AWS Architect by title · Firefighter by necessity · Builder by obsession

I architect systems that scale — and cut your cloud bill while doing it.

Principal Solution Architect with 11+ years building distributed systems serving millions. I help teams ship faster, optimize costs, and design architectures teams actually trust in production.

Joud Awad — Principal Solution Architect
AWS
System Design
Cost Optimization
Event-Driven
Agentic AI
Microservices
Kubernetes
Terraform

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What I do

Architecture Review

A deep-dive audit of your system architecture. I'll review your AWS infrastructure, codebase structure, and design decisions — then deliver a prioritized report with actionable recommendations.

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Advisory Retainer

Ongoing access to me as your fractional cloud architect. Get async guidance on architecture decisions, PR reviews, and technical strategy — without the overhead of a full-time hire.

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Consulting Call

A focused problem-solving session. Bring your toughest architecture question, scaling challenge, or AWS issue — and leave with a clear path forward.

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I write about systems that work

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