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The Captain
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Anonymous
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DevOps Engineer
APAC
Location
$95,000
Salary
$46/hr
Hourly Rate
90%
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Five years of experience in cloud infrastructure and automation. Strong skills in implementing CI/CD pipelines for seamless operations.
Cloud Resource Deployment
The Resistor
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Senior IT Support Specialist
EMEA
Location
$65,000
Salary
$31/hr
Hourly Rate
88%
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Talented in providing frontline IT support and user training. Excels in troubleshooting and customer service, enhancing user experience.
Virtualization Management
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The Pilot
IT Security Analyst
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Anonymous
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AMER
Location
$78,000
Salary
$38/hr
Hourly Rate
87%
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Focused on cybersecurity measures and risk assessment. Specializes in developing strategies to mitigate data breaches and vulnerabilities.
Featured Skills
Incident Diagnosis
The Young Nazi
IT Operations Engineer
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Anonymous
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AMER
Location
$85,000
Salary
$41/hr
Hourly Rate
92%
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Experienced in network management and systems optimization. Proven record of improving IT efficiency and security protocols.
Featured Skills
Network Configuration
The Resistor
Senior IT Support Specialist
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Anonymous
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EMEA
Location
$65,000
Salary
$31/hr
Hourly Rate
88%
Approval Rating
Talented in providing frontline IT support and user training. Excels in troubleshooting and customer service, enhancing user experience.
Featured Skills
Virtualization Management
The Captain
DevOps Engineer
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Anonymous
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APAC
Location
$95,000
Salary
$46/hr
Hourly Rate
90%
Approval Rating
Five years of experience in cloud infrastructure and automation. Strong skills in implementing CI/CD pipelines for seamless operations.
Featured Skills
Cloud Resource Deployment
The Villain
IT Project Manager
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Anonymous
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AMER
Location
$120,000
Salary
$58/hr
Hourly Rate
93%
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Exceptional leader in driving IT projects to completion. Focused on resource allocation and risk management to achieve strategic goals.
Featured Skills
Infrastructure as Code
The Authority
System Administrator
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Anonymous
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EMEA
Location
$70,000
Salary
$34/hr
Hourly Rate
89%
Approval Rating
Expert in system installations and network configuration. Dedicated to ensuring system reliability and optimal performance.
Featured Skills
Incident Reporting
The Helper
Cloud Operations Engineer
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Anonymous
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APAC
Location
$90,000
Salary
$43/hr
Hourly Rate
95%
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Specializes in cloud services and migration strategies. Committed to improving system scalability and reliability through innovative solutions.
Featured Skills
Project Scope Definition
The Sidekick
Technical Support Engineer
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Anonymous
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APAC
Location
$60,000
Salary
$29/hr
Hourly Rate
91%
Approval Rating
Skilled in resolving hardware and software issues efficiently. Great team player with a knack for communicating technical concepts.
Featured Skills
Root Cause Analysis
The Strategist
Network Engineer
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Anonymous
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EMEA
Location
$82,000
Salary
$39/hr
Hourly Rate
94%
Approval Rating
Proficient in managing and optimizing network infrastructures. Adept at problem-solving and ensuring smooth connectivity across systems.
Featured Skills
Configuration Management
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<h3 class="uui-heading-subheading">Infrastructure Management</h3><div class="jtbd-card"><div class="jtbd-card-single">Monitoring server performance and uptime using appropriate tools.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Configuring network settings for optimal data flow and security.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Managing virtualization environments and hypervisor settings.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Deploying and scaling cloud resources based on demand.</div></div><h3 class="uui-heading-subheading">Incident Response</h3><div class="jtbd-card"><div class="jtbd-card-single">Diagnosing and resolving server outages quickly and efficiently.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Creating detailed incident reports for critical outages.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Coordinating with teams during major incident resolution.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Conducting root cause analysis on systems failures.</div></div><h3 class="uui-heading-subheading">Configuration Management</h3><div class="jtbd-card"><div class="jtbd-card-single">Implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with tools like Terraform.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Maintaining configuration version control in Git repositories.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Automating environment setup using configuration management tools.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Documenting configuration standards and deployment processes.</div></div><h3 class="uui-heading-subheading">Performance Optimization</h3><div class="jtbd-card"><div class="jtbd-card-single">Analyzing application performance metrics to identify bottlenecks.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Implementing caching strategies to reduce load times.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Tuning database queries for improved application efficiency.</div><div class="jtbd-card-single">Conducting load testing to assess system capacity and stability.</div></div>

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