AWS Certified • DevOps • Security

Enterprise-Grade Cloud.
Startup-Friendly Price.

Fractional AWS DevOps & Security engineering for startups and SMBs. Ship faster, stay secure, and stop overpaying for cloud.

Full-time AWS Security Engineer

~$220K/year

SentryPoint Fortress Retainer

Under $96K/year

Save $124K+
AWS DevOps Engineer ProfessionalAWS Security SpecialtyB.S. IT Cybersecurity
Serving the Worcester & Greater Boston Area
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional

AWS DevOps Engineer

Professional

AWS Certified Security Specialty

AWS Security

Specialty

Free Security Assessment

30-min AWS scan

Trusted by teams at

Meridian SaaSArcline HealthVaulted FinanceNovaBuildCrestpoint Labs

How Can We Help?

Find the Right Solution for Your Business

What We Do

Services Built for Your Stack

From one-time projects to ongoing retainers — enterprise-grade AWS engineering without the enterprise price tag.

AWS Migration

Migrate on-prem or legacy cloud workloads to AWS with zero downtime. Architecture design, IaC setup, data migration, and validation included.

CI/CD Pipeline Builds

Design and implement full CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, staging environments, and deployment automation using GitHub Actions or CodePipeline.

Security Audits & Hardening

Comprehensive AWS security review — IAM audit, network config, encryption posture, logging gaps, and compliance mapping with a prioritized findings report.

Infrastructure as Code

Convert manual AWS setups into reproducible, version-controlled Terraform or CloudFormation. Modular, documented, and built for your team to maintain.

Managed IT Retainers

Ongoing AWS monitoring, cost optimization, incident response, and infrastructure maintenance. Your fractional DevOps engineer on a predictable monthly plan.

Testimonials

What Clients Say

We were hemorrhaging money on our AWS bill and had zero visibility into our security posture. SentryPoint came in, cut our costs by 40%, and locked everything down in two weeks. Best money we've ever spent.
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Sarah Chen

CTO, Meridian SaaS

Managed IT

Your Fractional IT Department

Stop paying $85K+ for an in-house IT hire who can't cover everything. Get a full team of specialists — helpdesk, security, admin, and strategy — for a fraction of the cost.

Helpdesk Support

Fast, friendly IT support for your team. Password resets, software issues, hardware troubleshooting — handled same-day so nobody loses a minute of productivity.

Workstation Management

Remote setup, patching, monitoring, and maintenance for every laptop and desktop. We keep machines healthy, updated, and secure without interrupting your team.

Microsoft 365 / Google Workspace

Full admin for your productivity suite — user provisioning, license management, shared drives, email routing, and security policies all handled for you.

Network Support

Wi-Fi, VPN, firewall, and DNS management for your office and remote workforce. We design reliable networks and fix connectivity issues fast.

Security Hygiene

MFA enforcement, endpoint protection, phishing awareness training, and security policy management. Proactive defense so breaches never happen in the first place.

Backup & Recovery

Automated cloud backups for critical data with tested recovery plans. When something goes wrong, we restore fast — minutes, not days.

User Onboarding & Offboarding

New hire? Accounts, devices, and access ready on day one. Departure? Every credential revoked and data secured within the hour.

Vendor Management

We handle the calls, tickets, and negotiations with your software and hardware vendors so you don't have to. One point of contact for everything IT.

Starting at $75/user/month

Most clients save 60%+ compared to a full-time IT hire. No contracts — month-to-month flexibility.

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Free Assessments

See Where You Stand — On Us

Choose the assessment that fits your needs. Both are free, no commitment required.

2 free per customer/month

AWS Security Quick-Scan

We run an automated Prowler scan against your AWS environment and walk you through the top 3-5 critical findings — live on a 30-minute call.

Automated security scanTop critical findingsLive walkthroughRemediation priorities

No credit card required.

2 free per customer/month

Free IT Health Check

A 30-minute remote assessment of your current IT setup. We review your device management, email security, backup status, and access controls — then give you a clear action plan.

Device management reviewEmail security auditBackup status checkAccess control review

No credit card required.

Productized Service

AWS Security Health Check

A fixed-scope, fixed-price security audit of your entire AWS environment. No discovery calls. No custom scoping. Just results.

