Stop trying to bypass their security. It exists for a reason and bypassing it is typically a fireable offense.

Make nice with the IT guys and they might allow an exception, but try to circumvent them and you are bound to be more restricted, possibly losing local admin.

Both. It’s a marketable skill…

“I created a custom CI/CD pipeline using F/OSS to host dozens of microservices in my home lab, ranging from X to Y, including setting up DNS, port forwarding, registering a domain name, setting up a reverse proxy and VPN, managing docker containers…”

I was able to use a similar pitch to prove I had the chops for a new role involving a lot more Devops stuff at work. I’ve never done devops for work, but I know the theory and have a minimum level of practice that someone only needs to explain a topic once or twice. Hands-on experience is invaluable