Troy Engel
Linux Systems Administrator Engineer Architect
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTroy Engel is a seasoned Linux systems administrator, engineer, and architect with over a decade at Rackspace and a prior decade-plus of hands-on systems work at Fluid, Inc. He specializes in designing and operating resilient Linux infrastructures for service providers, bringing practical, production-proven expertise to large-scale hosting environments. Comfortable across the stack, Troy blends deep operational knowledge with architectural thinking to keep systems secure, performant, and maintainable. His long tenure in hosting demonstrates an ability to evolve with shifting cloud and automation trends while prioritizing reliability. Based in the United States, he pairs formal studies with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving and incident response. Colleagues would note his steady presence in critical production operations and a knack for turning complex systems challenges into repeatable runbooks.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
University of Maryland Global CampusSanta Rosa Junior College
English
Github Skills (184)
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Programming languages (14)
Github contributions (5)
nornagon/Preloader
Jan 2015 - Jul 2019
Contributions:17 commits in 4 years 7 months
troyengel/dotfiles
Mar 2015 - Jan 2016
Contributions:3 pushes in 10 months
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