About
Robert Melcher
HPC System Administrator
👋 Hello!
I’m a System Administrator with 8+ years of experience building secure, scalable IT infrastructures. Currently working as an HPC System Administrator at Forvia, where I manage enterprise servers and virtual infrastructure.
🚀 What I Do
Current Role: HPC System Administrator @ Forvia (2022–Present)
- Managing enterprise Windows/Linux servers and virtual infrastructure
- Configuring HPC job scheduling with PBS
- Integrating Active Directory/SALT systems
🛠️ Technical Skills
Systems & Infrastructure
- Linux & Windows Server administration
- Proxmox virtualization & Docker containerization
- Kubernetes orchestration & K3S clusters
Security & DevOps
- Vulnerability assessments & penetration testing
- Backup solutions (Bareos, enterprise-grade)
- CI/CD pipelines & GitOps workflows
Networking
- CCNA certified
- Firewall management & VPN solutions
- Enterprise network architecture
💼 Career Highlights
Recent Experience
Founder @ Dolphost (2022–2024)
Built and managed a secure WordPress hosting platform with VPS services.
Cybersecurity Engineer @ Atos IT Solutions (2020–2022)
Performed vulnerability assessments and managed enterprise firewall infrastructure.
System Administrator @ Netex Romania (2018–2020)
Managed automated backup solutions and led infrastructure migration to Kubernetes.
🏆 Notable Projects
- Infrastructure Migration: Successfully migrated Puppet infrastructure to Kubernetes for enhanced scalability
- Security Implementation: Led Forescout policy migration for Windows 10 endpoints across enterprise
- Backup Architecture: Designed and implemented Bareos-based datacenter backup solution
- Homelab Innovation: Built production-grade homelab with Proxmox, pFsense, and K3S cluster
🎓 Education & Certifications
Computer Science - West University of Timișoara (2016–2018)
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) (2019–2020)
🔮 Current Focus
Exploring cutting-edge technologies in:
- Kubernetes & cloud-native applications
- DevOps automation & GitOps workflows
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Container security & orchestration
Ready to connect? Feel free to reach out for collaboration opportunities or technical discussions.