Hi, my name is

Roman.

I'm a Senior DevOps Engineer.

I’ve been running and maintaining Linux servers for over two decades.

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About Me

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I am a Senior DevOps Engineer with a passion for automation, monitoring, and CI/CD pipelines, backed by a strong background in computer science. I currently work as a Senior DevOps Engineer at A1 Telekom Austria AG in Vienna, Austria. Here are a few technologies I've been working with recently:
  • Linux
  • Puppet
  • Ansible
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • Proxmox
  • Python

Experience

Senior Linux and DevOps Engineer - A1 Telekom Austria AG
Oct 2021 - present

I currently work as a Senior Linux and DevOps Engineer, focusing on the maintenance and improvement of a highly available billing platform.

  • Implemented SSO with Keycloak, including integration of multiple external company directories
  • Automated system upgrades with Ansible
  • Redesigned the monitoring system using Prometheus metrics
Senior DevOps Engineer - ready2order GmbH

I worked as a Senior DevOps Engineer.

  • Implemented and operated highly available web services in the cloud (AWS, GCP)
  • Administered and performance-tuned SQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
  • Provided 3rd-level troubleshooting for highly complex web applications
  • Managed configuration with Terraform and Ansible
  • Automated processes and wrote tooling in Bash and PHP
  • Implemented and improved CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, including migration from Jenkins
  • Migrated a legacy deployment to a container-based deployment
  • Consolidated multiple projects into a single monorepo
Senior System Administrator - Ixolit GmbH

I was a member of the IT operations department, focusing on Linux.

  • Developed and maintained highly scalable web projects (network design, monitoring, high availability, and load balancing)
  • Administered highly available databases (Percona MySQL, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch)
  • Planned and performed service migrations with minimal downtime
  • Automated processes using Bash, PHP, and Python scripts
  • Managed configuration with Puppet and Ansible
  • Administered networks (Ethernet, routing, VPNs)
  • Diagnosed and resolved highly complex technical problems
  • Implemented a PCI-DSS compliant infrastructure (Level 1 Service Provider)
  • Participated in on-call duty
  • Served as assistant head of operations
System Administrator - Xion AG

I was a member of the IT operations department, focusing on Linux.

  • Maintained 40 virtual servers across three datacenters in different countries
  • Performed an upgrade of the distributed Checkpoint firewall
  • Participated in a project to replace the legacy infrastructure with a VMware setup
  • Participated in the on-call duty rotation
CTO and Co-founder - ISSP

Co-founder and CTO of an ISP providing the following services to over 500 customers, including many business customers:

  • Domains
  • Email
  • Web hosting
  • Virtual servers

During this time, I developed a custom customer panel and built a highly available infrastructure. The following software was used:

  • Xen
  • Linux
  • Apache
  • PHP
  • Postfix
  • Dovecot
  • ProFTPd
  • MySQL

Education

2006 - 2008
Master of Science in Secure Information Systems
University of Applied Science Hagenberg, Austria

key aspect:

  • advanced networking
  • forensics master thesis: “Trusted Computing with Solaris”
2003 - 2006
Bachelor of Science in Secure Information Systems
University of Applied Science Hagenberg, Austria
During my studies I wrote a paper on server virtualization covering different technologies (Microsoft Virtual Server, VMware, Xen)