Ujwal Budha

Infix - infix.cloud

• Built and operated a highly available Kubernetes cluster using kubeadm, configuring multiple control plane nodes, etcd, and core components.
• Deployed and managed application workloads using Helm, enabling standardized, versioned releases with rolling updates and rollback capabilities.
• Configured Kubernetes networking components, including CNI, Services, and Ingress controllers for reliable internal communication and external traffic routing.
• Enabled zero-downtime deployments by implementing automated CI/CD workflows with rollback capabilities.
• Implemented cluster reliability and scaling mechanisms, including liveness/readiness probes, pod anti-affinity, and horizontal scaling strategies.
• Enforced operational and resource governance through RBAC, namespaces, ConfigMaps, Secrets, and CPU/memory requests and limits.

Lasius - lasius.io

• Deployed Dev, Staging, and Prod AWS infrastructure with Terraform (ECS Fargate, ALB, Aurora, Redis, ECR), ensuring high availability.
• Implemented AWS Secrets Manager for secure secret injection into containers, eliminating hardcoded credentials and improving security compliance.
• Automated CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, enabling automated rollbacks.
• Established service discovery, security groups, and IAM roles, enforcing least-privilege access for microservices.
• Created architecture documentation and runbooks, improving handover efficiency and operational consistency.

• AWS Certified Solution Architect Associate

BSC CSIT

2022 - 2025

Texas International College, Mitrapark Kathmandu

Completed graduation degree in Computer Science and Information Technology

10+2, NEB

2019 - 2021

VS Nikaten College, Tinkune Kathmandu

I completed my 12th from NEB board with an overall 3.22.

SEE (10th), NEB

Reliance Public School, Kapan Kathmandu

I completed my 10th from NEB board with an overall CGPA of 3.65.

DevOps Engineer, Adex International Pvt. Ltd.

Jul 2025 - Present

DevOps Engineer

• Architected and managed multi-environment cloud infrastructure (Dev, Staging, Prod) using Terraform and Ansible, ensuring infrastructure state consistency.
• Engineered robust CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, enabling zero-downtime deployments for microservices on AWS ECS Fargate.
• Orchestrated high-availability Kubernetes clusters using Kubeadm and Helm, implementing auto-scaling, self-healing mechanisms, and Ingress controllers.
• Developed reusable Terraform modules for OpenSearch deployment, encapsulating best practices for domain configuration, access policies, and encryption settings.
• Hardened cloud security posture by implementing AWS Secrets Manager to eliminate hardcoded credentials and enforcing IAM least-privilege policies.
• Implemented a comprehensive observability stack using Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenSearch, creating custom dashboards that reduced Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR).
• Optimized database architecture for Amazon Aurora and Redis, implementing automated backups, read replicas, and connection pooling.
• Led the containerization strategy using Docker and ECR, standardizing runtime environments across local, staging, and production.
• Conducted infrastructure cost analysis and rightsizing, utilizing AWS cost explorer and lifecycle policies to optimize resource usage.
• Streamlined application logging architecture using AWS CloudWatch Logs and Fluentd, centralizing log aggregation across distributed services.
• Established disaster recovery runbooks and conducted regular failover drills, ensuring business continuity and maintaining RPO/RTO targets.

Jr. Cloud Engineer, Adex International Pvt. Ltd.

Apr 2024 - Jul 2025

Jr. Cloud Engineer

• Migrated 10+ applications to AWS, ensuring a seamless transition and minimal disruption.
• Collaborated closely with clients to understand their needs and deliver the expected outcomes.
• Enforced AWS Tag Policies to identify wasted resources, resulting in optimized spend and improved budget allocation.
• Enabled zero-downtime deployments by implementing automated CI/CD workflows with immediate rollback capabilities.
• Architected secure network topologies utilizing custom VPCs, private subnets, and Security Groups to ensure strict traffic isolation and data protection.
• Conducted research, analysis, and documentation for AWS Service Delivery Program compliance and AWS Competency Program.

Technical Skills

• IaC: Terraform, Ansible, Cloudformation
• Cloud: AWS, Linode, Azure
• Container Orchestration: Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, ECS Fargate, ECR
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD
• Databases: Amazon Aurora, DynamoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis
• Monitoring & Observability: Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, OpenSearch, Fluentd
• Scripting & Automation: Python, Bash
• Security: AWS Secrets Manager, IAM, Security Groups, RBAC