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DevOps Engineer & Linux Administrator & Network Engineer

Overview


Short Summary

The candidate brings a wealth of technical expertise and leadership experience spanning various roles. Currently serving as a Technical Advisory responsible for the analysis, design, development, management and technical support. Since 2008, he has excelled as a Technical Specialist, overseeing the end-to-end development and management of tailored solutions for clients. His technical prowess extends to server and network infrastructure management or virtualization technologies. He also showcased his leadership abilities in spearheading the construction of wireless infrastructure across municipalities, as well as overseeing the development of proprietary hardware and customized Linux distributions. His involvement in strategic planning and governance demonstrates a holistic approach to his roles.

His extensive tech stack includes a wide range of tools and technologies such as virtualization platforms, network devices, Linux utilities, AWS services, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines and telephony systems, highlighting his versatility and capability to adapt to various technical environments.

Work Experience

Technical Advisory

(2022 – now)

  • Advisory on whether the entity complies with EU legislation

Technical Specialist

(2008 – now)

  • overseeing the technical support, management, design, development, and analysis of comprehensive solutions that are customised to satisfy clients' internal requirements
  • operating systems, online services, data utilities for imports and exports, and auxiliary tools for reporting are all included in this
  • provide technical assistance, including the creation of supporting documentation, when implementing customer solutions
  • expert in setting up, maintaining, and overseeing office and operational technology systems
  • oversee virtualization technologies, servers, and network infrastructure to guarantee top security and performance
  • provide end users with technical support and a hotline, resolving problems and offering advice on how to utilise the system as efficiently as possible

Tech stack:

  • RHEV Virtualization, qemu-kvm, Hyper-V, Proxmox
  • containerd, CRI-O, Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform
  • Gitlab, Jira
  • MS Active directory, X509, Solarwinds (dameware)
  • Cisco, NX-OS, Aruba, opensource network devices
  • WLC/WAP – Aruba, Cisco, Ubiquiti
  • SNMP, rrdtool, mrtg, Grafana, MQTT
  • SIP / H323 telephony (PBX, SBC)
  • Linux cmdline utilities, grep, awk, python3 scripts, network debugging with Wireshark & tcpdump
  • AWS – IAM, AWS cli tools, EC2 instances, Route 53, S3 storage, VPC networking

Technical Team Lead

(2005 – 2008)

  • oversaw the development and implementation of wireless infrastructure in 40 towns, improving connectivity and offering local governments scalable solutions
  • oversaw the creation and continuous upkeep of proprietary hardware and modified a Linux distribution for network access points, guaranteeing secure and easy network access
  • in charge of installing, maintaining, and keeping an eye on servers that are essential to preserving the network's performance and stability
  • ran a hotline service and gave end customers comprehensive technical help, answering their questions and resolving problems to guarantee peak system performance and user happiness
  • involved actively in the association's daily operations and governance, creating a positive impact on organisational development, strategic planning, and decision-making processes

Tech stack:

- maintain own linux distro for network devices

BGP/OSPF routing

RF signal measuring

Author
DevOps Engineer & Linux Administrator +1
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Freelancer226  / Per day
LevelSENIOR
Roles
DevOps Engineer Linux Administrator Network Engineer
Languages
English
Skillset
AWSActive DirectoryApplication ServerArchitectBSDBashCertificationsCloudCloud Management SoftwareClustersCode ManagementContainer Engine SoftwareContainer Management SoftwareContainerization SoftwareDatabaseDevOpsDockerEmbedded SystemsFlutterGitHubGitlabGrafanaHelmHyper-VIT Security ConsultantJiraKubernetesLinuxMariaDBMicrosoft serversMonitoring ToolsMySQLNagiosOpenStackOpenWrtOperation SystemsPostgreSQLProject Management ToolsProject ManagerPythonServer Virtualization SoftwareShellTerraformToolsVMwareWindows ServerXML
Localities
Remote