Bijaya Budhathoki
Site Reliability Engineer & Security Engineer
Professional Summary
Site Reliability Engineer with a strong security background, specializing in building and securing cloud-native infrastructure. Started as a System Administrator and transitioned through security engineering roles, gaining expertise in endpoint protection, SIEM platforms, AWS security services, and compliance frameworks (Cyber Essentials, ISO 27001). Currently focusing on SRE practices—automating infrastructure with Terraform, implementing CI/CD pipelines, and maintaining observability with Prometheus whilst ensuring systems are both secure and reliable by default.
Professional Experience
Site Reliability Engineer
Alcidion, Manchester, UK (Remote)
July 2024 - Present
- Maintain reliability and availability of mission-critical healthcare systems serving NHS trusts across the UK
- Provide technical support to healthcare customers, ensuring system stability and rapid incident resolution
- Implement comprehensive monitoring and observability solutions using Prometheus and related tools to increase system visibility
- Manage and maintain cloud infrastructure across multiple environments, ensuring security and compliance in healthcare sector
- Collaborate with development teams to implement SRE best practices and improve system resilience
Information Security Lead
Genese Solution, Plymouth, UK
September 2023 - July 2024
- Led team of 5+ engineers to deploy infrastructure security solutions including CrowdStrike and Bitdefender GravityZone across multiple client environments
- Reviewed and improved organizational data privacy policy, data protection policy, incident response, and business continuity/disaster recovery procedures aligned with ISO 27001, NIST, and GDPR standards
- Coordinated with internal teams and stakeholders for ISO 27001 certification, conducting risk assessments and preparing audit documentation
- Enhanced cloud workload security through implementation of AWS Config and AWS Security Hub for continuous compliance monitoring
- Conducted infrastructure security audits for multiple clients, identifying vulnerabilities and implementing remediation strategies
Information Security Engineer
Fusemachines, Kathmandu, Nepal
March 2022 - August 2023
- Contributed to development and implementation of strategic security initiatives aligned with business objectives
- Collaborated with senior management to define security goals and create dynamic security roadmap
- Maintained comprehensive security program, enforcing policies and standards across the organization
- Integrated security controls into various business processes and conducted regular risk assessments
- Promoted security-conscious culture through employee training and awareness programs
- Oversaw incident response procedures and security monitoring, staying current with emerging security technologies
Earlier Experience
System Administrator
Fusemachines, Kathmandu, Nepal
November 2019 - April 2022
Managed Linux infrastructure and Docker/Kubernetes environments supporting machine learning deployments for large development teams.
System Administrator
Dryice Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu, Nepal
November 2018 - October 2019
Foundation in Linux system administration, infrastructure support, and troubleshooting in production environments.
Technical Skills
Cloud Platforms
AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure
Container & Orchestration
Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, EKS, GKE
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation
Security Tools
CrowdStrike, Bitdefender GravityZone, Wazuh, Wireshark
CI/CD & Automation
GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins
Monitoring & Observability
Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, CloudWatch
Programming & Scripting
Python, Bash
Methodologies
DevSecOps, SRE, Agile, Zero-Trust Architecture
Certifications
CISSP – Certified Information Systems Security Professional
(ISC)²
AWS Certified Security - Specialty
Amazon Web Services
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate
Amazon Web Services
Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer
Google Cloud
Certified SOC Analyst (CSA)
EC-Council
Education
MSc Cyber Security, Cyber/Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism
University of Plymouth
September 2023 - October 2024
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science
Maharshi Dayanand University (MDU), Rohtak
2014 - 2018
References
Available upon request