Software Architect · Defence Systems & Network Design

Building secure systems from the ground up.

I'm Elijah, a BSc Software Engineering student at Victoria University Kampala and an aspiring software architect. I focus on defence tech and network design, working in Python, Networking, Linux and Systems Analysis & Design. Open to internships and junior roles.

4+Open-Source Projects
3+Client Engagements Delivered
2029Expected Graduation
About

From requirements to secure design

I'm a Software Engineering student at Victoria University Kampala, building toward a career as a Software Architect in defence tech and network design.

My focus is secure systems: understanding how a request leaves a browser, crosses a network and lands on a server, and designing every step so it holds up under attack. I work on Linux, plan systems with Systems Analysis & Design (SAD), build and test networks in Cisco Packet Tracer, and use Wireshark to analyse traffic, with Python and database fundamentals for scripting and handling data.

I'm also interested in how this applies to law and legal systems in Uganda, and I write about it in my Legal Tech Uganda newsletter and short TikTok explainers. On the side, I run Nigel Tech Solutions and I'm a member of the Patriotic League of Uganda (PC-18158). I'm open to internships, junior roles, and collaborations in defence tech, networking, and legal tech.

  • RoleAspiring Software Architect
  • FocusDefence tech & network design
  • InstitutionVictoria University Kampala
  • VentureFounder, Nigel Tech Solutions
  • MembershipPatriotic League of Uganda, PC-18158
  • Affiliations@VUKampala · @PLUsecretariat
  • SetupLinux Mint, Packet Tracer & Wireshark
Stack

Tools I work with

Python, Networking, Linux and SAD: the tools I use to design, test and analyse secure systems.

Networking

Cisco Packet TracerWiresharkNetwork Design

Architecture & Security

Systems Analysis & Design (SAD)Secure SystemsDefence TechDigital Forensics (DFIR)Legal Tech

Environment & Scripting

Linux Mint (Xfce)PythonSQLDBMS
Projects

My work lives on GitHub

Everything I build is published in my GitHub repositories.

View my GitHub
Beyond Code

Off the clock

Community

Patriotic League of Uganda

Member, PC-18158. I care about using tech to solve real problems here in Uganda, not just abstract ones, and this keeps me connected to that on the ground.

@PLUsecretariat →
Chess

Tactics & Openings

Chess sharpens the same muscle as debugging: reading a few moves ahead, and knowing when a position has already been lost.

Philosophy

Logic & Ethics

An ongoing interest in logic and ethics, which shapes how I think about trade-offs when I'm designing a system, not just how to make it work.

Writing

Echoes of a Fractured Reign

A debut poetry collection, published under the name Senabulya Elijah, with a second book currently in progress.

Find it on Amazon →