Berk Benzer
Senior Linux Administration & DevOps Admin
I'm a detail-oriented and fast learner Senior Linux Admin/DevOps Admin with passion for solving complex IT challenges with +13 years of experience. Passionate about automation and improving system performance.
****.********@*****.***
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
linkedin.com/in/berk-benzer
github.com/berkbenzer
WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Linux and Database Administrator
360 Treasury Systems - Deutsche Börse Group
06/2022 - Present, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
FX Trading Systems
Linux System Administration.
Database Administration Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySQL. Standardizing Linux Systems Using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with SaltStack and Ansible.
Provided resources and skill sets to support DBA functions for applications. Automating Infrastructure through Multi-Tool Approach.( Utilized Rundeck, Shell Scripting, Python,SaltStack and Ansible to automate and streamline infrastructure management processes)
System Health Monitoring, Upgrades,Patching, Hardware and Software Installation and Maintenance. Monitoring with Grafana, Telegraf and InfluxDB. Senior Linux System Administrator and Devops Admin Oti Holding - Odeon Technology
10/2020 - 05/2022, Istanbul, Turkiye
Tourism
Implemented a Satellite infrastructure to centralize and administer Linux environments for enhanced system management efficiency.
Administrating Private and Public Cloud. Infrastructure as Code with Terraform. Designing Virtualised Datacenter, Accelerating Business Demand by 30%. Provided input on hardware and software purchasing, prioritizing return on investment to optimize IT spending.
Senior Oracle Database Administrator
Ithinka Consultancy - BNP Paribas Cardif Project
04/2019 - 08/2020, Istanbul, Turkiye
Database Consultancy
Oracle 11g and 12c Support.
Performed SQL tuning, executed data migrations, managed database upgrades and patching to enhance performance, ensuring data security. Automate database deployments with Jenkins, Bash and PL/SQL. Proposed database changes to ease monitoring and administrative effort. Monitored and analyzed database activity to prevent incidents and recommend performance improvements.
SKILLS
Cloud Linux Docker
Red Hat AWS Rundeck
Jenkins Automation
Ansible SaltStack
Shell Script DevOps
Oracle PostgreSQL
Python SQL Centos
ELK
PERSONAL
PROJECTS
German Language Practice
Programme (03/2024 - Present)
I have developed program helps you to
learn articles in German and the Turkish
translation of the words. The program
reads German words out loud
TimeScaleDB Automation
(10/2023 - 01/2024)
Db Storage Cost Reduction
Zabbix Automation
(02/2018 - 03/2018)
Infra Monitoring Operation Cost Reduced
Backup Reporting Tool
(09/2018 - 11/2018)
Reports used for Infra and Security teams
Page 2 of 2
WORK EXPERIENCE
Linux System Administrator
Allianz Turkey
11/2017 - 03/2019, Istanbul, Turkiye
Insurance
Managed +300 Red Hat Servers via Satellite, VMware and EMOC. Implemented table partitioning for Zabbix database to control its growth, coupled with scheduled procedure dropping partitions every 15 days. Achieving %80 performance improvements on Zabbix.
Backup Reporting Using Python 2, Bash, PowerShell and bat. Worked closely with developers to optimize system performance. Oracle Database Administrator
Ithinka Consultancy
08/2014 - 11/2017, Istanbul, Turkiye
Database Consultancy
Routine DBA tasks. Tablespace and User management,data migrations, partition management.
Managing +10 Oracle Database.
Designed database schema and implemented data modeling strategies. Ensured data security, and managed backup & recovery processes. EDUCATION
Master of Science / Information Technologies
Bahcesehir University
09/2016 - 02/2019, Istanbul, Turkiye
Information Security Management Big Data in Cloud Computing Big Data and Hadoop Environment Data Mining
TRAININGS
Red Hat System Administration
1/2/3 (Red Hat Official Training
Center) (12/2018)
AWS SysOps (SkillSoft Global
Knowledge AWS official Partner)
(01/2024)
LANGUAGES
English
Full Professional Proficiency
German
Elementary Proficiency
Turkish
Native or Bilingual Proficiency
INTERESTS
Technology Playing Guitar
Snowboarding