Alexander Bojko - IT Specialist SAN

Q: Where is Alexander based?

Alexander is based in Northeim, Germany .

Q: What languages does Alexander speak?

Alexander speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Intermediate) .

Q: How many years of experience does Alexander have?

Alexander has at least 24 years of experience. During this time, Alexander has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 5 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 5 months . Note that Alexander may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Alexander's latest experience?

Alexander's most recent position is IT Specialist SAN at Self-Employed .

Q: What companies has Alexander worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Alexander has worked for Self-Employed .

Q: Which industries is Alexander most experienced in?

Alexander is most experienced in industries like Information Technology and Transportation .

Q: Which business areas is Alexander most experienced in?

Alexander is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Operations , and Quality Assurance . Alexander also has some experience in Project Management .

Q: Which industries has Alexander worked in recently?

Alexander has recently worked in industries like Information Technology .

Q: Which business areas has Alexander worked in recently?

Alexander has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Operations , and Quality Assurance .

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Northeim, Germany

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Experience

Apr 2023 - Present

3 years 4 months

IT Specialist SAN

Self-Employed

Administration of Brocade SAN
Optimization of processes in the Pure Storage environment
Automation in the storage environment
Administration of block, file and S3 storage (NetApp / Pure Flash Blade)
Software/Tools: BNA, SANnav, bash, python, Remedy ARS

Feb 2023 - Aug 2023

7 months

IT Specialist Virtualization

Self-Employed

VMWare system operations
Compliance management in the VMWare environment
Software/Tools: vSphere, VEEAM, BNA, Service Now

Mar 2016 - Oct 2022

6 years 8 months

Braunschweig, Germany

IT Specialist Unix

Self-Employed

Linux/AIX system operations
VMWare system operations
Change and release management
Projects: Building hardware infrastructure for Hadoop, migration KVM-to-VMware
Design and implementation of a backup and restore solution based on ReaR
Software/Tools: TSM, HP Service Manager, Oracle, vSphere, ReaR, Confluence, Icinga

Sep 2014 - Feb 2016

1 year 6 months

Einbeck, Germany

IT Specialist for SAN, Backup and Virtualization

mod IT GmbH

System operations of FC SAN as well as storage systems from various vendors (IBM SVC, DELL, Brocade, etc.)
System operations of VEEAM B&R for KWS SAAT SE
Project: Introduction of VEEAM B&R
Software/Tools: BNA, TSM, VEEAM, vSphere

May 2013 - Aug 2014

1 year 4 months

Einbeck, Germany

IT Specialist for SAN, Backup and Virtualization

T-Systems International GmbH

Transfer of operations to T-Systems International GmbH
Migration of applications into the T-Systems environment
Datacenter lifecycle

Jul 2005 - May 2013

7 years 11 months

Einbeck, Germany

IT Specialist for SAN, Backup and Virtualization

Deutsche Post IT-Brief GmbH

Concept and design of Storage Area Networks
Concept and design of backup/recovery solutions
Operations of storage systems (Fujitsu Eternus DX, IBM SVC, IBM XIV, EMC²)
Administration of VMware
Projects: implementation of storage virtualization, rollout of VMware, migration from Networker to VEEAM
Software/Tools: BNA, vCenter, OTRS, Legato Networker, Cisco

Jan 2002 - Jun 2005

3 years 6 months

Einbeck, Germany

System Administrator LAN/Datacenter

Merkur Systemhaus für Dialogkommunikation GmbH

Application and system operations
Setup and support of network infrastructure
Organization of central data backup
Carrying out quality assurance measures
Administration of BS2000 systems from FSC
Project: setup and support of the datacenter for German amateur football (DFBnet)
Software/Tools: EMC², CentricStore, BS2000

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology and Transportation.

Information Technology

Transportation

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Operations, Quality Assurance, and Project Management.

Information Technology

Operations

Quality Assurance

Project Management

Skills

Unix/Linux
Complex Block/File Storage Environments
Backup/Restore
Lan/Wan
Virtualization
Datacenter Operations According To Itil
Enterprise Hosting Environments
Monitoring
Vendors: Brocade, Ibm, Pure, Netapp, Dell, Emc², Hpe, 3par, Etc.
Technologies: Lan, San, S3, Nfs, Dwdm, Virtualization, Etc.
Tools: Fnt Command, Bna, Python, Bash, Hp Service Manager, Remidy, Vsphere, Puppet, Ansible, Otrs, Etc.
Standard Software: Oracle, Ms Sql, Snmp, Etc.
Operating Systems: Linux, Vmware, Aix, Windows, Suse, Redhat, Fedora, Centos, Debian, Etc.

Languages

German

Native

English

Intermediate

Education

Apprenticeship as IT systems electronics technician (IHK) · IT systems electronics technician

Polytechnic University, Odessa

Diploma, specialization: process engineering in microelectronics · Radio electronics · Odesa, Ukraine

High school diploma · Izmail, Ukraine

Certifications & licenses

Basics of data protection

IT project management

Linux

Oracle High Availabilty

SAN Volume Controller Planning And Implementation Workshop

SNIA Certified Storage Engineer

SNIA Certified Storage Professional

ST001 Architecture and Design of Storage Solutions

ST101 Brocade Switches Admin Basics

ST104 Brocade Switches Admin Advanced

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 7

Experience in Information Technology 16.5 y

Avg length 3 y 6 m

Longest experience 7 y 10 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles IT Specialist SAN, IT Specialist Virtualization, IT Specialist Unix

Main industries Information Technology, Transportation

Main business areas Information Technology, Operations, Quality Assurance

Qualifications

Certifications earned 10

Profile

Created

July 2024

Last Update

July 2026

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Alexander is based in Northeim, Germany.

Alexander speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Intermediate).

Alexander has at least 24 years of experience. During this time, Alexander has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 5 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 3 years and 5 months. Note that Alexander may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Alexander would be well-suited for roles such as: IT Specialist SAN, IT Specialist Virtualization, IT Specialist Unix.

Alexander's most recent position is IT Specialist SAN at Self-Employed.

In recent years, Alexander has worked for Self-Employed.

Alexander is most experienced in industries like Information Technology and Transportation.

Alexander is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Quality Assurance. Alexander also has some experience in Project Management.

Alexander has recently worked in industries like Information Technology.

Alexander has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Operations, and Quality Assurance.

Alexander attended education in IT systems electronics technician.

Alexander has 10 certificates. Among them, these include: Basics of data protection, IT project management, and Linux.

Alexander is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

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