Linux · DevOps · Technical Lead
Wojciech Błaszkowski

Linux under control. Automation, security and production systems that stay reliable.

Senior Linux Administrator, DevOps and Technical Lead with more than 25 years in production and enterprise environments. I work where predictable services, sensible automation and security without paper-only controls matter.

I look for the source of a problem rather than an easy workaround. I diagnose Linux and applications, examine CPU, IO, memory and networks, and deliver changes with a plan, maintenance window and documentation that teams can return to.

Production operations & 24/7 on-call
Automation: Puppet · Ansible · Rundeck
Security patching & vulnerability mgmt
Wojciech Błaszkowski - professional portrait
Linux · DevOps · Security · Operations
01   Profile

Operations engineer for services that simply need to work

More than a quarter-century of Linux administration, from day-to-day operations to complex enterprise environments. I combine incident analysis, automation, hardening and change management so services rely less on improvisation.

Production operations Incident / RCA Linux debugging Bottleneck analysis ITIL4 / Change ServiceNow (SNOW) Automation (Puppet/Ansible) Security patching Vulnerability mgmt (Qualys) CI/CD (Jenkins / Azure DevOps) Kubernetes / GitOps VMware / NSX Bare-metal (HPE) Monitoring / Logging VPN Data center operations UniFi stack
02   Skills

What I do day to day

From the operating system to the application layer, network and ITSM process. The work depends on concrete measurements, clear dependencies and restoring service efficiently.

01

Linux / System Engineering

Linux systems prepared for operations, change and diagnosis.

  • Linux (RHEL/SLES/Ubuntu/Debian): operations, standardization, hardening
  • OS debugging: logs, systemd, service & dependency analysis
  • Performance tuning: CPU/IO/memory/network
  • Packaging / provisioning: custom images and .deb/.rpm
02

Application & Platform Debugging

Symptoms, regressions and causes hidden between metrics and logs.

  • Application debugging: runtime behavior, logs, regressions
  • Bottleneck analysis: profiling, metrics, logs
  • Metabase: operations, upgrades, troubleshooting
  • WordPress: performance, diagnostics, stability
03

Infrastructure / Virtualization / Storage

Virtualization, physical servers, storage and data center work.

  • VMware ESXi / NSX, Proxmox VE: clusters, change execution
  • Bare-metal (HPE): OneView, remote hands coordination
  • Hitachi HNAS: operator-level storage operations
  • NFS / Samba: shares, permissions, file services
04

Networking & VPN

Traffic segmentation, remote access and connection troubleshooting.

  • VPN: OpenVPN, WireGuard, IPsec
  • Segmentation / DMZ: firewall & policy maintenance
  • UniFi stack: UDM, USW, UAP; VLAN, routing, policy
  • Network troubleshooting: latency, packet loss, app impact
05

DevOps / Automation / Security / ITSM

Change automation, pipelines and reducing exposure to vulnerabilities.

  • Automation: Puppet, Ansible, Rundeck, Bash
  • CI/CD & release support: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Git
  • Kubernetes / GitOps: Argo CD, kubectl, provisioning
  • Security ops: Qualys (VM), patching, mitigation
  • ITSM: ServiceNow, ITIL4, change management
06

Home lab

A personal environment for validating solutions before they are used.

  • Ansible AWX (k3s-based) - playbook automation
  • Public cloud VMs - validating solutions and scenarios
  • Docker - containerized applications, upgrades and configuration
  • UniFi lab - VLAN, policy and segmentation testing
03   Experience

Two decades in production

Enterprise production, hosting and client services: from L1-L3 support and on-call work to automating more than 800 virtual machines. The experience covers responding to incidents and work that reduces the chance they return.

