ABOUT

I am a DevOps/SRE Engineer by trade and a community organiser by passion. I am driven to create meaningful impact through AI and automation, building scalable platforms that empower both developers and the community.

Experience

SRE/DevOps Engineer

PAGEUP
Sept 2024 - Present | Melbourne, Australia

Leading initiatives in developer experience, infrastructure automation, and SRE maturity. Modernising CI/CD platforms with GitHub Actions, building new observability infrastructure, and spearheading company-wide AI initiatives to increase developer velocity.

DevOps Engineer

SENSAND
Sept 2023 - Sept 2024 | Melbourne, Australia

Led the design and implementation of AWS infrastructure using CDK. Developed dynamic Buildkite pipelines and integrated Datadog for proactive monitoring. Improved software development lifecycle by creating self-service infrastructure constructs.

Senior Software Engineer

CONFIDENTIAL
Sept 2021 - Sept 2023

Led a team of DevOps engineers designing and maintaining Google Cloud environments. Implemented infrastructure in GKE, optimized CI/CD pipelines, and secured significant cloud credits while mentoring junior engineers.

Casual Lecturer & Tutor

CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY
Feb 2019 - June 2022 | Darwin, Australia

Taught undergraduate courses in software engineering and web design. Provided practical tutoring sessions on HTML5, CSS3, and Python, facilitating hands-on learning experiences and supervising student projects.

Senior Engineer

CLOUDSTREET CONSULTING
March 2020 - Nov 2021 | Darwin, Australia

Created data pipelines on Azure cloud and designed architectures for cloud-based solutions to optimize performance and reduce costs. Led software development teams for multiple clients and developed custom Power BI dashboards.

Automation Engineering Intern

INTERSYSTEMS ANZSEA
Nov 2018 - Feb 2020 | Sydney, Australia

Automated VM deployments using vSphere and Terraform. Migrated on-premise infrastructure to AWS, conducted R&D on docker container deployments, and worked on scalability in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).

System Engineer

DISCOVERY NEWS NETWORK
Nov 2015 - July 2017 | Kathmandu, Nepal

Developed application code and unit tests in NodeJS, REST Web Services, and JavaScript. Set up reverse proxies using Nginx and performed cache optimization using Varnish for high-traffic environments.

Web Developer

LIS NEPAL & VIJAYA MEDIA
2010 - 2015 | Nepal

Worked as a PHP developer for data analysis e-commerce systems and modified front-end designs for digital products.

Education

  • Master of Information Technology Charles Darwin University (2017 - 2019)
  • BE, Computer Engineering Tribhuwan University, Pulchowk Campus (2011 - 2015)

Community & Leadership

Beyond the codebase, I am a GDG Organiser, a Google GenAI Leader, and an AWS Community Builder. I also served as the President of the Nepalese Association of the Northern Territory (NANT), leading a digital reform project and organising cultural events involving hundreds of volunteers.

Awards & Recognition

  • CDU Alumni of the Year for Community Service (2023) Charles Darwin University
  • Chief Minister’s Volunteer of the Year (2022) Northern Territory Government
  • Semi-Finalist: Minister for Youth Excellence in Youth Leadership
  • Academic Excellence Award

Certifications

  • Google GenAI Leader
  • Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD)
  • Architecting with Google Kubernetes Engine
  • Google Cloud Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure
  • Microsoft Certified Trainer (2022-23)

Publications

Improving Accessibility for Mobility Impaired People in Smart City using Crowdsourcing

Languages

English, Nepali, Hindi