Hello, I'mUJJWOL THAPA
ujjwolthapa.com.np / Godawari, Lalitpur, NepalAutomating infrastructure. Shipping reliability at scale.
Short Profile
cloud: "Azure / AWS",
iac: [Ansible, Terraform],
containers: true,
cicd: "GitLab / GH Actions"
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Building resilient, automated infrastructure
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System Administrator @ Andmine
Ensuring uptime of servers and services, managing GitLab CI/CD pipelines on Docker Swarm, and handling Azure & AWS cloud infrastructure day-to-day.
Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft Azure — 2023
Selected Projects
Real-world DevOps infrastructure & automation work
| 200 | GET /index.php | 4,821 |
| 404 | GET /wp-login.php | 312 |
| 500 | POST /xmlrpc.php | 47 |
Log Analyzer — Nginx/WordPress
A Go-based CLI tool that parses Nginx and WordPress logs to extract insights — top IPs, error rates, status code breakdowns, and suspicious traffic patterns. Outputs clean summaries for fast incident triage.
| RUNNING | api-service | 3/3 |
| RUNNING | worker | 2/2 |
| PENDING | db-migrate | 0/1 |
K8ecom — K8s E-Commerce
Production-grade Kubernetes deployment for an e-commerce application. Includes namespace isolation, RBAC policies, Helm-based delivery, and HPA auto-scaling for multi-team workloads.
Node CI — GitHub Actions Pipeline
End-to-end CI/CD pipeline for a Node.js application using GitHub Actions. Includes automated testing, Docker image build/push, and deployment gates for clean releases.
CICD in AWS EC2
Automated deployment pipeline deploying applications directly to AWS EC2 instances. Includes rolling updates, health checks, and rollback mechanisms for zero-downtime deployments.
Ansible Playbook Collection
Infrastructure-as-Code playbooks for automating server provisioning, configuration management, and application deployment across Ubuntu/RedHat environments.
Terraform vCenter Provisioner
Infrastructure-as-Code configuration for provisioning multiple VMs on VMware vSphere via Terraform. Supports bulk VM creation from templates, static IP assignment, CPU/RAM limits, and automated post-provisioning with shell scripts over SSH.
| RUNNING | nginx-ingress | 1/1 |
| RUNNING | cert-manager | 1/1 |
Kubernetes Practice Lab
A comprehensive hands-on Kubernetes practice environment with manifests for deployments, services, ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets, and persistent volume management.
My Experience
System Administrator
Feb 2024 — Present
- Ensuring uptime of servers and services aligned with business SLAs
- Server management of Ubuntu / RedHat based systems
- Managing CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI/CD on Docker Swarm
- Automation of daily tasks and infrastructure provisioning
- Managing Azure and AWS cloud infrastructure
- Web vulnerability analysis, threat simulation and mitigation
Associate System Engineer
May 2023 — Feb 2024
- Server management of Ubuntu / CentOS production servers
- Managed Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Site Recovery
- Implemented monitoring for 400+ servers across infrastructure
- Data center and Disaster Recovery setup and maintenance
- VMware Infrastructure hypervisor administration
- Automation of daily tasks and infrastructure setup
System Engineer Intern
March 2023 — May 2023
- Implemented Graylog monitoring for firewall log threat analysis
- Log parsing with Grok patterns and regular expressions
- Office 365 user mail creation via PowerShell scripting
- Deployed Zabbix monitoring via Docker Compose
- Automated firewall backup to FTP server
IT Intern
April 2022 — July 2022
- Identified networking problems using diagnostic tools
- Troubleshooting software and hardware issues
- Hands-on networking and system support experience
My Journey
Godawari, Lalitpur — servers, pipelines, and late-night terminal sessions.
System Administrator — Andmine Pvt Ltd.
Currently working as a System Administrator ensuring uptime of servers and services. Managing Ubuntu/RedHat servers, CI/CD pipelines with GitLab on Docker Swarm, and Azure & AWS cloud infrastructure.
- GitLab CI/CD pipeline management on Docker Swarm
- Azure and AWS infrastructure administration
- Web vulnerability analysis and threat simulation
- Infrastructure automation and daily task scripting
Associate System Engineer — Esewa Money Transfer
Managed production servers, implemented monitoring at scale for 400+ servers, and handled critical data center and disaster recovery setups.
- Monitoring system for 400+ servers across infrastructure
- Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Site Recovery management
- VMware Infrastructure hypervisor administration
- Data center and Disaster Recovery setup
System Engineer Intern — Lis Nepal Pvt Ltd.
Three-month intensive internship focused on log monitoring, automation, and infrastructure tooling.
- Graylog monitoring for firewall log threat analysis
- Zabbix monitoring deployment via Docker Compose
- Office 365 user provisioning via PowerShell
- Automated firewall backup to FTP server
IT Intern — Dishhome Pvt. Ltd.
First professional IT experience, troubleshooting networking hardware and software issues.
- Network diagnostics and troubleshooting
- Software and hardware problem resolution
DevOps Training — Deerwalk Training Center
Completed a focused DevOps training program covering containerization, CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, and automation tooling.
- Docker, Kubernetes, and container orchestration
- CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and GitLab CI/CD
- Infrastructure as Code with Ansible and Terraform
- Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) certification
B.Sc. CSIT — Himalaya College of Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology, building the foundation in systems, networking, and software engineering.
- Computer Science and Information Technology fundamentals
- Networking, systems programming, and database management
Let's Talk
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