Reference architectures, landing zones and platform roadmaps that make future teams faster.
AWSAzureWell-Architected
Cloud Architect · Infrastructure Strategy
Designing the
canopy above.
I architect resilient cloud platforms that give products room to scale: clear network boundaries, observable systems, automated delivery and infrastructure that stays calm when demand gets loud.
EDGE
DATA
APP
OBS
CORE
Resilient by design
01 / Architect profile
Structure first.
Scale second.
My work sits between product ambition and infrastructure reality. I turn ambiguous platform needs into opinionated cloud foundations, with security, reliability and cost visible from the first diagram, not added after launch.
Fault domains, disaster recovery and observability patterns designed around real business impact.
SREDROpenTelemetry
Infrastructure as code and delivery systems that turn repeatable architecture into repeatable operations.
TerraformKubernetesCI/CD
02 / Architecture system
The cloud
canopy.
A layered approach keeps the platform understandable: edge and identity at the boundary, services in the middle, and data foundations beneath everything.
Edge + IdentityCDN · WAF · IAM
Application PlatformContainers · Serverless · APIs
Data + ObservabilityQueues · Warehouses · Telemetry
Assume components will fail and make recovery paths explicit, testable and observable.
Encode platform decisions into modules, policies and pipelines so teams inherit safe defaults.
Balance reliability, security, developer velocity and cloud spend with evidence, not slogans.
Separate responsibilities across accounts, networks, services and data domains before complexity compounds.
03 / Selected architecture work
Systems that
hold their shape.
Representative engagements spanning migration, platform modernization and reliability engineering.
Multi-region commerce platform
Reframed a growing marketplace around regional isolation, managed data services and event-driven workflows, improving recovery confidence while reducing always-on infrastructure.
AWSEKSAuroraTerraform
Healthcare API mesh
Designed secure service boundaries, policy enforcement and end-to-end telemetry for a regulated API platform.
AzureAPI MgmtOTel
Platform engineering runway
Created golden paths for infrastructure, deployment and observability so product teams could ship without rebuilding the platform each time.
KubernetesGitOpsArgo CD
Resilience rehearsal
Built a practical disaster-recovery program around dependency mapping, automated failover exercises and measurable recovery objectives.
DRChaos testsRunbooks
04 / Experience
From infrastructure
to platform thinking.
Translate business constraints into platform decisions teams can operate confidently.
Whiteboards, threat models, dependency maps and short architecture decision records.
Principal Cloud Architect · Northstar Systems
Own cloud reference architectures across product groups, guiding modernization, resilience and platform engineering standards.
Cloud Solutions Architect · Meridian Digital
Led cloud migration programs and established reusable infrastructure patterns for high-growth digital products.
Infrastructure Engineer · SignalWorks
Built the operational foundation across networks, Linux platforms, automation and early cloud adoption.
05 / Contact
Let's architect
what comes next.
For platform strategy, cloud modernization, architecture reviews or resilience programs, send a note and I'll come back with the right starting point.
Connect professionally.
Happy to start a conversation about architecture leadership, consulting or platform opportunities.
✉ grace@example.com
☎ +254 20 555 0164
◈ Nairobi, KE