Harsh Pravinbhai Vadalia

Professional Summary

Software Engineer with a strong focus on secure, scalable application development and cloud-native infrastructure. Proficient in Python, C#, and Go, with experience integrating code quality and security tools like SonarQube and Checkmarx into CI/CD pipelines. Skilled in building internal tools, automation solutions, and resilient systems across Kubernetes and cloud environments, with a proactive approach to secure software delivery and platform reliability. Adept in leveraging AWS services for cloud solutions, contributing to efficient and secure software delivery.

Work Experience

Freelance — AWS Cloud Developer Jan 2025 – Present

• Designed and deployed secure AWS infrastructure with VPC, IAM, and S3 security best practices.
• Implemented IaC using Terraform and CloudFormation for automated deployments.
• Performed cloud security reviews, addressed IAM misconfigurations and public S3 access.
• Used CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and GuardDuty for monitoring and incident detection.

Bell Canada — Software Developer - DevSecOps Jun 2023 – Nov 2024

• Developed automation tools and APIs using Go, C#, and Python.
• Built secure backup/restore tools in Go with compression and encryption.
• Integrated SonarQube and Checkmarx in CI/CD to automate security scanning.
• Led vulnerability reviews and security audits for PCI DSS compliance.
• Enhanced Kubernetes security with RBAC, PodSecurityStandards, and Prometheus alerts.

1Rivet — DevOps Engineer Jan 2021 – Jun 2021

• Automated .NET deployments via Jenkins and Ansible on Windows servers.
• Migrated infrastructure to Azure DevOps, reducing costs by 30%.

Sophos Technologies — Software Developer Intern Jan 2020 – Apr 2020

• Built internal Python tools to improve threat detection accuracy by 25%.
• Created visual dashboards with ChartJS for AWS metrics analysis.

Education

Dalhousie University, Halifax — Master of Engineering, Internetworking Sep 2021 – May 2023
GPA: A | Courses: Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Distributed Systems

Dharmsinh Desai University, India — Bachelor of Technology, Computer Engineering Jul 2016 – May 2020
Courses: AI/ML, DSA, DBMS, Java, Big Data, Networks & Security

Skills

Languages: Python, Go, C#, JavaScript, Bash, SQL, Kafka

DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitLab, Helm, ELK, Prometheus, Grafana

Cloud: AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda), Terraform, Azure, Proxmox

Security: IAM, Vault, SSL/TLS, SAST, Secure SDLC, OWASP

Projects

Docker Base Image Generator Jul 2024 – Aug 2024

Created a developer platform using Docker, Python, and React to build customizable CI/CD base images.

Home Network Monitoring Jan 2023 – Apr 2023

Built a home network monitoring system using Prometheus, Grafana, and SNMP for real-time traffic analysis.

Certifications

• AWS Cloud Quest: Cloud Practitioner (Dec 2024)
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (Ongoing)
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