Name
arpatek — Juan Garcia, Linux technologist & automation engineer
Description
Systems automation engineer with production experience building hardware validation
tooling at scale. Strong background in Linux, Bash, Python, and infrastructure-as-code.
Pursuing RHCSA; roadmap includes RHCE, Terraform Associate, CKA, CKS, and AWS.
Experience
Senior Test Technician
TrueNAS • 2021 – 2024
- Built a 22,000+ line Bash/Python automation suite (CC & SWQC) for manufacturing QC
- Automated BIOS, firmware, and HW validation via IPMI and Redfish API for 16+ systems
- Developed Python Redfish API clients for BIOS push/export on liquid immersion platforms
- Integrated with PBS archive servers and PostgreSQL for burn-in parsing and reporting
- Validated firmware compliance against Redbook specs: ZFS, HBA firmware, SMART health
- Automated multi-node HA pair diffing and generated diff sheets for QC traceability
Computer Hardware Technician
EMR CPR/Corovan • 2021
- Reconfigured and relocated desktop/server systems post-migration
- Troubleshot hardware/software issues and blueprinted workstation layouts
Post Production Specialist
Freelance • 2016 – 2021
- Managed AV setup, live audio/video services, and video editing
- Designed and executed digital marketing strategies for SMBs
Passenger Service Supervisor
Pacific Aviation • 2019 – 2021
- Coordinated airline operations and communicated between international teams
Skills
Languages Bash, Python, HCL
Systems RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, TrueNAS, TCP/IP, VLANs, ZFS, IPMI, Redfish
IaC Terraform, Ansible, Puppet
Containers Docker, Kubernetes (k3s)
Observability Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Alloy, node_exporter
Tools Git, Vim, tmux, SSH
Projects
home.arpa Self-hosted homelab — IaC, monitoring, identity, DNS, VPN, k3s
terraform-xo XCP-ng VM provisioning via Terraform + XO API
ansible-baseline Post-provisioning automation for Debian VMs
puppet-modules Puppet module collection for homelab VM hardening
snaputil Modular system snapshot tool
citadel Pattern-based password generator
portal-22 SSH key & config generator from YAML
Education
RHCSA In Progress
Google IT Automation Completed
Google IT Support Completed
IT Support & Advanced IT JobTrain & StreetCode Academy
Languages
English Fluent
Spanish Fluent