Maxin J.

Senior Linux System Administrator | DevOps Engineer | Cloud & Hosting Infrastructure Expert Hi, I’m Maxin, a hands-on Linux and DevOps professional with 10+ years of experience managing, optimizing, and securing server infrastructure across cloud, hosting, and enterprise environments. I combine deep technical knowledge with real-world troubleshooting skills, and I pride myself on delivering clean, stable, well-documented systems that just work. 🔧 What I Do Best: 🖥️ Linux & Server Management • Strong with CLI and GUI-based systems – RHEL, Rocky, AlmaLinux, Ubuntu, Debian • Experienced with server hardening, tuning, kernel-level debugging, RAID, LVM, and GRUB recovery • Comfortable with both panel-based (cPanel, Plesk, CyberPanel) and bare-metal servers ☁️ Cloud Platforms – AWS | Azure | GCP | OVH | DigitalOcean • Infrastructure setup and cost-optimized scaling • EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Azure VMs, Blob storage, cloud networking • Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud management experience ⚙️ DevOps & Automation • Automation using Bash, Ansible, GitHub Actions, Jenkins • Proficient in CI/CD pipelines, deployment scripts, and auto-scaling environments • Strong experience with Docker, Docker Compose, and lightweight containerization • Beginner exposure to Kubernetes and Helm (primarily home lab) 🛠️ Scripting & Code • Expert in Bash, solid experience with Python (for utilities, automation), and PHP (for WHMCS and web tasks) • Cron job automation and proactive system reporting 🌐 Web Hosting & Panels • Apache, Nginx, LiteSpeed – full web stack setups and optimizations • Expert with cPanel, Plesk, CyberPanel, SolusVM, WHMCS billing systems • Email server configuration and tuning – Zimbra, Postfix, SPF, DKIM, DMARC • Domain & DNS management – Cloudflare, registrar panels, SSL certs 🔒 Monitoring, Security & Performance • Nagios, Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus – alerting and performance dashboards • Security: OSSEC, SELinux, AppArmor, iptables, firewalld, Fail2Ban, WAF • Load balancing, failover design, and high availability (HA) concepts 🧰 Virtualization & Backup • VMware vSphere/ESXi, Proxmox, KVM – VM lifecycle management • Backup systems: Backblaze B2, AWS S3, Veeam, RClone setups for automation ✅ Why Hire Me? • Proven experience handling production environments with 99.9%+ uptime • Calm under pressure – capable of solving L3-level issues during on-call emergencies • Always document, automate, and simplify wherever possible • UK-based (Daventry), fluent communicator, open to both short- and long-term contracts • No sponsorship required – I’m on a dependent visa and can renew independently • Available for remote work or on-site visits within the UK Whether you're running high-traffic WordPress sites, custom web apps, or enterprise services, I’ll help you build reliable infrastructure, automate the boring parts, and keep your systems secure and performing at their best. I’ve worked with startups, agencies, data centers, and SaaS providers – and I bring the same dedication to every project, big or small. Let’s connect. I’d love to help you take the stress out of infrastructure.