Mihlali Bayi

Aspiring Solutions
Architect

AWS Focused

I build cloud systems that are secure, scalable, and built to last. Starting with AWS.

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Mihlali Bayi
About
Background & Direction

I graduated with a degree in Information Systems from Stellenbosch University, where I developed a strong foundation in how systems are designed, integrated, and managed. Since then I have been channelling that into cloud architecture, specifically AWS. I am currently building a portfolio of real AWS projects that cover networking, serverless, automation, and AI integration, all while working toward my AWS Solutions Architect certification.

Projects
What I'm Building
00
Portfolio Website
My professional front door, showing my projects, certifications, and cloud direction in one place.
S3 CloudFront
Completed
Live Site → GitHub →
01
Multi-Tier Cloud Architecture
A layered cloud system built the way real production environments are structured, with separate network, application, and data layers.
VPC EC2 ALB RDS Security Groups
Completed GitHub →
02
Serverless Notes API
A fully managed backend API with no servers to maintain, built to show how modern applications handle data at scale.
Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB
Completed GitHub →
03
Event-Driven Image Pipeline
An automated image processing system that triggers and runs itself, showing how cloud services talk to each other without manual input.
S3 Lambda SNS SQS
Completed GitHub →
04
CI/CD Pipeline
An automated deployment workflow that pushes updates to the portfolio site the moment new code is pushed to GitHub.
CodePipeline CodeBuild S3 GitHub Actions
In Progress GitHub →
05
RAG AI Document Chatbot
An AI assistant that reads your own documents and answers questions from them, built using AWS Bedrock and vector search.
Bedrock Lambda S3 OpenSearch
In Progress GitHub →
Certifications
AWS Credentials
SA
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
In Progress
AI
AWS Certified AI Practitioner
Planned
ML
AWS Certified ML Engineer Associate
Planned
Education & Training
Degree & Courses
AA
Claude with Amazon Bedrock
Anthropic Academy
In Progress
In Progress
AWS AI Practitioner Challenge Certificate
AWS AI Practitioner Challenge
Udacity
April 21, 2026
Completed
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials Certificate
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
AWS Training & Certification
April 05, 2026
Completed
SU
BSc Information Systems
Stellenbosch University
December 10, 2025
Completed
WeThinkCode_ GenAI Certificate
GenAI Course for Software Engineers
WeThinkCode_
September 19, 2025
Completed
Diploma in DevOps Engineering Certificate
Diploma in DevOps Engineering
Alison
July 12, 2025
Completed
Contact
Get In Touch

Open to opportunities, collaborations, and conversations about cloud architecture.

GitHub github.com/mihlalibayi LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/mihlali-bayi Email mihlalibayi@outlook.com