey

Dec 2021 - Present

Senior Cloud Engineer

Nordcloud (IBM Company), Amsterdam

Focusing on Platform Landing Zone Architecture, DevOps Transformation, and Customer Migrations for heavy enterprises like ORTEC BV, Jacobs Douwe Egberts, VW, and JDE Coffee.

DevOps & Platform Landing Zone Architecture
eCommerce GoToLive & Delivery Pipelines
Azure Cloud Foundation & Group Engineering Programs

Apr 2021 - Dec 2021

Senior DevOps Engineer

ValueBlue, Utrecht

Designed and implemented the new DevOps architecture for the BlueDolphin application

MicroFrontEnd App CI/CD
Automated SQL Backup Solution with Azure Functions
BlueDolphin Infra Pulumi->Terraform conversion
Azure DevOps Organization - Re-architecture

Mar 2018 - Apr 2021

Azure DevOps Engineer

ZyLAB, Amsterdam

Led full migration from Interoute on-premise datacenter to Azure. Managed ISO27001 certified infra and change management.

Interoute -> Azure PaYG Subscription Migration
SaaS Active Directory & SQL AlwaysOn Design
Azure PaYG -> Azure CSP Migration
West Europe and East US SaaS Operations
ZyLAB One Application Graceful Upgrade Process Design and Implementation
ISO27001 Certification Process
Passwordless infra and service management (managed identities & group-managed service accounts)
SoC2 Type I/II Report Processes

Jun 2016 - Mar 2018

Cloud Solutions Architect / Specialist

TCM Bilisim ve Danismanlik Hizmetleri (Partner Technology Solutions Professional)

Partnership with Microsoft, Datacenter Migration (Lift & Shift/IaaS->PaaS), Continuous Integration/Testing/Deployment.

Early Career (2008 - 2014)

Technical Admin / Guide / Military

WorldofCS / Summer Tour / Turkish Air Force

Founded gaming hosting service, worked as Hotel/Tourist Guide in Antalya (English proficiency), served in Turkish Air Force designing digital administration systems.

Featured Projects

Ortec IT Platform Landing Zone Migration

Establishing the existing landing zone in West Europe, identically, to Sweden Central. Using reverse engineering to build IaC (terraform)

VW BazePlatform@Azure

Group Engineering Program involving complex architecture design for Volkswagen AG workloads.

JDE eCommerce DevOps

Architecture for GoToLive & Delivery pipelines, including Tassimo and Lorespresso automation.