Joel H.
Principal DevOps & Platform Engineer | K8s | Multi-Cloud | 15 Yrs
Joel Hanger Principal Systems Engineer -Cloud · Kubernetes · DevOps · CI/CD · Automation · MySQL Caught & profiled live datacenter-wide virus, triggering emergency patches from Microsoft & Norton, deployed industry-wide the same day. Summary Principal Infrastructure/DevOps Engineer with 15+ years building and securing multi-cloud and Linux platforms at scale. Expert in Kubernetes, automation (Terraform/Ansible), observability pipelines, and secure container lifecycle management. Recognized high-performer who blends deep systems knowledge with customer-facing delivery, incident response, technical leadership, and hiring. US-based, remote-first. Highlights * Business-critical delivery: Credited by CIQ leadership for "single-handedly saving the company" twice by delivering mission-critical cloud image pipelines
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $758
Billed in all: $6,612$6.6k
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 24% in Kubernetes
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