Fresh Graduate Systems Engineer
Fresh Graduate Systems Engineer Building Practical DevOps, Cloud, and Identity Management Skills.
Junior Systems/DevOps Engineer focused on Linux, containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and IAM with Keycloak, supported by security fundamentals and telecom/SDR project experience.
About Me
Focused on practical infrastructure, authentication, and systems work.
I am a fresh Telecommunication Engineering Technology graduate moving toward Junior Systems and DevOps roles, with internship exposure in application testing, deployment validation, Keycloak admin support, session and access checks, troubleshooting, and technical documentation. I am continuing to build practical infrastructure skills through a Raspberry Pi K3s homelab, GitLab CI/CD practice, Docker-based deployment, monitoring labs, and CompTIA Security+ cybersecurity principles.
Internship Experience
TM R&D systems engineering and DevOps internship exposure.
Systems Engineering / DevOps Intern
- Supported application testing, deployment validation, and system readiness checks in development and testing environments
- Assisted Kubernetes/K8s validation by checking pod status, service availability, deployment behavior, logs, andenvironment readiness.
- Performed post-deployment checks covering authentication flow, user access, database connectivity, backend service response, and core system functionality.
- Assisted troubleshooting by reviewing application logs, service behavior, configuration settings, network connectivity, and system availability.
Current Learning
Where I am actively improving next.
Focused on practical growth areas that support junior DevOps, systems, cloud support, and security-aware operations roles.
K3s Operations Practice
Improving hands-on confidence with manifests, services, ingress routing, rollout checks, and troubleshooting workflows.
Deployment Automation
Practicing GitLab pipeline structure, image builds, artifacts, deployment checks, and simple release validation.
Infrastructure Observability
Expanding lab use of Grafana, Prometheus, service health checks, logs, and operational evidence collection.
Security-Aware Operations
Applying Security+ concepts to IAM, network security, risk management, incident response, and basic SecOps thinking.
Featured Projects
Hands-on projects aligned with systems, DevOps, and cloud support roles.
Each project is framed around the problem, what I configured or built, tools used, and evidence.
Keycloak Basic Admin and Login Testing Support
Workforce management login behavior needed basic admin support and testing for SSO, MFA, session timeout, and login event behavior.
Supported basic Keycloak admin configuration checks, reviewed SSO/MFA test flow behavior, checked session timeout settings, and observed event logs.
Keycloak 26, OIDC basics, SSO/MFA testing, Events, FORCE Portal.
Observed LOGIN and CODE_TO_TOKEN events and documented login/session behavior during testing support.
Raspberry Pi K3s Homelab
I wanted a realistic lab to practice Kubernetes deployment, routing, and monitoring concepts on small hardware.
Set up K3s services, Traefik ingress practice, basic monitoring dashboards, and lab deployment workflows.
Raspberry Pi, K3s, Kubernetes, Traefik, Grafana, Prometheus, Tailscale.
Ran multiple lab services and used the setup to practice troubleshooting, deployment checks, and service routing.
Portfolio CI/CD Deployment
The portfolio needed to be easy to review while also showing practical Docker and Kubernetes deployment exposure.
Built a static HTML/CSS site, packaged it with Nginx, and deployed it as a Docker image into a K3s environment.
HTML, CSS, Docker, Nginx, GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes, Traefik.
Deployed as a static Nginx site while preserving simple file paths and Kubernetes-friendly deployment structure.
Passive Wi-Fi Radar FYP
Human movement detection can be explored without cameras or wearables by analyzing Wi-Fi signal reflections.
Built a passive sensing prototype using SDR capture, FFT/Doppler processing, feature extraction, and ML classification.
HackRF One, GNU Radio, Python, NumPy, Scikit-learn, PyQt5.
Produced a working FYP prototype with GUI output, Doppler plots, and documented classification results.
IoT / Embedded Projects
University labs required practical understanding of sensors, embedded devices, and basic data collection workflows.
Worked on small IoT and embedded prototypes involving device setup, sensor reading, and troubleshooting.
Microcontrollers, sensors, Python/C basics, Linux tools, documentation.
Built lab confidence across hardware setup, testing discipline, and technical reporting.
Skills
Practical skills grouped for systems, DevOps, and security-aware support work.
Organized by role relevance so recruiters can quickly see core strengths, supporting experience, and current growth areas.
Core Systems & DevOps
- Linux commands, services, logs, SSH, and basic networking checks
- Docker basics, image builds, Nginx static hosting, and container logs
- GitLab CI/CD pipelines, build artifacts, deployment workflow checks, and Git usage
- Kubernetes/K3s fundamentals: pods, services, manifests, ingress practice, and rollout validation
Security & Identity (IAM)
- Keycloak basic admin support, SSO/MFA test checks, sessions, tokens, and event log observation
- Identity and access management concepts: authentication, authorization, and access control
- CompTIA Security+ fundamentals: threats, controls, network security, and secure operations
- Risk management, incident response basics, vulnerability handling, and security documentation
Cloud & Infrastructure Labs
- Raspberry Pi K3s homelab for deployment, routing, monitoring, and troubleshooting practice
- Traefik ingress, Grafana, Prometheus, Tailscale, and service health validation
- Portfolio deployment using HTML/CSS, Docker, Nginx, GitLab CI/CD, Kubernetes, and Traefik
- Telecom and SDR project exposure using HackRF One, GNU Radio, Python, NumPy, and Scikit-learn
Supporting Skills
- Application testing, login flow checks, session behavior validation, and issue documentation
- Post-deployment validation for authentication, user access, database connectivity, and service response
- Technical documentation: POC notes, configuration steps, test results, reports, and presentation material
- Clear communication of findings for development, testing, and operational support contexts
Education / Certification
Engineering foundation with infrastructure-focused learning.
Fresh graduate background supported by lab projects and internship exposure.
Telecommunication Engineering Technology
Fresh graduate with engineering coursework, final year research, and practical lab work.
TM R&D
Systems engineering and DevOps internship exposure on FORCE Intelligent Workforce Management.
Cloud & Kubernetes Fundamentals
Practicing K3s, Docker deployment, GitLab CI/CD, ingress routing, and infrastructure monitoring basics.
CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)
Industry-recognized cybersecurity certification covering identity and access management (IAM), network security, threat detection, risk management, incident response, security operations, and security best practices.
Contact
Available for systems, DevOps, cloud support, and infrastructure trainee roles.
I am looking for a first full-time role where I can contribute to system testing, infrastructure support, identity systems, Linux operations, container workflows, and clear technical documentation while continuing to learn from experienced engineers.