Nigel Smith — shot on Kodak Ektachrome 100
About Me
Cybersecurity Student · BYU-Idaho
Rexburg, ID ·
I'm Nigel — a DevOps and cloud infrastructure engineer currently studying Cybersecurity at BYU-Idaho. I've migrated production workloads to AWS CloudFormation, cut cloud spend by 14%, and built full-stack web applications with CI/CD pipelines.
I'm targeting a DevOps or cloud security role where I can bridge infrastructure automation with security-first thinking.
"Integrity is choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy; and choosing to practice our values rather than simply professing them."
Skills & Expertise
Cloud & DevOps
- AWS (IAM, EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda, VPC, Cognito)
- GCP (Firebase, IAM, Vertex AI)
- AWS CloudFormation & IaC
- CI/CD Pipelines
Languages & Scripting
- Python (APIs, data pipelines, automation)
- PowerShell (M365/AD management)
- Bash
Infrastructure & Systems
- Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)
- Windows Server 2016/2022/2025
- Proxmox (CTs/VMs)
- M365 Admin
Security & Networking
- Cisco Devices
- Cloudflare DNS & Tunnels
- Wireshark · Nmap · SecurityOnion
- Ubiquiti · Cambium · Tarana Radios
Featured Projects
Full Coverage Technology
Full Coverage Technology is a small business that provides technology solutions to small businesses.
Walton Tax Professionals
Walton Tax Professionals is a CPA firm offering tax preparation, planning, and IRS representation for individuals and small businesses.
Education
Brigham Young University–Idaho
B.S. Cybersecurity · EST. 2027
- • Cloud Infrastructure
- • Networking
- • Cybersecurity
- • Programming
Highlighted Experience
Roundsphere
DevOps Intern · Nov 2025 – May 2026 · Remote / Athens, GA
- • Migrated production apps to AWS CloudFormation IaC
- • Reduced cloud spend 14% by auditing and consolidating AWS RDS
- • Oversaw Google Workspace org-to-org migrations
Fybercom
Technical Support · March 2026 – Present · Idaho Falls, ID
- • Configures Ubiquiti, Cambium, and Tarana radios and fiber equipment
- • Manages CRM systems to resolve customer network and speed tickets
The Home Depot
Service Desk Associate · Aug 2022 – Jan 2025 · Monroe, GA
Certifications
- ISC² Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
- CompTIA A+
- CompTIA Security+ (Anticipated June 2026)
- AWS Cloud Practitioner (Anticipated June 2026)
Some Early Career Sucesses
I've had the opportunity to work on some projects that I'm proud of.
- Audited and consolidated AWS RDS infrastructure, reducing monthly cloud expenditure by 14% ($700/mo)
- Executed seamless zero-downtime migrations of enterprise Google Workspace environments
- Engineered client-facing web applications from scratch using Next.js, managing DNS and domain controllers.
That's not all I've done, but those are some I'm glad to say I oversaw.
Future Roadmap
NOW
B.S. Cybersecurity @ BYU-Idaho
Pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity (anticipated July 2027) while working in cloud infrastructure and technical support roles.
NEXT
CompTIA Security+ & AWS CCP
Completing CompTIA Security+ and AWS Cloud Practitioner certifications (anticipated June 2026) to formalize hands-on cloud and security experience.
FUTURE
Cloud Security / DevSecOps Engineer
Targeting a full-time role bridging DevOps and security — building secure, automated cloud infrastructure at scale.