NAME
Sebastian Sobczynski - Linux systems engineer
SYNOPSIS
sebastian [--admin systems|database] [--developer] [--educator] [--leader] [--other]
SUMMARY
Experienced, highly motivated Linux engineer with expertise in LAMP stack, Linux systems configuration, troubleshooting, and a very good general understanding of IT systems.
A member of a 3rd line support team responsible for providing support for mission-critical systems.
OPTIONS
--admin systems
Extensive experience with the configuration, hardening, and maintenance of various Linux distributions, including:
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, CentOS, Scientific Linux
- Debian, Ubuntu
Comfortable working with open source technologies in large-scale environments. Very proficient with KVM and the libvirt tool stack.
Experienced in rapid deployment and configuration management technologies such as kickstarts, Spacewalk Server, Ansible, and SaltStack.
Able to set up vital Linux infrastructure components including load balancers (Keepalived, HAProxy), DNS servers (Bind, PowerDNS), web/application servers (Apache, Nginx), and mail servers (Postfix). Familiar with network-level security policies as well as server-level security layers like SELinux. Well-versed in Cisco ASA firewall management.
Red Hat Linux certifications:
--admin database
Skilled in MySQL database administration for standalone servers as well as replicated and clustered environments like Galera cluster.
Experienced user of Percona Toolkit for MySQL .
--developer
Experienced in Python, PHP, and shell scripting.
Maintains several RPM packages internally using the Mock utility and various system tools and scripts.
--educator
Started a small technical blog to share knowledge:
- myshell.co.uk - Linux sysadmin blog
--leader
Passionate problem solver in customer-facing environments, happy to mentor less experienced colleagues and share expertise.
--other
Enthusiastic about open source software and eager to learn about new technologies.
HISTORY
- Oracle - Senior Linux Systems Administrator
- Pulsant - Senior Linux Systems Administrator
- Maglabs - Linux Systems Administrator
- ClearBooks - Linux Systems Administrator
SEE ALSO
- E-mail: sebastian dot seo at live dot co dot uk
- Technical blog: myshell.co.uk