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25 years managing infrastructure. Remote since 2010. I fix things that are broken and keep things from breaking in the first place. What I do: — NOC monitoring & emergency response (24/7, <4h SLA) — Network & firewall management: Cisco, Fortigate, SonicWall, Sophos — Virtualization: VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, XenServer — Cloud: AWS, Oracle Cloud (OCI ARM) — Windows Server (2003–2019) + Linux (CentOS, Ubuntu) — Backup & DR: Veeam, Nakivo, Symantec — Web infrastructure: LiteSpeed, CyberPanel, Plesk — DNS, DHCP, VPN, Exchange, Active Directory I've worked with clients across the US, Canada, EU, and Middle East. I don't do tier-1 support. I don't read runbooks written by someone else. I know your stack because I've built stacks like it. Top Rated Plus. 100% Job Success. 9,900+ hours logged. For ongoing NOC monitoring and emergency response retainers — see portfolio below.

As a seasoned IT professional with over 15 years of extensive experience in IT, security, and compliance, I have a demonstrated history of working in the outsourcing, gambling, and finance industries. Skilled in Team Leadership, Security, Compliance, SOC2, GDPR, and ISO27001, I’m always looking for a challenge. My strong background is supported by Bachelor's and Master’s degrees, along with specialized certifications focused on Information Technology and Cybersecurity.

I’m Cristian, a 29-year-old Master’s student in Cybersecurity with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science. My experience as a Service Desk Analyst, Active Directory Administrator and EUC Engineer strengthened my troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. I’ve built extensive Proxmox-based home labs to explore virtualization, Linux/Windows environments, web servers, firewalls, and network segmentation, and I use Docker for containerization and NAS setups with Truenas while performing regular sysadmin tasks to keep infrastructures secure and efficient. My hands-on security focus includes developing and testing pentesting labs, practicing web application security and network penetration testing, and working with digital forensics and SOC practices such as log analysis, threat detection, and incident response. I actively sharpen my offensive and defensive skills on platforms like TryHackMe and Hack The Box, completing labs, CTFs, and real-world scenarios to continually expand my toolkit. Passionate about technology and continuous learning, I’m always eager to tackle new challenges and deepen my technical and security expertise.

My objective is to bring excellent client satisfaction, providing quality and professional work. I am a Senior DevOps Engineer. My areas of expertise are: * DevOps methodologies and technologies; * Containers - docker, rkt; * Container's orchestration - kubernetes; * Monitoring - prometheus, time series databases; * Cloud native technologies - kubernetes, prometheus, rkt, envoy, helm, linkerd, vitess; * Content delivery networks and DDoS prevention - Akamai, Cloudflare, Cloudfront; * Systems automation with ansible and chef; * Continuous deployment, continuous integration set up; * Python software development; * Linux - CentOS, RedHat, Debian, Ubuntu, Gentoo (administration, configuration, audit, optimisation); * Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Azure Cloud; * Network administration (CCNA certified); * Virtualization (VMWare, VirtualBox, HyperVM, OpenVZ, Xen); * VPN systems, OpenVPN (installation and configuration). I can figure out fast the problem and find a solution for it. Languages that I speak: Russian and Romanian - native speaker; English - advanced level.

As a senior linux system administrator with over 15 years of experience, I possess a wealth of knowledge and expertise in all aspects of Linux server administration, configuration, and management. I have different certifications from Udemy, Cisco Networking Academy, AWS and cPanel. I have honed my skills over the years and I am well-versed in using various tools and technologies related to Linux, including Ansible, DigitalOcean, AWS, and cPanel. My extensive experience in Linux system administration has allowed me to develop an in-depth understanding of how Linux servers work and how to optimize their performance to meet business needs. I am proficient in installing, configuring, and managing various Linux distributions and have a solid understanding of networking, security, and server management concepts. In addition to my daily job as a Linux system administrator, I also take freelance projects in my free time. I'm always looking for new challenges and opportunities to expand my knowledge and skills, and I stay up-to-date with the latest developments in Linux and related technologies. Technologies I'm familiar with: CentOS, Redhat, Ubuntu, Debian, Postfix, MySQL, MariaDB, Apache, Nginx, Varnish, Haproxy, Iptables, Zabbix, Nagios, Cacti, Icinga2, Grafana, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Docker, Kubernetes, Odoo, CWP, VestaCP, Plesk, cPanel, Virtualmin, Proxmox, Opennebula. Overall, I am a highly skilled and experienced Linux system administrator who is committed to delivering top-quality services to clients and ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of Linux servers.

-Maintenance of on-premise and cloud servers. -Configuration of infrastructure for new websites -Maintenance of the existing websites -Setup of CI&CD for the project using Jenkins and Azure DevOps. -Troubleshooting and maintenance of all Pipelines and Repositories using Jenkins, Bitbucket and Git. -Setting up from scratch new DevOps project in Azure DevOps. -Editing and creating JSON/YAML files in Azure Portal. -Delivering Azure infrastructure using ARM Templates. -Configuration and maintenance of GoDaddy. -Maintenance and setup of VMs using VMware and Hyper-V. -Writing Powershell Scripts for automate Tasks. - Installation and maintenance of software, server and cloud services; - Solving IT tickets based on Active Directory, mail related issues, software issues, major outages; - Creating VPN access for Clients( Barracuda Cudalaunch); - Restoration of files from servers. - Syncronizing Exchange server with O365 via powershell scripts. -Assisting in the configuration of existing programs to meet users’ requirements; - Assistance for Citrix issues. - Providing telephone and online support to customers; -Taking care of all IT/Office 356/SharePoint issues; - Providing initial client contact; - Establishing problem logs and tracking; - Resolving installation inquiries; - Determining if an issue is documented; - Providing internal problem determination and verification; - Supplying and testing product fixes; - Supplying new product releases; - Offering product and technical expertise. - Powershell automation scripting for Microsoft applications and windows essentials. - O365 administrator and migration specialist. - Microsoft OneDrive, Sharepoint admin.