# Iaroslav Pyrogov — Yarka.Guru (AWS DevOps consulting)

> Iaroslav Pyrogov is an AWS Certified DevOps Engineer and Cloud Infrastructure Architect with 20+ years of experience and 10 AWS certifications (including Solutions Architect Professional, DevOps Engineer Professional and Security Specialty), plus CKA and HashiCorp Terraform Associate. He is the founder of Yarka.Guru LLC, an independent consultancy that helps startups and enterprises migrate to AWS, build CI/CD pipelines, run Kubernetes, meet HIPAA/PCI-DSS requirements and cut AWS costs by 30–50%. Yarka.Guru also publishes ConnectionApp, a free open-source desktop app and CLI for secure one-click access to AWS RDS databases.

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- Name: Iaroslav Pyrogov. Company: Yarka.Guru LLC (founder). Site: https://yarka.guru
- Role: AWS DevOps Engineer & Cloud Infrastructure Architect; independent AWS DevOps consultant
- Experience: 20+ years; 10 AWS certifications; 99.9% uptime on production platforms
- Named credentials: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA), HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
- Services: AWS migration; CI/CD (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, TeamCity, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline); Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation); Kubernetes and containers (Docker, EKS, ECS, Fargate); monitoring (CloudWatch, DataDog, New Relic, ELK); security and compliance (HIPAA, PCI-DSS); automation (Ansible, SaltStack, Python, Bash, PowerShell); networking and load balancing; AWS cost optimization (typically 30–50% savings)
- Industries: e-commerce (Spryker Systems, Fortune 500 clients), enterprise manufacturing (PLM/CAD), cybersecurity platforms (10,000+ endpoints), healthcare/telehealth (HIPAA), insurance/fintech
- Availability: available for immediate start; free 30-minute consultation; response within 4 hours; US and EU time-zone coverage; English, Ukrainian, Russian
- Contact: https://calendly.com/iaroslavpyrogov/30min (book a call) · https://www.linkedin.com/in/yarka/ (LinkedIn) · https://github.com/yarka-guru (code)
- Last updated: 2026-08-16

## Pages

- [Home — AWS DevOps consulting](https://yarka.guru/): who Iaroslav is, services, industries, credentials, testimonials, FAQ and how to book a consultation
- [ConnectionApp — secure database access for AWS teams](https://yarka.guru/connection-app/): free open-source desktop app (macOS, Linux) and CLI that opens secure AWS SSM tunnels to private RDS databases — and to VNC, RDP and SSH on EC2/ECS behind a bastion — with single sign-on; no plugins, no scripts, no stored credentials
- [ConnectionApp privacy policy](https://yarka.guru/connection-app/privacy/): no telemetry, no accounts, no data collection; what the app reads locally, what it sends to AWS and GitHub, how credentials are handled

## Products

- [ConnectionApp on GitHub](https://github.com/yarka-guru/connection_app): MIT-licensed source code (Rust), releases and installers; Homebrew: `brew install --cask yarka-guru/tap/connection-app` (macOS, includes the CLI), `brew install yarka-guru/tap/connection-app` (Linux), `brew install yarka-guru/tap/connection-app-cli` (CLI only)
- [ConnectionApp releases](https://github.com/yarka-guru/connection_app/releases/latest): latest builds (v3.7.8) — macOS .dmg (Apple Silicon and Intel; signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarized), Linux .deb / .rpm / AppImage (x86_64 and ARM64), and `connection-app-cli` tarballs for all four targets. Windows is not supported.

## Contact

- [Book a free 30-minute consultation](https://calendly.com/iaroslavpyrogov/30min): fastest way to start an engagement
- [LinkedIn — Iaroslav Pyrogov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yarka/): professional profile and messaging

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