Ajay Dhungel

Toronto, ON · (437) 870-6261 · dhungelajay@gmail.com

Summary

I select the right fit for the problem, keep systems practical, and avoid unnecessary complexity. I automate what makes sense, build for failure, and treat monitoring and cost control as first‑class requirements. Scaling and HA are valuable, but over‑engineering isn’t. I take pride in what I ship and fully own the systems I operate.

Focus Areas

  • Container Orchestration: Reliable Kubernetes and container platforms
  • CI/CD: Robust pipelines with tests and safe releases
  • Infrastructure as Code: Modular IaC with secrets management
  • Configuration Management: Flexible and maintainable config systems
  • Security First: Secure-by-design infrastructure and workflows
  • Cost Discipline: Right-sizing, efficiency, and long-term sustainability
  • Agentic Systems: Passionate about agentic workflows; build and deploy agents with knowledge bases

Professional Experience

DevOps Engineer

Deskree | Toronto, ON (Hybrid) May 2025 - Jul 2025 (Co-op), Aug 2025 - Jan 2026 (Full-time)

  • Architected and operated AWS infrastructure across EKS, ECS, and serverless services.
  • Built modular Terraform stacks with Terraform Cloud VCS workflows for dev/prod promotion.
  • Designed end-to-end observability: Sentry, CloudWatch alarms, and Lambda-based routing to Slack/Linear.
  • Improved delivery workflows and operational readiness with CI/CD automation and IaC guardrails.
  • Balanced scalability, reliability, and cost by aligning architecture to real workload needs.

Associate Cloud Engineer

Genese Solution Pvt. Ltd. | Lalitpur, Nepal March 2022 - Dec 2023

  • Designed and implemented scalable and cost-effective cloud infrastructure solutions using AWS.
  • Automated infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform.
  • Developed CI/CD pipelines to streamline application deployments and updates.
  • Implemented monitoring and alerting systems to ensure high availability and performance.
  • Collaborated with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.

Cloud Engineering Intern

Genese Solution Pvt. Ltd. | Lalitpur, Nepal Dec 2021 - Feb 2022

  • Gained hands-on experience with AWS services and DevOps practices.
  • Assisted in cloud infrastructure setup and maintenance tasks.
  • Contributed to automation scripts and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Learned about industry best practices for cloud engineering.

Freelance Cloud Engineer

Upwork | Remote Dec 2023 - Present

  • Provide cloud consulting and implementation services to clients.
  • Design and deploy custom cloud solutions tailored to specific business needs.
  • Assist clients in migrating existing workloads to AWS.
  • Optimize cloud infrastructure for cost and performance.

Education

Bachelor in Information Management Trivuwan University, Kathmandu | 2017 - 2022

Post Graduate Certificate, DevOps for Cloud Computing Lambton College, Toronto | Jan 2024 - Aug 2025

Community & Speaking

AWS Community Builders Program

  • Since 2023 Community Builders Profile
  • Speaker at AWS Summit Toronto and AWS User Group Toronto
  • Recipient of the All Builders Welcome Grant; attended re:Invent 2025 in Las Vegas
  • Early access and beta testing for Kiro and Amazon Q