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kabbil

Linux Infrastructure & Automation Engineer

Linux Infrastructure | Automation | Kubernetes & AWS Projects | SRE / Platform Engineering

Linux
Ansible
Bash
Python
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS
Incident Mgmt

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I am a Linux Infrastructure & Automation Engineer with 5.5+ years of experience supporting enterprise Linux environments and business-critical production systems.

My professional experience is focused on Linux administration, infrastructure automation, troubleshooting, incident management, RCA, provisioning, storage, virtualization, and production operations. I have supported 5,000+ virtual machines across Azure and VMware environments and automated recurring operational tasks using Ansible, Bash/Shell, and Python, reducing manual effort by up to 80%.

I am currently expanding this foundation into Kubernetes and AWS EKS through hands-on labs and engineering projects. My cloud-native work covers Kubernetes deployments, networking, storage, Helm, AWS Load Balancer Controller, Gateway API, IRSA, EKS Pod Identity, Prometheus, and Grafana.

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◆ professional_foundation

Enterprise Linux Infrastructure & Automation

5.5+ years of professional infrastructure experience supporting enterprise Linux environments, including 5,000+ virtual machines across Azure and VMware.

Core experience includes RHEL/AlmaLinux/CentOS, production troubleshooting, incident response, RCA, storage, virtualization, patching, PXE/Kickstart provisioning, and infrastructure automation using Ansible, Bash/Shell, and Python.

This production Linux foundation is the base for my current transition toward SRE and platform engineering through hands-on Kubernetes, AWS EKS, and observability projects.

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Learn, Build, Troubleshoot

I share hands-on content around Linux infrastructure, automation, Kubernetes, AWS EKS, DevOps and cloud-native engineering — with a focus on practical labs, troubleshooting, and lessons learned while building infrastructure.

The channel complements my portfolio projects by documenting the how and why behind the infrastructure I build and the problems I troubleshoot.

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★ featured_project — amazon_eks_cloud_native_platform

Hands-on Kubernetes Application Platform on Amazon EKS

Built a production-style learning project on Amazon EKS to develop practical experience with managed Kubernetes and AWS-native integrations. The project is a hands-on engineering environment, not a claim of production-scale EKS administration.

Implemented the environment two ways to compare identity and routing approaches end-to-end: OIDC + IRSA + Gateway API on one path, and EKS Pod Identity + Kubernetes Ingress on the other — both using the AWS Load Balancer Controller for ALB-based routing.

Deployed a Flask portfolio application backed by a MySQL StatefulSet with persistent storage via the Amazon EBS CSI Driver, and instrumented the cluster with Prometheus and Grafana for monitoring. All workloads are shipped via Helm.

Stack: Amazon EKS · VPC CNI · OIDC/IRSA · EKS Pod Identity · AWS Load Balancer Controller · Gateway API · Kubernetes Ingress · Amazon EBS CSI Driver · Flask · MySQL StatefulSet · Prometheus · Grafana · Helm

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★ featured_project — centralized_infrastructure_provisioning

Centralized Infrastructure Provisioning using PXE, Kickstart, Local Repositories, and Ansible Pull

Built a centralized provisioning workflow inspired by enterprise deployment models, where multiple systems can be installed and configured automatically from a single control node.

Uses PXE Boot for network-based OS installation, Kickstart for unattended deployment, local HTTP repositories for controlled package access, and Ansible Pull for post-install configuration.

Reduced manual provisioning effort and enabled consistent, repeatable, and scalable infrastructure deployment across lab systems running RHEL 8.3 and RHEL 10.

Stack: RHEL 8/10 · PXE · DHCP · TFTP · Kickstart · HTTP Repo · Ansible Pull · Bash

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// skills

Linux Administration

RHEL, AlmaLinux, Ubuntu, LVM, RAID, Networking, NFS, Samba, System Hardening (SELinux, AppArmor), System Troubleshooting, Patch Management

Automation

Ansible, Bash, Python, PXE, Kickstart

Kubernetes & AWS Projects

Kubernetes, Amazon EKS, IRSA/OIDC, EKS Pod Identity, VPC CNI, EBS CSI Driver, Gateway API, Ingress, AWS Load Balancer Controller, Helm

Monitoring

Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix

Production Operations

Incident Management, RCA, ServiceNow, Production Support

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★ currently_learning

• CKA Preparation
• Kubernetes Troubleshooting
• AWS EKS & Cloud-Native Infrastructure
• Observability & Reliability

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Kubernetes Platform on Amazon EKS HANDS-ON PROJECT

EKSIRSAPod IdentityGateway APIALBHelm

Hands-on EKS project with two parallel implementations (OIDC+IRSA+Gateway API vs Pod Identity+Ingress) for a Flask + MySQL platform, including ALB routing, EBS-backed storage, and Prometheus/Grafana monitoring.

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Centralized Infrastructure Provisioning Lab

RHELPXEAnsibleKickstartDHCP/TFTP

Automated OS deployment and post-install configuration using PXE Boot, Kickstart, local repos, and Ansible Pull.

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Kubernetes Portfolio Platform (self-managed cluster)

KubernetesDockerMySQLPrometheusGrafanaHelm

Deployed a Flask-based portfolio application on a self-managed Kubernetes cluster using Deployments, Services, StatefulSets, Secrets, and ConfigMaps, with persistent storage via PV/PVC and a MySQL StatefulSet. Integrated Prometheus, Grafana, readiness/liveness probes, and Helm-based deployments — the foundation that led to the EKS project above.

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Personal Portfolio Website

HTMLCSSFlaskMySQL

Built and maintained a personal portfolio — originally Flask + MySQL, later converted to a static site.

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CI/CD Pipeline Lab Using Jenkins

JenkinsCI/CDAutomation

CI/CD workflow automation using Jenkins pipelines for repeatable build and deployment processes.

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Azure DevOps Lab

AzureDevOpsCloud

Explored Azure-based DevOps workflows with focus on automation and release processes.

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Data Extraction & Manipulation Scripts

PythonAutomationScripting

Python-based scripts for data extraction, processing, and routine task automation.

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NAS Share Mounting Script

LinuxBashStorage

Automation script to simplify NAS share mounting and reduce repetitive manual steps.

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✓ certifications

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always learning
Always Learning
Every month I build a new Linux lab or automation project to deepen my understanding of infrastructure technologies.
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automation obsession
If I do it twice, I script it.
Repetitive tasks are the enemy. One good Bash script saves hours of future suffering — and it's oddly satisfying.
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home environment
Linux is where I live.
The terminal is comfort. Whether it's RHEL, AlmaLinux, or a fresh install — feels like home within minutes.
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always tinkering
Lab > Boredom.
Spare time usually means spinning up a new lab, testing a tool, or wiring up something that definitely didn't need to be automated — but was.
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current goal
Building Toward SRE
Deepening Kubernetes, AWS EKS, observability, and platform engineering skills through hands-on projects and troubleshooting labs.
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reliability mindset
99.9% uptime isn't a goal — it's a floor.
Reliability is a discipline. Monitoring, RCA, runbooks — the boring stuff is what keeps systems alive at 3 AM.