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Production GenAI & AWS Reliability Audit

One bounded AWS production system or mature AI workflow reviewed across reliability, IAM, data boundaries, observability, cost, deployment, and rollback.

From $2,000

Report in 10 business days

The starting price covers one bounded system or workflow and up to two stakeholder interviews. Multi-account platforms, multiple products, or regulated-program scopes are quoted after the fit call.

Request the audit Not sure? Book a free 30-min fit call

Your system works. Users are on it, or an enterprise launch is close. But the AWS bill stopped making sense, deploys feel riskier, permissions are too broad, or the GenAI workflow cannot yet pass production and security review.

You do not need a speculative rebuild or an agency bench. You need an independent principal-level operator to inspect the evidence, identify the highest-risk path, and make the next architecture decision defensible.

That is what this audit provides.

This is for you if

AWS is central and the system has production users or a mature proof of concept.
A launch, incident, security review, reliability problem, or cost initiative creates an active decision.
Your engineering team can implement an evidence-backed remediation plan.
A CTO, VP Engineering, Head of AI or Platform, or technical founder can provide architecture evidence and read-only access where useful.

Not a fit if

You want a free audit to shop around. The review is paid because the findings are the product.
You need staff augmentation or a body on a sprint team. A scoped productionization or platform-rescue phase comes after evidence, not instead of it.
There is no system yet. If you are pre-architecture, book the free fit call instead and save the fee.

Exactly what you get

Current-state findings across reliability, IAM and tool permissions, data boundaries, observability, cost, deployment, rollback, and GenAI/RAG readiness
A risk register with evidence, severity, likely impact, effort, decision owner, and recommended control
A defensible target architecture and prioritized remediation roadmap
A focused AWS Cost & Reliability Audit when the bill is the symptom
A 90-minute walkthrough call, recorded, with your engineers in the room
Two weeks of async follow-up questions after delivery

How it works

01
Request & brief (30 min)
You share the trigger, architecture evidence, AWS or AI cost context, and decision owner. We bound the system and access in writing.
02
Evidence review (days 1 to 8)
I trace reliability, permissions, data flow, telemetry, cost, deployment, and failure behavior under load, partial failure, and retry storms.
03
You get the report (day 10)
You receive the evidence-backed risk register, target architecture, prioritized remediation plan, and a 90-minute walkthrough.

IST base · daily US-morning and EU-afternoon overlap · async-first

What happens after the audit

The findings are usable without hiring me again. If execution needs principal-level support, choose the operating model that fits your team.

Your team executes

Use the report as the roadmap. Findings are written for your existing engineers, with decision owners and implementation order.

Focused productionization or rescue

Bring me in for a scoped phase covering AI productionization, platform stabilization, migration, or the highest-risk control.

Fractional architecture ownership

Retain principal-level review, standards, decision records, and an escalation point without a full-time hire.

5M+ orders/mo

Operated the event-driven platform behind KFC Thailand's ordering at 99.99% uptime and sub-200ms latency. I review systems I have run, not systems I have read about.

9+ years

Production AWS and GenAI delivery across enterprise, SaaS, and consulting. AWS Professional certified, 4x AWS Community Builder.

Common questions

What exactly do I get from the reliability audit?

A written risk register, defensible target architecture, and prioritized remediation roadmap covering reliability, IAM and tool permissions, data boundaries, observability, cost, deployment, rollback, and GenAI/RAG readiness, plus a 90-minute walkthrough and two weeks of async follow-up.

We're bleeding money right now. Can you move faster?

Yes. There's an expedited triage option (72-hour turnaround on the top-5 cost leaks) at a premium. Mention it when booking.

Do you implement the fixes, or just report?

Report first: it keeps my incentives honest. Implementation support and fractional-architect retainers are available afterward, and most clients use their own team with my report as the roadmap.