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Brian Keating

Résumé / Practice

Brian Keating

AI Systems Architect

Cloud Solutions Architect certified in Azure and AWS, specialising in AI-first architectures and complex software solutions. Proven experience as Product Owner, Engineering Lead, and Consultant across global teams and domains. Passionate technologist with hands-on expertise spanning full-stack development, microservices, and distributed systems.

Technical skills

9 areas
01

Cloud platforms

Azure Certified AI Engineer, AWS Certified Solutions Architect

02

Programming languages

.NET (C#), Python, TypeScript, Java, VC++ (MFC, ATL, WTL COM+), Objective-C

03

Web development

Angular, NGRX, RxJS, NestJS, Ionic2

04

Backend development

ASP.net, FastAPI, Spring Boot, Drools, Camel, Node

05

AI

Agentic coding, AI agent development, Claude Agent SDK, agent harnesses, AWS Strands, Amazon Bedrock, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, LangGraph

06

DevOps & infrastructure

Terraform, ARM, CloudFormation, SAM, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes (EKS/AKS)

07

Real-time systems

WebSockets, stream processing, event-driven architecture

08

Application architecture

Microservices, SOA, SaaS, workflow and BPM systems

09

Business domains

Workforce management, real-time data platforms, trading & risk, power & renewables

Professional strengths

  • Cloud adoption & Well-Architected Frameworks
  • End-to-end product lifecycle: scoping → architecture → delivery
  • Technical leadership with Agile/SCRUM, TDD, BDD, SecDevOps
  • Scalable CI/CD automation and containerised deployment
  • AI-first design thinking and innovation leveraging LangGraph & LLMs

Achievements

8 logged
  • Cloud adoption using Azure/AWS Well-Architected Frameworks
  • Container & Kubernetes rollout (EKS, AKS, AKS ARM templates)
  • Enterprise CI/CD pipeline automation
  • International project deliveries with distributed teams
  • Angular & real-time data platform implementation at scale
  • GenAI rollout using RAG for intelligent data discovery, and promoting AI-first development with coding agents
  • PileupBuster.com — ham radio pileup platform built entirely with AI assistance
  • Founded and grew OpenHPSDR Zeus into a massively successful multiplatform SDR solution

Product ownership

  • Web stack modernisation & real-time data platforms
  • Workflow business process automation
  • HR time tracking solutions
  • Ticket management systems
  • PileupBuster.com — AI-built ham radio training platform

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