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Razvan Samoila

@razvansamoila

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DevOps/SRE engineer focused on reliability, automation, and cloud infrastructure.

Romania

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What I'm looking for

I seek a role focused on reliability, automation and cloud infrastructure where I can improve CI/CD, observability, and mentor junior engineers.

I am a DevOps and SRE engineer with extensive experience ensuring production reliability, incident management, and infrastructure automation. I focus on both Run and Build responsibilities to keep systems available and performant.

My background includes managing Kubernetes (AKS), Terraform, ArgoCD/Argo Workflows, Azure DevOps, Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace and Splunk for observability and CI/CD. I also work with Kafka, MongoDB, SendGrid and Cloudflare, and have participated in GCP disaster recovery planning.

Previously I administered Linux systems, managed data center hardware and firmware, maintained virtualization platforms, and automated tasks with Bash, Ansible, SaltStack and Jenkins. I have built and configured data center infrastructure and authored HLD/LLD documentation for projects.

I am proactive, organized and experienced mentoring junior administrators; I prioritize security, uptime and clear communication while continuously improving processes and automation across teams.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

DevOps Engineer

Current

Tremend

Aug 2021 - Present (4 years 5 months)

SRE-focused DevOps engineer managing run and build responsibilities to maintain production availability, lead incident response, and implement automation that improved system reliability and observability.

Grafana Prometheus Dynatrace Splunk AKS Terraform ArgoCD Kafka MongoDB

Linux System Administrator

OTP Bank

Feb 2019 - Jul 2021 (2 years 5 months)

Administered Linux servers and Kubernetes clusters, performed hardware and firmware maintenance in data centers, automated tasks with Bash, and supported web applications to ensure operational continuity.

Linux Kubernetes Docker Ansible SaltStack BASH PostgreSQL MySQL VMWare

IT Engineer

4PSA

Sep 2018 - Dec 2018 (3 months)

Supported VoipNow platform by troubleshooting SIP call flows, performing MySQL migrations, and automating operations via Bash and Python to improve platform stability.

VoipNow SIP MySQL BASH Python Tcpdump Wireshark IPtables

System Engineer

Huawei Technologies

Jan 2018 - Aug 2018 (7 months)

Built and configured data center infrastructure per LLD/HLD, managed firmware and OS deployments, and supported service application testing and escalated fault resolution.

Data Center Windows Server Firmware Storage HLD LLD

System Administrator

BRK Financial Group

Apr 2017 - Dec 2017 (8 months)

Managed Windows and Linux servers, VMware virtualization, network equipment, and IP PBX systems while providing multi-location support and maintaining security and availability.

Windows Server Active Directory VMware VSphere Cisco Juniper Asterisk Nginx

System Administrator

AROBS Transilvania Software

Jun 2015 - Dec 2017 (2 years 6 months)

Provided 24x7 production support, managed Windows and Linux systems, executed CI/CD tasks with Jenkins, and maintained PCI-related security reviews and deployments.

Windows Server Ubuntu Jenkins Git VMWare PCI DSS BASH

System Administrator

Gate Business Consulting SRL

Jan 2014 - Dec 2017 (3 years 11 months)

Configured and administered Windows and Ubuntu server environments, managed DNS/AD/GPO, deployed web services (IIS/Apache) and provided hardware and remote user support.

Windows Server Ubuntu Active Directory DNS IIS Apache Remote Support Networking

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

LinkedIn Learning

Certificate, Management

2023 -

Completed 'Be the Manager People Won't Leave' professional development course.

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate, Cloud Administration

2024 -

Pursuing Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification (credential timeline 2024–2026).

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals, Cloud Fundamentals

2022 -

Earned Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals credential.

Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

Informatics

2010 - 2011

Studied Informatics covering algorithms and programming, computer architecture, operating systems, and hardware practice.

Babeș-Bolyai University

Economic Informatics

2012 - 2015

Studied Economic Informatics with coursework in macroeconomics, microeconomics, management, marketing, databases, computer networks, and operating systems.