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Hickory, NC / Infrastructure / Automation / Kubernetes

Wyatt Johnson
Infrastructure & Automation Engineer

I run and automate the systems behind small businesses and DustBowl.Games, from Microsoft 365 and client networks to Kubernetes.

Wyatt Johnson
NODE FLEET 6 NODES ONLINE
Control Planes: 3x RKE2 High-Avail
Storage Engine: Longhorn Replicated
Hypervisor: Harvester Bare-Metal
Infrastructure Architect Systems Administrator Kubernetes Operator PowerShell Automation Specialist Enterprise Network Designer Cloud Platform Strategist Microsoft 365 Consultant Bare-Metal Virtualization Lead Site Reliability Practitioner DustBowl.Games Founder High-Availability Cluster Builder Fleet Compliance Analyst Disaster Recovery Coordinator DevOps Systems Engineer
// RKE2 Kubernetes Cluster// Harvester HCI Bare-Metal// CloudNativePG PostgreSQL// Longhorn Replicated Storage// Traefik Ingress Controller// PowerShell Core 7 Automation// SonicWall NSa Firewalls// UniFi Enterprise Switching// Microsoft 365 Security// Gitea GitOps Actions// Prometheus Node Telemetry// Cloudflare Zero-Trust Tunnels// Blazor Server Applications// Datto BCDR Solutions

How I got here

I'm an infrastructure engineer in Hickory, NC. I came up through MSP support, systems administration, and client infrastructure work. In 2024, I started DustBowl.Games to build and operate my own cloud, DevOps, and Kubernetes stack.

I work across infrastructure, automation, networking, and self-hosting for teams in Hickory and the Catawba County area.

Full resume & experience
Based in
Hickory, NC
Experience
7+ years
Started
DustBowl.Games · 2024
Focus
Cloud & K8s

Infrastructure Operations

Live platforms & systems

All systems & projects →

Engagement Scope

Bring me the system that needs less babysitting.

I help organizations untangle complex infrastructure, automate repeat workflows, harden Kubernetes, and deploy reliable self-hosted platforms with automated recovery.

engagement.yaml available

kind: Engagement

status: open

focus:

- infrastructure

- automation

- self-hosting

stack: [kubernetes, linux, azure, m365, powershell]

location: Hickory, NC # + Catawba County

response: ~1 business day

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