Exploring infrastructure, IT, and cloud opportunitiesKevin Townson / Software Engineer

From software to the systems behind it.

I’m a Houston-based software engineer expanding into cloud infrastructure, Linux, networking, and data center technology. I build labs to understand how systems run, fail, and recover.

  • Professional software engineering background
  • Building hands-on cloud and infrastructure skills
  • Google IT Support Professional Certificate
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featured infrastructure labs

3+

years building software

IT

Google IT Support certificate

Hands-on learning

Infrastructure & cloud labs

Personal learning environments where I configure systems, monitor services, troubleshoot failures, and document what I learn. These labs are not production systems or professional cloud experience.

Personal lab

Datacenter Monitoring Lab

A personal environment for learning how Linux servers and services are monitored, how failures are investigated, and how backups support recovery.

UbuntuPrometheusGrafanaPostgreSQLAlertsBackups

Practicing metrics collection, service monitoring, log investigation, troubleshooting, and technical documentation.

View repository for Datacenter Monitoring Lab

Personal lab

Azure Cost Visibility Dashboard

A hands-on Azure lab exploring how cloud spending is monitored, how budgets trigger notifications, and how unexpected costs can be investigated.

Cost ManagementBudgetsAzure MonitorLogic AppsWorkbooksTags

Practicing actual and forecast thresholds, Action Groups, email notifications, Log Analytics, and cost investigation workflows.

View repository for Azure Cost Visibility Dashboard
Software projects

My foundation in application development.

CodeStreak preview
Developer platform2026

CodeStreak

A community project for helping developers stay consistent, share momentum, and turn regular commits into a visible habit.

ReactNext.jsGitHubCommunity UX
NestFind Real Estate App preview
Marketplace app2026

NestFind Real Estate App

A modern property discovery app with authenticated flows, searchable listings, and a polished responsive interface.

Next.jsClerkSupabaseGCPTailwind
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What I’m learning through hands-on labs.

My software background gives me a foundation in debugging, APIs, logs, and delivery workflows. I’m now developing practical infrastructure skills through personal learning environments.

Microsoft AzureLinux / UbuntuTCP/IP & DNSSSHPrometheusGrafanaAzure MonitorTerraformBashTechnical documentation
Quick scan

The hiring details without the digging.

Target roles

Data Center / Infrastructure Support / Cloud Support

Location

Houston, Texas / Remote-friendly

Availability

Exploring infrastructure, IT, and cloud opportunities

Resume

Available on request by email

Software engineering

Professional experience with production web and mobile applications, APIs, debugging, and CI/CD workflows.

Cloud & infrastructure labs

Hands-on learning with Azure, Linux, networking, monitoring, and the systems that support applications.

Troubleshooting & documentation

Investigating logs and metrics, testing fixes, and documenting what happened and why.

Next collaboration

Let’s build something clean and useful.