Luca Bolanz
IT Administrator · IT Specialist for System Integration
$ whoami
I build, run, secure and document IT infrastructure. My focus is on Linux, virtualization, networking and automation.
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proxmox/ opnsense/ docker/ ansible/ terraform/
// about
I work as an IT administrator in the banking sector. There I am mainly responsible for VMware and the server infrastructure and look after the Sophos firewalls, and now and then pfSense. On top of that come backups with Veeam and security monitoring with Wazuh. Availability, security and clean documentation are part of my daily work. I got to know Linux during my apprenticeship as an IT specialist for system integration, including a project with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. At home I run a homelab with Proxmox, OPNsense and Docker. Right now I am going deeper into automation with Ansible and Terraform and learning Kubernetes.
// experience
- since 06/2025
IT Administrator
Bank
- Administering the VMware environment and the Windows Server infrastructure
- Looking after the Sophos firewalls and their rule sets, occasionally pfSense too
- Security monitoring with Wazuh XDR/SIEM and looking into suspicious events
- Assessing vulnerabilities and fixing them with patches or config changes
- Helping roll out network access control
- Backup and restore with Veeam
- First and second level support through the ticket system
- Documenting changes and working with external service providers
- 09/2022 to 06/2025
Apprenticeship as IT Specialist for System Integration
Data center
- Looking after Linux and Windows systems in a large virtualized data center
- Working on networking and virtualization, installing hardware and software
- Proof of concept with Red Hat Enterprise Linux including service and network setup, tuned VMware resources and benchmarks of several AI models
- Tickets in Jira and documentation in Confluence
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// skill clusters
Virtualization & Servers
- VMware (professional)
- Windows Server (professional)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (apprenticeship & projects)
- Proxmox VE (homelab & learning)
- Ubuntu Server (homelab & learning)
- Rocky Linux (homelab & learning)
Networking & Firewalls
- Cisco Meraki (professional)
- Sophos Firewall (professional)
- pfSense (professional)
- Firewall rule sets (professional)
- Network Access Control (professional)
- TCP/IP, VLANs & routing (professional)
- OPNsense (homelab & learning)
Security & Monitoring
- Wazuh XDR/SIEM (professional)
- Security event analysis (professional)
- Vulnerability management (professional)
- Patch management (professional)
- System hardening (homelab & learning)
- WAF fundamentals (homelab & learning)
Backup & IT Operations
- Veeam Backup & Replication (professional)
- L1/L2 support (professional)
- Ticketing systems (professional)
- Technical documentation (professional)
- Jira & Confluence (apprenticeship & projects)
Containers & Automation
- Ansible (homelab & learning)
- Terraform (basics) (homelab & learning)
- cloud-init (homelab & learning)
- Docker & Portainer (homelab & learning)
- Nginx Proxy Manager & TLS (homelab & learning)
- Kubernetes / K3s (in progress) (homelab & learning)
Development & Cloud
- Python (apprenticeship & projects)
- Bash (basics) (homelab & learning)
- Git (homelab & learning)
- AWS (lab) (homelab & learning)
// training
Cisco Networking Academy · Skills for All
Badges on Credly- Networking Basics
- Network Addressing and Basic Troubleshooting
- Networking Devices and Initial Configuration
- Network Defense
- Endpoint Security
- Cyber Threat Management
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