Wael Karram
IT Consultant · Tier 3+ Support · Self‑Hosted Sysadmin · FLOSS Developer
I’m a self‑taught technologist who loves the intersection of low‑level systems, clean code, and practical problem‑solving. My work sits at the crossroads of escalated IT support, systems administration, and free‑software development — everything from troubleshooting critical infrastructure under pressure to building tools that people actually use.
I’ve been running my own servers and IRC networks since 2010, which taught me the ins and outs of Linux, networking, mail setups, monitoring, and containerisation long before they appeared on my CV. On the code side I write mostly in C, Java, Python, and shell, contributing to projects like Parabola GNU/Linux and maintaining my own apps (an Android metronome for musicians, data‑structure libraries, and more).
Several years of Tier 2/3 roles handling critical system monitoring, Active Directory, mail, telephony, POS/PoA systems, and enterprise tools (Nagios, Zabbix, Grafana, AWS, Jira, SAP). Comfortable in high‑stress, time‑sensitive environments.
End‑to‑end IT ownership — hardware, networking, DNS, LMS, conferencing, and back‑office automation. Built in‑house lead‑generation systems that bridged marketing and operations.
Over a decade of self‑hosting web, mail, XMPP, IRC, and custom services. Deep familiarity with nginx, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, systemd, and security practices like auditd and intrusion detection.
Creator and maintainer of the Metronome Android app, contributor to Libreboot, and package maintainer for Parabola GNU/Linux. Experienced with git‑based workflows, bug tracking, documentation, and community support.
Website for the 512 KB Club
Blacklist of IPs used by automated scanners and bots
Tool to build lists of contacts for resume submission (Go)
Android metronome app for musicians (GPLv3)
I also maintain projects on Codeberg, a non‑profit, community‑driven forge. You can browse my activity and contributions there.
FOSS Android metronome app (GPLv3)
Random Yes/No decision helper for Android (GPLv3)
Collection of data structures written in C (GPLv3)
Imageboard engine in C with multiple frontends