Summary
Jacob Paulus is an Enterprise Systems Engineer with 13 years of hands-on experience designing and operating large-scale networks and Linux-based infrastructure. He has progressed from help-desk and field support roles to senior and principal network engineering positions, now applying that depth at Cisco to solve architecture, security, and monitoring challenges for enterprise environments. His strengths include enterprise networking, network security, systems and network monitoring, and LAMP-focused Linux administration, with a track record managing highly available web hosting and multi-site WANs. Jacob thrives on operationally complex environments where pragmatic design and tooling drive measurable improvements. Based in North Canton, Ohio, he pairs deep technical troubleshooting skills with a history of mentoring and leading cross-functional projects that span data centers, wireless, and core routing/switching.
13 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer