Bonjour, I'm Arjuna

Systems Engineer · AWS

I'm a Master of None, but a relentless problem solver. Technical or non-technical, if there's a problem, I've already got six tabs open looking for answers. I love finding the right tools, connecting the dots, and building solutions that actually work. Give me a challenge and a cup of coffee, and I'll figure the rest out.


Experience

Amazon Web Services

Systems Engineer

May 2024 · Present

Systems Engineer

May 2025 · Present

Argus

  • Building out existing AWS services into a new region. "It works in us-east-1" is not a valid excuse.
  • Working closely with Security services, leveraging a cybersecurity background that refuses to collect dust.

Systems Analyst

May 2024 · May 2025

AI2 Engineer · May to Sep 2024

  • Spent the first few months "skilling up on AWS", which is corporate speak for drinking from a firehose while pretending you're not drowning. Spoiler: I swam.

S3 Team, Virginia · Sep 2024 to Apr 2025

  • First 3.5 months as an operational engineer, burning down tickets, keeping storage alive across multiple AZs and regions. The kind of work where "it's fine" means you did your job perfectly and nobody noticed.
  • Held on-call during UK hours, giving my US counterparts the rare gift of uninterrupted sleep. You're welcome, America.
  • Next 3.5 months shifted to automation. Sharpened Python skills to build tooling that helped engineers work smarter, not harder. Also built Grafana dashboards, because if it's not on a dashboard, did it even happen?

Fujitsu

SIEM Engineer

Nov 2021 · Dec 2023

SIEM Engineer

Jun 2022 · Dec 2023
  • Went an inch wide and a mile deep into SIEM, specifically LogRhythm. Started as a junior engineer learning from SOC Gods, ended up as the SME that people came to when things needed figuring out.
  • Got promoted from "the new guy" to SIEM integrator on a major project. Turns out, Arjuna isn't just a pretty face.
  • Transitioned to contractor, worked alongside other SME geniuses, and discovered just how much tax you pay when you're good at your job. Loved every second of it (except the tax part).

Security Solutions Architect

Nov 2021 · Jun 2022
  • First job out of university. Trained a mile wide but an inch deep across general cybersecurity. Enough to know what I didn't know, and hungry enough to fix that.
  • Found my niche and never looked back.

Skills

Security

Splunk LogRhythm SIEM SOC Operations Threat Detection Incident Response

Infrastructure

AWS Linux

Development & Tooling

Python Grafana HTML / CSS Git

AI-Assisted Development

Claude Kiro Prompt Engineering

The Soft Stuff

Problem Solving Grit & Tenacity Time Management On-Call Operations Cross-Team Collaboration Cleanliness & Hygiene

Projects

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Something's Cooking

Projects are in the oven. Check back soon, or keep an eye on my GitHub.

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Education

Brunel University of London

BSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

Sep 2017 · Jul 2021
  • Four years that changed everything. Finally studying something I genuinely enjoyed, and the results showed.
  • Dissertation focused on Computational Linguistics, comparing languages and deducing ancestral roots through pairwise comparison of phonemes. Built the entire program in Java.
  • Played a key role in the Tennis Society, holding positions as Chairman, Treasurer, and Secretary across multiple years.
  • Made lifelong friends, found the love of my life, and had the best four years I could have asked for.

Why Pennies Make a Pound?

There's an old British proverb: "look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves." It's the idea that greatness isn't built in a single moment. It's built in the small, boring, consistent steps that nobody sees. That's how I approach everything. Learn one thing today, solve one problem tomorrow, and before you know it, the pennies have made a pound.

I'm also extremely lucky. I don't just mean right-place-right-time lucky. I mean the kind of luck that makes you stop and think "how did that just happen?" I attract it. I can't explain it, but I've learned to trust it.

Everything I want, wants me more.


Get In Touch

If you would like to have a good conversation or even a debate, feel free to reach out using the links below. Worst case, we both learn something.