# Melvin S

Melvin S is a remote worker on Himalayas, System Engineer at Alexander SVA GmbH, based in Germany.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@melvins

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System Engineer at System Vertrieb Alexander SVA GmbH, automating VM deployments from 60 minutes to 2 minutes.
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| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Availability | Open to opportunities |
| Location | Germany |
| Authorized to work in | Germany |
| Salary expectations | 70k+ EUR |
| Job categories | DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer, Infrastructure Automation Specialist, Systems Engineer, Linux Engineer, Linux Administrator |
| Skills | DevOps, CI CD, Infrastructure as Code, VM Automation, Linux Administrator, Infrastructure Automation, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, VMWare, OpenShift Virtualization, GitLab CI CD, Puppet, Keycloak, LDAP |

## About

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At System Vertrieb Alexander SVA GmbH, I automate system deployments for public- and private-sector customers using Ansible, GitLab CI, VMware, and OpenShift Virtualization. This reduced VM provisioning time from around 60 minutes to around 2 minutes.

Previously, at Sonepar Deutschland Information Services, I automated Linux and Windows VM provisioning from 2–3 days to around 5 minutes. At Plus.Line AG, I supported Linux infrastructure and took a technical lead role, with responsibility for an enterprise customer and mentoring junior administrators.
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## Experience

### System Engineer (current)

Alexander SVA GmbH. Nov 2023 - Present

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Responsible for various customers in the public and private sector with a focus on Linux, cloud, and automation projects. Developed and implemented concepts and architectures for infrastructure and automation solutions, introduced DevOps principles, and automated system deployments end-to-end.
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Skills: Ansible, AAP, Gitlab-CI, VMWare, OpenShift-Virtualization, Keycloak, LDAP, OIDC, OAuth, IAM

### Linux Engineer for Cloud Services

Sonepar Deutschland Information Services. Jan 2023 - Oct 2023

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Automated VM provisioning in VMware environments, reducing provisioning time from 2-3 days to about 5 minutes. Built and operated Infrastructure as Code with Terraform and Ansible, standardized patch and update processes, and operated containerized workloads on Kubernetes via Rancher.
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Skills: VMWare, Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Rancher, Linux, Windows

### Senior Linux Administrator

Plus.Line AG. Jun 2022 - Dec 2022

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Technical lead for Linux infrastructures (CentOS 7/8) on oVirt, with technical and operational responsibility for enterprise customers. Managed configuration with Puppet, handled tickets and incidents, and mentored junior administrators.
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Skills: Linux, CentOS, OVirt, Puppet, Incident-Management, Mentorship

### Junior Linux Administrator

Plus.Line AG. Nov 2020 - Jun 2022

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Operated and administered Linux servers (CentOS 7/8) in productive oVirt virtualization environments. Extended existing Puppet environments, provided customer support, and participated in shift and on-call duties.
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Skills: Linux, CentOS, OVirt, Puppet, BASH, Python, Gitlab

### Junior Linux Administrator

Tronet GmbH. Jul 2020 - Oct 2020

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Operated productive Linux systems (CentOS, Ubuntu) 24/7, including on-call and night shifts. Performed data center operations, hardware migrations, and worked in legacy enterprise environments.
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Skills: Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu, Incident-Response, Data-Center-Operations, Cisco-UCS, XCP-Ng

## Education

### Heinrich-Hertz-Europakolleg

Fachinformatiker für Systemintegration, System Integration. 2018 - 2020

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Completed vocational training as an IT specialist for system integration, focusing on Linux, CCNA Cisco, and network planning.
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## Tech stack

- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Kubernetes
- Helm
- GitHub Actions
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
- Terraform
- Flux
- Python
- Go
- HAProxy
- Loki
- Grafana
- Prometheus
- Zabbix
- Nagios
- OpenStack
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- CentOS
- Linux
- Ansible
- Puppet
- Keycloak
- OAuth2
- Git
- Docker
- NGINX
- oVirt
- Rancher
- Podman
- ArgoCD
- Bash
- Checkmk
- AWS
- Azure

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