Skills

Linux
100
Vast experience installing & managing many distributions, including Debian based (Ubuntu, Proxmox VE, Smoothwall) and Arch based (Manjaro)
Virtualisation
90
Installed and managed Proxmox VE (KVM) and Microsoft Hyper-V in a corporate environment, including virtualising Smoothwall and PfSense firewall appliances
Computer Assembly
85
Built many computers from scratch using separate components and have often upgraded desktops and laptops to improve performance
Automation
80
Can automate a variety of tasks using Group Policy, Batch, VBS and PowerShell scripts on Windows, and Bash shell scripts and Ansible playbooks on Linux & macOS
Backup and Disaster Recovery
80
Utilised a variety of tools (BackupAssist, Veeam, Proxmox Backup Server) along with bash scripting to ensure critical services are regularly backed up
Windows
75
Worked with all workstation versions and Server 2008 to 2019, including managing AD, AD FS, DNS, DHCP, MDT
Containers
70
Provisioned many Docker and LXC based containers for services including Apache Guacamole, BitWarden, PostgreSQL & Xibo. Also experimented with Kubernetes both directly and via Rancher
Networking
70
Can configure and manage a variety of network sizes from a small network (around 30 devices) to a large network (around 300 devices) by employing network management tools such as Quality of Service and content filtering
Web Servers
60
Very familiar with both NGINX and Apache, including setting up reverse proxies to securely access backend services externally
MySQL
40
Can create simple databases and manipulate data, including backing up and restoring to other servers