Systems / Platform / Reliability
İlker Erek Duran
Systems Engineer · DevOps & Infrastructure
20+ years across Linux, Windows, cloud and platform engineering—building automated, observable and resilient infrastructure.
LinuxWindowsKubernetesDockerAzureF5SQL Server
Infrastructure at scale
Expertise
From the operating system
to the operating model.
Hands-on engineering depth combined with infrastructure leadership in regulated, high-volume environments.
Systems & platforms
Linux and Windows estates, VMware clusters, compute, storage, SAN, backup and resilient datacenter architecture.
Cloud & containers
Azure and AWS infrastructure, Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift, Docker Swarm and repeatable delivery pipelines.
Reliability & observability
Proactive monitoring, root-cause analysis and service improvement with Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, AppDynamics and New Relic.
Technical leadership
Team building, security, IT audit, vendor management and infrastructure budgets across finance, e-commerce, gaming and education.
RHELCentOSUbuntuSUSEHP-UXWindows ServerActive DirectoryVMwareOpenShiftKubernetesDocker SwarmAzureAWSJenkinsAzure DevOpsPowerShellBashAnsiblePrometheusGrafanaSplunkF5 LTMNetScalerNginxMSSQLPostgreSQLSANVeeamCloudflare
Selected projects
Infrastructure that moved
the business forward.
FINANCE · 2021–2022
Modern investment platform
+300%customer growth
Co-led infrastructure, security and data-privacy work for QNB Invest’s new mobile and web investment platform.
Linux · Docker Swarm · Prometheus · Grafana · MicroservicesMODERNIZATION · 2019–2021
Enterprise-wide OS modernization
2,500+components upgraded
Directed a two-year program to modernize servers, databases, virtualization and end-user platforms.
Windows · Linux · VMware · Dell Unity · Cisco NexusPLATFORM · 2017–2018
OpenShift microservice foundation
4platforms evaluated
Architected and operated the container foundation for n11pro, moving a major e-commerce workload beyond its monolithic architecture.
OpenShift · Kubernetes · Docker Swarm · Tanzu · AnsibleSCALE · 2011–2012
High-volume commerce infrastructure
300Ktransactions / second
Helped a four-person team deliver a new blade, load-balancing and CDN architecture in six months.
Linux · Nginx · NetScaler · Python · HP BladeExperience
Two decades of building,
scaling and leading.
Senior Systems Engineer
Global Blue · Finance
Leads root-cause analysis and problem management while improving reliability through automation, monitoring and CI/CD enhancements.
Windows Server · Jenkins · PowerShell · MSSQL · Splunk · Bash · ITSMHead of Infrastructure
FakeDoor · Education
Owned Azure and Linux infrastructure, containers, security, IT auditing, workplace technology and budgets.
Azure · Ubuntu · Docker · Cloudflare · PostgreSQL · New RelicVice President — System, Network & BI
QNB Invest · Investment Banking
Led a nine-person multidisciplinary team while remaining hands-on across Linux, VMware and Docker; modernized datacenter and disaster-recovery environments.
Linux · Windows · VMware · Docker Swarm · Grafana · Azure DevOpsSenior Systems Engineer
n11 · E-commerce
Designed and operated datacenter, virtualization, storage, SAN and backup platforms, including an OpenShift microservice foundation.
RHEL · VMware · OpenShift · F5 · AppDynamics · AnsibleSenior Systems Engineer
Peak Games · Gaming
Managed AWS services, cloud budgets, provider evaluations and Linux upgrades.
Linux · AWS · Azure · Ansible · NagiosSenior Systems Engineer
Markafoni · E-commerce
Operated high-volume Linux web infrastructure, load balancers, application servers and PostgreSQL.
Linux · VMware · NetScaler · Nginx · PostgreSQL · HAProxySystems Administrator
Sony Europe
Administered and supported approximately 600 Linux systems, Lustre filesystems, Tomcat and load balancing.
SUSE Linux · Lustre · Tomcat · HPSystems Engineer
Tekstilbank · Treda · Ideal Technology
Built the foundations of a systems career across core banking, corporate networks, Linux, Windows, databases and security.
Linux · HP-UX · Windows Server · Oracle · DB2 · Bash · CEducation
BSc, Computer Engineering
Middle East Technical University · 2004
Graduate study, Computer Engineering
Yıldız Technical University · Coursework completed
Certifications
Red Hat Certified Engineer
RHCE · 2010
VMware Certified Professional
VCP · 2011
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