Bohdan Kyianytsia
System Administrator
Summary
System administrator with 4+ years of hands-on experience supporting
Linux/Windows infrastructure, networks, and cloud platforms. Skilled in building
stable, well-documented systems under pressure — from office relocations to
blackouts during wartime. Combine automation, reliability, and attention to detail.
Technical background in engineering helps me think in systems, not fragments.
Core Skills
- Operating Systems: Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Windows Server, macOS
- Networking: MikroTik (MTCNA), Ubiquiti UniFi, VLANs, VPN, port forwarding, firewall configuration
- Infrastructure: Nginx, Apache, systemd, DNS, SSL, Cloudflare, Nextcloud
- Cloud & Self-Hosting: manual VPS deployments (Oracle Cloud, AWS, Google Cloud), static site architecture, backup automation strategies
- Scripting & Tools: Bash, UFW, crontab, basic automation routines
- Monitoring & Reliability: service uptime tracking, diagnostics and recovery
- Hardware: PC/workstation/server assembly, diagnostics, modular repairs, component level troubleshooting
Experience
Natus Vincere (Sep 2020 – Present)
- Supported and maintained IT infrastructure across multiple offices (~200 endpoints) in a high-demand esports environment
- Led full IT operations for office relocation: deployed internal LAN/Wi-Fi stack using MikroTik and UniFi systems
- Administered Windows Server and Linux-based services (Ubuntu, CentOS)
- Delivered daily L1-L2 support across systems, resolving hardware/network/software incidents under tight timeframes
- Configured and maintained cloud services (AWS, Cloudflare, Google Workspace)
- Integrated new hardware and software systems, managed equipment lifecycle from procurement to deployment
Key infrastructure projects
- Planned and delivered full IT support for 50+ internal bootcamps and 20+ live events - including temporary networking, systems prep, redundancy planning, and on-call response - all with near-zero tech downtime
- Implemented automated backup system for sensitive Windows Server data to SFTP storage (content under NDA)
- Reduced downtime to zero during power outages by integrating EcoFlow battery systems for critical IT infrastructure - ensuring continuity even during missile strikes and emergency blackouts
- Identified power fluctuation risks and initiated the installation of voltage stabilizers for non-UPS equipment
- Participated in early-stage IT infrastructure planning for new office location
- Collaborated with contractors on indoor LED display system deployment (Novastar); learned control stack and took over post-install maintenance; automated remote control of display systems using Wake-on-LAN and Anydesk; configured content delivery and playback via SuperNova auto-launch
Hardware & Systems Insight
- Confident in component-level diagnostics, PC and workstation assembly, modular repair and maintenance
- Deep understanding of system stability, thermal considerations, and hardware related bottlenecks
- Applied low-level hardware knowledge to design more reliable IT setups and predict failure points
- Comfortable troubleshooting hardware issues in real-time during production and live events
Technical Background - Engineering Foundations
Before transitioning fully into IT, I worked in civil infrastructure, focusing on
inspections and reporting for bridges and special structures. During this period, I
regularly produced formal technical documentation, drawings, and structured
reports based on engineering assessments. This early experience helped develop my
attention to detail, accuracy, and ability to maintain long-term project documentation - skills I now apply directly in IT environments.
Education
National Transport University, Kyiv
Master's Degree in Civil Engineering (2018-2019)
Graduated with honors
Specialized in structural systems and technical documentation
Bachelor's Degree in Construction Technology (2014-2018)
Certifications
MTCNA - MikroTik Certified Network Associate
Pre-MTCNA - MikroTik UA
Project: spetsura.com - Personal Self-Hosted Terminal-Style Website
Designed and built a terminal-inspired personal website from scratch using plain HTML/CSS/JS
Self-managed on Oracle Cloud (Ubuntu VPS) with Nginx, secured via Cloudflare (DNS + SSL + firewall)
Implemented scroll-triggered animations via IntersectionObserver, fully responsive layout
Structured the entire project manually: versioning, cache busting, favicon optimization, minimal JS
Maintained directly via Git and WebStorm, deployed over SFTP
Page "/notes" documents the entire infrastructure and reasoning step-by-step (like a live README)