> 2. Hit up recruiters, hit up whatever network you have (including old acquaintances). Your story is incredibly straightforward: you held the line on these systems by yourself for years on end, including all their on-call needs, it's enough work for a 4-person team, and no help is coming. You're looking to work on an actual team where people actually learn from each other.

OP said they weren't good at networking, but I just want to echo this. I might be better than average at networking for the field (at least traditionally), but when I started freelancing I mainly go through recruiters (who do take a cut, but worth it for me).

There are plenty of recruiters for employed work too, and hopefully some will recognize both the value in your resume and your humility.

Tech meetups have also started up again after covid, try to go to one of those if you're in any kind of metropolitan area. It might not be the specific topic you're interested in, but there are going to be other people who also want to network, and hey, free pizza (usually).