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Mercy Mamedu

London,United Kingdom

Summary

Technical Solutions Architect with a strong background in software engineering and cloud-native systems, specializing in scalable, fault-tolerant, and cost-efficient architecture. Proven in leading solution design from concept to deployment, aligning technology with business goals. Experienced in engaging stakeholders and translating business requirements into secure, high-impact systems.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work history

Software Engineer (Acting as a Technical Solutions Architect – Digital Banking)

American Express
London
06.2022 - 07.2025
  • Automated interbank money transfers with microservice architecture, facilitating transactions exceeding £100M annually.
  • Reduced operational expenditure by 10% through migration of legacy systems to auto-scaling cloud infrastructure on AWS and GCP.
  • Achieved 99.9% uptime and decreased latency by relocating critical services to cloud regions near end users.
  • Conducted architecture reviews and discovery workshops with C-level stakeholders using Lucidchart to align solutions with business strategy.
  • Collaborated with product managers, engineering leads, and compliance teams to establish architectures that ensure customer privacy and operational resilience.
  • Executed pilot test involving 100 internal users, converting feedback into system enhancements for SLA compliance.

Cloud solution architect

AWS Lambda Hackathon
London
06.2025 - 06.2025
  • Engineered serverless AWS architecture for Tenalyse project, processing over 1,000 tenancy contracts per hour.
  • Automated CI/CD pipelines, reducing deployment time by 60% while improving release efficiency.
  • Implemented AI-based contract summarization to mitigate legal risks by identifying unfair terms.
  • Directed architecture decisions with emphasis on scalability, simplicity, and cost-effectiveness using modular Terraform code.
  • Developed secure, scalable file upload pipeline utilising pre-signed S3 URLs and OAuth for client authentication.
  • Integrated API Gateway with Lambda functions for custom status handling and compliant frontend communication.
  • Spearheaded cloud migration projects to enhance business agility.

Education

M.Eng. - Computer Science and Software Engineering

University of Birmingham
Birmingham
07.2023

Skills

  • Solution architecture and cloud migration
  • Data architecture and microservices
  • CI/CD and cost optimization
  • Pilot testing and DevSecOps
  • System integration
  • Programming languages: Java, Go, Python, Kotlin, JavaScript
  • Frameworks and tools: Spring Boot, Kafka, Spark, Docker, Kubernetes, React
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Oracle, AWS S3
  • Collaboration tools: Jira, Git, Rally, Artifactory, SVN

Timeline

Cloud solution architect

AWS Lambda Hackathon
06.2025 - 06.2025

Software Engineer (Acting as a Technical Solutions Architect – Digital Banking)

American Express
06.2022 - 07.2025

M.Eng. - Computer Science and Software Engineering

University of Birmingham

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