Josh Noll

Hi, my name is

Josh,

I like to solve problems with technology.

Systems Engineer by day, Homelabber and wannabe Software Engineer by night

Nerd, Girl Dad and DevOps Enthusiast 24/7

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About Me

Systems Engineer | Homelabber | Tinkerer | Lifelong Learner

My passion exists where complex problems and technology meet.

By day, I’m a Systems Engineer; identifying and closing gaps between operational problem-sets and technical solutions.

By night, I’m a Homelabber (and sometimes a wannabe Software Engineer). I love to tinker with new technologies and work on the infrastructure of my homelab.

Automation is something I get giddy over.

Linux is my daily driver, and learning to code is a fascination of mine.

I’m not your typical nerd: I don’t like to be left alone to do my thing for too long. When I come up for air, I will talk your ear off about what I’ve been working on.

If you still want to know more about me, you can read my full story here.

Technologies I've worked with (either at work, or in the homelab):

Ansible
PowerShell
Python
Bash
Azure
AWS
Kubernetes
Longhorn
Linux
Docker
Windows Server
VMWare
Proxmox

Experience

3rd Special Forces Group
1st Brigade - 101st Airborne Division
US Army Cyber Center of Excellence
Untied States Army Alaska
1-40th Cavalry

Data Systems Engineer - 3rd Special Forces Group

May 2024 - present

I currently work in Cloud and Data operations as the Group’s Data Systems Engineer. I work directly with the CTO on data-related innovation efforts. I champion major IT projects and cybersecurity efforts while managing multiple Azure-based cloud environments.

Accomplishments:

Championed an Azure AI Search project, allowing staff to search for documents in a more efficient manner.
Authored and implemented a cybersecurity compliance policy, reducing the number of violations by over 75%.

Information Systems Engineer - 1st Brigade - 101st Airborne Division

Oct 2021 - May 2024

This was my first job after graduating the Information Systems Engineer course at Ft. Gordon (now Ft. Eisenhower). Here, I got plenty of hands-on experience with VMWare, SharePoint, Active Directory and PowerShell. I spent most of my time Briefing the commander on our tactical network architecture, ensuring that our systems were highly available, secure, and meeting the needs of the brigade. I also worked on several projects to improve our network architecture and security posture.

Accomplishments:

Created the Bastogne Automation Tool.
Deployed several mission command servers in preparation for a major training exercise.
Built several file share servers configured with DFS repliaction.

Student - Information Systems Engineer Course - US Army Cyber Center of Excellence

January 2021 - October 2021

It was at this course that I found my passion for solving problems with technology. It all started with CCNA. I drank from a firehose and in two months, I went from asking the question “What is an IP address?” to having my CCNA. The course covered networking, Microsoft Server, VMWare, cloud, cybersecurity, RMF and more. I also began studying for my master’s degree during this time.

Accomplishments:

Graduated in the top 20% of my class.
Earned my CCNA.
Earned my CompTIA Network+,Security+ and Project+ certifications.
Earned my Microsoft Azure Fundamentals and AWS Cloud Practitioner certifications.

Aide de Camp - Untied States Army Alaska

February 2020 - Januray 2021

US Army Alaska has since been re-flagged as the 11th Airborne Division. I took over as the Deputy Commanding General’s Aide-de-Camp just in time for COVID to start. Unfortunately this meant that all of the fun travel plans never happened. I did, however get a front row seat to the making of the US Army’s Arctic strategy.

It was during this job that I took an interest in tech. Dealing with the rapid deployment of Microsoft Teams and various other teleworking solutions required this lowly infantryman to act as a tier 1 helpdesk.

Accomplishments:

Assisted in the development of the US Army’s Arctic strategy.
Acted as tier 1 support for Microsoft Teams and other teleworking solutions.

Platoon Leader - 1-40th Cavalry

March 2019 - February 2020

This was my first real job in the Army. I got to ride around in trucks with big guns, sneak around in the woods and fight pretend bad-guys at the Joint Readiness Training Center, and generate some stories that I’m sure I will tell my grandchildren in inflated detail for dramatic effect.

The Josh of this era would have never guessed that he would be doing what he does today.