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Serhat Esmer

System Engineer & Cloud Specialist

15+ years of experience in UNIX/Linux system administration and Cloud services

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Determined, energetic and diligent professional with over 15+ years of experience in UNIX/Linux system administration and Cloud services seeking an opportunity to utilize my talents in a professional capacity, employing comprehensive knowledge and vast professional experience.

Specialized in designing secure and scalable infrastructures on cloud platforms like AWS and GCP, executing high-traffic platform migrations, and delivering enterprise-level system administration solutions.

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[Oct 2021 - Present]

Founder

DMESG Bilgi İletişim Teknolojileri Ltd. Şti.

Istanbul, Turkey

→ dmesg.com.tr
[Mar 2020 - Nov 2021]

System Engineer

Sözcü Gazetesi

Istanbul, Turkey

  • Designed and implemented secure and scalable AWS VPC architectures using Network ACLs, security groups, and hybrid public/private subnets
  • Provisioned and managed IAM users, groups, roles, disk quotas, and process monitoring across cloud environments
  • Automated routine administrative tasks with custom UNIX shell scripts, improving operational efficiency
  • Led optimization and enhancement of existing AWS and GCP infrastructures, focusing on security, scalability, and cost-efficiency
  • Migrated high-traffic platforms (sozcu.com.tr, skor.sozcu.com.tr, korkusuz.com.tr) from AWS to Google Cloud Platform
  • Transferred and synchronized multi-terabyte datasets from AWS S3 to Google Cloud Storage with minimal downtime
[Jun 2013 - Mar 2020]

Senior System Administrator

Comnet Türkiye

Istanbul, Turkey

  • Led and contributed to numerous domestic and international IT projects over 7 years
  • Designed technical architecture for commercial platforms: 444HOST.com, BulutSunucu.co, Comnet.co.uk, Proticaret.org
  • Administered and maintained virtualization platforms: VMware vSphere, Proxmox, LXC/LXD, and Docker
  • Oversaw enterprise network infrastructure, including Juniper routers and backbone switches
  • Deployed and managed Asterisk-based IP Telephony systems
  • Led disaster recovery planning, security hardening, and access control policy implementations

$ ls -la /skills

Cloud Platforms

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • Cloud Architecture Design
  • VPC & Networking

Virtualization

  • VMware vSphere
  • Proxmox
  • LXC/LXD
  • Docker

Operating Systems

  • UNIX/Linux Administration
  • Windows Server
  • Shell Scripting
  • Automation

Networking

  • Juniper Routers
  • Network Security
  • NGINX
  • Asterisk IP Telephony

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You can reach me through the following channels:

Location: Istanbul, Turkey