I'm passionate about building secure, scalable cloud platforms and modern web applications.
By day I work with cloud infrastructure, security, governance, automation and DevSecOps. In my spare time I build products from the ground up, focusing on clean architecture, great user experiences and secure-by-default solutions.
Leidly is a modern road trip planning platform designed for travellers, photographers and adventure seekers.
The goal is to build an all-in-one travel companion where users can:
- Plan complete road trips
- Discover points of interest
- Import travel bookings automatically
- Manage travel documents
- Track budgets
- Create packing lists
- Share trips with friends
- Plan fuel stops and driving breaks
- Build photo itineraries
- Work across desktop and mobile
Current stack:
- React
- Node.js
- MySQL
- Docker
- GitHub Actions
- Terraform
- UpCloud
- Mailgun
- OpenStreetMap
- OSRM
I enjoy designing and operating cloud platforms using Infrastructure as Code.
Technologies I frequently use:
- Terraform
- Docker
- GitHub Actions
- Linux
- Azure
- UpCloud
- Cloud Networking
- DNS
- Reverse Proxies
- Let's Encrypt
- Grafana
- Loki
- Prometheus
Security is one of my main interests.
Areas I work with include:
- DevSecOps
- Secure CI/CD
- API Security
- Identity & Access Management
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Conditional Access
- PIM
- Defender
- Microsoft Sentinel
- NIS2
- ISO 27001
- GDPR
- Secure Infrastructure Design
Languages & Frameworks
- TypeScript
- JavaScript
- C#
- Python
- Node.js
- React
- REST APIs
Database
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Microsoft SQL Server
Outside work I enjoy building software from scratch, learning new technologies and solving infrastructure challenges.
Other hobbies include:
- Photography 📷
- Travel 🌍
- Hiking 🥾
- Home Lab 🖥️
- Automation 🤖
- Advanced Kubernetes
- AI-assisted development workflows
- Local LLM infrastructure
- Advanced Platform Engineering
- Supply Chain Security
I enjoy contributing to projects related to:
- Infrastructure as Code
- Security
- DevOps
- Cloud
- Travel Technology
- GitHub: https://github.com/jlilleby
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonelilleby
"Build it once. Automate it forever."