API Gateway Modernization & Multi Account Cloud Integration

Designed and executed a complete modernization of a distributed API environment by consolidating cloud-hosted and on-premises APIs under a unified AWS API Gateway architecture. The project included secure connectivity, multi-account infrastructure setup, CI/CD automation, API development, and end-to-end testing.

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Technologies Used

  • aws
  • aws-vpc
  • aws-alb
  • aws-iam
  • aws-lambda
  • aws-cloudwatch
  • aws-waf
  • aws-sqs
  • aws-event-bridge
  • aws-cognito

Key Features List

  1. Architecture & Cloud Infrastructure
    • Designed and deployed multi-account AWS infrastructure, including API and network accounts.
    • Built secure, scalable networking using VPCs, VPC peering, private hosted zones, ALBs, IAM trust policies, and ENIs.
    • Established secure hybrid connectivity with on-prem environments using Site-to-Site VPN.
    • Implemented controlled access using security groups, firewall rule reviews, and DNS routing.
  2. API Gateway & Lambda Development
    • Designed API Gateway structure with REST APIs, CORS rules, stage variables, and environment-based configuration.
    • Developed serverless Lambda functions for each API with structured logging, error handling, and CloudWatch integration.
    • Integrated APIs with WAF, SQS, EventBridge, and other AWS services for asynchronous and secure operations.
    • Implemented authentication patterns using Cognito and custom authorizers.
    • Designed secure secrets access using AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store and Secrets Manager.
  3. CI/CD Pipeline Implementation
    • Built a complete CI/CD workflow using GitHub Actions, enabling automated build, test, and deployment stages.
    • Integrated versioning, environment-specific deployments, and automated rollouts for Lambda and API Gateway.
    • Ensured fast and reliable deployments across dev, test, and prod stages.
  4. Testing, Validation & Compliance
    • Performed end-to-end API testing, including Functional tests, Latency and performance tests.
    • Swagger/OpenAPI validation.
    • Conducted security and compliance audits, ensuring best practices across APIs, networks, and IAM controls.
    • Managed smooth production cutover with DNS switching and post-deployment validation.
  5. Documentation & Knowledge Transfer
    • Delivered complete technical documentation including Architecture diagrams, High-level and low-level design documents, Runbooks, UAT documentation and Operations guides.
    • Conducted knowledge-transfer and walkthrough sessions for the client team

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