Meric Sheehan

Cloud & DevOps Engineer · Lead Systems Engineer · Active Secret Clearance

Who I am

I’m a Lead Systems Engineer who builds, secures, and automates hybrid infrastructure across AWS and Azure in DoD environments. I work with Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, and STIG compliance every day. Before that, I served four years in the Marine Corps as a system administrator. I’m now looking for Cloud/DevOps engineering roles.

View my resume → | sheemer44@gmail.com

Blog Posts

Running OpenClaw the Right Way

How I containerized OpenClaw.

What Keeps Me Going, Part Two

The follow-up: staying motivated and sharp.

My First Post

What keeps me going.

Projects

Skills-Testing Platform

AWS platform that spins up short-lived Windows and Linux test environments with Docker and Kubernetes, secured with NGINX, Fail2ban, and Guacamole.

SnailChat

A Dockerized, encrypted peer-to-peer chat app written in Python.

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