Utechsoft

DevOps Engineer | Systems Engineer | Linux System Engineer

Utechsoft, Inc. • Self-employed

Apr 2023 - Present • 3 yrs 4 mos

- Engineered and managed cloud and bare-metal infrastructure on AWS, OVH, and Contabo, optimizing cost and performance for client services. - Implemented comprehensive containerization with LXC on Proxmox to host critical applications, including MariaDB Galera, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, and Redis clusters. - Deployed and maintained a diverse stack of web applications, including a custom e-commerce SaaS platform and WordPress sites, using technologies like OpenLiteSpeed, Nginx, and HAProxy. - Authored custom Dockerfiles to create optimized and smaller-sized container images for both internal use and client deployments, improving efficiency. - Developed and maintained CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CE, automating deployments to ensure rapid and reliable delivery. - Managed a centralized communication and support stack with Nextcloud, Chatwoot, and Mautic for collaboration, live support, and marketing automation. - Established robust monitoring and automation using Prometheus, Grafana, Ansible, and Terraform to proactively manage infrastructure. - Provided direct technical support for clients, troubleshooting and maintaining their websites and servers on various platforms, including cPanel and CyberPanel.