Sanjay MV

SysAdmin & Linux Specialist

Kannur, Kerala, 670594, India • (+91) 8921180547 • sanjay.mv.official@gmail.com • LinkedIn • GitHub • Website

Professional Summary

Self-taught SysAdmin and Linux Specialist with 7+ years of independent, hands-on experience designing, automating, and securing server, cloud, and self-hosted infrastructure. Strong background in kernel compilation, deployment pipelines, and general software maintenance, building, patching and debugging. Now seeking a first professional role to apply this depth within a team environment.

Technical Skills

Operating Systems: Proxmox, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, Gentoo, NixOS, RHEL, Void Linux
Languages & Scripting: Bash, POSIX sh, Python, Java, PHP
Virtualization & Cloud: Hetzner VPS, Docker, KVM, virt-manager, QEMU, VirtualBox
Automation & CI/CD: Ansible, Terraform, GitHub/GitLab/Cirrus CI, custom systemd units & timers
Networking & Security: DNS, DHCP, HTTP servers, VPNs, Firewalls (ufw/iptables/firewalld), Cisco CLI, Network Routing, TCP/IP, Disk Encryption, Linux hardening
Storage & Databases: MySQL, SQLite, Partitioning, ZFS software RAID, LVM, Backup Pipelines
Systems Engineering & Recovery: System rescue & data recovery, GRUB rescue, PKGBUILD/AUR, Gentoo EBUILDs, Makefiles, sysfs management, kernel compilation
Text & Config Management: Vim, Nano, Sed, Awk, Regex

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Professional Experience

Independent Linux Systems Administrator|Personal & Independent Projects

Jan 2018 – Present · Kerala, India (Remote)

Compiled, configured, and hardened custom Linux kernels; managed boot processes and init systems across distros.
Automated provisioning and configuration management using Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Bash, and Python; maintained self-authored Ansible roles and CI pipelines (GitHub/GitLab/Cirrus CI).
Built a Java-based offline code execution runner for direct compilation/execution (2nd place, district tech fest).
Managed Hetzner/AWS VPS, KVM/QEMU virtual machines, and containerized self-hosted environments.
Configured DNS, DHCP, HTTP servers, and VPNs behind hardened firewalls (ufw/iptables/firewalld) with disk encryption for secure remote access.
Administered storage and databases using ZFS software RAID, LVM, MySQL/SQLite, and automated backup pipelines.
Performed system rescue and data recovery, including GRUB troubleshooting; maintained custom PKGBUILD/AUR packages, Gentoo EBUILDs, and systemd units/timers.

Technical Team Intern|Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council

Jan 2026 – Jun 2026 · Kannur, Kerala, India (On-site)

Set up and ran technical infrastructure (network, power backup, conferencing) for local and mega job fairs.
Maintained IT asset logs across host facilities, tracking devices, network addresses, and hardware transfers.

Full Stack Intern|Thathwaa Communications Pvt. Ltd.

Apr 2024 – May 2024 · Kannur, Kerala, India (On-site)

Configured Laravel environments and implemented backend routing, MVC structure, and server-side logic in PHP.
Collaborated with fellow interns to build, test, and deploy a functional school website.

Education

Diploma of Education, Computer Maintenance & Hardware Engineering|EKNMM Kalliassery Polytechnic

Sep 2022 – May 2025

Systems & Routing: Configured Windows Servers and Linux distributions. Managed physical routing with Cisco CLI.
Hardware Diagnostics: Performed computer assembly, system diagnostics, and bare-metal component replacement.