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CAREER PROJECT · Intermediate · 1–2 weekends
AWS Event-Driven Image Pipeline
Process uploaded images with S3 events and Lambda while handling permissions and failures.
S3LambdaEventsIAMObject storage
DEFINITION OF DONE
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Processed outputs
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Event diagram
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Failure logs
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Cost estimate
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RESUME / PORTFOLIO FRAMING
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Built an event-driven image processing pipeline using S3 triggers, Lambda automation and scoped IAM permissions.
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STRETCH GOALS
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Step Functions
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DLQ
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Image metadata index
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