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Welcome to my online resume.
My name is Vadym Pakhomov. I am an Infrastructure Engineer with 10+ years
of experience in Linux administration, on-premises and hybrid cloud
infrastructure, and automation. I design resilient, high-availability
systems, optimize performance, and support migrations. Skilled in
scripting and DevOps practices for building scalable, secure
infrastructure — and I enjoy every minute of it.
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Vadym Pakhomov
Infrastructure Engineer — Czech Republic, Prague
IT? Linux? Gaming? yes that's me right there ...
Speaking computer since I can remember myself as a person!
Oooh btw ... I use Arch :)
Permanent resident in the Czech Republic (9+ years).
Open to B2B, contract, or full-time roles within the EU.
Flexible for remote work with global teams.
Social
Work experience
Support Engineer · Flowbox
Czech Republic — May 2026 - Present
Administer and maintain Linux servers, ensuring monitoring, troubleshooting,
and operational availability. Automate routine operations and scripting
tasks (Bash, Python) to streamline support workflows. Contribute to
infrastructure design and ongoing development, improving scalability and
reliability. Perform basic penetration testing and security assessments
of infrastructure components.
Freelance Infrastructure Engineer · various SMB clients
Prague, Czech Republic — 2025 - 2026
Migrated on-premises workloads to Proxmox VE, improving resource
utilisation and reducing hardware costs. Deployed Prometheus & Grafana
monitoring stacks with real-time alerting. Automated server provisioning
and configuration management with Ansible, eliminating configuration
drift. Performed security audits and hardening (firewall rules, SSH
hardening, patch management). Set up and validated automated backup and
recovery procedures for critical client workloads.
Infrastructure Engineer · Daktela
Prague, Czech Republic — February 2022 - February 2025
Designed and operated high-availability Proxmox infrastructure supporting
business-critical services with 99.9% uptime. Automated provisioning and
configuration with Ansible, reducing deployment time by 60%. Contributed
to zero-downtime migration of on-premises workloads to Proxmox VMs.
Implemented Prometheus & Grafana monitoring and alerting. Managed
containerized workloads (Docker) and integrated infrastructure changes
into GitLab CI pipelines. Used Terraform for infrastructure provisioning
following IaC principles. Provided Tier 2 support for critical incidents.
Systems Administrator · NDA
Prague, Czech Republic — December 2020 - January 2022
Operated and maintained 50+ Linux servers across production and staging
environments. Automated routine operations with Ansible and Bash.
Implemented centralized logging and monitoring, improving incident
detection and response time. Strengthened security through MFA,
automated patching, and hardening practices.
Freelancer · various clients
Prague, Czech Republic — March 2020 - November 2020
Delivered server and database support with MySQL high-availability
replication and Ansible automation for multiple clients (5+).
Linux Systems Administrator · ClusterDesign
Prague, Czech Republic — April 2019 - February 2020
Administered physical and virtual server clusters: KVM/libvirt, RAID
(0/1/2/5/10), DRBD, OpenVZ containers, LVM, IPMI-based management.
Managed MariaDB and PostgreSQL databases for enterprise clients.
Linux Systems Administrator · Simplifate
Prague, Czech Republic — January 2018 - March 2019
Managed full infrastructure including Ubuntu/Windows servers on VMware and Proxmox, networking, backups, and Puppet automation.
Systems Administrator · wiz-trans.com
Kyiv, Ukraine — August 2016 - May 2017
Supported diverse desktop systems, Debian-based servers, and corporate networks, including hardware maintenance and Bash scripting.
Systems Administrator · various clients
Kyiv, Ukraine — 2008 - August 2016
User support, systems and small server installations, IT consultations etc.
Education
Cisco CCNA
2015
Routing and Switching: Introduction to Networks
Routing and Switching: Routing and Switching Essentials
Computer academy Krok, Kiev
2006 - July 2008
System and network administration
Everything else
All the time :)
Selfeducated.
