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// SYSTEM_LOG
// HANDSHAKE_PROTOCOL
HELLO
ENGLISH
// ACTION REQUIRED — hover over all orange squares on the next screen to unlock the interface
SYS_LOAD
SYS_ACTIVE | UPTIME: 00:00:00 |
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SYSTEM ONLINE
17.3850° N, 78.4867° E

SAI
SRUJAN

CLOUD ENGINEER DEVOPS PRACTITIONER OPEN SOURCE CONTRIBUTOR

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Sai Srujan
VERIFIED
RUNTIME: ACTIVE IMG_SYS_ONLINE
/// SYSTEM SECURED /// CLOUD OPS ACTIVE /// PIPELINE RUNNING /// NO UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS /// DEPLOYMENT IN PROGRESS /// SYSTEM SECURED /// CLOUD OPS ACTIVE /// PIPELINE RUNNING /// NO UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS /// DEPLOYMENT IN PROGRESS /// SYSTEM SECURED /// CLOUD OPS ACTIVE /// PIPELINE RUNNING /// NO UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS /// DEPLOYMENT IN PROGRESS /// SYSTEM SECURED /// CLOUD OPS ACTIVE /// PIPELINE RUNNING /// NO UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS /// DEPLOYMENT IN PROGRESS
$ cat CHANGELOG.md
// SOFTWARE_CHANGELOG

THE
JOURNEY_

BUILD_PROGRESS: 75%
v2.5.0 → v3.0.0
v0.1.0 FIRST_BOOT
2022.09
// TRANSMISSION

Opened a terminal for the first time in my engineering college. Typed 'ls'. Saw files appear. Felt like a hacker. Installed Ubuntu on a USB drive and broke my bootloader the same week. Fixed it. That's when I knew.

TECH_ACQUIRED: Linux Terminal Ubuntu
v0.3.0 LANGUAGE_ACQUISITION
2023.01
// TRANSMISSION

Wrote my first Python script — a calculator that only worked for positive numbers. Spent 3 hours debugging an indentation error. Learned C next because the syllabus said so. Wrote 200 lines to do what Python did in 10. Gained respect for abstraction.

TECH_ACQUIRED: Python C VS Code
v0.5.0 BACKEND_INIT
2023.06
// TRANSMISSION

Built my first Flask API. Connected it to MySQL. Deployed it on a free-tier Heroku instance. It crashed during the demo. Learned about environment variables the hard way. Also discovered Git after accidentally deleting a project folder.

TECH_ACQUIRED: Flask MySQL Git FastAPI
v1.0.0 CLOUD_MIGRATION
2024.03
// TRANSMISSION

Discovered AWS. Spun up my first EC2 instance. Forgot to set billing alerts. Got a $47 bill for a t2.micro I left running for a month. Expensive lesson, but now I architect infrastructure for a living. Worth it.

TECH_ACQUIRED: AWS EC2 S3 IAM
v1.5.0 CONTAINERIZED
2024.08
// TRANSMISSION

3 AM. Hostel room. 'Why won't this container start?' — spent 4 hours staring at Docker logs. Missing ENV variable. One line. Four hours. I've never forgotten to check .env files since. Also discovered Docker Compose and never looked back.

TECH_ACQUIRED: Docker Docker Compose Nginx
v2.0.0 PIPELINE_ARCHITECT
2025.01
// TRANSMISSION

Wrote my first GitHub Actions workflow. Pushed to main. Watched the green checkmarks appear. Automated what used to take 20 minutes of manual deployment. Started terraforming infrastructure instead of clicking through consoles.

TECH_ACQUIRED: GitHub Actions Terraform CI/CD
v2.5.0 CURRENT_BUILD
2025.NOW BUILDING
// TRANSMISSION

Learning Kubernetes. Breaking clusters daily. Studying for certifications. Building this portfolio at 2 AM. The grind doesn't stop — it just gets more interesting. Every error message is a lesson I haven't learned yet.

TECH_ACQUIRED: Kubernetes Ansible Prometheus
v3.0.0 UNRELEASED
NEXT PLANNED
// TRANSMISSION

CKA certified. Full-stack cloud architect. Contributing to infrastructure that serves millions. The blueprint is drawn — now it's about execution.

TECH_ACQUIRED: CKA AWS SA System Design
LATEST_STABLE: v2.0.0 | NEXT_RELEASE: v3.0.0
// the changelog grows. the build never stops.
02_SYS.DB

/// TECH_STACK_MODULE

CORE
SKILLS_

Architecting cloud systems, automating pipelines, and building everything in between.

01
SYS.MOUNTED

Cloud Platforms

4 UNITS

Multi-cloud infrastructure design and deployment across major providers.

AWS
EC2 / S3 / Lambda / IAM / VPC
Google Cloud
Compute Engine / Cloud Storage
Oracle Cloud
Cloudflare
02
SYS.MOUNTED

DevOps & Automation

5 UNITS

CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and infrastructure automation.

Docker
Compose / Swarm
Terraform
State Management
GitHub Actions
Workflows / YAML Pipelines
Git
Branching / Merging / Git Flow
Linux
03
SYS.MOUNTED

Backend & Databases

6 UNITS

REST APIs, relational databases, and cloud-hosted backend services.

Flask
FastAPI
MySQL
SQLite
Firebase
Firestore / Auth / Hosting
Supabase
04
SYS.MOUNTED

Mobile Development

2 UNITS

Cross-platform mobile applications with native performance.

