aws-cloud-architecture

Design scalable AWS architectures by applying the Well-Architected Framework across compute, storage, networking, and security. Use infrastructure-as-code templates with CloudFormation or Terraform to implement multi-tier applications, microservices, and data lakes with automated provisioning, load balancing, and auto-scaling for reliability and performance.

Establish secure networking by creating VPCs with subnets, configuring IAM policies for least-privilege access, and using API Gateways and security controls. This layered approach isolates resources, restricts traffic flow, and enforces governance across compute and data tiers.

Yes. Serverless architectures combine Lambda for compute with RDS databases, managed storage, and monitoring to build event-driven, cost-optimized systems. This approach scales automatically while reducing operational overhead for microservices and background processing workloads.

Implement disaster recovery through multi-region failover, backups, and infrastructure-as-code replication. Optimize costs by rightsizing compute, leveraging serverless services, monitoring usage patterns, and applying reserved capacity where appropriate across all AWS services.

Both CloudFormation and Terraform provision infrastructure-as-code for AWS. CloudFormation is AWS-native with tighter service integration; Terraform is platform-agnostic, enabling multi-cloud deployments. Choose based on your multi-cloud strategy and team expertise.

DevOps experience helps but isn't required. This Skill covers infrastructure-as-code, automation, monitoring, and governance patterns step-by-step. Understanding deployment pipelines, version control, and configuration management accelerates adoption of production-grade patterns.