ELISHA HAYER

Technical Skills

Professional Development

Relevant Work Experience

Platform Engineering Co-op Student

BC Housing, Burnaby, BC Jan 2025 – Present
  • Engineered cloud-native monitoring frameworks with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, and Grafana, incorporating telemetry and alerting to enhance performance, uptime, and compliance
  • Developed end-to-end CI/CD pipelines using Bicep templates and Azure DevOps to deploy containerized applications, reducing deployment time by 50%
  • Implemented DevSecOps best practices by integrating vulnerability scanners Trivy, Checkov, and MS Security DevOps to secure Infrastructure as Code (IaC) deployments
  • Diagnosed and resolved broken dependencies by analyzing pipeline and build logs, improving CI/CD stability, and reducing build failure rates
  • Managed Linux-based cloud application environments with Azure App Services, including configuration of RBAC and Key Vault integrations
  • Designed and documented end-to-end system architecture and functional requirements for a technical PoC, translating business goals into scalable, secure solutions aligned with project constraints

Relevant Technical Projects

Two-Factor Authentication Integration in Django Web Application

2024
Web Security 2FA Django Python
  • Enhanced the security of a Django-based web application by implementing a secure two-factor authentication (2FA) system to protect administrative access
  • Configured web server to manage secure device registration and QR-based authentication
  • Integrated rate-limiting mechanism to mitigate security risks such as DDoS attacks
  • Conducted application-level testing by simulating real-world admin access scenarios to verify secure authentication and error handling

Secure Role-Based Access Control System for Sensitive Data

2023
Python Role Based Acess Control Security Performance Optimization
  • Developed a Python-based role management system to control user access to sensitive information, supporting the enforcement of least-privilege access policies
  • Engineered class methods and data structures to track and limit active roles, ensuring users operate within approved access boundaries; simulated real-world access scenarios to identify edge cases
  • Refactored functions to reduce time complexity from O(N) to O(1), enhancing system performance

Real-Time Intrusion Detection with Machine Learning on Time-Series Data

2023
Cybersecurity Intrusion Detection Machine Learning HMM PCA R (ggplot2, corrplot) Visualization
  • Developed a real-time intrusion detection system using multivariate time-series data and machine learning models to identify anomalies in critical infrastructure systems
  • Preprocessed and cleaned time-series datasets for supervised and unsupervised ML; applied PCA for feature selection and dimensionality reduction
  • Visualized trends and model results using R (ggplot2, corrplot, ggbiplot) to support analytical storytelling
  • Summarized methods, insights, and outcomes in a technical report and presentation; collaborated in a 4-person team using Git for version control

Video Rental Store Platform with Flask API and Azure SQL Integration

2023
Flask REST API Azure SQL Database Cloud
  • Developed a REST Web API using Flask and Python to interact with Azure SQL database
  • Handled data ingestion, transformation, and secure transactions through API endpoints
  • Designed and tested transaction workflows to simulate real-world customer interactions and inventory updates, optimizing API performance

Other Work Experience

Tutor Self-Employed, Vancouver, BC

2022 – Present
  • Delivered personalized tutoring in Math, Chemistry, and Physics, improving test scores by over 20%
  • Maintained ongoing communication with clients to report progress and adapt learning plans, demonstrating strong interpersonal and data-informed decision-making skills

Customer Service Agent Maximus Canada, Victoria, BC

2020 – 2021
  • Delivered client-focused support in high-pressure environments, managing 125+ inquiries daily while maintaining over 95% customer satisfaction and zero escalations
  • Recognized for adaptability, technical fluency, and frequently relied on for peer technical support and real-time issue resolution

Student Research Assistant StemCell Technologies Inc., Vancouver, BC

2018
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize experimental protocols, improving efficiency and data quality in cell isolation and analysis, resulting in the deployment of two new products
  • Saved $10,000 by applying a detail-oriented approach, leading to reduced rework in operational processes
  • Conducted data analysis and created visualizations to support decision-making, presenting findings to senior management

Education

Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, BC
est. 2025

Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Computer Science

University of Victoria

Victoria, BC
2018

BSc Biochemistry and Chemistry