About Me

I'm Ashok Pokharel, a Fractional CTO and Solutions Architect based in Kathmandu, Nepal, working with clients globally. I help organizations transform through cloud-native architecture, AI innovation, and strategic technical leadership.

With over a decade of experience building and leading engineering teams, I've learned that great technology is only valuable when it solves real business problems. That's why I focus on outcomes—reduced costs, increased revenue, faster delivery—not just technical metrics.

10+ Years Experience

20+ Engineers Mentored

3 Cloud Certifications

50+ Projects Delivered

Leadership & Credentials

Technical Leadership

Managing 20+ engineers

Leading cross-functional DevOps teams across multiple client projects
Mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of continuous learning
Driving technical strategy and architectural decisions for enterprise clients
Building partnerships with AWS and other cloud providers

Certifications

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional

Amazon Web Services

Certified

AWS Certified Developer – Associate

Amazon Web Services

Certified

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

Google Cloud

Certified

Experience

Fractional CTO

TekBay International Pvt. Ltd.

Nepal

Aug 2024 - 2026

Positioning company in AI frontier with new AI product Lasius ( lasius.io ) an agentic platform
Lead & Delivered Ideation -> MVP for 50+ customer with turnaround time of within 2 days as an Pre-Sales effort
Set standards, activities and framework for FinOps adoption for internal and external workloads ($1Mil) cloud spending
Alignment of security posture of organization leading SOCx certifications
Architect customer solutions, conduct plannings, code reviews, customer engagements, team alignment (50+) to meet business requirements

AWSAzureKubernetesTerraformPythonCI/CDTeam Leadership

Technical Lead

Adex International Pvt. Ltd.

Nepal

Aug 2020 - Present

Lead a team of 40+ engineers delivering cloud solutions for clients across Australia, US, and Nepal
Reduced client infrastructure costs by 40% through right-sizing and reserved instance strategies
Built internal deployment framework that cut release cycles from days to under 2 hours
Trained 20+ engineers on AWS and Kubernetes, with 5 achieving certifications
Architected data lake solutions processing 500GB+ daily using Glue, Athena, and Lambda

AWSKubernetesTerraformPythonCI/CDTeam Leadership

Senior Solution Architect

Certegy

USA (Contract)

2022 - 2024

Led migration of 80+ applications from on-prem data center to AWS with zero downtime
Designed hybrid network architecture handling 10K+ daily transactions securely
Modernized legacy C and Java applications, reducing maintenance overhead by 60%
Delivered $2M+ infrastructure project on schedule across 3 delivery phases
Coordinated 4 cross-functional teams spanning development, QA, and operations

Cloud MigrationSolution ArchitectureLegacy ModernizationNetworkingJavaC

DevOps Engineer

Home Loan Experts

Australia (Remote)

Jun 2019 - Oct 2022

Built CI/CD pipelines deploying 50+ microservices with 99.9% deployment success rate
Designed IaC managing 12 environments across dev, staging, and production
Implemented centralized observability stack reducing incident response time by 70%
Architected event-driven workflows that improved loan processing efficiency by 30%
Automated manual processes saving 15+ engineering hours weekly

AWS SAMServerlessTerraformTerragruntDataDogEvent-Driven Architecture

R&D Security Engineer

Genese Solutions

Nepal

Jun 2018 - Apr 2019

Conducted 25+ penetration tests identifying critical vulnerabilities in client applications
Led 3 successful PCI-DSS and SOC 2 compliance audits for fintech clients
Built automated security scanning pipeline catching 90% of issues pre-deployment
Deployed SIEM solution monitoring 50+ EC2 instances and 100+ Lambda functions
Hardened Kubernetes clusters serving 1M+ monthly requests

Penetration TestingAWS SecurityComplianceKubernetes SecuritySIEM

My Journey

My career started in electronics and communications, but I quickly discovered my passion for building systems that scale. Early exposure to Linux and open-source tools sparked a curiosity that led me from hardware into the world of cloud infrastructure and automation.

Over the years, I've worn many hats—security engineer, DevOps engineer, solution architect, and technical lead. Each role taught me something valuable: security taught me to think about risk, DevOps taught me to automate everything, and leadership taught me that technology decisions are ultimately business decisions.

Today, I focus on helping growing companies navigate complex technology challenges. Whether it's migrating legacy systems to the cloud, implementing AI solutions, or building high-performing engineering teams, I bring both strategic vision and hands-on expertise to every engagement.

2024

Fractional CTO & AI Solutions

Expanded into AI/GenAI solutions, helping organizations build intelligent applications with agentic systems and RAG pipelines.

2022

Enterprise Cloud Migration

Led major data center to cloud migrations for financial services companies, architecting complex hybrid cloud solutions.

2020

Technical Leadership

Stepped into leadership roles, building and mentoring DevOps teams while driving technical strategy for enterprise clients.

2018

Security & DevOps

Focused on security-first infrastructure, combining DevOps practices with robust security frameworks.

2014

Cloud Journey Begins

Started working with cloud technologies, discovering the power of infrastructure as code and automation.

How I Work

Business-First Thinking

Technology is a means to an end. Every solution I build is designed to drive measurable business outcomes, not just technical elegance.

Pragmatic Innovation

I embrace new technologies when they solve real problems, not for the sake of being cutting-edge. Boring technology that works is often the right choice.

Knowledge Transfer

My goal is to make myself unnecessary. I build solutions and train teams so organizations can sustain and evolve their technology independently.

Continuous Learning

The technology landscape changes constantly. I dedicate significant time to learning, experimenting, and staying ahead of industry trends.

Beyond Work

When I'm not architecting cloud solutions or debugging Kubernetes clusters, you'll find me exploring the mountains around Kathmandu, experimenting with new AI tools, or mentoring the next generation of engineers through workshops and community events.

I'm a strong believer in giving back to the community. I regularly speak at meetups and conferences, contribute to open-source projects, and help aspiring engineers navigate their career paths in technology.

"Automate more, sleep better."

Let's Work Together

Have a project in mind? I'd love to hear about your challenges and explore how I can help.

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