Martin Ananda Boeker - Systems Architect

Q: Where is Martin based?

Martin is based in Vienna, Austria .

Q: What languages does Martin speak?

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

Q: How many years of experience does Martin have?

Martin has at least 25 years of experience. During this time, Martin has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 16 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 6 months . Note that Martin may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Martin's latest experience?

Martin's most recent position is Systems Architect at ASFiNAG .

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

In recent years, Martin has worked for ASFiNAG , Austrian Institute of Technology , Thales Austria & Hitachi Rail , Uptime Solution GmbH , and Freelance .

Q: Which industries is Martin most experienced in?

Martin is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Government and Administration , and Aerospace and Defense . Martin also has some experience in Banking and Finance .

Q: Which business areas is Martin most experienced in?

Martin is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology , Customer Service , and Sales . Martin also has some experience in Operations , Project Management , and Marketing .

Q: Which industries has Martin worked in recently?

Martin has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Government and Administration .

Q: Which business areas has Martin worked in recently?

Martin has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology , Customer Service , and Sales .

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Vienna, Austria

Experience

Mar 2025 - Present

1 year 1 month

Vienna, Austria

Systems Architect

ASFiNAG

Migrated infrastructure automation from Puppet to Ansible
Ensured compatibility with CentOS and RHEL 8 and 9
Managed user accounts in Active Directory
Managed applications, services, security policies, certificates, and more

Jan 2024 - Present

2 years 3 months

Vienna, Austria

Systems Architect

Austrian Institute of Technology

Built a custom OpenStack IaC solution with Kayobe and Ansible
Managed OpenStack infrastructure, servers, and networks
Configured and automated high availability (HA) and monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana
Responsible for entire project architecture and planning
Provided long-term support with downtime-free updates
Managed infrastructure with Terraform, using a CSV as the source

Oct 2023 - Nov 2024

1 year 2 months

Vienna, Austria

Systems Architect

Thales Austria & Hitachi Rail

Built a custom OpenStack IaaS solution with Kayobe and Ansible
Managed OpenStack infrastructure, servers, and networks
Automated Ceph with Cephadm and Ansible
Configured and automated high availability (HA) and monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana
Fully air-gapped deployment and infrastructure
Hardened infrastructure according to CIS guidelines: SELinux, firewalls, logging, etc.

Mar 2018 - May 2019

1 year 3 months

Vienna, Austria

Systems Engineer

BRZ

Created and maintained virtual Linux servers, from the operating system to the full app stack, focused on JBoss, Apache, Nginx, Tomcat
Built automation for the above tasks using Ansible
User management, including permissions and authentication
Created and maintained shell scripts for automation and monitoring in BASH and Python
Generated and managed certificates for systems and users
Performed rotating on-call duties
Set up and managed Artifactory repositories
Managed Jenkins

Jan 2018 - Present

8 years 3 months

Vienna, Austria

Managing Director

Uptime Solution GmbH

Linux and Windows systems administration
Cloud infrastructure management: OpenStack, VMWare, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
IaaS deployment and hosting
Cross-platform user management
Customer acquisition and support
Automation with Ansible
On-call support as needed

Mar 2016 - Dec 2017

1 year 10 months

Arlington, United States

Principal Systems Architect

DARPA PlanX

Creation and maintenance of OpenStack infrastructure (~35 servers, 500+ VMs), both manually and automated through shell scripts and Ansible
Creation and maintenance of dev tools like GoCD server, Artifactory Pro, Jenkins and GitHub Enterprise
Creation of several dynamic Selenium grids for automated UI testing
Creation of air-gapped repositories for Ubuntu, CentOS, pip, NPM, Maven, Docker and more
Maintenance of Atlassian applications like JIRA and Confluence, including HA, authentication, plugins and configuration
Support of Dockerization of internal applications
Creation and maintenance of Nagios monitoring with Check_MK via OMD
Maintenance of KVM infrastructure, including automated QCOW deployments
Creation of an Active Directory environment for user management and configuration of all Ubuntu systems and applications for LDAP use

