Nick Munson
Engineering Executive
High-Reliability SaaS | Architecture and Team Transformation
About
I lead large cross-functional engineering organizations through cloud and architectural transformation, reducing technical and operational friction to improve reliability, velocity, and efficiency.
My work has centered on mission-critical SaaS platforms where performance, resilience, and execution discipline are business-critical.
Key Highlights
- Led a mid-size engineering organization across five cross-functional Agile teams.
- Supported a global secure document-sharing platform used by more than 1 million users.
- Drives multi-year modernization from on-prem to AWS and monolith to event-driven architecture.
- Maintains 99.98% uptime for mission-critical M&A, fundraising, and due diligence workflows.
Education
Bachelor in Computer Science (Honours)
Projects
Firmex Database Modernization on AWS
Led and supported the cloud modernization journey highlighted in the AWS case study, helping migrate 65,000 Microsoft SQL Server databases to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition.
- 65,000 databases migrated from on-prem SQL Server to AWS.
- Three-month migration execution with near-zero customer disruption.
- 125,000 USD saved annually in licensing costs.
- 75 percent reduction in Amazon RDS operating costs through optimization.
Core Focus
Engineering Strategy
Cloud Transformation
Operational Excellence
Platform Reliability
Organization Leadership
Leadership Development
Technologies
AWS
Kubernetes
Docker
Terraform
Event-Driven Architecture
Observability
CI/CD
AI-Assisted Engineering Workflows
Responsible AI Governance
Contact
| LinkedIn: | linkedin.com/in/nmunson |
| Email: | nmunson@gmail.com |