Ezra H.

Full-Stack IT Systems Engineer | Automation & Open-Source Specialist With over 9 years of hands-on experience in IT, I specialize in delivering customized hardware and software solutions tailored to your specific needs. My expertise spans Linux systems, network engineering, virtualization, and open-source technologies. I'm passionate about leveraging open-source projects to create cost-effective and privacy-focused infrastructures. Why Work With Me: - Open-Source preference and expertise: Actively implementing open-source alternatives to closed-source applications and in the process contributing back to those open-source projects to make a full circle. - Tailor-Made Solutions: Build/integratecustomized hardware/software combinations for unique IT requirements. - Proven Track Record: Extensive experience ensures your projects are handled professionally and efficiently. Core Competencies: Infrastructure as Code: - Tools: Ansible - Capabilities: Automating infrastructure provisioning, managing configuration as code, ensuring consistent and repeatable environments. - Benefits: Migrating traditional infrastructure setups to IaC, enhancing scalability and maintainability. Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): - Tools: Jenkins, Semaphore, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions - Capabilities: Setting up CI/CD pipelines, automating testing and deployment processes, integrating with version control systems. - Benefits: Streamlining development workflows, reducing deployment times, and increasing deployment reliability through automated pipelines. Infrastructure Management: - (Cloud) Platforms: Any - Configuration Management: Utilizing tools like Ansible and Puppet to maintain consistent environments across development, testing, and production - Monitoring & Logging: Implementing monitoring solutions to ensure system reliability and performance - Scalability & Resilience: Designing infrastructure for scalability, high availability, and disaster recovery - Automation: Automating routine infrastructure tasks to improve efficiency and reduce human error Hyper-Converged Infrastructure: - Technologies: Proxmox VE, OPNsense/PFsense, TrueNAS - Solutions: Designing (migrating) and implementing hyper-converged systems that integrate compute, storage, and networking into a single cohesive infrastructure - Customization: Building tailored hyper-converged environments with optional integrations of any sorts to meet specific project requirements - Benefits: Enhanced resource utilization, simplified management, and increased scalability and resilience for your IT infrastructure DevOps: - Facilitating seamless collaboration between development and operations teams to enhance productivity and project outcomes - Integrating various tools and platforms to create a cohesive and efficient workflow Virtualization and Containers: - Proxmox, KVM - Docker, LXC - Virtual machine management / automation Linux Systems and Automation: - Linux server setup (all distributions) - Bash scripting, Ansible automation - System optimization, troubleshooting Networking and Security: - Custom network builds for businesses - VLANs, LACP, load balancing, failover - Firewalls: OPNsense, PFsense - IDS/IPS, SIEM implementation - Risk assessments, security protocols, pen testing Storage and Backup Solutions: - ZFS, CEPH, NFS, SAMBA/CIFS - TrueNAS, NAS systems (Synology, OpenMediaVault etc) - Cloud storage solutions Home Automation and IoT: - Home Assistant setups - Smart-home integrations - Raspberry Pi with custom firmware Web Services and Hosting: - Apache/Nginx web servers - Reverse proxy configurations - Secure web exposure - Plesk management - All kinds of hosting (RDP Windows machines with residential IP, web servers, applications, storage just ask) Media Servers and Applications: - Plex media server setups - Solutions with Radarr, Sonarr, SABnzbd, Lidarr, etc. - VPN-secured configurations, Wireguard, Cloudflare tunnels Hardware Expertise: - GPU passthrough - PERC (LSI) HBA flashing for ZFS/CEPH - Ubiquiti/UniFi equipment Let's Collaborate: I'm committed to delivering high-quality, efficient solutions aligned with your goals. Whether you need a complex network setup, server optimization, or integration of open-source applications, I'm here to help. Get in touch to discuss how I can contribute to your project's success.