Ilham Ellya Khahar

DevOps Engineer

Fresh graduate with 1+ year of experience in Cloud and DevOps Engineering through internships and specialized training programs.

Ilham Ellya Khahar

About

Hi, I'm Ilham, a DevOps Engineer dedicated to learning and growth. I’m passionate about leveraging cloud infrastructure and automation tools to enhance system efficiency, reliability, and operational excellence. My experience spans core areas such as IT Infrastructure Management, Containerization and Orchestration, and CI/CD Pipeline Development. I approach every challenge not just as a task to complete, but as an opportunity to learn, collaborate, and discover simpler, more effective solutions.

Education

Degree Institution Period GPA
S1 Electrical Engineering UPN Veteran Jakarta Aug 2021 - Jan 2025 3.64/4.00

Certification

Certification Issuing Organization Issue Date Expiry Date
GitHub Actions Microsoft Aug 2025 Aug 2027
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate Amazon Web Services Jun 2025 Jun 2028
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (2x) Amazon Web Services Apr 2024 Feb 2028

Experience

Jr. DevOps Engineer - Nawatech

Mar 2025 - Present Current Role

Key Responsibilities
Provisioning and managing all resources required by developers, including cloud services and open source tools
Developing and maintaining CICD pipelines across multiple repositories and technologies
Continuously developing technical and soft skills through learning and hands on experience

DevOps Engineer Intern - Nawatech

Sep 2024 - Feb 2025

Key Responsibilities
Developed technical skills through sharing sessions and self study, focusing on DevOps tools such as Container and the Orchestration, CICD Pipeline development, and Cloud service management
Supported the DevOps team in delivering resources or automation solutions for the internal team

Cloud Engineer Intern - Berca Hardayaperkasa

Aug 2023 - Dec 2023

Key Responsibilities
Developed technical skills through sharing sessions and self study, covering the theory and practice of cloud services
Developed soft skills through training focused on professional attitude and behavior
Supported the Cloud team in delivering Cloud based solutions for several commercial projects

Development & Training

Program Provider Duration Key Learning Areas
AWS Re/Start Program Orbit Future Academy Oct 2024 - Dec 2024 Operating Systems, Programming, Database, AWS Services
AWS Cloud Foundation & Architecting Digital Talent Scholarship Feb 2024 - Mar 2024 Compute, Storage, Network, Database services

Project

Cloud Infrastructure Automation Setup

Role Jr. DevOps Engineer
Technologies Amazon Web Services, Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm
Description Automated the setup of cloud infrastructure and deployment environments on AWS to support both development and production workloads. The project involved provisioning Kubernetes clusters and integrating essential open source tools using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform and Helm.

Key Achievements

Designed and implemented fully automated development and production environments on AWS using Terraform
Improved reliability and scalability of application deployment workflows through IaC best practices
Deployed and configured open source tools such as NGINX Ingress Controller and ArgoCD on EKS clusters using Helm

Continuous Integration & Deployment Setup

Role DevOps Engineer Intern
Technologies Docker, Bitbucket Pipeline, ArgoCD, Kubernetes
Description Developed and implemented a CI/CD pipeline to automate the build, testing, and deployment processes for containerized applications. The setup integrated Bitbucket Pipelines for continuous integration and ArgoCD for continuous deployment on Kubernetes environments.

Key Achievements

Streamlined the deployment process, reducing manual intervention and improving delivery consistency
Enhanced CI/CD security and maintainability through GitOps based practices and declarative configurations

VPN Site to Site Configuration

Role DevOps Engineer Intern
Technologies Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services
Description Configured a secure Site to Site (S2S) VPN connection between AWS and Microsoft Azure using managed VPN Gateways from both platforms. The setup established private communication between cloud environments and enabled secure routing of network traffic between virtual networks.

Key Achievements

Set up and configured VPN Gateways on both AWS and Azure to establish reliable S2S connectivity
Configured routing tables and network security groups to ensure proper bidirectional traffic flow between AWS and Azure networks
Enhanced cloud network security and interoperability through encrypted VPN tunnels and managed gateway services

Blog

Follow my technical notes and insights on Medium
Title Topic
HashiCorp Vault Setup Guide Secret Management, HashiCorp Vault, Kubernetes
Monitoring Stack Setup Guide Monitoring, Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, Kubernetes, Helm
K3s Cluster Setup Guide Lightweight Kubernetes, K3s, Docker, Nginx
Open VPN Setup Guide VPN, Security, Networking, Ubuntu

Contact

I'm always open to exploring new opportunities, collaborating on projects, or simply chatting about cloud technologies and DevOps practices. Feel free to reach out via Email, WhatsApp, or LinkedIn.