Dec 2014 - Jan 2016

1 year 2 months

United States

Senior Systems Engineer

Hexis Cyber Solutions

Support of development teams on Linux, Windows and OSX
Maintenance of a large VMware infrastructure (~20 ESXi servers, 400+ VMs)
Creation of system groups via scripts for Windows XP–10, CentOS/RHEL 6.3–7.0, Ubuntu/Debian 12–14
Hardware troubleshooting (Dell, HP and others)
Creation and maintenance of Dell and Fujitsu datastores
Managing security and compliance on ESXi servers and VMs
Creation and maintenance of 9 separate Active Directory instances (3 domains for users, 6 for Dev/Testing/QA) with redundant DHCP and DNS configurations, file shares, replication between data centers and one-/two-way trusts
Creation and maintenance of Nagios monitoring with Check_MK via OMD
Shell scripting, automation and development tasks on Linux with Puppet, Bash, Python, Perl and on Windows with PowerShell and batch
Creation and maintenance of enterprise applications like Confluence, JIRA, Rally and Pastebin

Jun 2011 - Dec 2014

3 years 7 months

Westborough, United States

Senior Systems Engineer

Transitional Data Services

Level 2/3 support (RHEL/Debian) for ~1200 servers for 34 clients
Hardware troubleshooting: building/repairing servers, replacing CPUs, RAM, motherboards, etc.
OS and application support for various Linux distributions, Apache, Tomcat, DNS, OpenLDAP/389, NFS, Dell OMSA, HP Insight, MySQL, MSSQL 2008
System management with Puppet, including OS and app stack
Support for data center expansion and migrations: transport, installation, cabling of ~500 servers
Inventory and PCI compliance audits for multiple clients (~350 servers) including user management and application performance tuning
Network and storage configuration, support, maintenance: Cisco ASAs, Cisco switches, Juniper switches, NetApp, SonicWall firewalls, NFS, NAS, Dell iSCSI SANs
Virtualization: creation and maintenance of VMware, Xen and AWS infrastructure for clients and internally
Responsible for monitoring all client and internal systems: Windows and Linux servers locally and via SSL tunnel, applications, services, processes, SNMP queries/traps, statistics for servers and devices
Creation and maintenance of dashboards, trend reports and user profiles for monitoring GUI
Remote L1 Windows/Mac support as needed

Mar 2011 - Jun 2011

4 months

Tewksbury, United States

Technical Support

Deutsche Bank

L1 support focused on applications like MS Office and Lotus Notes as well as Windows operating systems
Quick diagnosis and troubleshooting with an emphasis on processes
Extensive use of proprietary applications

Jun 2010 - Jan 2011

8 months

Northborough, United States

Remote

Senior Technician Developer

IntenSecure Group

Level 1/2 remote support for over 350 clients
Security checks of operating systems and applications
Monitoring/troubleshooting of network devices and network security
Application support, mainly Microsoft products
Setup of SMB infrastructure with AD, DHCP, DNS (Windows Server 2003–2008)
Management of Win7 systems via AD GPO (user management, security)
Internal system and network admin
Development of multi-platform applications with GUIs
Setup of a VMware test environment (32 and 64 bit)
Use of VB .NET 2010 with VBS/batch components including testing and documentation

Jun 2009 - Aug 2009

3 months

Lexington, United States

Market Engineer Intern

IBM

Created training and documentation for Rational Team Concert (RTC)
Attended RTC training seminars in various US cities
Maintained contact with RTC customers and the development team
Used RTC for internal tasks via Eclipse and browser client
Built an application in VB and Office 2003/2007 to import and analyze large data sets for non-technical users on Windows XP

Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

1 year 1 month

San Jose, United States

Deployment Engineer Intern

IBM Silicon Valley Labs

Developed an automated modular system for IBM Security compliance tests using BASH, TCL/Expect, and other languages
Filtered logs and securely transferred them between isolated networks
Automatically executed tasks based on log content
Ensured compatibility between Linux and Windows
Developed a flexible solution for non-technical users
Created a Hadoop cluster registration system for university students worldwide, including DB2 access and Linux system administration (RHEL 4.5/5.1 VMs)
Provided internal and external IBM cloud computing infrastructure
Researched and documented Xen virtualization on Linux
Led seminars for cloud deployment courses (on-site and remote)
Designed and built portlets for data center management and monitoring using WebSphere Application Server 6.0, WebSphere Portal Server 5.1.0.1, Rational Application Developer 7.0.0.4, and Rational Software Architect 6.0

