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Brian Maiyo

Architecting scalable, secure, and cost-effective AWS cloud solutions with 2+ years of expertise in enterprise infrastructure, serverless computing, and DevOps automation.

2+Years Experience
15+AWS Projects
5Certifications
100%Cloud Native
BM
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5x AWS CertifiedCloud Professional

Building the future
on the cloud

I'm a passionate Solutions Architect with over 2 years of hands-on experience in AWS cloud technologies. My expertise spans designing and implementing scalable cloud architectures — from serverless applications to enterprise-grade multi-account setups.

My journey in cloud computing is driven by a deep fascination with how technology can solve real-world problems at scale. I specialise in non-ML workloads, focusing on compute, networking, databases, and security solutions that deliver tangible business value.

When I'm not architecting cloud solutions, you'll find me documenting my learning journey on my blog, experimenting with new AWS services, or contributing to the cloud community through knowledge sharing.

Solutions Architecture Cloud Consulting Technical Leadership DevOps Automation

AWS Certifications

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Solutions Architect Associate
Amazon Web Services
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Developer Associate
Amazon Web Services
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SysOps Administrator
Amazon Web Services
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AI Practitioner
Amazon Web Services
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Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services

🎯 Goals

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Solutions Architect Professional
In Progress
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Certified Kubernetes Admin (CKA)
Planned

Technical Arsenal

🖥️ Compute & Networking

EC2 & Auto Scaling92%
Lambda & Serverless88%
VPC & Networking85%
CloudFront & Route 5382%

🗄️ Storage & Databases

S3 & Storage Classes90%
RDS (MySQL, PostgreSQL)85%
DynamoDB & NoSQL80%
ElastiCache (Redis)75%

🔧 DevOps & Automation

CloudFormation & CDK88%
Docker & ECS/EKS82%
Terraform & IaC80%
GitHub Actions & CI/CD85%

🔐 Security & Monitoring

IAM & Organizations90%
CloudWatch & X-Ray85%
GuardDuty & Security Hub78%
KMS & Secrets Manager80%

Featured Projects

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Enterprise Serverless Web Application
Production-ready serverless application serving 10,000+ daily users with automatic scaling and 99.9% uptime.
LambdaAPI GatewayDynamoDBS3CloudFront
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Multi-Account Infrastructure as Code Platform
Automated deployment pipeline managing 15+ AWS accounts with centralised governance and compliance monitoring.
CloudFormationCDKCodePipelineOrganizations
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Real-time Data Analytics Platform
High-throughput data processing platform handling 1M+ events daily with real-time BI dashboards.
KinesisLambdaQuickSightGlue
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Zero-Trust Security Framework
Enterprise-grade security across 20+ AWS accounts with automated compliance monitoring and incident response.
OrganizationsIAMGuardDutySecurityHub
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Coming Soon
AI-Powered Cost Optimisation Engine
Intelligent ML-powered cost monitoring to identify unused resources and provide automated recommendations.
Cost ExplorerLambdaSageMakerEventBridge
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Coming Soon
Global Edge Computing Platform
High-performance edge computing using CloudFront and Lambda@Edge for sub-50ms global response times.
CloudFrontLambda@EdgeRoute 53Global Accelerator
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From the Blog

What People Say

"
Brian's approach to cloud architecture is methodical and thorough. He redesigned our data pipeline and delivered a 70% cost reduction without any downtime. An exceptional engineer.
JM
James Mwangi
CTO, TechVentures Africa
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Working with Brian on our multi-account AWS setup was seamless. His deep IAM and security knowledge gave us confidence that our infrastructure was enterprise-grade from day one.
AK
Amina Kariuki
Head of Engineering, FinEdge
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Brian's blog documentation is some of the clearest AWS content I've encountered. As a mentor he breaks down complex concepts into actionable steps. Highly recommend.
DK
David Korir
Cloud Engineer, Safaricom PLC

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