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Jurie
Wessels

Systems Engineer  ·  Infrastructure & Network Operations
Available /1 month notice /Edenvale, Gauteng /Code 8 licence
jurie@bifrost.net.za LinkedIn ↗
10+yrs · technical experience
—years old
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Profile

Systems engineer and administrator focused on deploying, managing and maintaining server and solution deployments across a busy hosting environment. Day-to-day work also spans network operations — configuring switches, firewalls and routers — alongside physical hardware installation and maintenance in the data centre. Strong Linux background with working Windows knowledge, and a consistent habit of automating repetitive work. CCNA certified.

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Experience

Systems Engineer — Infrastructure 07/2019 — Present
Domains.co.za · Johannesburg
  • Maintain and configure hosting servers.
  • Operate in a network operations (NOC) capacity — configure and maintain switches, firewalls and routers.
  • Own backup management and recovery processes.
  • Install and maintain data-centre hardware.
  • Resolve technical issues and escalations beyond Tier 3.
  • Develop automation scripts to eliminate repetitive manual work.
Senior Technical Support Specialist 08/2017 — 06/2019
Afrihost · Johannesburg
  • Provided telephonic support to clients.
  • Troubleshot client websites end to end.
  • Responded to and resolved support tickets.
  • Acted as escalation point for internal website and server investigations.
Technician 01/2015 — 07/2017
TV Den · Kroonstad
  • Repaired TVs and a wide range of electronics and appliances.
  • Installed and repaired DSTV systems.
  • Carried out SOHO network installations.
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Technical Skills

Operating Systems

LinuxWindows Server

Networking & Security

Routing & SwitchingFirewallsVPNs NOC OpsTCP/IPFortiGate

Virtualization & Containers

VMwareVirtualizor (KVM/QEMU)Docker

Hosting & Server Software

cPanel / WHMApache / NginxMySQL / MariaDB DNS (BIND/PowerDNS)Mail (Postfix/Exim)

Automation & Scripting

BashPowerShellPHP

Backup & Monitoring

AcronisZabbix

Data Centre

Hardware InstallMaintenanceServer Provisioning
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Certifications & Languages

Certifications

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
  • cPanel & WHM System Administrator II
  • Acronis Cloud Tech Professional
  • Fortinet NSE 3

Languages

EnglishFully proficient
AfrikaansFully proficient
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The Watch

jurie@watch: ~/on-call $
$ cat the-watch.txtNight gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until the maintenance window closes. I shall take no downtime, drop no packets, father no orphaned processes. I shall wear no crown and win no tickets. I am the cron job in the darkness. I am the watcher of the dashboards. I am the rollback that guards the realms of men. I pledge my sleep and my sanity to the on-call rota, for this shift and all the shifts to come.