Open to junior cloud and cloud security roles, from January 2027

Sarah Oorjitham

Software engineer, growing into cloud security.

I build systems that work, then I work out how they could fail. I have a 3.95 CGPA diploma in software engineering, seven competition placements in 2025 and 2026, and an internship behind me. I'm now building secure AWS projects to step into a cloud team.

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3.95CGPA, Diploma in ICT (Software Engineering), Asia Pacific University
7hackathon and innovation placements, including a gold, two firsts and two seconds
Band 8IELTS, with first-language English for client and team communication
Doneinternship at ComputerTek System Sdn Bhd, completed November 2025

A builder who asks how things break

I started in software engineering and got pulled toward security by one question: not just "does it work?" but "how could it be abused, and how do I design it better?" That's what points me to cloud security.

Outside code, I've run a home baking business since 2016: recipe development, custom orders, customers and deadlines. It taught me to deliver on time, listen to what people actually want, and care about the finished result.

What I'm looking for: Junior Cloud Support, Cloud Operations, Junior Cloud or DevOps Engineer, or a cloud-heavy SOC role, with a team that will let me learn fast and automate things.

Projects

Each one solves a real problem end to end, from the idea to a working system.

Flagship project

Aetheris

"The car that breathes when you can't." An in-car safety system that notices when someone is left behind, when the cabin air turns dangerous, or when there's a crash, and alerts the right people with their location.

Senses CO₂, carbon monoxide, alcohol vapour, mmWave radar and impact; an ESP32 camera confirms an occupant; guardians get live phone warnings, with personal and fleet modes.

PythonFastAPIWebSocketsESP32ArduinoJavaScript PWA

What it shows: I can take a problem across hardware, backend, real-time data, alerting and user roles, and ship it as one working system.

Bakery Manager

Runs a bakery's daily operations, with four user roles that each see only what they need.

PythonRole-based access

PPE Tracker

Tracks stock, issuance and who holds each item of protective equipment, so every item is accountable.

JavaOOP

Task Board

A full-stack site to create, assign and complete work, with data saved between sessions.

PHPMySQLJS

Workout App

A fitness recommendation app for Android and iOS from a single codebase.

FlutterDartFirebase

Eco Raya

A dashboard for a greener Hari Raya that makes sustainability choices easy to see.

ReactTypeScript

Recycling Dashboard

Charts recycling activity so the numbers make sense at a glance.

ReactTypeScript
In progress, October to December 2026

Secure AWS lab series

Four cloud security builds, each with its own GitHub repo, diagram and write-up: a secure static site with CI/CD, a Terraform multi-account baseline, automated incident response (GuardDuty to Lambda), and CloudGoat attack-and-defend labs.

AWSTerraformIAMGuardDutyPythonGitHub Actions

Awards

Competitions are where I test ideas under deadline, with a team and a panel of judges.

Gold

14th INDeS 2025 Innovation Competition

Gold medal for an innovation project at INDeS 2025.

1st

PETRONAS ESG Ideathon 2025

Won first place with a sustainability solution for the PETRONAS ESG challenge.

1st

APU 2nd Sustainability Hackathon 2025

Took first place, building a working solution to a sustainability brief against the clock.

2nd

APU Sustainability Hackathon 2026

Back on the podium a year later, showing the result was no one-off.

2nd

Fintech Ideathon 2025

Pitched a financial technology idea in an unfamiliar domain and placed second.

Silver

11th ICGE XI Innovation Competition 2025

Silver medal for an innovation entry at ICGE XI.

4th

SDG-XI Hackathon by UTAR 2025

Finished fourth in a hackathon focused on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Top

APU Outstanding Achievement

Recognised for academic excellence alongside a 3.95 CGPA.

Certificates

Security and cloud learning comes first. Certificates here show hands-on practice, not just attendance.

Cloud and security practice

  • Attack the Cloud
  • CyberDrill: Think Red, React Blue
  • Memory Forensics (FSEC)
  • Internal CTF Workshop
  • Cookies, Codes and Chaos: Web Hacking
  • How to PWN
  • Forensics Game

Credentials

  • Diploma in ICT, Software Engineering (APU)
  • APU Outstanding Achievement
  • IBM Achievement Certificate
  • Internship Completion, ComputerTek Nov 2025
  • CompTIA Security+ in progress, due Oct 2026
  • AWS Cloud Practitioner in progress, due Oct 2026
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate next, Dec 2026

Beyond the syllabus

  • Web Dev Workshop, EP1 and EP2
  • Solana Participant
  • Regov Web3 Masterclass
  • Plug into Productivity with ChatGPT
  • Influence Building Masterclass
  • DevMatch, MACEOS, BOH Prep

Skills

What I can do on day one, and what I'm building next.

Software

Python, Java, JavaScript, PHP, HTML and CSS, Flutter and Dart, React and TypeScript.

Data and backend

MySQL, MSSQL, FastAPI, WebSockets and role-based application logic.

Security

CTFs, web hacking, memory forensics and red and blue team exercises; diploma modules in cyber security and forensics, networking and DevOps.

Cloud (building now)

AWS IAM, VPC, S3, CloudTrail and GuardDuty, with Terraform and least-privilege design in my lab series.

Working with people

Hackathon leadership, pitching to judges, customer service from my baking business, and IELTS Band 8 English.

How I learn

I build to learn: every skill above has a project or write-up behind it, and I share what I learn along the way.

Let's talk

I'm looking for a junior cloud, cloud operations or cloud security role starting January 2027. I'm based in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, and happy to talk about on-site, hybrid or remote roles.

sarahoorjitham@gmail.com