Cloud Foundations
AWS static hosting, CloudFront, ACM, DNS flow, and secure public-facing delivery.
Hello — welcome to my corner of the internet
Jonathon
Security-minded infrastructure builder, homelab enthusiast, and hands-on IT operator.
I build practical systems across AWS, Linux, networking, and self-hosted infrastructure. My focus is turning curiosity into working projects — from static cloud hosting to portfolio labs, monitoring, and security-flavoured documentation.
About
Building real-world skills through hands-on infrastructure
I’m documenting my journey across cloud, security, networking, and homelab engineering. My background blends support experience with self-driven project work, and I like showing not just what I built, but why I built it that way.
This site is where I collect practical work, project breakdowns, videos, and notes that reflect how I think through systems end to end.
I specialise in
Technical areas I’m actively building in
Security Thinking
Secure architecture decisions, visibility, layered access, and portfolio labs with a defensive mindset.
Networking
VLANs, routing, segmentation, VPN access, DNS resolution, and service exposure done with intent.
Self-Hosted Systems
Docker, Linux services, internal tooling, homelab platforms, and documentation-first implementation.
Certifications
Professional certifications and formal training
SOC Level 1
Hands-on SOC training focused on blue team analysis and practical investigation workflows.
CCNA
Networking foundations across routing, switching, troubleshooting, and infrastructure logic.
Certification
Certificate IV in Networking
Formal networking studies covering core infrastructure, troubleshooting, and foundational networking concepts.
Certification
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
Completed Google's cybersecurity program covering SIEM investigation, incident response, Linux fundamentals, network security, and Python automation concepts.
Selected work
Projects and build logs
Portfolio Website on S3 + CloudFront + ACM
A static portfolio site delivered through CloudFront with TLS, DNS integration, and a private-origin mindset.
View full projectWazuh SIEM Lab with Custom Detection Rules
A self-hosted SIEM project focused on monitoring SSH access, sudo activity, and account-management events through layered custom rules and practical log analysis.
View full projectHomelab Infrastructure Overview
A full-stack homelab project covering physical setup, VLAN-based network design, Docker services, reverse proxying, and internal DNS — focused on how all layers connect to form a cohesive, real-world system.
View full projectExperience snapshot
Tools and domains I’ve worked across
AWS
Linux
Docker
Cloudflare
Networking
Security
Homelab
Documentation
Interesting stats
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Core technical domains actively developed
10+
Hands-on infrastructure and lab projects
24/7
Curiosity running in the background
01
Big mission: turn learning into real capability