F. Joe Nichols
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F. Joe Nichols

DevOps Engineer
IT Strategist
Infrastructure-as-Code

About Me

Hi There! I'm Joe Nichols, and I'm here to tackle tech challenges with a collaborative and curious mindset. My skills in Linux, Kubernetes, Ansible, Python, and Infrastructure help me break down complex design patterns and new technologies into easy-to-grasp concepts. Rest assured, when you work with me, you'll get a team player focused on autonomy, excellence, and keeping security risks in check. Let's create amazing solutions together!

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Education

Bachelors in information & Communication Technology

2023 - In Progress New Mexico State University

• Software Development

Open-Source Contributor

2022 IBM

Certificate recognizing my contributions to the Ansible 2.9, O-Virt, and TLDR-Pages projects on GitHub.

Certified Kubernetes Administrator

2020 The Linux Foundation

The purpose of the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) program is to provide assurance that CKAs have the skills, knowledge, and competency to perform the responsibilities of Kubernetes administrators.

Security and Privacy by Design Foundations

2020 IBM

Security & Privacy by Design (SPbD) at IBM is a simplified and agile set of focused security and privacy practices including threat models, privacy assessments, security testing and vulnerability management.

Think Like a Hacker

2020 IBM

Earners will improve their awareness and understanding of security vulnerabilities in the developer community with a focus on prevention. Vulnerabilities include Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Top 10 and SANS Institute Top 25 Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) lists.

Associates of Applied Science in Information Technology

2009 - 2011 Purdue University Global

• Object-Oriented Programming • Databases

High School Diploma

2003 - 2006 Artesia High School

• PC Maintenance • Networking

Experience

Senior DevOps Engineer

2023 - Present Vultr

Ansible • Puppet • Debian • Docker • Nomad • Consul • Vault • Grafana • Loki • Mimir • Graphite • php • Python • Gitlab

Tier 3 Help Desk/Network Engineer

2023 Abacus Solutions Group

Networking • Cisco • Aruba • NetEdit • Windows Administration • Tape Backups

Consultant

2022 - Present Mountain Lotus Digital - Self Employed

Google Workspace • Microsoft 365 • Microsoft PowerAutomate • Azure Active Directory • NinjaOne • Webroot • SentinelOne • WordPress • AWS • Ubuntu Linux • NIST Cybersecurity Framework • Python • PowerShell • Javascript • php

Systems & Software Architect

2020 - 2022 IBM Cloud

Vyatta • Juniper • Arista • Datacenter Buildout • FedRAMP • Ansible • Terraform • Kubernetes • PXE • DNS • NTP • Networking • Network Gateways • RedHat Satellite • RedHat Virtualization • RedHat Identity Manager • RedHat Enterprise Linux • Rancher • RKE2 • Zabbix • Keycloak • Consul • Vault • OAuth • Github • Process Creation • Technical Direction • Documentation • Python • Golang • Django

DevOps Technical Lead

2018 - 2020 IBM Cloud

Arista Switches • Network Configuration • Netscaler Load Balancers • PXE • Remote Installation • Nagios • Kubernetes • OpenShift • InfluxDB • Ceph • Nginx • Linux Patching • RedHat Enterprise Linux • CentOS • LDAP • Logging • Monitoring • Runbook Creation • Jenkins • Jira • Confluence • Github • Ansible • Chef • Python • Ruby • Golang

Software Developer/Systems Administrator

2017 - 2018 IBM Cloud

Jenkins • Grafana • Nagios • CentOS • Github • Jira • Bamboo • Confluence • Bitbucket • Ansible • Python • PHP • Bash

DevOps Skills

Systems Administration

Ansible

Container Orchestration

Systems Architecture

Networking

Coding Skills

Python

Ruby

PHP

GoLang

JavaScript

Blog

Featured Buckle Up & Come Along For The Ride
29Apr

Buckle Up & Come Along For The Ride
04May

Minecraft Server Deployment with Ansible
03May

Infrastructure-as-code with Terraform
Debugging Using the Scientific Method
11Oct

Debugging Using the Scientific Method
My Journey to SC-900: A Comprehensive Guide
25May

My Journey to SC-900: A Comprehensive Guide
Using LLMs as a Security Certification Guide
09May

Using LLMs as a Security Certification Guide
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New Mexico, USA
[email protected]
Freelance Available

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