Darrell Burgher

Darrell Burgher

DevOps, Platform & Kubernetes Specialist

Infrastructure professional with extensive experience in managing and upgrading IT infrastructure. Recognized for ability to enhance system performance and ensure operational reliability. Known for excellent teamwork, adaptability, and problem-solving skills in dynamic environments. My strengths are in technical research, systems and network management and architecture. I enjoy working as a Linux Systems Engineer. I am a Veteran Systems Engineer (22+ years) turned Cloud-Native Architect. Specializing in Kubernetes since 2018, I bridge the gap between legacy infrastructure and modern Platform Engineering. Expert in building Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) that prioritize developer experience without compromising on stability.

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Work Experience

  • Wonderlabz / Livescore
    2018-2026

    Linux Platform Engineer, docker & Cloud Computing.
    GCP, AWS Administration.
    Kubernetes Cluster Admin incl develop, deploy & maintain
    storage, Ingress, LB, Security & Networking.

  • Systems Specialist, Hozi (Caxton)
    2016-2017

    Linux Systems Administration & Security.
    AWS Cloud Management & Security
    Vmware
    DataCenter Deployments & Systems Architecture
    Database Administration

  • Head Systems Administrator, wiGroup (Pty) Ltd
    2012-2015

    Linux Network Administration (Ubuntu, Debian, BSD, Redhat & derivatives)
    Systems Architecture (Production in Data Centers)
    Topographical design and layouts
    Dev, QA and Production Systems Support
    Database Administration
    VoIP Administration, design and implementation
    Fortigate, FortiWeb & FortiAP Firewall Administration
    Working with Fortinet products, Dell, HP & IBM

  • Infrabyte Technologies
    2005-2015

    Linux Systems Administration & Security.
    VMware build, design & implementation
    Enterasys switching & deployment
    Fortigate Administration
    Netapp Administration
    DataCenter Deployments & Systems Architecture

Education

  • TorqueIT
    2013

    LPIC 1
    LPIC 2

  • Training
    1994

    I have given training to various institutes like Academy of learning, Damelin & Schools

  • Hottentots Holland High
    1991

    Grade 12 (1991) Hottentots Holland High – Somerset West

Skills

Hardware
Dell
PowerVault MD3220i
Enterasys
Cisco
Brocade
Fortigate
Polycom, Snom
Operating Systems
Unix System V
Redhat EL
CentOS
Debian / Ubuntu
Slackware
Arch Linux
FreeBSD
Windows SBS
Novel Netware
Software & Applications
Helm
Kubernetes
Docker
Git/Gitlab
HTML/CSS/PHP
PostgreSQL/MySql
Bind9
Sendmail,Postfix & Exim4
ESXi,vSphere,vDC,vCenter
Chef,Puppet,Jenkins
Apache2,Nginx,HAProxy
Bash,Python
GCP,AWS, Clusters
VoIP: Asterisk,FreePBX
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Websites Created

Infrabyte Technologies
Shevs
Virtuous Lady
AquaSource
Afridyne Systems
Sizascope
Candsnap
miphoto

Project History

Hozi Business
Hozi Shop
Hozi Love

Assesments

Clickatell - MediaWiki

Black Swan - Terraform (AWS)

My Address

Somerset West,
Cape Town,
South Africa

Mobile Number

082 XXXX XXX

About Me

I love everything Open Source, so don't be shy, I am just an email away.






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