István Kappelmayer 👋
Senior AWS Solution Architect · Serverless specialist from Bern
Owner of K-I-Soft · MBA Leading Innovation and Change
Senior AWS Solution Architect · Serverless specialist from Bern
Owner of K-I-Soft · MBA Leading Innovation and Change
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.
Years of Experience
Projects Completed
Happy Clients
MBA in Leading Innovation and Change modules
Leading Innovation and Change
Strategic Management and Leadership
Thesis: Digital Transformation in Enterprise IT
Software Developer
Software Development
Database Systems
Thesis: Architecture of three-tier Java Applications
Nov 2025 – today
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jan 2004 – Jul 2004
Jul 2002 – Dec 2003
Feb 2001 – Jun 2002
Sep 1997 – Jan 2001
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