$1,999one-time
5 business daysNo ongoing commitment
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What We Scan

1

IAM Audit

Overprivileged roles, stale credentials, MFA gaps, cross-account trust chains

2

Network Config Review

Security groups, NACLs, VPC flow logs, public exposure surface

3

Encryption Posture

At-rest & in-transit encryption coverage, KMS key rotation, S3 bucket policies

4

Logging & Monitoring Gaps

CloudTrail, GuardDuty, Config rules, alerting blind spots

5

Compliance Mapping

Findings mapped to SOC 2, HIPAA, or CIS Benchmark controls

What You Get

  • Executive summary with risk score
  • Prioritized findings report (Critical / High / Medium / Low)
  • Step-by-step remediation roadmap
  • Terraform/CloudFormation fix snippets where applicable
  • 30-minute walkthrough call to review results

Timeline

Day 1

Access & scan

Day 2–3

Deep analysis

Day 4

Report draft

Day 5

Walkthrough call

100% of clients who complete a Health Check convert to a retainer within 60 days.

Pricing

Plans That Scale With You

Whether you need day-to-day IT support or senior AWS engineering, pick the plan that fits — and only pay for what you use.

Starter

Watchdog

$1,000–1,500/mo

5–10 hrs/month

Get Started

What's included

  • AWS monitoring & alerting setup
  • Monthly cost optimization review
  • Basic incident response
  • Slack/email support (next business day)
Recommended

Growth

Shield

$2,500–4,000/mo

15–20 hrs/month

Get Started

What's included

  • Everything in Watchdog
  • Quarterly security audit
  • CI/CD pipeline maintenance
  • Infrastructure change management
  • Priority support (4hr response)

Premium

Fortress

$5,000–8,000/mo

30–40 hrs/month

Get Started

What's included

  • Everything in Shield
  • Fractional DevOps/Security lead
  • Attend team standups
  • On-call rotation coverage
  • Compliance maintenance
  • Architecture reviews

A full-time AWS Security Engineer costs ~$220K/year.
Our Fortress retainer delivers the same expertise for under $96K/year.

Need both? Bundle IT support with a cloud retainer and save 10%.

Ask about bundles

Blog

Insights & Deep Dives

Practical AWS security tips, DevOps best practices, and real-world lessons from production environments.

AWSSecurityIAM

5 AWS IAM Mistakes That Will Get You Breached

IAM misconfigurations are the #1 cause of AWS breaches. Most teams make the same five mistakes — overprivileged roles, stale credentials, missing MFA, wildcard policies, and cross-account trust chains. Here's how to find and fix them before an attacker does.

Mar 24, 20268 min read
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DevOpsStartupsAWS

Why Your Startup Needs a Fractional DevOps Engineer

You can't afford a $200K/year senior DevOps hire — but you also can't afford to ship on broken infrastructure. A fractional DevOps engineer gives you senior-level expertise at a fraction of the cost, exactly when you need it.

Mar 17, 20266 min read
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FAQ

IT Support Questions — Answered

Common questions from businesses in Worcester, Boston, and across Massachusetts looking for reliable managed IT support.

Our managed IT plans cover helpdesk support, workstation management, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace admin, network and VPN support, security hygiene (MFA, endpoint protection, phishing training), backup and recovery, user onboarding/offboarding, and vendor management. You get an entire IT department without hiring a single full-time employee. Plans start at $75/user/month and scale with your team.

Response times depend on your plan — Essentials clients get next-business-day support, Professional clients get a 4-hour response SLA, and Enterprise clients get custom SLAs with priority escalation paths. For critical issues like security incidents or full outages, we treat every plan with urgency and aim to have eyes on the problem within the hour.

Absolutely. Most of our clients have distributed teams across Worcester, Boston, and beyond. We manage devices remotely, configure VPNs for secure access, and handle cloud-based productivity suites so your team can work from anywhere. On-site support is available for Enterprise clients when hands-on help is needed.

Yes — we handle provider transitions regularly and make them as painless as possible. We'll audit your current setup, document everything, coordinate the handoff with your existing provider, and migrate credentials and access in a controlled, secure process. Most transitions are complete within two weeks with zero downtime.

That's where SentryPoint really shines. We offer AWS cloud engineering, CI/CD pipelines, security audits, and Infrastructure as Code alongside our managed IT plans. Bundle IT support with a cloud retainer and save 10%. Having one partner handle both your day-to-day IT and your cloud infrastructure eliminates gaps, finger-pointing, and duplicate costs.

Proudly serving businesses in Worcester, Boston, and across Massachusetts

Have a different question? Reach out — we reply within one business day.

Get in Touch

Let's Secure Your Cloud

Start with a free 30-minute AWS security quick-scan. I'll run an automated assessment of your environment and walk you through the findings — no strings attached.

Email

info@sentrypoint.net

Response Time

Within 1 business day

Based in

Massachusetts — remote-first