Kyndryl - Senior Team Technical Lead / Senior Linux Administrator
Enterprise environments: operations, automation, security, production support
2021 - present
  • ITSM / ServiceNow: incidents, requests, changes workflow
  • ITIL4 / Change management: planning, risk assessment, maintenance windows, post-check
  • CI/CD & release support: Jenkins and Azure DevOps across dev/non-prod/prod
  • Qualys security operations: detections, reporting, mitigation
  • Kubernetes / GitOps: Argo CD, kubectl; provisioning and ops support
  • Automation / orchestration: Rundeck, Bash, Puppet-based automation (800+ VMs)
  • SUSE Manager / Red Hat Satellite: repos, patching, lifecycle management
  • VMware platform: ESXi clusters; NSX + Terraform (basics)
  • Observability: ElasticSearch, Kibana, rsyslog; 24/7 on-call
IBM - Advisory IT Specialist
Enterprise operations support and process-driven delivery
2021
  • ITSM / ServiceNow: operational work
  • ITIL4 / Change management: process-driven change support
  • Operations support: enterprise standards, escalations
LinuxAdmin.pl / SysGroup.pl - Administration / DevOps
Client services: automation, monitoring, hardening, patching, CI/CD
2018 - 2021
  • Ansible: configuration and deployment automation
  • Nagios: infrastructure and service monitoring
  • Security hardening: baselines, recommendations, standards
  • Patching: planning and execution of maintenance windows
  • CI/CD delivery and operational support; app & OS debugging
Domena.pl / Agnat Sp. z o.o. - Administrator / Support L1-L3 / On-call
Hosting provider: web, mail, backup, security + customer support, PLD Linux
2004 - 2018
  • End-to-end hosting operations: web, mail, backups, security
  • L1/L2/L3 support: diagnosis, escalations (30+ bare-metal servers)
  • On-call: incident handling outside business hours
DomainMaker - Administrator (Linux / domains / servers)
vServer, EPP (including NASK), server infrastructure
2008 - 2009
  • Linux virtualization: PLD Linux, Debian; VPS/vServer operations, Proxmox
  • EPP / domains: EPP operations including NASK EPP; integrations
  • Server hardware: Dell PowerEdge, Supermicro; administration and upkeep
Insignia - Administrator (volunteer)
Services for websites and file sharing
2008 - 2012
  • SVN (web): repositories, access, upkeep
  • Samba: file shares and permissions
  • LAMP: customer website environments maintenance
Klubowa.pl - Linux Administrator (volunteer)
(Quasi) HA LAMP stack
2007 - 2020
  • Quasi-HA: high availability approach and service continuity
  • LAMP stack: application environment administration and stability
04   Stack

Tools I reach for first

A quick map of the technologies behind day-to-day operations, automation and platform work.

OS
SLESUbuntuDebianPLD LinuxRHEL
ITSM
ServiceNowITIL4Change management
CI/CD
JenkinsAzure DevOpsGit
Automation
PuppetAnsibleRundeckBash
Security
Qualys (VM)PatchingMitigation
Kubernetes
Argo CDkubectlCluster provisioning
VPN
OpenVPNWireGuardIPsec
UniFi
UDMUSWUAPVLAN
Virtualization
VMware ESXi / NSXProxmox VETerraform (basics)
Storage
Hitachi HNASLVMmdadm
Hardware
HPEDell PowerEdgeSupermicroHPE OneView
Apps & Domains
MetabaseWordPressEPP (incl. NASK)
Stability does not come from luck. It comes from automation, well-described changes and reaching the cause instead of masking symptoms.
- Wojciech Błaszkowski
05   Home lab

Where I keep skills sharp

A working lab for testing automation, configurations and network scenarios before they appear in production.

01

Ansible AWX on k3s

Playbooks run through a controlled workflow with room for repeatable practice.

02

Public cloud VMs

Test environments for validating configurations and operational scenarios.

03

Docker

Containers, configuration and upgrades tested in a working environment.

04

UniFi lab

VLAN, access policy and segmentation testing on UDM, USW and UAP.

06   Education

Computer Science foundations

University of Information Technology in Bydgoszcz

Computer Science - M.Sc. studies · 2011-2013

University of Information Technology in Bydgoszcz

Computer Science - B.Eng. studies · 2009-2011

Looking for someone to take responsibility for Linux, automation and production operations?

Let's discuss platform operations, security, patching or automation. A clear scope of work rather than a presentation about transformation.

Get in touch
07   Contact

Let's connect

Call or message me on LinkedIn. We can discuss Linux operations, automation, security or a technical lead role.

The quickest way is a call or a LinkedIn message.

Choose whichever channel works best - I reply to every message myself.

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