Олександр

OLEXANDR SAMOKHVAL
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR |
DEVOPS
I am an IT specialist with 1.5 years of experience in system
administration, focused on Linux infrastructure support,
automation (Ansible) and web server management (Nginx). I
have strong analytical skills for network diagnostics and
monitoring. I am a team player with attention to detail,
currently actively developing in the direction of DevOps.

EXPERIENCE
SYSTEM ADMNISTRATOR
ITSTAR
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I have experience in full-cycle administration of Linux
Kyiv, Ukraine (Debian) servers, including deployment of Nginx web
servers.
I have actively used Ansible for automation and Nagios for
SKILLS proactive service monitoring.
I have a deep understanding of TCP/IP and DNS for
Scripting
diagnosing and resolving network issues.
Python · Bash
TEACHER
Web Servers & Cloud IT School
Nginx · Apache · AWS · Azure · Google 2023 - 2024
Cloud
Developed and taught courses on Python, Linux
Administration, and Cybersecurity.
Tools
Provided mentoring support to students, assisted with their
Docker · Ansible · Kubernetes ·
projects, and conducted code/configuration reviews.
CloudFormation · Terraform

CI/CD & Monitoring PROJECTS & PRACTICAL
Jenkins · GIT · Prometheus · Grafana · ACTIVITIES
Nagios
Deployed a full-stack application on AWS, configuring the

EDUCATION infrastructure (ALB, EC2 Auto Scaling, RDS) and building a
complete CI/CD pipeline with Jenkins and Git.
Kyiv Aviation Institute – Bachelor in Automated the creation of AWS test environments (VPC, subnets,
Cybersecurity, 2022 – 2026 EC2) using Terraform, reducing setup time to minutes.
Standardised the local development environment using Docker
(Dockerfiles, docker-compose), Nginx (as a reverse proxy) and
LANGUAGE persistent volumes.
Successfully set up and maintained SOCKS proxy servers for
English B2 secure network routing.
German A2 Responsible for configuring and supporting specialized MCP
servers.