I am Sujal Dhungana, a senior software engineer based in Perth, Australia, specializing in building robust distributed data systems, data pipelines and cloud-native architectures. I love turning complex data challenges into scalable, secure solutions that empower teams to detect threats, derive insights, and ship value quickly. I focus on automation, reliability, and high-performance platforms, from real-time ingestion to end-to-end MLOps and governance. I enjoy mentoring others, leading cross-functional projects, and delivering measurable savings and improvements.…

Sujal Dhungana

I am Sujal Dhungana, a senior software engineer based in Perth, Australia, specializing in building robust distributed data systems, data pipelines and cloud-native architectures. I love turning complex data challenges into scalable, secure solutions that empower teams to detect threats, derive insights, and ship value quickly. I focus on automation, reliability, and high-performance platforms, from real-time ingestion to end-to-end MLOps and governance. I enjoy mentoring others, leading cross-functional projects, and delivering measurable savings and improvements.…

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I am Sujal Dhungana, a senior software engineer based in Perth, Australia, specializing in building robust distributed data systems, data pipelines and cloud-native architectures. I love turning complex data challenges into scalable, secure solutions that empower teams to detect threats, derive insights, and ship value quickly.
I focus on automation, reliability, and high-performance platforms, from real-time ingestion to end-to-end MLOps and governance. I enjoy mentoring others, leading cross-functional projects, and delivering measurable savings and improvements.

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Skills

Experience Level

AWS
Expert
Python
Expert
SQL
Expert
Kubernetes
Expert
Docker
Expert
Spark
Expert
ETL
Expert
Snowflake
Expert
Data Visualization
Expert

Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Senior Platform Engineer (Contractor) at Telstra
October 1, 2024 - November 10, 2025
Optimised high-throughput data pipelines ingesting over 1 TB/hr of critical security telemetry into ClickHouse and OpenSearch, with stream processing using Kafka and Vector; ensured reliability and data integrity for threat detection and incident response.
Principal Data Engineer at Data Vanguard Pty Ltd
April 1, 2024 - November 10, 2025
End-to-end MLOps pipeline design and development; drove data governance and automation of data pipelines for secure data processing in cloud environments.
Senior Data Engineer at Water Corporation
April 30, 2024 - April 30, 2024
Created end-to-end MLOps pipelines leveraging AWS native services; reduced pipeline build times; designed data ingestion and modelling; automated validation and QA; enabled near real-time analytics; designed ingestion platform into Apache Iceberg with S3/Glue/Redshift.
Technical Consultant at Visagio
May 1, 2022 - May 1, 2022
Developed a time and attendance tool for a tier-one mining company; designed a workforce planning tool with 5- and 10-year horizon scenarios; improved visibility into workforce consumption and forecasting.
Founder / Instructor at Data Profession Academy
August 1, 2023 - November 10, 2025
Designed and delivered a 12-week data analytics curriculum to 20+ aspiring professionals; mentored students to secure industry roles; supported both technical and non-technical skills development.
Volunteer Lead at Curtin Leadership Academy / Curtin University
December 31, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Led volunteer team for Curtin C3 project; organized 'Design-A-Thon' events; delivered five-week Python programming masterclass with 20+ participants; promoted WA's Sustainable Future event with Deloitte, Curtin University and Clean State.

Education

Master of Predictive Analytics at Curtin University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2020
Bachelor of Electronics and Communications Engineering at Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2017

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Professional Services, Education, Energy & Utilities, Manufacturing
    paper Kubernetes Cost Optimisation

    Cut down the cloud cost of a large Kubernetes Cluster running on EKS by separating the compute-intensive and memory-intensive tasks, parallelising workloads and better scaling mechanism using Keda. Total cost reduction ~600K Annually.

    paper Social Distance Monitoring with Computer Vision

    This video demonstrates the use of Computer vision techniques to estimate the distance between individuals and gives a warning every time social distancing rule is violated—Min distance of 1.5m between individuals.

    paper Automatic Vehicle Classification with Licence Plate Detection

    Built an automatic license plate detection and recognition system. The system is able to read license plates under different lighting conditions at different times of the day, as shown in the video below.