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Ayush Acharya

Ayush Acharya

Bhubaneswar

Summary

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate with 1.5+ years of hands-on experience in cloud infrastructure, automation, and security across Linux and Windows environments. Deployed 15+ EC2-based environments, built reverse proxy architectures (Nginx/PHP-FPM), and automated log flows using Lambda, EventBridge, and S3, saving 5+ hours/week of manual effort.

Skilled in managing LAMP and IIS servers, integrating Telegraf and SSM agents for observability, and streamlining app delivery via ALB + RDS. Contributed to AWS WAF, Security Hub, and GuardDuty configurations in banking environments to enhance threat visibility and compliance. Recently worked with ConnectWise Automate, Bitdefender, Huntress, ThreatLocker, QuickPass, and M365, gaining hands-on experience in endpoint protection, privileged access, and cloud documentation.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Junior IT Consultant

Tech Pio
Mohali
08.2025 - Current
  • Assisted in routine monitoring, patch checks, and basic troubleshooting using ConnectWise Automate, Manage, and ScreenConnect.
  • Gained initial hands-on exposure to Bitdefender and Huntress for endpoint visibility and threat alerts.
  • Supported role-based approvals using AutoElevate for limited privilege escalation tasks.
  • Used IT Glue for organizing client assets and SOP references under team guidance.
  • Helped configure basic email filters and domain rules via AppRiver and Microsoft 365.
  • Participated in basic password workflow setups via QuickPass and explored features in SaaS Alerts and Datto for monitoring and backup visibility.

Cloud Engineer – AWS | Infra Automation | Security

Workmates Core2Cloud Solutions
Kolkata
05.2024 - 07.2025
  • Deployed and configured Nginx reverse proxy with PHP-FPM across 5+ production servers, enabling secure and efficient handling of over 2,000 daily HTTP requests.
  • Built full LAMP stacks (Apache, MySQL, PHP) on Amazon EC2 instances to host PHP-based apps, reducing server setup time by 45% and simplifying team onboarding.
  • Integrated Telegraf agents with Apache and PostgreSQL on 6+ EC2 Linux servers, streaming metrics to monitoring tools and improving alert accuracy by 60%.
  • Automated serverless logging using Lambda, EventBridge, and Lifecycle Hooks, enabling 100% backup of Apache logs to S3 before EC2 terminations in Auto Scaling.
  • Streamlined PostgreSQL log delivery from private subnets to external SIEM tools via Nginx-based reverse proxies, reducing manual exports by 80%.
  • Configured reverse proxy ACLs on Apache/Nginx to restrict backend access and enhance traffic control, improving application security and performance by 30%.
  • Configured and managed Windows Server with IIS, secured application ports, integrated with ALB, RDS, and SSM agents, and handled user management,
  • Deployed AWS WAF with custom rule sets to block OWASP threats, like XSS and SQL injection; contributed to security posture improvement in banking production workloads.
  • Supported audits and compliance by assisting in configuring AWS Security Hub and GuardDuty to detect vulnerabilities and surface misconfigurations across cloud assets.

Education

B.tech -

KIIT
Bhubaneswar
08.2024

Higher Secondary Education -

KIIT
Bhubaneswar
03.2020

Skills

  • AWS EC2
  • AWS VPC
  • AWS RDS
  • AWS S3
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS CloudWatch
  • AWS EventBridge
  • AWS WAF
  • AWS Security Hub
  • AWS GuardDuty
  • IAM & Role-based Access
  • Auto Scaling
  • Application Load Balancer (ALB)
  • Nginx Reverse Proxy
  • Apache Web Server
  • LAMP Stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP)
  • PHP-FPM
  • Telegraf Agent
  • Python (Lambda scripts)
  • Bash/Shell Scripting
  • PostgreSQL Log Streaming
  • IIS Server
  • Windows Server Management
  • System Hardening
  • SSM Agent
  • ConnectWise Automate
  • ConnectWise Manage
  • ScreenConnect
  • Bitdefender
  • Huntress
  • ThreatLocker
  • AutoElevate
  • IT Glue
  • QuickPass
  • SaaS Alerts
  • AppRiver
  • Microsoft 365 (M365)
  • Datto Backup
  • SIEM Integration
  • Log Management
  • Reverse Proxy ACL
  • Endpoint Security
  • Privileged Access Management
  • RMM Tools
  • Cloud architecture
  • Endpoint protection
  • Log management
  • Security compliance
  • System automation
  • Technical documentation

Certification

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

Affiliations

  • Participated in company-level singing events and played cricket as part of the office team

Accomplishments

  • Awarded by the organization for designing and implementing a reverse proxy-based architecture — initially proposed to enhance security by strengthening backend isolation and mitigating direct access risks. The solution was later adopted in live production to improve scalability and high-load performance.
  • Recognized by the Gujarat Government for securing 1st position in the ‘Sustainable Mobile Phone Radiation Intervention’ project, demonstrating innovation and problem-solving in sustainable tech development.

Timeline

Junior IT Consultant

Tech Pio
08.2025 - Current

Cloud Engineer – AWS | Infra Automation | Security

Workmates Core2Cloud Solutions
05.2024 - 07.2025

B.tech -

KIIT

Higher Secondary Education -

KIIT
Ayush Acharya