Canberk Kılıçarslan — Infrastructure & Virtualization Engineer | vExpert

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◈VMware vExpert '24·'25·'26 ◈VCP-DCV ◈9+ Years

Expert System Engineer with 9+ years operating enterprise-grade infrastructure in the financial sector.

Specializing in large-scale VMware virtualization, HCI platforms, and datacenter operations — managing 300+ physical nodes and 4,000+ VMs across production and DR environments.

My work spans the full infrastructure lifecycle: from CAPEX/OPEX planning and vendor management to hands-on automation engineering. I architect systems, not just administer them.

9+

Years Experience

300+

Managed Nodes

4000+

Managed VMs

'24·'25·'26

vExpert Years

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skills

Virtualization & Cloud

VMware vSphere 7.x/8.x VMware Horizon VDI vCenter Server ESXi vSAN NSX-T vRealize Operations vRealize Log Insight Site Recovery Manager Microsoft Hyper-V Proxmox

Automation & Scripting

PowerCLI Broadcom Automic PowerShell Core Python Bash Ansible Terraform Infrastructure as Code REST API Integration

Hardware & HCI

Dell MX7000 & PowerEdge HPE Synergy & ProLiant Cisco UCS & HyperFlex HPE OneView iLO / Redfish FC SAN Blade Infrastructure

OS & Microsoft

Windows Server 2022/2019/2016 RHEL 8/9 Active Directory Exchange Server DNS / DHCP Group Policy

Backup & DR

Commvault Veeam Backup & Replication VMware SRM Zerto DR Planning Business Continuity RPO/RTO Strategy

Monitoring & Capacity

Zabbix Grafana Capacity Planning Performance Tuning vRealize Operations

Datacenter & Ops

DC & DRC Operations ITSM & Infra Planning CAPEX / OPEX IT Budgeting Vendor Management Asset Management Procurement

Proficiency

VMware Ecosystem97%

HCI / DC Infrastructure93%

Backup & DR90%

ITSM & Planning88%

Automation / Scripting85%

OS / Linux / Windows82%

Monitoring & Capacity88%

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experience

Odeabank A.Ş. Istanbul, Turkey 2022 — present

2024 — present ● live

Expert System Engineer

Architected and oversaw VMware virtualization infrastructure managing 4,000+ VMs across primary DC and DR center, ensuring enterprise-scale reliability and optimal vSphere/ESXi performance
Led strategy and administration of Omnissa Horizon VDI infrastructure supporting 250+ concurrent users for third-party operations and call center services
Installation, configuration, performance tuning, patching and troubleshooting of hardware & HCI systems (Cisco, HPE, Dell)
Coordinated DC & DRC design, project planning, and capacity planning operations
Integrated Broadcom Automic into the environment; conducted health checks, commissioned new automations, and delivered cross-team knowledge transfer
Provided mentorship to junior engineers via MT program and mandatory internships, fostering technical skills development

VMwareHCIHorizon VDIAutomicDC/DRCMentorship

2022 — 2024

Senior System Engineer

Scaled virtualization infrastructure from 2,500 to 4,000+ VMs while maintaining service quality and performance standards
Developed comprehensive PowerCLI automation framework for server provisioning, snapshot analysis, weekly reporting, and VM growth tracking
Performed DC & DRC capacity planning, design, and project coordination
Implemented comprehensive Zabbix monitoring solution; commissioned new monitoring panels for operational needs

VMwarePowerCLIZabbixCapacity Planning

2022

System Engineer

Procenne · Istanbul, Turkey

Managed Microsoft Office 365 and on-premise server infrastructure, ensuring seamless operations and system availability
Administered VMware virtualization platform; performed maintenance, configuration updates, and troubleshooting
Implemented backup operations using Veeam and Vinchin; monitored security incidents via Cortex XDR
Managed ITSM systems and generated comprehensive IT asset inventory reports

VMwareM365VeeamCortex XDRITSM

2020 — 2022

Information Technology Specialist

Anadolu Sigorta · Istanbul, Turkey

New server installations, configurations, services and system management
VMware ESXi management, Hyper-V installations, and virtual server configurations
vMotion, Migrate, and FailOver Cluster implementation and management
Physical server maintenance, configuration, and vendor agreement management

VMware ESXiHyper-VvMotionPhysical Servers

2018 — 2019

IBX Datacenter Operations Specialist

Equinix · Istanbul, Turkey

Server installations, configurations, services and system management within IBX datacenter
VMware ESXi management, Hyper-V installations, and virtual server configurations
Physical server maintenance, activation, and maintenance agreement management

Equinix IBXVMware ESXiDC OpsPhysical Infrastructure

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projects

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activeopen-source

vInventory

Modern open-source alternative to RVTools. Tauri v2 Windows desktop app with React frontend and Rust backend, querying vSphere REST API. Inventory, export, and analysis for enterprise VMware environments.

Tauri v2RustReactvSphere API

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activeinternal

InfraBot / ChatOps

Webex-integrated n8n automation platform for VMware infrastructure commands. Snapshot management, VM spec queries, port checks — all via chat.

n8nWebex APIvCenter RESTBash

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VMSA Auto-Publisher

Python automation that detects new VMware Security Advisories and publishes formatted Turkish blog posts to WordPress via REST API.

PythonWordPress APIBroadcom VMSA

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vLicense Dashboard

PowerShell GUI + HTML dashboard for VMware license tracking across multi-vCenter environments. LicenseAssignmentManager API for accurate per-host retrieval.

PowerShellPowerCLIHTML/CSSvCenter API

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