Jenns Paetau
Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Platform Reliability @FOLKS
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WORK HISTORY
Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Platform Reliability @FOLKS
Montreal, QC, CA
Built and operated distributed compute platform supporting 500+ concurrent workloads, achieving 99.7% availability across multiple production sites.Architected centralized observability stack (Prometheus, Thanos, Grafana), reducing incident detection and response time (MTTR) by 40%.Designed and implemented global DNS routing strategy using AWS Route53 geolocation policies to direct traffic to regional endpoints, reducing latency and improving remote desktop performance across 5 international sites.Designed and deployed a 3-node Kubernetes cluster using Rook/Ceph for R&D and proof-of-concept initiatives, validating container orchestration and distributed storage architectures for future platform adoption.Serve in 24/7 incident response and escalation rotation for critical production systems.Led a distributed team of five Linux system administrators, setting operational standards.
EDUCATION
TREBAS
AEC, Sound Design
EMICA
DEP, Computer Support Specialist
ABOUT JENNS PAETAU
Infrastructure & Reliability Engineer with 9+ years operating highly available distributed Linux systems and large-scale storage and compute platforms. Strong background in observability, automation, and incident response across multi-site production environments. Currently specializing in cloud-native tooling including Kubernetes, GitOps workflows, and Infrastructure-as-Code to transition into Site Reliability and Platform Engineering roles.Outside of my day job, I run a technical YouTube channel where I share practical infrastructure and Linux engineering content. Teaching and explaining systems has helped me become a clearer communicator and a better
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