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Designing resilient hybrid cloud infrastructure for modern enterprises.

I'm Sid Laxamana, an Enterprise Network Engineer specializing in hybrid cloud infrastructure. My background spans enterprise routing, SD-WAN, security, and cloud connectivity, with hands-on experience designing production-inspired AWS environments. Every project is documented from architecture through implementation to demonstrate practical engineering rather than isolated lab exercises.

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ON-PREM FORTIGATE AWS TGW VPC/ALB
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Featured Projects

A selection of projects inspired by real enterprise environments. Each focuses on solving operational challenges through sound architecture, security, automation, and thorough documentation.

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Hybrid Cloud Transit VPC

Designed a production-inspired hybrid cloud architecture connecting on-premises infrastructure to AWS using Transit Gateway, FortiGate NVAs, IPSec VPNs, and dynamic BGP routing while focusing on segmentation, resiliency, and secure traffic inspection.

Transit GatewayFortiGateBGPVPN
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Enterprise SD-WAN

Supported enterprise VMware SD-WAN deployments across multiple production sites, performing migrations, routing optimization, cloud integration, and troubleshooting to maintain business-critical connectivity.

VeloCloudBGPRouting
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Enterprise Security Monitoring

Built a centralized observability platform using Wazuh, Grafana, NetBox, and Linux agents to improve infrastructure visibility, security monitoring, and operational awareness.

WazuhGrafanaLinux
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Portfolio on AWS

Designed and deployed this portfolio using AWS-native services including Amazon S3 and Route 53. Future enhancements include CloudFront, AWS WAF, ACM, Terraform, and automated CI/CD deployments.

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Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Homelab

My homelab is a continuously evolving enterprise test environment where I prototype networking, cloud, identity, security, monitoring, and automation solutions before documenting implementation details and design decisions.

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Hybrid Cloud Homelab topology diagram
fig. 1 — current homelab topology, rack-mounted for reference only

Infrastructure

  • Proxmox VE
  • Windows Server (AD, DNS, CA)
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • OPNsense Firewall
  • Enterprise VLAN Design

Security & Monitoring

  • Wazuh SIEM
  • Suricata IDS
  • Zenarmor
  • Grafana
  • NetBox IPAM

AWS Integration

  • VPC
  • Transit Gateway
  • FortiGate NVA
  • Application Load Balancer
  • Route 53
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Technology Stack

AWSEC2S3IAM ALBTransit GatewayCloudFormation LinuxProxmoxFortiGate CiscoMerakiAruba VMware SD-WANOPNsensePython GitHubBashPowerShell
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Professional Journey

! foundation
Built a strong foundation in enterprise routing, switching, security, VLAN design, and network architecture.
! enterprise-networking
Delivered enterprise infrastructure solutions using VMware SD-WAN, Fortinet, Cisco, Aruba, and cloud-connected production environments.
! hybrid-cloud
Designed production-inspired AWS hybrid architectures integrating Transit Gateway, FortiGate NVAs, IPSec VPNs, and dynamic routing.
! current-focus
Continuing to expand into cloud infrastructure, Infrastructure as Code, automation, and cloud security while building on an enterprise networking foundation.
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Currently Learning

activeAWS Solutions Architect — Associate
activeInfrastructure as Code (Terraform)
activeCloud Security
activeCI/CD & Automation
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Let's Connect

Interested in enterprise networking, hybrid cloud, infrastructure engineering, or AWS architecture? I'm always happy to connect, exchange ideas, and discuss challenging technical projects.

! email
laxamanasr@gmail.com
! github
github.com/laxamanasr-blip
! linkedin
linkedin.com/in/sidney-leigh-laxamana