Cloud & DevOps EngineerActive Secret ClearanceI Build Systems.Then Prove They Work.
I'm Jeff. I build infrastructure, automate the repetitive parts, and document what I learn along the way. The best way to understand a system? Get your hands on it.
Open to Cloud & DevOps roles
Jeff Fontenot
The human behind the systems
Featured Projects
WakeTrail records shell commands and Docker, Kubernetes, systemd, and Terraform changes, redacts them into a local SQLite store, and correlates them into one timeline shown in the terminal or exported as Markdown.
WakeTrail
Cuts incident troubleshooting time by reconstructing a forensic timeline that correlates command execution with the Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and systemd state changes that follow it. Every push is gated by CI-enforced formatting, linting, and test coverage.
Prometheus on the homelab services VM scrapes the Proxmox host, Docker containers, and the k3s cluster into aggregate portfolio metrics, which Grafana Alloy forwards to Grafana Cloud for this site's live telemetry card.
Cloud-Native Homelab
Runs a self-hosted platform (a three-node Kubernetes cluster alongside Docker Compose services) behind private networking, TLS routing, and centralized logging. Selected Prometheus and Kubernetes telemetry streams live to this portfolio through a Grafana Cloud pipeline.
The Ops-Status FastAPI service is built once into a versioned container image and promoted to local Docker Compose today, with CI, k3s staging, and AWS Fargate production planned next.
Ops-Status: DevOps Lifecycle
A FastAPI monitoring service built as the test workload for an end-to-end DevOps lifecycle, starting from Docker Compose. The same versioned container is promoted through k3s staging into Terraform-managed AWS production with full observability.
Hourly pg_dump backups of the on-premises order app ship to Amazon S3, and after an outage terraform apply builds an EC2 instance that restores the latest backup and was verified healthy in 3 minutes 55 seconds.
Hybrid Cloud Disaster Recovery
Recovers a containerized Flask/PostgreSQL application from on-prem failure to running AWS infrastructure with a single terraform apply, validated at a 3:55 RTO against roughly a 1-hour RPO. Hourly backups ship automatically to S3 and restore through an IAM instance profile with no manual steps.
Live Infrastructure
The architecture behind the projects above, and the live telemetry proving it's actually running.
Homelab Architecture
A visual breakdown of how it all connects. From my daily-driver laptop, over a private Tailscale network, to the Proxmox host running my services, desktops, and Kubernetes lab.
Professional Experience
Enterprise Service Desk Analyst
TEKsystems supporting Leidos · Marine Corps Enterprise Network
Jan 2025 – Present
Active Secret Security Clearance
Environment: Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, Intune, BMC Helix, CAC authentication, hybrid Microsoft services
Enterprise Troubleshooting
Resolve authentication, DNS, CAC certificate, proxy, domain-trust, endpoint, and hybrid identity issues within a mission-critical federal enterprise environment.
Incident Operations
Manage 20–30 support calls daily while investigating technical issues, maintaining detailed Remedy incident records, and escalating problems with clear troubleshooting context.
Account Access & Authorization
Review account status, attributes, OU placement, and group membership in Active Directory; restore deprovisioned accounts only after validating required documentation and authorization under established procedures.
Hybrid Microsoft Services
Troubleshoot Exchange Online and hybrid messaging issues, including SMTP proxy/target addresses, licensing, GAL visibility, and Azure AD Connect synchronization.
Automation & Process Improvement
Built a menu-driven PowerShell prototype that consolidated recurring Active Directory support workflows, demonstrating opportunities for faster, more consistent incident handling.
Documentation & Communication
Document troubleshooting procedures and clearly communicate technical findings, escalation context, and resolution steps to end users and internal support teams.
Technical Skills
Continuous Learning
Bachelor of Science in
Cloud Computing
Western Governors University
Conferred August 2026
Associate of General Studies
Delgado Community College, New Orleans
2010 · 4.0 GPA Honor Graduate
Beyond the Classroom
Finishing my B.S. in Cloud Computing at WGU opened the door to cloud-native computing, but it didn't fully prepare me for the role I actually want. I'm a builder at heart, and I'd rather engineer systems than administer them.
So I've spent my time outside the service desk deliberately building muscle memory with the tools WGU didn't teach: Terraform, Kubernetes, Ansible, GitHub Actions. Every project on this site exists to close that gap and move me from service desk support into a Cloud, DevOps, or Platform Engineering role.
"Every project on this page is practice for the job I haven't been hired for yet."
Embrace The Journey.