Maya Lin
Solutions Architect specializing in distributed cloud systems and enterprise infrastructure migration
Seattle
Professional Summary
Solutions architect experienced in designing reliable, scalable cloud platforms and guiding enterprise workload migrations.
Bridges software engineering priorities and operational constraints through structured system design, infrastructure automation, and clear technical documentation.
Professional Experience
StrataCore Technologies
Seattle, WA
Solutions Architect
Sep 2023 – Present
- Design multi-region cloud deployment topologies for enterprise SaaS clients, targeting 99.99% service availability.
- Author technical architecture documents, threat models, and interface agreements for distributed microservices migrations.
- Collaborate with engineering leads and product managers to define disaster recovery runbooks with sub-fifteen-minute recovery point objectives.
- Establish infrastructure-as-code standards using Terraform modules, reducing customer onboarding provisioning time from two weeks to three days.
Kestrel Cloud Systems
Bellevue, WA
Cloud Systems Engineer
Jul 2020 – Aug 2023
- Implemented container orchestration patterns on Amazon EKS supporting twenty-five client backend services.
- Automated CI/CD delivery pipelines in GitLab CI, standardizing image vulnerability scans and deployment rollbacks.
- Audited and right-sized computing resources across AWS accounts, lowering baseline cloud infrastructure expenditures by 18%.
Education
University of Washington
Bachelor of Science · Computer Science · Seattle, WA · 3.82 GPA · Sep 2016 – Jun 2020
Coursework emphasized distributed systems, cloud computing architectures, data structures, and computer networking.
Key Projects
High-Throughput Telemetry Pipeline Migration
Oct 2023 – Mar 2024
- Architected an event-driven data ingestion pipeline utilizing Amazon Kinesis, AWS Lambda, and DynamoDB for high-throughput sensor telemetry.
- Drafted end-to-end network blueprints featuring transit gateways, private VPC endpoints, and strict network access control lists.
Technical Skills
Cloud Architecture
AWS
Terraform
Kubernetes
Microservices Design
Distributed Systems
Docker
Network Security
Cost Optimization
Languages
English
C2
Spanish
B1
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Professional
Amazon Web Services · May 2024
HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate
HashiCorp · Nov 2023
Community Involvement
Cascadia Tech Mentorship Alliance
Seattle, WA · Oct 2022 – Jun 2025
- Technical Mentor
- Led hands-on lab sessions on cloud fundamentals and containerization for undergraduate women in STEM.