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Alexa Amundson
Senior DevOps Engineer
amundsonalexa@gmail.com | github.com/blackboxprogramming
Summary
DevOps engineer operating a 7-node distributed infrastructure spanning edge devices and cloud, with 52 automated tasks, 256 managed systemd services, and 99 Cloudflare deployments. Builds self-healing systems with automated monitoring, fleet-wide power optimization, and daily KPI collection across 9 data sources.
Experience
BlackRoad OS | Founder & Infrastructure Lead | 2025–Present
Infrastructure Operations
- Operate 5 Raspberry Pi nodes + 2 DigitalOcean droplets with WireGuard mesh VPN connecting all endpoints
- Manage 256 systemd services and 35 timers across fleet with self-healing autonomy scripts
- Deploy and maintain 14 Docker containers via Docker Swarm orchestration
- Route 48+ custom domains through 4 Cloudflare tunnels to backend services
CI/CD & Automation
- Built 212 CLI tools (121 MB) for infrastructure management and deployment
- Maintain 17 Mac cron jobs + 35 fleet timers for continuous automation
- Operate GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines and self-hosted Gitea (207 repos)
- Automated GitHub-to-Gitea relay syncing every 30 minutes
Cloud Infrastructure (Cloudflare)
- Deployed 99 Pages projects, 22 D1 databases, 46 KV namespaces, 11 R2 buckets
- Manage Cloudflare Workers for edge compute and API routing
Monitoring & Observability
- Built daily KPI collection system tracking 60+ metrics across 9 collectors
- Implemented fleet power optimization with CPU governor tuning, voltage monitoring (avg 44.8°C)
- Created distributed observability with traces database and per-node SSH health probes
- Manage 48 Nginx reverse proxy sites with health checking
Reliability
- Implemented self-healing cron-based autonomy on all nodes (heartbeat 1m, heal 5m)
- Reduced node temperature from 73.8°C to 57.9°C by identifying and disabling runaway services
- Resolved undervoltage throttling via config.txt optimization (+95mV on one node)
Technical Skills
Infrastructure: Linux (Debian/Raspberry Pi OS), Docker, Docker Swarm, systemd, Nginx, WireGuard Cloud: Cloudflare (Pages, Workers, D1, KV, R2, Tunnels), DigitalOcean, Tailscale CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Gitea, shell scripting, cron automation Languages: Bash (91 scripts, 212 CLI tools), Python, JavaScript/TypeScript Monitoring: Custom KPI system, power monitoring, thermal management, distributed tracing Databases: PostgreSQL (11 DBs), SQLite (230 DBs), D1, KV stores
Metrics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Nodes managed | 7 |
| Systemd services | 256 |
| Automated tasks | 52 |
| Docker containers | 14 |
| Cloudflare deployments | 99 |
| CLI tools built | 212 |
| Repos managed | 1,603 GitHub + 207 Gitea |