Alexander Janzen · IT infrastructure
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Skills

What I can do — and how confident I am with it.

I only write down what I have built or run myself. No percentage self-assessments: either in a project, in production, or in preparation.

Infrastructure & operations

  • Virtualisation with Proxmox (VMs, containers, snapshots, backups)Production
  • Containerisation with Docker (Compose, business services, updates)Production
  • Linux servers (Debian/Ubuntu, systemd, permissions, services, logs)Production
  • Windows environments and Active DirectoryProduction
  • NAS, storage and backup concepts incl. recovery testingProduction

Network & access

  • LAN, VLAN, WLAN — setup, segmentation, troubleshootingHands-on
  • VPN (site-to-site and remote access)Hands-on
  • Routing and switching, firewalls — CCNA levelCourses I–III
  • Running my own DNS (own resolver, filtering, analysis)Production
  • Securing access: identity verification in front of services instead of open portsHands-on

Automation & monitoring

  • Python for tooling, data queries and schedulesHands-on
  • Bash scripts for operational and maintenance tasksHands-on
  • Monitoring and alerting (metrics, thresholds, notifications)Production
  • Systematic fault analysis across system layersHands-on
  • Technical documentation (Jira, Confluence environment, own notes)Hands-on

Applications & development

  • Point-of-sale and store system landscapes in retail (testing, analysis, rollout)Hands-on
  • DATEV environment and commercial softwareHands-on
  • SQL queries and database workHands-on
  • VBA for automating commercial processesHands-on
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript and ASP.NET fundamentalsBasics
ProxmoxDockerLinux WindowsActive Directory VLANVPNDNS PythonBashSQL VBAMonitoringJira

Languages

  • Germannative
  • Englishfull professional
  • Russianbasic