Freelance IT Engineer
Websites that make an impression. Systems you can depend on. I’m Joshua Davis, an independent engineer helping businesses design, build, and connect what comes next.
Work directly with Joshua · Based in Oklahoma City
A new website. A stronger foundation. Less busywork. Find the expertise your next step needs.
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Design, configure, and maintain Linux environments for the applications your business depends on. From server setup to nginx tuning and package updates, the focus is a dependable foundation your team can manage.
Build AWS environments around your application and the way your team works. Connect compute, storage, permissions, and secrets across development, staging, and production, with configurations that support practical day-to-day operations.
Build web applications that support real business tasks, from client portals to internal tools. Connect interfaces, backend logic, and databases with appropriate access controls, clear workflows, and a structure that can evolve.
Replace repetitive technical steps with repeatable workflows. Connect testing, deployments, scheduled jobs, and data syncs so your team can spend less time coordinating manual handoffs and more time on the work itself.
Bring useful AI into the tools and websites you already use. Build chat assistants, connect language models to workflows, and support document processing or natural language search with clear interfaces and practical integration.
Create custom websites with a distinct visual direction and purposeful movement. Combine responsive layouts, cinematic video, and interactive details with readable content, keyboard access, and reduced-motion options for a considered visitor experience.
Address concrete security findings across servers and applications. Tighten exposed paths, update vulnerable packages, and refine access controls, turning identified weaknesses into specific remediation work that fits your existing systems and deployment process.
Move existing applications onto a better server or cloud foundation. Plan the destination, prepare dependencies, and coordinate deployment and rollback steps, with attention to application behavior and continuity throughout the change.
Connect applications, databases, and external services so information reaches the tools that need it. Build API connections and data flows that support client entry, reporting, automation, and the everyday work behind your interface.
You get a senior-level IT engineer who actually does the work, not a project manager who delegates it. I embed directly with your team, move fast, keep things simple, and ship. No agency markup. No onboarding a department. Just focused technical execution from someone who's been in the trenches.
From the systems behind a business to the experience in front of it. Explore the work by what matters to you.
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Migrated a legacy Rails application to hardened Linux servers on AWS with zero downtime, including nginx tuning and security remediation.
Designed and deployed a full AWS environment with Lambda, S3, IAM policies, Secrets Manager, and automated monitoring across dev, staging, and production.
Built a secure, full-stack web application for client data entry and reporting, connected to multiple backend databases with role-based access control.
Rebuilt deployment workflows from scratch with GitLab CI, automated testing, staging promotion, and rollback capabilities. Reduced deploy time by 85%.
Integrated LLM-based agents into existing internal tools for automated document processing, intelligent routing, and natural language search across company data.
Led a full-stack security remediation after penetration testing findings. Locked down exposed paths, upgraded server packages, and implemented monitoring.
A cinematic Digital Davis website with panoramic Earth and nebula films, a black-hole journey between pages, an integrated AI chat assistant, and animated liquid-glass interfaces with responsive layouts and reduced-motion alternatives.
A responsive Digital Davis studio website with five scroll-driven design studies, generated artwork, interactive character transformations, and a consistent visual identity across services, pricing, and the site-brief flow.
I learn your stack, your pain points, and what success looks like. No fluff, just the technical picture.
I map out the approach, pick the right tools, and design systems built for the long haul, not just the demo.
Heads down, hands on keyboard. Iterative builds with clear communication at every checkpoint.
Deployed, monitored, documented. I stay engaged through stabilization and make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
Got a project in mind, a system that needs fixing, or infrastructure that needs to scale? Tell me what you are working with and I will get back to you within 24 hours.
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