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Nasif M.-Infrastructure Engineer & Cloud Architect

Nasif M.
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Walldorf, Germany

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Sep 2025 - Aug 2026
Walldorf, Germany

Solution Architect

SAP

Position summary
Solution Architect at SAP
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

Scope:

  • Operation and configuration of the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, including network, storage, and security design.
  • Implementation of centralized observability solutions (Prometheus, Grafana, alerting).
  • Development of CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and automation frameworks.
  • Training and enablement of operations and development teams.

Result: Accelerated service delivery, transparent operational metrics, and sustainable knowledge transfer.

Nov 2024 - Aug 2025
Walldorf, Germany

Solution Architect

SAP

Position summary
Solution Architect at SAP
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology

VMware Multi-Site Datacenter

Scope:

  • Operation of a highly available vSphere multi-site environment with AWS including HA/DRS, storage replication, and Disaster Recovery (DR) concept.
  • Migration of legacy systems to a standardized VMware platform.
  • Introduction of monitoring (vROps, Prometheus, Grafana) and automation with Ansible.

Result: Increased system availability, standardized operational processes, and reduced operational overhead.

Jan 2024 - Sep 2024
Berlin, Germany

Cloud Architect / DevOps Engineer

Trendyol

Position summary
Cloud Architect / DevOps Engineer at Trendyol
Industries
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology

Storage, Backup & OS Platform Consolidation

Scope:

  • Consolidation of SAN/NAS and backup infrastructures including multipathing, tiering, and performance tuning.
  • Standardization of operating system management, patching, and lifecycle processes.
  • Automated provisioning and configuration management using Ansible, Terraform, and API integration.

Result: Improved performance, reduced complexity, and scalable operational processes.

Jan 2023 - Present

Infrastructure Engineer & Cloud Architect

Freelance

Position summary
Infrastructure Engineer & Cloud Architect at Freelance
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology

Location: Germany

Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Berlin, Germany
Hybrid

Cloud Architect / DevOps Engineer

Trendyol

Position summary
Cloud Architect / DevOps Engineer at Trendyol
Industries
Retail
Business areas
Information Technology

Cloud Platform Management & DevOps Transformation

Scope:

  • Operation of a hybrid cloud platform (Private Cloud + Azure).
  • Development of GitHub Actions workflows and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) with Ansible and Terraform.
  • Operation of the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform.
  • API-based integration into centralized CMDB and identity services.

Result: Significantly faster deployment cycles, higher level of automation, and improved operational security.

Aug 2020 - Sep 2022
Istanbul, Turkey

Senior Systems Engineer

sahibinden.com Inc.

Position summary
Senior Systems Engineer at sahibinden.com Inc.
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Managing and configuring physical servers, storage devices and components
  • Managing and configuring VMware vSphere (ESXi 7.0) virtualization platform and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.11
  • Managing and configuring RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, and Debian OSs with automation and monitoring
  • Managing and configuring Google Cloud Platform components (Compute Engine, VPC Network, Storage, etc.)
Aug 2019 - Aug 2020
Istanbul, Turkey

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

digiturk.com.tr (beIN Media Group)

Position summary
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at digiturk.com.tr (beIN Media Group)
Industries
Media and Entertainment
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Managing and configuring VMware vSphere (ESXi 6.5-6.7) and Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization platforms
  • Managing and configuring all storage devices, components and protocols (iSCSI, SAN, FC, NAS, DAS, NFS, etc.)
  • Managing and configuring Veritas NetBackup 8.1.2 software; backup, replication and disaster recovery scenarios
  • Managing and configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu and Debian operating systems
  • Managing and configuring AWS components (EC2, EBS, S3, IAM, VPC, etc.)
  • Managing and configuring Microsoft Azure components (Resource Groups, VMs, Virtual Networks, Identities, etc.)
  • Linux Shell, Python, Powershell Scripting
Sep 2018 - Aug 2019
Istanbul, Turkey

Senior Systems Engineer

Memorial Healthcare Group (memorial.com.tr)

Position summary
Senior Systems Engineer at Memorial Healthcare Group (memorial.com.tr)
Industries
Healthcare
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Managing and configuring VMware vSphere (ESXi 6.5-6.7) virtualization platforms
  • Managing and configuring Veeam Backup&Replication 9.5 software; backup, replication and disaster recovery scenarios
  • Managing and configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2012/2016 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2013/2016
  • Managing and configuring Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)
  • Linux Shell, Powershell Scripting
Jul 2014 - Jun 2018
Istanbul, Turkey

System Engineer

Freelance

Position summary
System Engineer at Freelance
Industries
Information Technology
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Assisting customers with participating in enterprise systems design, installation and administration
  • Planning and implementing enterprise systems automation as required for better efficiency
  • Giving rapid responses to any system-related issues
Jul 2005 - Jun 2014
Turkey

System and Network Engineer

Governorship of Istanbul (istanbul.gov.tr)

Position summary
System and Network Engineer at Governorship of Istanbul (istanbul.gov.tr)
Industries
Government and Administration
Business areas
Information Technology
  • Managing and configuring all physical servers and components
  • Managing and configuring VMware vSphere (ESXi 5.0-5.5) virtualization platforms
  • Managing and configuring network devices (switch, router, firewall, modem, etc.)
  • Managing and configuring Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008
  • Managing and configuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Ubuntu and Suse operating systems

Industry experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Government and Administration, Retail, Media and Entertainment, and Healthcare.

