Samet Kabakçı

Linux

Production experience

Provisioning, maintaining and troubleshooting enterprise Linux systems. From service failures and package dependencies to SELinux policies and performance analysis.

• AlmaLinux
• CentOS
• RHEL-based systems
• Ubuntu
• systemd
• LVM

Web infrastructure

Production experience

Operating customer-facing web platforms, reverse proxies and high-traffic WordPress environments. Diagnosing PHP-FPM, TLS and application performance issues.

• Nginx
• Apache
• LiteSpeed
• PHP-FPM
• SSL / TLS
• WordPress

Databases

Production experience

Database service administration, query and connectivity troubleshooting. Redis and OPcache caching within the SCB hosting architecture.

• MariaDB
• MySQL
• MSSQL
• Redis
• OPcache

Security

Production experience

Linux hardening, least-privilege access, vulnerability remediation and security incident investigation across production services.

• SELinux
• SSH hardening
• Firewalls
• Fortigate
• TLS
• Patch management

Automation

Applied automation

Scripts and container workflows that turn operational work into repeatable systems. Automated provisioning, deployment and WordPress management.

• Bash
• Python
• PowerShell
• Docker
• Docker Compose
• wp-cli

Cloud & virtualization

Virtualization experience · Cloud fundamentals

Hands-on VMware, Proxmox and SolusVM operations. Developing AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Terraform and Ansible expertise at a fundamentals level.

• VMware ESXi / vCenter
• Proxmox VE
• SolusVM
• AWS fundamentals
• Terraform fundamentals
• Ansible fundamentals
• Kubernetes fundamentals

Monitoring

Production experience

Infrastructure health, capacity monitoring and alert response. Following incidents through investigation, root cause analysis and preventive improvements.

• Grafana
• Metrics & logs
• RCA
• Incident response
• SLA operations

2026–Present / Izmir, Turkey · On-site

Systems Administration Team Lead

Veridyen Information Technologies LTD

Leading the team. Staying close to the systems. Owning technical escalations and infrastructure reliability while helping other engineers grow.

• Coordinate high-priority incidents, technical escalations and root cause analysis.
• Mentor administrators and improve documentation, monitoring and operational practices.

2024–Present / United Kingdom · Remote

Systems & Infrastructure Engineer

SCB Network LTD

Founded and architected a Linux-based hosting infrastructure platform. Automation, isolated deployments and security designed into the foundation.

• Docker isolation, Nginx reverse proxies and automated provisioning workflows.
• WordPress hosting with wp-cli, restricted access, Redis and OPcache caching.

2021–2026 / Izmir, Turkey · On-site

System Administrator

Veridyen Information Technologies LTD

Production Linux infrastructure supporting thousands of customer websites and applications. Availability, performance and security under real operational pressure.

• Tier 2/3 support, incident response and root cause analysis under SLA requirements.
• Operated AlmaLinux, CentOS, Ubuntu, web servers, databases and Exim mail systems.

2020–2021 / Turkey

Systems Administration Intern

Confidential Technology Company

Hands-on experience with production infrastructure and enterprise operations. Building practical knowledge through monitoring, maintenance and troubleshooting.

• Assisted with Linux server administration, networking and virtualization.
• Supported monitoring, server configuration and operational maintenance.

2017–2020 / Izmir, Turkey

Freelance Systems Engineer

Independent

Where software met infrastructure. Linux servers, custom integrations and communication systems for small businesses and technology companies.

• Custom software and infrastructure integrations for Digicell Telecommunications.
• Linux server and SIP-based virtual PBX deployment, configuration and troubleshooting.

Infrastructure / Platform

Hosting Infrastructure Platform

An independent Linux hosting platform. Isolated by design. Automated from provisioning to deployment.

Role: Founder & Infrastructure Engineer

Linux hosts run isolated Docker environments behind Nginx reverse proxies. wp-cli automates content operations; Redis and OPcache provide caching layers. Restricted access controls are part of the hosting architecture.

Built and operated an independent hosting platform with container-based isolation and automated provisioning workflows.

• Linux
• Docker
• Nginx
• wp-cli
• Redis
• OPcache

AI / Infrastructure

Self-Hosted AI Assistant

A private Linux server. A self-hosted AI assistant. A custom interface connecting the two.

Role: Infrastructure & Interface Developer

A custom HTML and JavaScript chat interface connects to the assistant, published through an Nginx reverse proxy with SSL and domain configuration.

Deployed the assistant on a private Linux server and published a custom web chat interface.

• Linux
• Nginx
• Self-hosted AI
• HTML / JavaScript
• SSL / TLS

AI / Automation

AI-Driven WordPress Generation

Natural language becomes website structure, design concepts and visual assets through a connected AI workflow.

Role: Platform Designer & Developer

Prompt-driven generation produces structures, concepts and visual assets. Self-hosted AI models connect with automation workflows for WordPress implementation.

Developed an AI-powered generation platform with an architecture designed for future model and infrastructure expansion.

• WordPress
• Self-hosted AI
• Prompt workflows
• Automation

Full-stack / Social

Needtowatch.net

A social platform for movies and TV shows. From the application architecture to the systems beneath it.

Role: Founder & Full-Stack Developer

Frontend and backend components, database systems and deployment workflows supported by a configured Linux hosting environment.

Founded and developed the platform, owning application architecture, frontend, backend and infrastructure.

• Linux
• Frontend
• Backend
• Databases
• Deployment

2012–2016

Celal Bayar University

Computer Software Engineering

2006–2010

Konak Atatürk Anatolian Vocational High School of Commerce

Information Technologies