Curriculum Vitae

PREM
KAMATH

Linux & Networking Engineer
Email mr.premkamath@gmail.com
Location Bengaluru, India
Company Namma Cloud
Summary

Linux and networking engineer with hands-on experience in self-hosted infrastructure, virtualization, containers, and network management. Skilled in deploying and maintaining Linux server environments, storage systems, and open-source applications. Experienced with reverse proxy configuration, SSL management, and container orchestration to build reliable and production-grade self-hosted environments.

Experience
NAMMA CLOUD
Linux & Networking Engineer  ·  2023 – Present  ·  Bengaluru, India
  • Hosted and maintained open-source web applications with SSL certificates and Caddy reverse proxy
  • Managed LXC containers on Proxmox VE for isolated service deployments and resource management
  • Deployed and maintained Docker and Docker Compose stacks for multi-service application environments
  • Configured and maintained WireGuard-based mesh VPN using Headscale across all nodes
  • Set up and managed TrueNAS SCALE storage with ZFS pools, SMB/NFS shares, and automated snapshots
  • Built and maintained Proxmox VE hypervisor environment for virtualization and staging workloads
  • Implemented automated backup pipelines using Kopia with deduplication and scheduled retention
  • Managed DNS, VLAN segmentation, and firewall rules using pfSense for network security
Education
BACHELOR OF COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
Jnana Jyothi Degree College  ·  Bengaluru, India
Projects
TrueNAS Storage Deployment
TrueNAS SCALE · ZFS · SMB · NFS · SNMP
Provisioned RAIDZ2 ZFS pool topology. Configured SMB/NFS shares, automated snapshot schedules, and integrated SNMP monitoring into alerting pipeline.
Proxmox Virtualization Lab
Proxmox VE · KVM · LXC · Linux
Built Proxmox VE hypervisor for VM and LXC testing. Configured networking, storage pools, VM templates, and snapshot workflows for staging.
Headscale Mesh VPN
Headscale · WireGuard · Caddy
Self-hosted WireGuard overlay network. Deployed Headscale with Caddy TLS termination, DERP relay, and subnet routing across all nodes.
Enterprise Networking
pfSense · VLANs · WireGuard · Routing
Designed VLAN segmentation and firewall rules using pfSense. Configured inter-VLAN routing and WireGuard tunnels for remote access.
Self-hosted Infra Stack
Docker · Caddy · Nginx · Node.js · Kopia
Full self-hosted service stack — Caddy reverse proxy with auto TLS, Docker Compose deployments, Kopia backups, and ProxDash monitoring dashboard.
Skills
OSLinux (Arch, Ubuntu, Debian, Kali, RHEL), Windows Server, macOS
Linux Adminsystemd, cgroups, performance tuning, APT/Pacman/YUM, Bash scripting
VirtualizationProxmox VE, VMware ESXi, KVM/QEMU, LXC, VirtualBox
ContainersDocker, Docker Compose, multi-service deployments, container lifecycle
NetworkingVLANs, pfSense, WireGuard, Headscale/Tailscale, DNS, reverse proxy, SSH
Web ServersCaddy (auto TLS), Nginx, Apache — config, SSL termination, proxying
StorageTrueNAS SCALE/CORE, OpenMediaVault, ZFS, RAID, SMB/NFS, Kopia
Cloud & VPSOracle Cloud (OCI), AWS EC2, VPS provisioning, WireGuard/OpenVPN
AI & AutomationClaude Code, Gemini CLI, LLM workflow integration, prompt engineering