István Kappelmayer, Senior Cloud Architect based in Bern, Switzerland

István Kappelmayer 👋

Senior AWS Solution Architect · Serverless specialist from Bern
Owner of K-I-Soft · MBA Leading Innovation and Change

Hi, This Is István Kappelmayer 👋

Senior AWS Solution Architect and serverless specialist based in Bern. 30+ years of software engineering, much of it in architecture and lead roles. Build-then-Retain: I build what I design. Today's stack: AWS, AWS CDK, Quarkus Native on GraalVM, Lambda, DynamoDB, Cognito, Vue 3. Before that I worked deep in enterprise Java modernization, cloud migrations and mobile apps with React Native. Four countries of professional experience. Fluent in German and English, pragmatic and delivery-driven.

Available For Hire

30+

Years of Experience

28+

Projects Completed

21+

Happy Clients

Educations

Robert Kennedy College, Zürich / York St. John University, York

MBA in Leading Innovation and Change modules

  • Leading Innovation and Change

  • Strategic Management and Leadership

  • Thesis: Digital Transformation in Enterprise IT

2019 - 2022
Szamalk Salesian Post-Secondary Vocational School, Budapest

Software Developer

  • Software Development

  • Database Systems

  • Thesis: Architecture of three-tier Java Applications

1996 - 1998

Skills

QuarkusSpring BootJavaScriptVueJsReactReact NativeEASExpoOpenShiftKubernetesDockerDevOpsKafkaMicroServicesopenAPITerraformCDKCI/CDIaCpythonAWSJPAOpenSearchWebServicesREST APISOAPPKIlinuxTCP/IP

Work Experience

  • Nov 2025 – today

    scmc_1

    Swiss Cybersecurity Management Center GmbH, CH, Zürich

    Founder / Solutions Architect
    • End-to-end conception and build of an FADP-compliant Swiss cybersecurity assessment SaaS (scmc.ch), live in AWS Zurich (eu-central-2) since November 2025

    • Serverless architecture: Quarkus Native Lambda backend on GraalVM, DynamoDB single-table, Cognito, Vue 3 frontend

    • Infrastructure as Code with AWS CDK, full CI/CD delivery via GitHub Actions

  • Sep 2024 – today

    k-i-soft_1

    K-I-Soft IT&Holding GmbH, CH, Kehrsatz

    Owner / Senior AWS Solution Architect
    • Independent software practice: serverless websites, custom SaaS and back-office automation on AWS, Build-then-Retain model

    • Designed and built complete solutions with Quarkus Native, Vue 3 and Astro, serverless backend with full CI/CD automation

    • AWS Well-Architected health checks delivered as standalone audits

  • Nov 2021 – Aug 2024

    randstad_digital_1

    Randstad Digital Switzerland AG (Ausy Technologies), CH, Zürich

    Senior Cloud Solution Architect
    • APN alliance lead, building the AWS partnership up to Select tier

    • End-to-end application migrations into AWS (Oracle to RDS, J2EE modules onto ECS Fargate)

    • Authentication@Edge with CloudFront, Cognito and Lambda@Edge

  • Apr 2021 – Okt 2021

    amanox_1

    Amanox Solutions AG / Digicomp Academy AG, CH, Bern

    Senior Cloud Architect / AWS Trainer
    • Planned and implemented cloud architectures based on customer requirements

    • Delivered AWS trainings for professionals and corporate clients

    • Created and presented cloud PoCs for public and hybrid cloud solutions

  • Feb 2017 – Mar 2021

    dxc_1

    CSC / DXC Technologies, CH, Bern

    Senior Application Architect / Technical Lead
    • Modernized J2EE applications to microservices with Spring Boot and Quarkus

    • Developed Angular frontends and enterprise-grade backend modules

    • Designed and implemented OpenShift-based DevOps solutions with full automation

  • Jan 2015 – Jan 2017

    cognizant_1

    Cognizant Technology Solutions, USA (Malta, NY)

    Architect
    • Led backend development for integration and statistical processing systems

    • Migrated legacy systems to microservices using Spring and MongoDB

    • Developed REST APIs and AngularJS frontends within an enterprise framework

    • Coordinated distributed teams across the US, Germany, and offshore lo-cations

  • Okt 2011 – Dec 2014

    cognizant_2

    Cognizant Technology Solutions, DE, Essen

    Technical Lead
    • Implemented enhancements in legacy telecom applications for a major provider

    • Managed knowledge transfer and offshore coordination

    • Visualized physical telecom wiring and DSL termination networks

    • Developed Application using Eclipse RCP, WebSphere, Spring, and WebSphere MQ

  • May 2006 – Sep 2011

    nas_1

    NAS Ltd, HU, Budapest

    Architect / Lead Developer
    • Designed and implemented national-scale Java enterprise systems for pension insurance and government digital services

    • Led backend integration projects across AS400, Windows, and Java systems using WebSphere ESB and MQ.

    • Developed secure XML-based digital signature and timestamping solutions for government documents using PKI, XADES, and Java Cryptography (PKCS#7, PKCS#12).

  • Aug 2004 – Apr 2006

    appello_1

    Appello Ltd, HU, Budapest

    Developer
  • Jan 2004 – Jul 2004

    hcpointer_1

    HC Pointer Ltd, HU, Pécs

    Developer
  • Jul 2002 – Dec 2003

    commit_1

    Commit Ltd, HU, Budapest

    Developer
  • Feb 2001 – Jun 2002

    appello_2

    Appello Ltd, HU, Budapest

    Developer
  • Sep 1997 – Jan 2001

    commit_2

    Commit Ltd, HU, Budapest

    Developer

Languages

English C1 Business
German C2 Certified
Hungarian Native
Spanish A1 basic