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adrianparili • today at 9:07 PM • 0 replies • view on HN

Location: Valencia, Venezuela (UTC -4, used to North America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific partial overlaps) Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Linux, DevOps, RouterOS (Mikrotik), OpenWRT, Teltonika, Cloudflare, Tailscale, VPN, Qemu/KVM, VMWare ESXi, Docker Compose, Git, Grafana stacks, POSIX filesystems, Restic, AWS S3, OpenLDAP, MS365 (Entra and Exchange Online), Bash, Saltstack, Custom OS builds, and many more.

Background: - 20+ years hands-on GNU/Linux (self-taught, on-field expertise) - 10+ years remote B2B contracts (long-term retention, proven reliability) - Deep specialization: On-premise infrastructure (bare metal & hybrid), disaster recovery, business continuity under critical conditions - Technical leadership: Architecture decisions, strategic advisory, operating autonomously under pressure

Highlights: - Emergency infrastructure migration during active conflict in Eastern Europe, 2022 (datacenter evacuation, 7 days full production recovery, zero data loss) - 5 years: Lead Infrastructure Engineer at German company (datacenter ops, thermal observability, HA architecture) - 2+ years: R&D infrastructure at USA & UK companies (OS integration, test automation, virtualization, orchestration) - Open-source: VM-Babysitter architect & maintainer (Unraid Community Apps) - Languages: Native Spanish / Fluent English

What I'm Looking For: - Fractional CTO / Infrastructure Advisory roles - Project-based infrastructure design / implementation - Board advisor roles

Availability: 20-30 hours/week, flexible Rate: $75-120/hour (projects); $4-8k/month (retainer); open to equity + stipend

Resume: https://static.kindofexpert.page/portfolio/Adrian_Parilli_CV... Email: [email protected]