I work in IT as a Senior Platform Engineer, IaaS Linux, specialising in Kubernetes, Ansible, scripting and automation.
Experience
Senior Platform Engineer - IaaS Linux (September 2021–current)
Plan, build and operationalise production Kubernetes and MinIO clusters and migrate from Docker Swarm system
Plan, build and operationalise Ansible management and migrate from Puppet system
Communicating with clients for requirements gathering and solution design
Providing support to clients of Linux systems
Senior Systems Engineer (April 2021–September 2021)
Administering and designing production systems for financial institutions and brokers
Providing Unix support in-hours and on call
Working directly with clients to provide solutions
Professional Linux System Engineer (October 2020–March 2021)
Administering production systems for a wide range of clients
Providing Linux support predominantly for European clients during Australian daytime
Unix Systems Engineer (May 2015–October 2020)
Administering and designing production systems for financial institutions and brokers
Providing Unix support in-hours and on call
Working directly with clients to provide solutions
Service Cashier (March 2009–May 2015)
Professional Skills
Technical Skills
Producing Kubernetes (K3s), Podman, Docker and container technologies as a platform
Supporting Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Oracle Linux, Debian, Ubuntu and Solaris systems
Technical lead in projects working with and supporting clients
Ansible configuration management; Packer and Buildah/Kaniko for image builds; exposure to Puppet for configuration management
Programming experience with Python, Golang, Bash and shell variants on a daily basis; exposure to Perl, PHP, JavaScript, Java and C
Git command line; migrating Subversion repositories to Git; GitLab and Bitbucket for version control; GitLab for CI/CD
Modernising on-premise systems to work as private/hybrid-cloud model
AWS and Azure public cloud using Ansible and Terraform to manage resources
System monitoring with Nagios, Checkmk, icinga2 and legacy in-house systems
Atlassian Jira and Confluence for task tracking and documentation
Using HashiCorp Vault for secrets management
Operational DBA (in combined Unix/DBA role) for PostgreSQL and Progress OpenEdge production databases with some exposure to MariaDB/MySQL
Working with network teams to implement on-premise solutions
Working in a team, documentation and communication
Troubleshooting issues at work and oncall
Adapt to troubleshooting in unfamiliar environments
Communication Skills
Providing Unix support for hosted and remote clients
Interacting with colleagues, both in the team and other teams to achieve outcomes
Qualifications
Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), Apr 2023–Apr 2026
HashiCorp Vault Associate, Jan 2021–Jan 2023
HashiCorp Vault Certified HashiCorp Implementation Partner (CHIP), Jan 2021–Jan 2023
Red Hat Certified Systems Administrator (RHCSA), Sep 2015–Sep 2018
Bachelor of Information Technology at Queensland University of Technology, 2014
Community Activities and Interests
Bushcare with Norman Creek Catchment (2024–)
Rotaract (2013–2017, 2021–2023)
Board member: organising activities, setting club direction, maintaining club records, managing club correspondance, coordinating with the club board and members
Proactive Team Member participating in events such as Community Table, Jindalee Bushcare Group, Adopt-A-Road, Foodbank drives and fundraising
Big Night Out Volunteer (2016–2018)
Treasurer 2017–2018: Manage cash, bank accounts and payments for running Big Night Out each month
Volunteer 2016-2018: Attend Big Night Out each month, an inclusive dance party for teenagers and young adults with disabilities