Hi, my name is

Roman

I'm a Senior Linux and DevOps Engineer.

I’ve been running and maintaining linux server since two decaades.

About Me

I am a software developer with a passion for web development. I have a background in computer science and mathematics, and I have a strong interest in the intersection of technology and art. I am currently working as a software developer at example org. in San Francisco, CA.

I am currently working on a project that will be used to help people find the best way to get around the city.

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 am currently working as a Senior Linux and DevOps Engineer focusing on maintainance and improvment of a highly avaailable billing plattform.
Senior DevOps Engineer - ready2order GmbH
Jan 2019 - Oct 2021

I was working as a Senior DevOps Engineer.

  • implemented and operated highly available web services in the Cloud (AWS, GCP)
  • administration and performance optimizations of SQL databases (MySQL, Postgresql)
  • 3rd level trouble shooting of highly complex web applications
  • Configuration Management with terraform and ansible
  • automation and scriping with Bash and PHP
  • Implementation and Improvements to CI/CD pipelines in Gitlab (including migration from Jenkins)
  • adopt legacy deployment to a container based deployment
  • migrated multiple projects into a “monorepo”
Senior System Administrator - Ixolit GmbH
Sep 2010 - Jan 2019

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

  • Develop and maintain highly scaleable web projects (network design, monitoring, high availabilty and load balancing)
  • administration of highly available databases (Percona MySQL, Postgresql, Elasticsearch)
  • planning and performing service migrations respecting minimal downtime
  • automating processes by using scripts (bash, PHP, Python)
  • configuration management (puppet and ansible)
  • network administration (ethernet, routing, VPNs)
  • patiently debugging highly complex problems
  • implementing a PCI-DSS conform infrastrucutre [Level 1 Service Provider]
  • participating in on-call duty
  • assistent head of operations
System Administrator - Xion AG
Jan 2009 - Aug 2010

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

  • Maintained 40 (virtual) servers accross three different datacenters in different countries
  • Performed an Upgrade on the distributed Checkpoint Firewall
  • Participating in a project to replace the legacy infrastructure with an VMware setup
  • Participating in the on-call duty rotation
CTO and Co-founder - ISSP
Jun 2001 - Jun 2009

Co-Founder and CTO of an ISP providing the following services for over 500 customers including many business customers

  • Domains
  • Email
  • Webspace
  • Virtual Servers

During the time I developed a custom customer panel and setup an 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)