Katya Boyko

I’m a Principal Software Architect & Lead Engineer, focused on designing and delivering scalable enterprise platforms across distributed systems, cloud-native infrastructure, AI/ML ecosystems, and cybersecurity. I lead architecture strategy and modernize legacy systems into fault-tolerant, low-latency, high-availability environments. My work centers on production-grade distributed computing that remains reliable in mission-critical operations.

At Northrop Grumman (08/2020–Present), I led the design and development of advanced AI-driven security-critical distributed systems for high-assurance environments. I build secure communication frameworks—PKI integrations, certificate lifecycle management, and Zero-Trust security architectures—paired with real-time processing pipelines and AI/ML platforms.

I’ve architected AI/ML infrastructure for distributed inference, RAG pipelines, vector search, and autonomous agent orchestration, optimized for reliability, latency, and operational scalability. I also strengthen delivery outcomes through Kubernetes orchestration, Terraform-based Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD automation, OpenTelemetry, and Prometheus—cutting deployment times by 70% and incident resolution time by 50%.

I bring deep backend and systems engineering expertise using Python, Go, C++, C, Rust, and Linux, along with microservices and event-driven designs powered by Kafka/RabbitMQ/Redis. I’ve delivered measurable impact like 10M+ daily requests, 35% lower average response latency, and 99.99% service availability, while contributing to threat modeling, secure SDLC, detection engineering, and incident response workflows.