> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://devops.sentianse.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://devops.sentianse.com/lets-talk/contracting.md).

# Recruiters & Co

To Recruiters, Head Hunters, Talent Seekers, Hiring Managers, etc, wanting to contact me ([Oliver Schoenborn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-schoenborn/)) about current or potential work opportunities, please bear in mind that without setting boundaries, I would get too many connection and meeting requests, most of which would be a waste of both my time and yours. 

For this reason, I recommend that you contact me ONLY if you can answer YES to ***all*** of the following regarding this or future opportunities:

* Opportunity focuses on at least 2 of the following : 
  * cloud infrastructure as code (terraform, pulumi)
  * kubernetes
  * python / Go
* Opportunity involves mostly linux
* Opportunity involves at least one of AWS, Azure, or GCP
* Opportunity is mostly remote (once-in-a-while site visits are ok, like a day or 2 per month)
* Opportunity can be c2c (corp to corp): contract is with my corporation (directly or via a contracting agency eg Toptal, Procom, etc)

Thank you for your understanding!

The following table provides other parameters related to contracting Sentian Cloud Computing Inc to do work for you or your client: 

***Last updated: June 22, 2022***

<table><thead><tr><th width="258.66134541441824">Aspect</th><th width="467.61821797003057">Constraints</th><th> </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Availability</strong></td><td><p>As of latest update, my expected availability is </p><ul><li>For 10 hrs / week: November 2022</li><li>For anything > 15 hrs / week: December 2022</li></ul></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Connection Requests</strong></td><td><p>I accept <a href="https://linkedin.com/in/oliver-schoenborn">LinkedIn connection requests</a> <em><strong>only from people I have met</strong></em>. </p><p></p><p>You are welcome to book a video or audio meeting through my <a href="https://calendly.com/sentian-cloud-computing-inc/15min">Calendly</a>. </p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Skills &#x26; Experience</strong></td><td><p>Only contact me about work that involves</p><ul><li>automating cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP, IBM, etc) via Terraform, Pulumi, CDK, Docker, Python, Go, bash</li><li>automating application / micro-services deployments via docker, kubernetes, helm charts, python, bash and CI/CD</li><li>setting up, managing, extending (via Golang) and securing kubernetes clusters</li><li>migrating legacy web apps (C++,  Typescript) to kubernetes in Go</li><li>auditing cloud infrastructure and kubernetes for security </li><li>coaching on any of the above</li></ul></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Permanent Employment?</strong></td><td><p>Contract &#x26; consulting work only, through <em><strong>Sentian Cloud Computing Inc</strong></em>. My business can be hired directly or through other agencies such as Toptal, The AIM Group, GSquad, etc. </p><p></p><p>Rest assured: I have never dropped a client! I finish all work and I have several repeat clients. </p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Relocation, On-Site work</strong></td><td>I am happy to visit the workplace when necessary (a couple of times a month), but relocation is not possible. </td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Duration</strong></td><td><p>Weeks, months, a year, open-ended, retainer, hourly, part-time, full time, anything goes. </p><p></p><p>You can end a contract on short notice for whatever reason (funding, change of direction, etc), as long as all work done before I got notice of the termination gets paid.</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Citizenship</strong></td><td><p>I am a Canadian citizen. </p><p></p><p>However I have worked for US companies through agencies like Toptal, EvolveSquads, and others.</p></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Security Clearance</strong></td><td>Significantly higher than Enhanced Reliability. Talk to me for details. </td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Insurance</strong></td><td>I have Professional Liability Insurance and I am a member of the APCC (Association of Professional Canadian Consultants).</td><td></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Certifications</strong></td><td>CKAD (Jan 2021)</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>


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