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Emir Faruk Topal

@emirfaruktopal

Linux System Administrator at Ahi Evran University who secured three servers and automated recurring maintenance with Bash.

Turkey

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What I'm looking for

I'm developing my skills toward a mid-level SysAdmin or Junior DevOps career path.

At Ahi Evran University, I administered Linux servers across their lifecycle, from provisioning and configuration to maintenance and decommissioning.

I secured three servers with UFW/iptables and Fail2ban, enforced key-based SSH authentication, and managed Linux accounts and permissions.

I wrote Bash scripts for recurring maintenance, including log rotation, disk checks, and backups, and deployed services with Docker and Docker Compose.

On my self-hosted Linux server project, I deployed Dockerized services behind an Nginx reverse proxy with SSL/TLS. I also authored Hizli Linux, an open-source guide for Turkish-speaking Linux beginners.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Linux System Administrator

Ahi Evran University

May 2024 - Jun 2025 (1 year 1 month)

Administered 3 Linux servers across full lifecycle, securing them with UFW/iptables and Fail2ban. Managed user accounts, wrote Bash scripts for automation, and deployed containerized services with Docker.

Systemd Journalctl Syslog User Management Cron Linux Ubuntu Debian UFW IPtables Fail2Ban SSH BASH Docker Docker Compose Nginx Apache SSL TLS

Web Development Intern

KCTEK

Sep 2022 - Jul 2023 (10 months)

Developed and updated corporate websites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, building responsive UI layouts and resolving cross-browser front-end bugs. Gained foundational exposure to web server environments and deployment workflows.

HTML CSS JavaScript Responsive Design cross browser compatibility Web Development