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ANIL BAKIDURMUS

system administrator::infrastructure / devops

I run the infrastructure engineering teams build on. Cloud platforms, Linux fleets, build systems, and the unglamorous reliability work that keeps all of it up.

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amazon ec2/
amazon efs/
amazon rds / aurora/
amazon s3/
amazon vpc/
aws iam identity center/
aws secrets manager/
vmware esxi/
ansible/
bash/
git/
python/
saltstack/
terraform/
aws codebuild/
bamboo/
bazel/
bazel registry/
bitbucket pipelines/
docker/
jenkins/
kubernetes/
amazon cloudwatch/
datadog/
grafana/
grafana loki/
incident response/
k6/
root cause analysis/
nfs / efs/
rhel/
systemd/
ubuntu/
windows server/
apache apisix/
cloudflare/
dns/
f5 big-ip/
load balancing/
nginx/
tailscale/
tls/
ansys/
cadence/
environment modules/
flexlm/
ic manage gdp xl/
perforce/
siemens eda/
synopsys scl/
active directory/
crowdstrike falcon/
iam/
jumpcloud/
security monitoring/
sso/

amazon ec2/
amazon efs/
amazon rds / aurora/
amazon s3/
amazon vpc/
aws iam identity center/
aws secrets manager/
vmware esxi/
ansible/
bash/
git/
python/
saltstack/
terraform/
aws codebuild/
bamboo/
bazel/
bazel registry/
bitbucket pipelines/
docker/
jenkins/
kubernetes/
amazon cloudwatch/
datadog/
grafana/
grafana loki/
incident response/
k6/
root cause analysis/
nfs / efs/
rhel/
systemd/
ubuntu/
windows server/
apache apisix/
cloudflare/
dns/
f5 big-ip/
load balancing/
nginx/
tailscale/
tls/
ansys/
cadence/
environment modules/
flexlm/
ic manage gdp xl/
perforce/
siemens eda/
synopsys scl/
active directory/
crowdstrike falcon/
iam/
jumpcloud/
security monitoring/
sso/

Experience

4 roles / 4 companies

Movellus Inc.

System Administrator·Markham, ON·Hybrid

2025.11 → present··

→Managed AWS cloud infrastructure and on-premises Linux servers supporting chip design engineering workflows
→Built and maintained CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodeBuild, Terraform, and Bazel for automated testing
→Administered EDA tool license servers and built monitoring dashboards in Grafana
→Automated infrastructure provisioning with SaltStack and Terraform across the development server fleet
→Maintained software environment modules and development toolchains for the engineering org

AWSTerraformSaltStackBazelCodeBuildGrafanaRHELFlexLM

CarltonOne

Junior System Administrator·Markham, ON·Hybrid

2024.08 → 2025.111y 3mo

→Supported a global engagement and rewards platform operating across 185+ countries
→Managed user access and permissions to maintain security and compliance across internal systems
→Owned ticketing and on-call rotation, troubleshooting incidents to protect system uptime
→Used AWS services including RDS and Aurora to improve infrastructure scalability and reliability

AWSAuroraDatadogSnowflakeRetoolBambook6VMware ESXi

Trendyol Group

Associate System Administrator·Istanbul, TR·Remote

2021.07 → 2023.122y 5mo

→Drove uptime initiatives for Turkey's largest e-commerce platform, serving millions of daily users
→Configured load balancing hardware and software to improve system stability under peak traffic
→Implemented maintenance scheduling that sustained 99% uptime across owned services
→Resolved production issues proactively to keep the storefront continuously available

F5 BIG-IPApache APISIXNginxCloudflareAnsibleActive Directory

eBay

Network Operations Specialist·Istanbul, TR·Hybrid

2019.04 → 2021.072y 3mo

→Monitored and maintained large-scale computer networks and server estates for optimal performance
→Ran troubleshooting and incident response, coordinating with on-site technicians for fast resolution
→Supported eBay Turkey (GittiGidiyor) operations in a highly competitive e-commerce market

F5JenkinsTLSSystem MonitoringLoad TestingRCA

Stack

8 domains / 57 entries

Cloud Infrastructure

Provisioning and operating AWS estates

Amazon EC2
Amazon EFS
Amazon RDS / Aurora
Amazon S3
Amazon VPC
AWS IAM Identity Center
AWS Secrets Manager
VMware ESXi

Automation & IaC

Declarative fleets, no snowflake servers

Ansible
Bash
Git
Python
SaltStack
Terraform

Build & CI/CD

Hermetic builds and delivery pipelines

AWS CodeBuild
Bamboo
Bazel
Bazel Registry
Bitbucket Pipelines
Docker
Jenkins
Kubernetes

Observability

Knowing it broke before the ticket lands

Amazon CloudWatch
Datadog
Grafana
Grafana Loki
Incident Response
k6
Root Cause Analysis

Linux & Systems

The layer everything else sits on

Bash
NFS / EFS
RHEL
systemd
Ubuntu
Windows Server

Networking & Edge

Traffic management at scale

Apache APISIX
Cloudflare
DNS
F5 BIG-IP
Load Balancing
Nginx
Tailscale
TLS

EDA / HPC Platform

Silicon design infrastructure and licensing

Ansys
Cadence
Environment Modules
FlexLM
IC Manage GDP XL
Perforce
Siemens EDA
Synopsys SCL

Security & Access

Identity, endpoints, least privilege

Active Directory
CrowdStrike Falcon
IAM
JumpCloud
Security Monitoring
SSO

Education

msc / bsc

Master of Science2019 — 2021

Computer Engineering

Akhmet Yassawi University

Bachelor of Science2014 — 2018

Information Systems Engineering

Muğla Sıtkı Koçman Üniversitesi

Off-hours

background processes

Photography

Unsplash contributor. Travel, nature, and the occasional server rack that looked too good to skip.

3M+views

Fitness

Training and outdoor routes logged year round. Consistency over intensity.

Stravatracked

Aviation

Running an ADS-B receiver feeding FlightAware. Aviation nerd with a spare Raspberry Pi.

2021since

Community Contributions

Apache APISIX: Open source contributor on the traffic management side.
FlightAware: ADS-B data contributor improving global flight tracking coverage.
Unsplash: Photography released to the community, free to use.

Contact

open channel

Let's talkinfrastructure.

Open to conversations about system administration, DevOps, cloud architecture, EDA platform work, or just comparing on-call horror stories.

emailanilbdurmus@gmail.com→linkedinin/anilbakidurmus↗

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