I'm Hichem Ali Mahdi, a Cloud & Systems Engineer with 4+ years of experience designing, deploying, and maintaining secure, scalable IT infrastructures.
Currently enhancing my software development and system programming expertise at 42 Heilbronn School in Germany.

• ⚙️ Experienced in Linux systems administration, cloud infrastructure, and network management
• ☁️ Skilled in OpenStack, Proxmox, VMware ESXi, and Huawei Cloud Services
• 🔧 Expertise in automation (Ansible, Shell scripting, Terraform) and containerization (Docker)
• 🔐 Strong focus on security hardening, patch management, and disaster recovery
• 📈 Proven track record of reducing incident response times by 30% while maintaining 99%+ uptime

Systems & Virtualization: Linux (Debian, Ubuntu), Windows Server, Proxmox, VMware ESXi
Cloud & Infrastructure: OpenStack, HCS, Docker, NGINX, SSH, DNS, Zabbix
Automation & DevOps: Ansible, Terraform (basic), GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins (basic)
Networking: TCP/IP, Routing & Switching, VLANs, DHCP, NAT, VPN (OpenVPN, WireGuard), Firewalls (iptables, UFW)
Security: System hardening, Vulnerability assessment, Fail2Ban, Backup & Restore strategies
Programming: C, C++, Python, PHP, JavaScript, Laravel
Monitoring & Logging: Zabbix, Grafana (basic), journald, logrotate

42 Heilbronn School, Germany — Software Development Program (2024 – Present)
USTHB, Algeria — Master’s in Telecommunications Systems (2018 – 2020)

Soft Skills:
Project management • Risk analysis • Problem-solving • Cross-functional teamwork • Communication

Interests:
IT innovation • Cybersecurity • Cloud computing • Cinema • Sports • Sustainability

📍 Heilbronn, Germany
📧 [email protected]
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