JOSIAH TAYLOR

IT Systems Admin & Developer.
I don't just maintain systems — I build the tools that make them run themselves.

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josiah@dev — bash — 80×24

~$cat about.json

{

"name": "Josiah Taylor",

"role": "IT Sysadmin + Dev",

"stack": ["C++", "Python", "PS"],

"focus": "Solving real problems",

"open": true

}

~$uptime

up calculating..., load avg: 0.42

01 — about

The person behind the build.

I'm Josiah Taylor, an IT Systems Administrator and Developer who lives at the intersection of infrastructure and software. Equally at home in a terminal diagnosing a system issue and deep in a codebase solving a hard problem.

My approach is simple: find the friction, build the fix. Whether that's automating away repetitive admin work, standing up reliable infrastructure, writing a low-level C++ engine, or reverse-engineering a bug that's been annoying players for years — I dig until it's solved.

Endlessly curious. Always building.

Linux & Windows Server C++ / Systems PowerShell & Python Azure & AWS Active Directory TCP/IP & Networking Docker & CI/CD SQL & NoSQL

$ skills --list

🖥️ Systems & Infrastructure

95%

⚙️ Automation & Scripting

90%

⚡ C++ / Systems Programming

80%

🌐 Web Development

78%

🔒 Security & IAM

85%

☁️ Cloud & DevOps

75%

02 — projects

Things I've built.

C++ Networking Engine

A low-level networking engine built from scratch in C++. Handles socket management, packet serialization, connection lifecycle, and data transmission — a clean, reusable foundation for networked applications without high-level abstractions.

C++ Sockets TCP/IP Packet Design Systems Programming

🎮

C++ Game Engine

A custom game engine built in C++ from the ground up. Implements core systems including a rendering loop, entity management, input handling, and scene graph — designed to understand how games work at the metal.

C++ OpenGL ECS Rendering

🐍

Python Keylogger

A Python-based keylogger built for security research and educational purposes. Captures keystrokes and logs them to a file — a practical exploration of OS-level input hooks and security awareness.

Python Security Research Input Hooks

💳

Credit Card Payment Sim

A full credit card payment flow simulator with card validation, transaction processing logic, and a clean UI. Built to understand how payment pipelines work under the hood — from input validation to approval state.

Python Luhn Algorithm Payment Systems

03 — contact

Let's connect.

Whether you have a role you think I'd be a great fit for, a problem worth solving, or just want to connect — reach out.

Open to opportunities in systems administration, DevOps, and development.

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