Information Technology
Government and Administration
Retail
Media and Entertainment
Healthcare
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Experienced in Information Technology.

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Summary

Solution-focused Infrastructure Engineer & Cloud Architect with 15+ years of experience in system design, cloud security, system automation, and platform operations. Hands-on expertise in managing multi-cloud and Kubernetes platforms across the entire lifecycle (Build, Deploy, Run) with focus on DevOps, SRE, IaaS, SaaS, GitOps, IaC, Observability, and automated compliance controls.

Skills

  • It Infrastructure

  • Cloud Platforms

  • Virtualization Platforms

  • Container Platforms

  • Site Reliability Engineering

  • Devops - Devsecops

  • Operating Systems Management

  • Storage And Backup Operations

  • Disaster Recovery Scenarios

  • Automation And Scripting

  • Operating Systems: Rhel, Centos, Ubuntu, Debian, Suse/Sles, Microsoft Windows Server

  • Virtualization: Vmware Vsphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Openstack, Kvm, Ceph, Red Hat Openshift Virtualization, Kubevirt

  • Cloud & Multi-Cloud: Aws (Eks, Iam, Vpc, Ec2, S3, Ebs, Route 53, Etc.), Gcp (Gke, Iam, Vpc, Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Persistent Disks, Etc.), Azure (Aks, Microsoft Entra Id, Virtual Networks, Virtual Machines, Blob Storage, Managed Disks, Etc.)

  • Containers & Platforms: Kubernetes, Docker, Sovereign Cloud, Cncf, Red Hat Openshift Container Platform, Suse Rancher

  • Iac & Automation: Ansible (Incl. Awx), Terraform, Python Programming, Linux-Shell, Powershell

  • Gitops & Ci/Cd: Helm, Argo Cd, Github Actions, Gitlab Ci/Cd, Jenkins, Concourse

  • Observability & Tracing: Prometheus, Opensearch, Zabbix, Grafana, Opensearch Dashboards

  • Policy-As-Code & Security: Kyverno, Hashicorp Vault, Cert-Manager, Sonarqube, Trivy, Jwt, Mtls

  • Api, Service Mesh & Load Balancing: Kong Api Gateway, Ingress (Nginx, Traefik), Istio, Hpa, Vpa

  • Testing: Load/Performance Testing (K6), Penetration Testing (Remediation And Implementation)

  • Hardware: Physical Servers: Hpe Proliant Dl 560 - 360 G11/G10/G9/G8, Dell Poweredge R840 - R720 - R640, Lenovo Thinksystem Sr950 - Sr850; Storage Devices: Pure Storage Fa X70 - X50 - X20, Netapp Fas 8300 - Fas 8200, Hpe 3par 8450 - 8200 - 7200; Network Devices: Fortinet Fortigate Firewall 1000d/300d/100d, Hpe Flexnetwork 5140/5130, Hp Procurve 4208 - 2810, Cisco Catalyst 2960 - Sge2010

Languages

Turkish
Native
German
Advanced
English
Advanced

Education

Jan 2001 - Dec 2005

Hacettepe University

Bachelor of Science · Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Ankara, Turkey

Jan 1997 - Dec 2001

Habire Yahsi High School

İstanbul, Turkey

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Statistics

Experience

Total positions 10
Experience in Information Technology 10 y
Avg length 2 y 5 m
Longest experience 8 y 11 m

Global experience

Countries worked in 2 (Turkey, Germany)
Primary country Turkey

Expertise

Recent roles Solution Architect, Cloud Architect / DevOps Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer & Cloud Architect
Main industries Information Technology, Government and Administration, Retail
Main business areas Information Technology

Qualifications

Highest degree Bachelor
Certifications earned 10

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Nasif is based in Walldorf, Germany.

Nasif speaks the following languages: Turkish (Native), German (Advanced), English (Advanced).

Nasif has at least 21 years of experience. During this time, Nasif has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 7 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 1 month. Note that Nasif may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Based on recent experience, Nasif would be well-suited for roles such as: Solution Architect, Cloud Architect / DevOps Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer & Cloud Architect.

Nasif's most recent position is Solution Architect at SAP.

In recent years, Nasif has worked for SAP, Trendyol, Freelance, and sahibinden.com Inc..

Nasif is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Government and Administration, and Retail. Nasif also has some experience in Media and Entertainment and Healthcare.

Nasif is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology.

Nasif has recently worked in industries like Information Technology and Retail.

Nasif has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology.

Nasif holds a Bachelor in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Hacettepe University.

Nasif has 10 certificates. Among them, these include: AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, and CCNA: Routing and Switching.

Nasif will be available full-time from November 2026.

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