Dirk Pelzer-IT Systems and Security Engineer
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Experience
IT systems and security engineer
Self-employed consulting engineer
Systems Engineer
Compaq Computer EMEA BV
Software Engineer
IZB Soft GmbH & Co. KG
Support and Escalation Engineer
Microsoft GmbH / Microsoft Corp.
Industry experience
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Experienced in Information Technology.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Information Technology and Customer Service.
Skills
Hardware
- Hpe Proliant Servers
- Dell Poweredge Servers
- Fujitsu Primergy Servers
Cryptography
- Ssl/Tls
- X.509
- Pki (Microsoft Adcs)
- Safenet Storagesecure Appliance
- Utimaco Safeguard Lan Crypt
- Data-At-Rest Encryption With Gemalto/Safenet Protectfile
- Gemalto/Safenet Keysecure Appliance Incl. Hsm
- Thales Ciphertrust (Transparent Encryption)
- Utimaco Enterprise Security Key Management (Eskm)
- Bloombase Storesafe Enterprise Storage Security
Security
- Vulnerability Management, Detection And Response (Vmdr)
- Vulnerability Assessment (Va)
- Endpoint Detection And Response (Edr)
- Extended Detection And Response (Xdr)
- Cloud Detection And Response (Cdr)
Security Tools
- Pingcastle
- Metasploit
- Rapid7 Nexpose
- Tenable Nessus
- Qualys Cloud Platform
- Crowdstrike Falcon
- Openvas
- Cyberark Endpoint Privilege Manager
- Wireshark
- Wsus
Secure Networking
- Openvpn
- Wireguard
- Pfsense
Cloud Services
- Azure
- Microsoft 365
Cluster
- Microsoft Cluster Server
Operating Systems/Hypervisor
- Windows Server 2012 (R2)/2016/2019/2022
- Windows 7/8/8.1/10/11
- Microsoft Hyper-V
- Vmware Esx 2/3.X/4.X/5.X/6.X/7.X
- Hci
- Xen
- Backtrack/Kali Linux
- Ubuntu Desktop/Server
Programming/Scripting Languages
- C
- Visual Basic
- Vbscript
- Powershell
- Windows Scripting Host
Protocols
- Tcp/Ip, Snmp, Dhcp, Dns, Wins
- Ntp, Telnet, (S)Ftp, Http(S), Ipsec
- Fibre Channel, Iscsi
- Ssl, Tls
Standards/Methods/Frameworks
- Pci Dss
- Itil
- Bsi Baseline Protection
- Iso 27001/27002
- Cis (Center For Internet Security) Benchmark
Applications
- Checkmk It Infrastructure Monitoring
- Microsoft Public Key Infrastructure (Pki) And Certificates
- Vmware Vsphere
- Vmware Workstation/Player
- Veeam Backup & Replication
- Microsoft Exchange
- System Center Virtual Machine Manager (Scvmm)
- System Center Data Protection Manager (Scdpm)
- System Center Operations Manager (Scom)
- Microsoft Threat Management Gateway (Tmg)
- Hpe Oneview
- Windows Server Update Services
- Netapp Snapdrive
- Laps
Focus Areas
- System And Security Architect With A Focus On Windows
- System And Security Engineer With A Focus On Windows
- Partial Project Management
- Creating Feasibility Studies, Product Selection, And Carrying Out Proof-Of-Concepts
- Design/Planning/Implementation Of Windows Infrastructure Projects (Active Directory, Group Policy, Role Modeling, Dns, Dhcp, Wins), Also For Highly Secure Environments Such As Pci Dss Or Sina-It
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Hardening System Environments With Cis Benchmarks
- Design/Implementation Of High-Availability Solutions With Microsoft Cluster Server And Other Products
- Virtualization And Consolidation Projects Based On Microsoft Hyper-V And Vmware Vsphere
- Scripting With Vbscript And Powershell
- Implementation Of Data Encryption And Key Management Solutions For Sensitive Data (E.G. For Pci-Dss Environments)
- Writing Rfps (Request For Proposal) For Tenders
- Data Center Transition And Transformation
Industry Knowledge
- Banks And Savings Banks
- Service Providers
- Insurance Companies
- Aerospace
- Information Technology
- Industry
- Public Authorities
- Media
- Public Sector
- Logistics
Services
- Consulting
- Project Management And Coordination
- Design And Analysis
- Proof-Of-Concept
- Third-Level Support
Languages
Education
Technical University of Munich
Diplom-Ingenieur (Univ.) · Electrical Engineering and Information Technology · Munich, Germany
Certifications & licenses
BDSF certified expert
Microsoft Certified Network Product Specialist Windows 2008/2012
Microsoft Certified Product Specialist Windows 2008/2012
Microsoft Partner
SafeNet StorageSecure Certified Engineer
VMware Partner Professional Solution Provider
VMware Sales Professional
VMware Technical Sales Professional
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Experience
Global experience
Expertise
Qualifications
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Dirk is based in Bad Wörishofen, Germany and prefers 100% remote projects.
Dirk speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Dirk has at least 34 years of experience. During this time, Dirk has worked in at least 4 different roles and for 4 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 8 years and 5 months. Note that Dirk may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Dirk would be well-suited for roles such as: IT systems and security engineer, Systems Engineer, Software Engineer.
Dirk's most recent position is IT systems and security engineer at Self-employed consulting engineer.
In recent years, Dirk has worked for Self-employed consulting engineer.
Dirk is most experienced in industries like Information Technology.
Dirk is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology and Customer Service.
Dirk has recently worked in industries like Information Technology.
Dirk has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology.
Dirk holds a Master in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from Technical University of Munich.
Dirk has 12 certificates. Among them, these include: BDSF certified expert, Microsoft Certified IT Professional Windows 2008/2012, and Microsoft Certified Network Product Specialist Windows 2008/2012.
The availability of Dirk needs to be confirmed.
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