U.S. Citizen • Open to relocation & remote
I design, operate, and maintain reliable Linux and Windows systems with a strong focus on uptime, security, automation, and documentation. My background includes several years working in production environments, where I supported infrastructure, automated routine operations, and ensured systems remained stable and recoverable.
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- CompTIA Security+ — Security Fundamentals & Best Practices
- RHCSA — Red Hat Certified System Administrator
- CCNA — In Progress
- CS50x — 2023
- Homelab: Proxmox-based environment simulating production workloads (Windows AD, Linux servers, DNS, reverse proxy, monitoring, backups)
- Hands-on experience operating Nginx, TLS/PKI, DNS, firewalls, system monitoring, and backup strategies
- Strong automation mindset: Ansible, Bash, reproducible configurations
- Background in software development → brings disciplined scripting, version control, and documentation into system administration
Operating Systems
- Linux (RHEL, Ubuntu)
- Windows Server, Windows 10/11
Virtualization & Environments
- Proxmox VE
- VM lifecycle, snapshots, backups
Core Services & Networking
- Active Directory (AD DS)
- DNS, reverse proxy (Nginx)
- TLS / PKI
- Firewalling, Fail2ban
Automation & Configuration
- Ansible
- Bash scripting
- Python (tooling)
Monitoring & Reliability
- Prometheus, Grafana
- Uptime Kuma
- Log analysis & alerting
Data & Storage
- PostgreSQL, SQLite
- Backup and restore validation
Practices
- Git-based configuration management
- Documentation & runbooks
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🔧 dotfiles — Shell/editor configs for a productive CLI
zsh/bashrc, tmux.conf, vim/neovim, gitconfig; portable setup notes.
👉https://github.com/Ekernik/dotfiles -
🏠 homelab — Documentation & diagrams
Infrastructure diagrams, AD topology, Linux services, reverse proxy, monitoring, backup workflows, and troubleshooting runbooks. 👉https://github.com/Ekernik/homelab
- Preparing for CCNA
- Expanding homelab with additional failure scenarios, monitoring alerts, and recovery testing
- U.S. citizen
- Interested in System Administrator / Infrastructure / Operations roles
- Comfortable owning systems, participating in on-call rotations, and maintaining production environments