Artur Daci, Developer in Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Artur Daci

Verified Expert  in Engineering

DevOps Engineer and Software Developer

Location
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Toptal Member Since
November 29, 2016

Artur is a systems engineer focusing on full-stack DevOps, automation, and security. He has extensive experience in Linux systems and specializes in task automation and deployment of large applications. Testing new technologies is his thing and he’s also an avid coder. His recent interests are web development, monitoring systems, and writing APIs in Python.

Portfolio

PaperClicks
Python, Ansible
Zero1
Node.js, Redis, RabbitMQ, Python, Perl
Visa
Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Rancher, Docker, Kubernetes, Argo CD

Experience

Availability

Part-time

Preferred Environment

Git, Vim Text Editor, Terminal, OS X

The most amazing...

...thing I've created is a distributed firewall and a scalable monitoring system.

Work Experience

DevOps Engineer

2016 - PRESENT
PaperClicks
  • Automated maintenance tasks with Ansible.
  • Implemented monitoring, alerting, and metrics as well as centralized logging.
  • Performed a large-scale migration.
  • Provided HA and load balancing on several applications.
Technologies: Python, Ansible

Co-founder and System Architect

2012 - PRESENT
Zero1
  • Organized community projects and events as well as events and meetings in cooperation with other organizations.
  • Developed community projects.
  • Raised awareness for the importance of cybersecurity in government institutions.
Technologies: Node.js, Redis, RabbitMQ, Python, Perl

DevOps Engineer

2017 - 2022
Visa
  • Implemented file integrity monitoring using OSSEC for PCI requirements.
  • Automated LDAP notification on some specific events.
  • Automated the creation of Linux-hardened images using Jenkins and Infrastructor.
  • Managed Kubernetes clusters and implemented independent release cycles and GitOps.
Technologies: Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, Rancher, Docker, Kubernetes, Argo CD

Security Engineer

2015 - 2016
Teleperformance EMEA
  • Maintained Splunk and set up centralized logging for the EMEA region of our company.
  • Maintained Retina Vulnerability Scanner.
  • Analyzed possible attack vectors and gave support during the PCI DSS audit.
  • Maintained servers across the EMEA region.
Technologies: Python, Retina Vulnerability Scanner, Vormetric, Splunk

System Administrator

2011 - 2014
Teleperformance Albania
  • Configured and maintained the server.
  • Set up automation and alerting.
  • Contributed to the implementation of security standards for PCI DSS certification.
Technologies: Ansible, Python, Perl

Monx Monitoring (DevOps)

https://github.com/Zero1Community/monx
A distributed monitoring service developed in Node.js, MongoDB, and RabbitMQ.

ARBL

Albanian Real-Time BlackList monitoring tool. A project that monitors the blacklist status of all Albanian IPs

ColdWar Firewall

https://github.com/tuwid/coldwar-firewall
A project aimed at setting up a proactive defense from single to large infrastructures.

Languages

Perl, Python

Platforms

CentOS, Linux, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon, OS X, Docker, Rancher, Debian, Percona

Other

CI/CD Pipelines, Argo CD, AWS Cloud Architecture, Infrastructure Monitoring, Vormetric

Tools

Git, Terraform, Ansible, Terminal, Vim Text Editor, RabbitMQ, Splunk, Deployer, Jenkins, Retina Vulnerability Scanner

Paradigms

DevOps

Frameworks

Flask

Libraries/APIs

Node.js

Storage

MariaDB, MySQL, Memcached, Redis, MongoDB

2009 - 2014

Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics and Informatics Engineering

Faculty of Natural Sciences - Tirane

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