Sanjay MV

Linux Systems Administrator & Infrastructure Engineer

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

Professional Summary

Self-taught SysAdmin and Linux Specialist with over 7 years of hands-on experience designing, automating, and securing server, cloud, and self-hosted infrastructure. Proficient with GNU/Linux systems, kernel compilation, deployment pipelines, and general software maintenance. Adept at building, patching, and debugging server environments. Seeking a collaborative engineering role to apply deep technical expertise and passion for open-source technologies within a dynamic team.

Technical Skills

Operating Systems: Proxmox, Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, Arch, Gentoo, NixOS, RHEL, Void Linux
Languages & Scripting: Bash, POSIX sh, Python, Java, PHP, HTML, HCL
Virtualization & Cloud: Hetzner VPS, AWS, Docker, virt-manager, QEMU/KVM, VirtualBox
Automation & CI/CD: Ansible, Terraform, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Cirrus CI
Networking & Security: DNS, DHCP, HTTP servers, VPNs, Firewalls (ufw/iptables/firewalld), Network Routing, TCP/IP, Disk Encryption, Linux Hardening
Storage & Databases: MySQL, SQLite, Partitioning, ZFS software RAID, LVM, Automated Backup Pipelines
Systems Engineering & Recovery: Linux Kernel Compilation/Configuration, Makefiles/Build Systems, GRUB/bootloader/initramfs rescue, ext4 sleuthkit, btrfs rescue, testdisk, inode/file system repair
User-Space & Desktop Linux: X11/Wayland, DBus, systemd user sessions, Dotfiles management, Application dependency resolution, GUI workflow automation
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)

Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Provisioned secure, containerized, and fault-tolerant Linux servers on AWS and Hetzner using Ansible and Terraform (HCL), integrating CI/CD pipelines with dry-run emulation prior to production.
OS State & Kernel Engineering: Automated custom Linux/Android kernel compilation and Gentoo binary builds via GitHub Actions and Cirrus CI. Snapshotted OS states to reliably reproduce environments across hardware architectures.
System Automation & Recovery: Wrote custom init scripts and system-level utilities (e.g., access controls) using POSIX sh, process utilities, and cron. Executed bare-metal rescue operations including GRUB/initramfs troubleshooting and ext4/btrfs file system repair.
Network & Storage Administration: Managed ZFS software RAID, LVM, and MySQL/SQLite databases with automated backup pipelines. Configured DNS, DHCP, and VPNs behind hardened firewalls (ufw/iptables) with full disk encryption.
User-Space & Environment Debugging: Configured and debugged custom GUI workflows (X11/Wayland) and systemd user sessions, utilizing application-level dependency resolution to bridge desktop Linux expertise with headless server administration.
Software Development: Built a Java-based universal code runner and IDE application leveraging a mobile GNU/Linux environment (Termux).

Technical Infrastructure Contractor|Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council

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

Deployed and managed technical infrastructure—including networking, power redundancy, and conferencing systems—for large-scale regional job fairs.
Maintained IT asset logs across multiple host facilities, tracking network addresses, hardware transfers, and device lifecycles.

Full Stack Intern|Thathwaa Communications Pvt. Ltd.

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

Configured Laravel environments, implementing backend routing, MVC architecture, and server-side logic using PHP.
Collaborated with fellow interns to build, test, and deploy a functional school management website.

Education

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

Sep 2022 – May 2025

Systems & Routing: Configured and administered Windows Server and Linux environments; managed physical network routing utilizing Cisco IOS CLI.
Hardware Diagnostics: Executed bare-metal computer assembly, system diagnostics, and component-level hardware troubleshooting and replacement.