I'm Suraj Kumar Sah
a DevOps expert with extensive experience in AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes (Certified CKA), continuous integration, automated deployments, and infrastructure-as-code. My core skills in Kubernetes ensure efficient, scalable, and secure cloud-based solutions. I've done remote work for agencies, consulted startups, and collaborated with talented people to create world class projects.
About Me
Who am I professionally?
7
Years of ExperienceAbout Me
Who am I professionally?
I'm Suraj Kumar Sah, a lead DevOps Engineer with 7+ years of expertise in the field and a deep in AWS, Azure, GCP, and Kubernetes (Certified CKA).
Over the years, I've been instrumental in establishing secure, scalable infrastructures and ensuring smooth application deployments. I have a teaching experience of 2 years. In addition to my primary role, I've actively contributed to research in cloud computing. Beyond my professional endeavors, I cherish imparting knowledge to others, and I'm deeply involved in community outreach and educational initiatives.
What you Get
Research Papers
- In 2025,S. K. Sah and L. K. Sah, “Variable Record Table: A Unified Hardware-Assisted Framework for Runtime Security”, 68th IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), Lansing, MI, USA, 2025.
- In 2024,S. K. Sah and L. K. Sah, “VRT: A Runtime Protection Against Back-Edge CFI Violation”, 67th IEEE International Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCAS), Springfield, MA, USA, 2024.
- In 2021,S. K. Sah, M. D. Upadhaya, and R. Shrestha, “The Role of AI on Jobs, Human Rights, and Education During the Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic”, HBRP Publication Research and Reviews: Advancement in Robotics, Volume 4, Issue 1, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2021, pp. 1–11.
- In 2020,S. K. Sah, R. Bhandari, Y. Bhandari, and A. Paudel, “Cloud Computing Architecture For Higher Education In The Context Of Nepal After COVID-19.” (About to Submit)
- In 2019,S. K. Sah, R. Bhandari, Y. Bhandari, and A. Paudel, “Development of Modern Framework of Learning Through The Use Of Digital Technologies.” (About to Submit)
Blogs
Quick Start to Monitoring, Alerting, and Logging in Kubernetes with Helm
Managing the health and activities of your Kubernetes cluster is essential for its efficient operation. This guide provides a straightforward approach to setting up monitoring, alerting, and logging using Helm, tailored for cloud environments such as...
Mastering CI/CD with GitHub Actions: From Code to GKE and Beyond
Introduction In the realm of DevOps, the separation of application code from infrastructure code has become a cornerstone principle. This article will guide you through a GitHub Actions workflow that embodies this separation, deploying applications t...
Resume
Chronicles of My Professional Path
Lead DevOps Engineer,
Soliish/KYXStart/ArimaHealth/Sleep Clinics of America
- Led organization-wide attainment of SOC 2 Type II certification by designing and implementing robust security controls, continuous monitoring, alerting mechanisms, and compliance automation across cloud and endpoint environments, ensuring regulatory adherence and enhanced organizational security posture.
- Directed deployment of Wazuh for comprehensive compliance monitoring aligned with SOC 2 requirements, incorporating real-time alerting for suspicious activities and proactive vulnerability tracking to maintain a resilient and secure infrastructure.
- Led the implementation of FleetDM for endpoint management and monitoring across laptops and devices (PCs and Macs), supporting secure onboarding and offboarding through automated installation and verification of required remote access applications, and enabling centralized visibility into device posture, compliance, and software inventory across the organization.
DevOps Engineer,
12iD Pvt. Ltd.
- GitHub Actions with GitHub workflows implemented for CICD to GKE
- Multiple clients product deployment across the world with proper communications and documentations
- Setup a proper environment versioning system and also store all the configuration to the GCP Secret Manager.
Teaching Assistance,
Nims College (Tribhuvan University)
- Operating System (Spring 2021, Spring 2022)
- Computer Networks (Fall 2021)
- Web Technology (Spring 2022)
Teaching Assistance,
Caribbean College (Tribhuvan University)
- Operating System (Spring 2022)
- Computer Networks (Fall 2021)
- Web Technology (Spring 2022)
DevOps Engineer,
Grepsr Pvt. Ltd.
- Set up Development, Staging, and Production servers for moving all the applications and services to AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service(EKS) via Terraform, Ansible, Drone CI, and ArgoCD with Istio-Service-Mesh enabled.
- Manage every AWS Service through Terraform Cloud and Applications with version control to Bitbucket.
- Setup Staging & Development Kubernetes Cluster from scratch; moved all the applications and services to Kubernetes with Istio-Service-Mesh enabled on-premise with the help of Helm charts.
DevOps Engineer,
AITC Pvt. Ltd.
- Manage Every AWS User and Group with Roles and Policies from Terraform.
- Manage/Maintainance/Secure Azure Servers installations and configuration with dedicated network security groups.
- Installation of Mattermost for internal employee messaging.
AWS System Administrator,
Genese Solution Pvt. Ltd.
- Daily Internal Ticket resolving.
- AWS SSO integration to G-suite
- Nagios XI, Nagios Core, Nagios Fusion full setup with monitoring websites and databases with NTC SMTP.
Education
My Educational Achievements
Bachelor in Computer Science
Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal
Higher secondary School
Khwopa Higher Secondary School, Bhaktapur-05, Nepal.
SLC
Monastic Higher Secondary English Boarding School, Janakpur-01, Nepal.
Participations
Workshop/ Seminar
Participant, One day Seminar on “Effective Software Development and Management” November 12, 2019 organized by Scienta and Simula Metropolitan,Kathmandu University Nepal at Hotel Annapurna, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Participant, One day seminar on “Artificial Intelligence for Sustinable Developement” -may 26,2019 organized by Kathmandu University Nepal.
Participant, Three day workshop on “Intensive workshop on Artificial Intelligence ” Dec (12-14), 2019 organized by prime IT club at event ICT meet up v6.0.
Event Manager at Itmeet 2020 pre event episode 4 named as “Web camp IT 2020” by BRAINDIGIT.
Volunteering
Volunteering Experience
- Volunteer for a year in a Digital Learning Research Laboratory (DLR Lab) Kathmandu University as Research Assistant.
- As a Sub-trainer organized by Nsdevil team for 7th U-Learning.
- 4-Days Leading University Project For International Coperation Training on Mathmatics, Science and Gender Equality organised by Kathmandu University, Nepal in collaboration with Chinju National Universityof Education, South Korea.
- "Training of Trainers course on Cyber Safety For Children and Young People" by childsafnet in collaboration with Red Circle solutions and Digital Braodcast Initiative Equal Access from 23-26 jan 2020.
- Trainer in Syangja for Linux Terminal Server Project to enhance the government school computer based learning by Help Nepal Network.
- 4 years of experience in managing and developing website.
- Sememster project “Measuring of Internet speed realiability in Namo Buddha, Kavre,Nepal” Supported by University Grant Commission of nepal.
Get in Touch
Let's Connect
I'm currently available to take on new projects, so feel free to send me a message about anything that you want to run past me. You can contact anytime at 24/7.
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