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Alin Pirvulescu

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Last update: 20.12.2024

Kafka Consultant and Telecommunications Engineer

Graduation: University graduate in Electronics and Telecommunications
Hourly-/Daily rates: show
Languages: German (Elementary) | English (Full Professional) | Spanish (Elementary)

Skills

Kafka Administration
Extensive experience in administrating and upgrading Kafka clusters, including Confluent and Apache Kafka implementations.

Linux Systems Administration
Strong knowledge of Linux systems administration, including bash scripting and maintenance of various applications.

Cloud and Big Data Technologies
Proficiency in cloud platforms like Azure and big data applications such as Hadoop ecosystem and OpenStack.

Virtualization
Experience with virtual machines (VMware) and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.

Networking
Knowledge of networking concepts, including experience with Cisco routers and MPLS on Juniper routers.

Database Management
Familiarity with database systems such as MySQL and Oracle, including administration and optimization tasks.

Programming
Basic knowledge of programming languages including Python and Perl, with ability to create scripts for automation and data processing.

Project history

12/2022 - Present
Kafka Consultant - B2B
British Telecom

Administrate and upgrade 6 Kafka clusters, implement ksqlDB cluster, and replace Confluent Kafka with Apache Kafka.

12/2020 - 12/2022
Operations Engineer
Ing Hubs – Dora Eventbus Team

Managed 3 Confluent Kafka clusters, implemented monitoring solutions, and handled Kafka support tasks using Azure DevOps pipelines.

09/2019 - 12/2020
Infrastructure Engineer
Oracle Romania - Global Service Delivery Team

Administered Platinum service machines (Red Hat flavor) and managed service requests for Platinum products.

03/2014 - 09/2019
System Expert
Orange Romania

Focused on important issues, involved in Bigdata project, and worked on internal SDN project based on Openstack and Contrail.

01/2013 - 03/2014
System Engineer
Orange Romania

Responsible for maintaining operating systems for physical and virtual servers, performing real-time analysis, and managing user accounts.

12/2008 - 12/2013
Senior Service Engineer
Orange Romania

Administered mail platform server farm, performed deployments, and solved customer tickets related to messaging issues.

02/2008 - 12/2008
System Administrator
Oracle Romania - Global Service Delivery Team

Administered Oracle Educational Centers' systems and managed service requests for Oracle Educational products.

04/2006 - 02/2008
System Administrator
Nobel Romania, Bucuresti

Managed prepaid services over a TDM/VoIP network, performed backups, and handled system updates and configurations.

07/2005 - 04/2006
Routing Operator
Nobel Romania

Monitored routes, managed equipment, and maintained cost-effective routing for prepaid services over a TDM/VoIP network.

09/2004 - 07/2005
NOC Engineer
S.C. accessNET International S.R.L

Provided front-line customer support for radio networks, IP networks, and Internet providers, handling connectivity and security issues.

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