Skills
- System Administration & Troubleshooting — 90%
Extensive experience in UNIX/Linux system administration (Debian, Ubuntu, RHEL, Arch Linux).
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills for hardware and software issues.
Server maintenance: hardware diagnostics, replacement, and minor repairs.
- Virtualization & Storage — 75%
Expertise in KVM/libvirt, Proxmox, VMware, oVirt, and container-based solutions (Docker, OpenVZ).
LVM, software RAID (1/2/5/6/10), hardware RAID, DRBD, and Proxmox clustering.
- Infrastructure as Code & CI/CD — 70%
Terraform and Ansible for provisioning and configuration management.
GitLab CI pipelines for automated provisioning, testing, and deployment.
- Networking & Security — 65%
Network administration: VLAN, VPN (WireGuard, OpenVPN), routing, DHCP, IPv4.
Firewalls (iptables/nftables), Fail2Ban, SSH hardening, audit and logging.
Security assessments and infrastructure hardening.
Mikrotik (MTCNA certified), D-Link, TP-Link; IPMI remote management.
- Databases & Web Services — 45%
Administration of MariaDB, MySQL (HA replication), PostgreSQL —
backup, optimization, and maintenance.
Web server configuration & support (LAMP/LEMP stack).
- Automation & Monitoring — 75%
Automation: Ansible (daily driver), Terraform, Puppet (basics).
Monitoring: Prometheus & Grafana, Zabbix (intermediate).
- Scripting & Backup Solutions — 70%
Bash scripting (advanced), Python.
Backup automation, validation, and disaster recovery procedures.
- Hardware & Enterprise Server Management — 65%
HP, Dell, and Supermicro servers (installation, maintenance, troubleshooting).
Soft skills
- Problem-Solving — 92%
Strong experience resolving infrastructure issues and managing complex systems.
- Communication — 78%
Solid, but technical writing is stronger than interpersonal communication.
- Teamwork — 70%
Clear involvement in collaborative environments and cross-department work.
- Adaptability — 90%
Varied experience in companies and tech stacks, plus self-education.
- Time Management — 87%
Efficient handling of responsibilities across multiple environments.
- Attention to Detail — 89%
Proactive documentation and automation reflect precision.
- Self-Motivation — 85%
Evident in freelance work, self-education, and tech certification pursuit.
- Customer-Oriented Mindset — 82%
Clear from user support duties and responsiveness to hardware needs.
- Documentation — 88%
Highlighted consistently in responsibilities across roles.
Languages
- English — 75%
B2
- Czech — 80%
B2
- Ukrainian — 100%
Native
Certifications
MTCNA (with certificate)
mikrotik — 22.06.2022
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Projects
Infrastructure Automation (Bash & Python)
Developed automation tools for monitoring, log analysis, and operational
workflows, improving reliability and reducing manual intervention.
Infrastructure as Code & Deployment Automation
Standardized system configuration and deployments using Ansible and
Terraform, reducing errors and downtime.
User Lifecycle & Access Automation
Automated onboarding/offboarding, account provisioning, and access
management, improving security compliance and auditability.
Here is some small info about me.
More info about my likes and dislikes
Current favourites and daily drivers
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Arch Linux ProxMox Debian RHEL
NeoVIM Tilix vim Code
GitLab GitHub Slack Claude
GitlabCI GHActions Discord Terraform
ElasticSearch OpenSearch OpenTelemetry Prometheus
HUGO Bash Python Grafana
AWS Hetzner Cloudflare GCP
Nginx Docker Kubernetes Ansible
Wireguard Tailscale RaspberryPi Unifi
Notion Jira Protonmail Element.io
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I Don't like
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Jenkins AzureDevops MSTeams
Microsoft Apple
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Maybe I should learn more about
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Kubernetes Active Directory Terraform (advanced) AWS
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I've used in the past
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CentOS Fedora Debian CISCO
Juniper OpenVPN Windows Zabbix
Atom Obsidian D-Link
Hetzner ArubaCloud Apache
OVH VirtualBox VMWare
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