Available for opportunities
Software engineer.
Cloud-minded builder.
Hi, I'm Jacob Sidhu. I turn ideas into secure, scalable cloud solutions with AWS, code, and a little automation.
Based in Manchester, United Kingdom
About Me
I’m Jacob Sidhu, a software engineer focused on secure, scalable, and maintainable cloud-based systems. My work is centered around AWS, backend development, infrastructure as code, and deployment automation.
I learn by building real projects: a serverless portfolio platform, a real-time AWS data pipeline, and a distributed quiz platform deployed with Terraform, EC2, Docker Compose, and CI/CD workflows.
AWS services, serverless workflows, networking basics, and practical architecture decisions.
Terraform-based provisioning, repeatable environments, and clear deployment documentation.
Node.js, Express, APIs, data flow, and service boundaries that are easy to understand.
Docker, GitHub Actions, Linux deployment, CI/CD checks, and operational readiness.
THE TOOLKIT
Technologies, frameworks and tools I use to design, build, deploy, and manage scalable, secure and reliable cloud solutions.
Distributed Systems
Microservices
Event-Driven Architecture
Serverless
REST APIs
Message Queues
Caching
High Availability
Fault Tolerance
Scalability
Load Balancing
TCP/IP
DNS
HTTP/HTTPS
CIDR
Subnetting
Routing
NAT
Security Groups
Load Balancing
CDN
VPC Peering
VPC Endpoints
PostgreSQL
MySQL
SQL
Amazon RDS
Aurora
DynamoDB
Redis/ElastiCache
NoSQL
Database Design
Data Modelling
JavaScript
Node.js
Express.js
Python
REST API Development
Backend Development
OOP
Data Structures
Algorithms
Testing
IAM
Least Privilege
KMS
Secrets Manager
Authentication
Authorization
Encryption
TLS/SSL
Network Security
SELECTED WORK
Selected cloud and software builds focused on practical architecture, automation, deployment, and maintainable engineering.
AWS Cloud
Static portfolio hosting with a serverless contact flow using S3, API Gateway, Lambda, and message notifications.
AWS Distributed System
Multi-AZ quiz platform with an HTTPS API Gateway entry point, private load balancing, and event-driven processing.
AWS Streaming
Serverless data pipeline using Lambda producers, Kinesis Data Streams, Lambda consumers, DynamoDB, and CloudWatch monitoring.
DevOps
CI/CD sample for building container images, validating changes, and preparing repeatable deployments into a cloud environment.
ALWAYS LEARNING
Cloud, DevOps, and infrastructure credentials that validate practical architecture, automation, and delivery skills.
Certified on May 2026
Certified on May 2026
Certified on May 2026
Foundational certification
AWS Training and Certification course covering the AWS shared responsibility model, access control, visibility, and practical security fundamentals for cloud workloads.
Completed on July 26, 2026
AWS Training and Certification practice question set for CLF-C02, focused on exam readiness, AWS service awareness, cloud concepts, security, pricing, and support foundations.
Completed on August 04, 2026
Simplilearn certificate of achievement for completing AWS Solutions Architect Associate Level training, including project and test completion.
Completed on July 04, 2026
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