Dec 2004 - Jun 2009

4 years 7 months

Maynard, United States

Senior Technician

The Geek Boutique

Provided in-house Level 1 support for over 300 desktops and laptops of all brands
Removed viruses, rootkits, and malware with a focus on manual fixes
Performed software and hardware upgrades, troubleshooting, and repairs
Recovered data (from partition rescue to disk transfer in a cleanroom)
Installed operating systems and did factory resets (Win9x-Win7, Linux, Mac OS X)
Built over 50 custom PCs (Sockets A-771/775, IDE/SCSI RAID 0-5, Win9x-Win7, Linux)
Consolidated hardware (reduced more than 100 systems to 25-35 for sale)
Provided on-site Level 1/2 support (over 100 instances) focusing on network setup and troubleshooting (LAN/WLAN, server/workstation setup, print servers)
Maintained systems and backups for SMBs under service contracts
Acted as internal system and network administrator and web developer
Handled sales, business management, and training for staff and customers

Mar 2003 - Jul 2004

1 year 5 months

Vienna, Austria

Systems Administrator

EDV-Consult IT GmbH

Acquired, set up, and maintained IT infrastructure: servers (Windows Server 2003, Linux with Samba, firewalls & gateways, Sendmail/Exchange, DHCP, Oracle, SQL/MySQL)
Supported clients: Linux, Windows 95-XP, MS Office 95-2000, and various Adobe/Macromedia products

Jan 2002 - Dec 2024

23 years

Web Developer

Freelance

Development environments: HTML 4/5, CSS 2/3, AJAX, JavaScript/jQuery, PHP 5/6/7, MySQL/MariaDB, MS SQL 2008-2012, Flash, ASP WebForms, ASP MVC3
Tools: Visual Studio 2010 for ASP WebForms/MVC3, Notepad++, vi/vim, WordPress

Aug 2001 - Feb 2003

1 year 7 months

Vienna, Austria

On-site

Developer

Cyber World Informatik

Product testing and support
Assisted as in-house system administrator, on-site engineer and consultant
Website design and maintenance
Creation of promotional materials (business cards, flyers/posters for events)

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Government and Administration, Aerospace and Defense, and Banking and Finance.

Information Technology

Government and Administration

Aerospace and Defense

Banking and Finance

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Customer Service, Sales, Operations, Project Management, and Marketing.

Information Technology

Customer Service

Sales

Operations

Project Management

Marketing

Summary

Independent, ambitious, and motivated, but also a strong team player. In stressful situations, I am used to staying calm and prioritizing the urgency of the tasks at hand. Continuing education and learning new skills are very important to me, and I am looking for opportunities to prove myself on diverse tasks related to IT solutions.

Languages

German

Native

English

Native

Education

Sep 2005 - May 2009

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Bachelor of Science, Management of Information Systems · Management of Information Systems · Worcester, United States

Certifications & licenses

MSSQL 2008

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 16

Experience in Information Technology 24.5 y

Avg length 3 y 3 m

Longest experience 22 y 11 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 2 (United States, Austria)

Primary country United States

Expertise

Recent roles Systems Architect, Systems Engineer, Managing Director

Main industries Information Technology, Government and Administration, Aerospace and Defense

Main business areas Information Technology, Customer Service, Sales

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor

Certifications earned 1

Profile

Created

February 2026

Last Update

March 2026

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Where is Martin based?

Martin is based in Vienna, Austria.

What languages does Martin speak?

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

How many years of experience does Martin have?

Martin has at least 25 years of experience. During this time, Martin has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 16 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 6 months. Note that Martin may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Martin be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Martin would be well-suited for roles such as: Systems Architect, Systems Engineer, Managing Director.

What is Martin's latest experience?

Martin's most recent position is Systems Architect at ASFiNAG.

What companies has Martin worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Martin has worked for ASFiNAG, Austrian Institute of Technology, Thales Austria & Hitachi Rail, Uptime Solution GmbH, and Freelance.

Which industries is Martin most experienced in?

Martin is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Government and Administration, and Aerospace and Defense. Martin also has some experience in Banking and Finance.

Which business areas is Martin most experienced in?

Martin is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Customer Service, and Sales. Martin also has some experience in Operations, Project Management, and Marketing.

Which industries has Martin worked in recently?

Martin has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Government and Administration.

Which business areas has Martin worked in recently?

Martin has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Customer Service, and Sales.

What is Martin's education?

Martin holds a Bachelor in Management of Information Systems from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Does Martin have any certificates?

Martin has 1 certificate: MSSQL 2008.

What is the availability of Martin?

Martin is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Martin?

Martin's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.