Flutter
Dart
05
SYS.MOUNTED

Languages & Scripting

5 UNITS

Multi-paradigm programming and automation scripting.

Python
C
R
Bash
YAML
06
SYS.MOUNTED

Tools & Platforms

6 UNITS

Development environments and collaboration platforms.

VS Code
Figma
Notion
Jira
Antigravity
GitHub Codespaces
07
SYS.MOUNTED

Networking & Security

6 UNITS

Network protocols, encryption, and access management.

SSH
DNS
SSL/TLS
IAM
VPN
HTTP/HTTPS
08
SYS.MOUNTED

Operating Systems

7 UNITS

Linux distributions and system administration.

Ubuntu
Pop!_OS
Kali Linux
Linux Lite
Lubuntu
Raspbian
WSL
IN_PROGRESS
?

Currently Exploring

R&D pipeline. Unstable builds and experimental technologies.

Kubernetes
Ansible
// INTERACTIVE_TERMINAL
saisrujan@portfolio | SHELL: brutalist-term v1.0
saisrujan@portfolio:~$
type 'help' to start
// SYSTEM OFFLINE
TERMINAL
click to initialize terminal
↑/↓ = HISTORY  |  ENTER = EXECUTE TRY: neofetch, skills, coffee, matrix, snake, sudo rm -rf /
$ ls -la /projects/ --classified
// FEATURED_BUILDS

PROJECT
INDEX_

CLEARANCE: PUBLIC | STATUS: OPEN_SOURCE
SORTED BY: DATE_DESC  |  FORMAT: SPEC_SHEET
PRJ_001
FILE: GRINDMAP | TYPE: FULL_STACK | ARCH: MONOLITH
DEPLOYED
2025

GrindMap

Competitive programming profile tracker that aggregates stats from LeetCode, Codeforces, and HackerEarth into a single dashboard. Features real-time rating tracking, progress visualization, and heatmaps.

// TECH_STACK
React Node.js Express MongoDB
// LESSONS_LEARNED
├── Built a web scraper that handles rate limiting and CAPTCHAs
├── Learned the pain of API inconsistency across different platforms
└── Implemented real-time data sync without WebSockets (polling with smart caching)
COMMITS: 334
LANG: JavaScript
SIZE: 1.8 MB
PRJ_002
FILE: PORTFOLIO | TYPE: FRONTEND | ARCH: STATIC_SSG
IN_DEV
2025

Portfolio V2

This site. A neo-brutalist portfolio built with Astro, GSAP, and raw CSS. Features an interactive terminal, boot sequence preloader, custom crosshair cursor, and enough hard shadows to cast shade on every generic portfolio out there.

// TECH_STACK
Astro GSAP TailwindCSS TypeScript
// LESSONS_LEARNED
├── Discovered that neo-brutalism is just making everything look angry
├── GSAP timelines are powerful but debugging them feels like time travel
└── Building for aesthetics AND performance is a constant negotiation
COMMITS: 45
LANG: Astro
SIZE: 963 KB
PRJ_003
FILE: INFRA_LABS | TYPE: INFRASTRUCTURE | ARCH: MULTI_SERVICE
DEPLOYED
2024

Cloud Infra Labs

Collection of AWS infrastructure experiments — VPC designs, EC2 auto-scaling groups, S3 static hosting, Lambda functions, and Terraform IaC templates. My personal cloud playground.

// TECH_STACK
AWS Terraform Docker Linux
// LESSONS_LEARNED
├── Forgot billing alerts once. Got a $47 surprise. Never again.
├── Terraform destroy is both the most powerful and most terrifying command
└── Infrastructure as code means your bugs are also committed to git
PRJ_004
// INITIALIZING...
Next project is in the pipeline. Stay tuned.
VIEW ALL PROJECTS ON GITHUB
// all projects are open source
$ git log --deployments --format=dossier
// DEPLOYMENT_HISTORY

MISSION
LOG_

TOTAL_DEPLOYMENTS: 3 | CAREER_STATUS: DEPLOYING
commit f7a2b3c DEPLOYMENT_01
ACTIVE

Cloud Engineering Intern

Author: NexaByte Solutions | Loc: Hyderabad, India
Date: Jun 2025 – Present
// MISSION_BRIEF
├── Provisioned and managed AWS EC2, S3, and VPC infrastructure for staging environments
├── Automated CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions, reducing deployment time by 40%
├── Containerized microservices with Docker and Docker Compose for development workflows
└── Monitored system health using CloudWatch dashboards and custom alarms
// TECH_USED
AWS Docker GitHub Actions Terraform Linux
commit b4e9d1a DEPLOYMENT_02
COMPLETED

Open Source Contributor

Author: Various Projects | Loc: Remote
Date: Jan 2025 – May 2025
// MISSION_BRIEF
├── Contributed Docker support and CI/CD workflows to community repositories
├── Authored pull requests with detailed documentation and testing strategies
└── Collaborated asynchronously with maintainers across multiple time zones
// TECH_USED
Git Docker Python Bash GitHub
commit c8f3e2b DEPLOYMENT_03
COMPLETED

Freelance DevOps Consultant

Author: Self-Employed | Loc: Remote
Date: Aug 2024 – Dec 2024
// MISSION_BRIEF
├── Set up cloud infrastructure on AWS for small SaaS startups
├── Configured Nginx reverse proxies, SSL certificates, and firewall rules
└── Implemented automated backup systems and monitoring dashboards
// TECH_USED
AWS Nginx Linux Bash Cloudflare
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