Connor Drainas
Full Stack Engineer · Cloud Infrastructure · Cybersecurity
Summary
6+ years delivering production-grade full-stack applications across finance and custom product environments. Final semester of a Bachelor of Computer Science (Cybersecurity major) at the University of Wollongong. Experienced across the full delivery lifecycle — architecture, development, AWS deployment, and ongoing support. Practitioner of AI-assisted development: agentic workflows, LLM APIs, and tools like Claude Code to accelerate delivery without sacrificing quality.
Experience
Freelance Software Engineer
Self-Employed · Sydney
- Built custom SaaS tools, websites and automations using React, Node.js and MongoDB
- Managed AWS infrastructure (Lightsail, Route53), security hardening and Docker deployments
- Troubleshot production issues across APIs, networking and databases
2024 – Present
Software Engineer
CloudCase · Sydney
- Configured and supported a banking SaaS platform for enterprise financial clients
- Implemented capital adequacy ratios and regulatory reporting features
- Acted as technical escalation point; mentored two engineers
2022 – 2023
Software & Systems Engineer
Self-Employed · Sydney
- Delivered custom software systems and web platforms end-to-end
- Full ownership of architecture, development, deployment and client support
2020
Systems Engineer & IT Support
Speedy Gantry Hire · Ingleburn
- Built a custom internal quotation portal used daily by staff
- Managed servers, networking and full-stack IT support
2019 – 2020
System Configuration Engineer
CloudCase · Sydney
- Configured front-end and back-end systems for high-profile financial clients
- Performed systems analysis and platform customisation
2017 – 2018
Junior Systems Engineer
Axion Consulting · Sydney
- Front-end configuration and template development
- Early client-facing technical work
2015 – 2017
Technical Skills
Education
Bachelor of Computer Science — Cybersecurity Major
University of Wollongong
2021 – Present