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.

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Wyatt Johnson
Systems AdministratorNetwork EngineerMicrosoft 365 AdministratorAutomation EngineerDevOps EngineerKubernetes OperatorAzure EngineerHomelab Operator

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.

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

Things I run

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Owner

DustBowl.Games

Community game server hosting

I started and operate this game server hosting platform on my own Kubernetes cluster. The site runs on Blazor Server with CloudNativePG, Helm, and Gitea CI/CD.

KubernetesBlazorPostgreSQLHelmTraefik

Current scope

Bring me the system that needs less babysitting.

I can help untangle infrastructure, automate repeat work, clean up Kubernetes, or get a self-hosted service deployed with monitoring and a recovery plan.

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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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