06/14/2025 updated
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Experienced Systems and DevOps Infrastructure Engineer
Maidenhead, United Kingdom
Only remote
MA (Hons) Philosophy & LinguisticsAmazon Web ServicesAmazon Elastic Compute CloudAmazon S3Apache HTTP ServerApache TomcatServer ApplicationAutomationBash ShellUbuntu (Operating System)Cloud ComputingComputer ProgrammingDatabasesSystem ConfigurationContinuous IntegrationDebian Linux
Linux Systems Administration
Extensive experience with various Linux distributions including RedHat, Debian, Ubuntu, and UCS Linux. Proficient in system configuration, management, and troubleshooting.
DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure
Expertise in cloud-init, Git/Bitbucket, QEMU, KVM, Terraform with AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Route53, ELB, IAM, CloudWatch, λ functions). Skilled in Ansible, Puppet, and Jenkins for automation and CI/CD.
Network and Security
Proficient in TCP/IP and IPv6 protocols, VLANs, VPNs, and various network services. Strong background in security implementations including ModSecurity, OWASP CRS, and PCI/DSS Compliance.
Virtualization and Containerization
Skilled in virtualization technologies and container orchestration, including experience with VMWare and exposure to Docker.
Database Management
Proficient in MySQL and familiar with other database systems used in various projects throughout career.
Programming and Scripting
Competent in Bash, Python scripting, and familiar with Puppet, Perl, and Prolog for automation and system management tasks.
Web Services and Applications
Experience with web servers like Nginx/Apache2, and application servers such as Tomcat. Familiar with load balancing and high availability configurations.
Extensive experience with various Linux distributions including RedHat, Debian, Ubuntu, and UCS Linux. Proficient in system configuration, management, and troubleshooting.
DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure
Expertise in cloud-init, Git/Bitbucket, QEMU, KVM, Terraform with AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, Route53, ELB, IAM, CloudWatch, λ functions). Skilled in Ansible, Puppet, and Jenkins for automation and CI/CD.
Network and Security
Proficient in TCP/IP and IPv6 protocols, VLANs, VPNs, and various network services. Strong background in security implementations including ModSecurity, OWASP CRS, and PCI/DSS Compliance.
Virtualization and Containerization
Skilled in virtualization technologies and container orchestration, including experience with VMWare and exposure to Docker.
Database Management
Proficient in MySQL and familiar with other database systems used in various projects throughout career.
Programming and Scripting
Competent in Bash, Python scripting, and familiar with Puppet, Perl, and Prolog for automation and system management tasks.
Web Services and Applications
Experience with web servers like Nginx/Apache2, and application servers such as Tomcat. Familiar with load balancing and high availability configurations.
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2010
Languages
EnglishNative speakerFrenchBasic knowledgeSpanishGood
Project history
• Provided content and structure for intermediate and advanced Rocky/RedHat Linux course
• Consulted on Bash scripting course with tutorial examples
• Attained UK NSV Security Clearance
• Consulted on Bash scripting course with tutorial examples
• Attained UK NSV Security Clearance
Supported global LDAP directory, built KVM images for LDAP infrastructure, and maintained CI/CD pipelines for AWS infrastructure.
Rationalized LDAP group structure, managed QEMU sandboxed LDAP servers, responsible for HPC clusters, and designed global Exim mail clusters.
Certificates
RHCE
RedHat2011