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Jacob Olson

@jacobolson

I build and modernize Linux, Kubernetes, and deployment systems for U.S. and Australian naval programs.

At General Dynamics Mission Systems, I lead OS engineering while contributing directly to undersea systems for U.S. and Royal Australian Navy applications. I've helped take an R&D MVP into production and redesigned automated OS installation around bootc container images for faster cluster deployments.

I build and optimize Linux, Kubernetes, infrastructure, middleware, and microservice deployments using Helm, Ansible, Python, JavaScript, shell scripting, and RPM packaging. I also mentor junior engineers, review code, plan features, and work across teams on architecture, hardware capacity, and resilient cloud deployments.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Sr Systems Engineer

Current

General Dynamics Mission Systems

Aug 2021 - Present (5 years 1 month)

Act as both an individual contributor and OS team lead to plan, develop, and design MVP for new baselines and work development through production and live cycle. Mentor, peer review, and assess code output of junior engineers.

Linux Kubernetes Ansible Helm Python JavaScript React Shell Scripting Microservices cloud deployment rpm API Integration Agile Jira

Web Development

Freelance

Sep 2017 - Aug 2021 (3 years 11 months)

Integrated custom plugins to enhance functionality and improve user experience across multiple platforms. Managed the deployment and maintenance of 2-4 websites per week, focusing on content migrations and performance improvements.

Web Development Plugin Integration Content Migration Performance Optimization