Grace Ayenugba Cloud Engineering Portfolio:

My cloud journey began with a simple desire to understand how modern systems run behind the scenes. Today, I design networks, deploy applications, monitor cloud infrastructure and build security-focused solutions. This portfolio showcases the projects that helped shape my skills from configuring VPC architectures to implementing root account monitoring, setting up threat detection and deploying containerized workloads. I enjoy learning by doing, solving technical problems and supporting teams to build systems that work efficiently and securely.
 
This portfolio is a curated collection of hands-on Cloud, DevOps and Security projects demonstrating my skills in AWS infrastructure, networking, monitoring, automation and system deployment.

Welcome to my Cloud Engineering Portfolio.

This page highlights practical cloud projects I’ve built across AWS, DevOps, monitoring, security and automation. Each project includes:
  • Architecture overview
  • Step-by-step implementation
  • Screenshots
  • Tools used
  • Key learnings
  • Real-world impact

Skills Demonstrated Across Projects

Cloud: AWS EC2, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudTrail, CloudWatch, SNS, Route 53
Networking: Subnets, Firewalls, NACLs, VPNs, Routing, Traffic Mirroring
DevOps: Docker, Git, CI/CD, Portainer, K3s, Terraform
Monitoring: Datadog, Logs, Metrics, Alerts
Security: IAM Policies, MFA, Threat Detection, Root Account Monitoring
Web Hosting: Nginx, Static Websites, Domain Mapping

Project Gallery

1. Root Account Monitoring with CloudTrail & SNS

Link: https://www.notion.so/Root-Account-Monitoring-With-Cloud-Trail-And-SNS-23d8b3f9734e806b82b5d0b96f339933
Highlights:
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  • Detected sensitive root activity using CloudTrail
  • Configured SNS alerts + CloudWatch Events
  • Improved account security posture
  • Logged all critical actions into S3

2. Hosting a Website on AWS Using Nginx + VPC

Link: https://www.notion.so/Design-And-Deployment-Of-Virtual-Network-Architecture-Using-AWS-VPC-Hosting-A-website-23d8b3f9734e8000b711e7a25ffef74c
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Highlights:
  • Built a 2-tier VPC (public/private subnets)
  • Deployed EC2 + Nginx web server
  • Configured Security Groups + NACLs
  • Implemented public access via IGW and Route Tables

3. Network Threat Detection with Suricata + VPC Traffic Mirroring

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Link: https://www.notion.so/Network-Threat-Detection-Using-Suricata-VPC-Traffic-Monitoring-23c8b3f9734e80b9b200f3d90b7abb95
Highlights:
  • Implemented NIDS using Suricata
  • Mirrored VPC traffic to an IDS instance
  • Detected malicious patterns and abnormal traffic
  • Demonstrates real-world cloud security operations

4. Static Website Hosting with Custom Domain (S3 + Route 53)

Link: https://www.notion.so/Static-Website-Hosting-With-Custom-Domain-24d8b3f9734e80319b5efea998571828
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Highlights:
  • Hosted static site on S3
  • Purchased domain & configured Route 53 DNS
  • Enabled public access & version management
  • Demonstrates understanding of DNS routing + web hosting

5. Datadog Monitoring & Alert Setup

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Link: https://www.notion.so/Datadog-Monitoring-and-Alert-Project-25b8b3f9734e80da84e5efb0738fa5a5
Highlights:
  • Installed Datadog Agent on EC2
  • Configured dashboards & performance metrics
  • Set up alert conditions for CPU/disk/network anomalies
  • Strengthened observability & incident detection skills

6. Deploying Portainer on AWS with Docker + CI/CD Integration

Link: https://www.notion.so/Deploying-Portainer-on-AWS-with-Docker-and-GitHub-Actions-CICD-Integration-28f8b3f9734e80319763c9a0990d7f7f
Highlights:
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  • Deployed Portainer for container management
  • Dockerized application environment
  • Integrated CI/CD workflow for automated deployment
  • Reinforces container orchestration and DevOps automation

Upcoming Projects

  • AWS Lambda + API Gateway Serverless Project
  • Infrastructure Automation with Terraform
  • HA Web Architecture with Load Balancer + Auto Scaling
  • Deploying K3s + Rancher + Argocd

Contact Me:

Email: topypopo@gmail.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/grace-ayenugba
GitHub: github.com/Gracile-cloud