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HPC System Administrator

Building infrastructure
that scales.

DevOps-focused HPC System Administrator with 9+ years in IT, including 2 years as a Cybersecurity Engineer.

Robert Melcher, HPC System Administrator

Skills & Technologies

Core competencies across systems administration, security, and infrastructure automation

Linux
Ubuntu
Debian
Windows Server
Proxmox
Docker
Kubernetes
XEN
CISCO
pfSense
Fortinet
Palo Alto
StrongSwan
VLAN
CyberArk
Nessus
Linux
Ubuntu
Debian
Windows Server
Proxmox
Docker
Kubernetes
XEN
CISCO
pfSense
Fortinet
Palo Alto
StrongSwan
VLAN
CyberArk
Nessus
Linux
Ubuntu
Debian
Windows Server
Proxmox
Docker
Kubernetes
XEN
CISCO
pfSense
Fortinet
Palo Alto
StrongSwan
VLAN
CyberArk
Nessus
Ansible
Terraform
Puppet
SALT
Bash
Git
Flux
Rancher
AWS
Oracle Cloud
Cloudflare
InfiniBand
PBS Scheduler
ManageIQ
Talos Linux
Cilium CNI
Ansible
Terraform
Puppet
SALT
Bash
Git
Flux
Rancher
AWS
Oracle Cloud
Cloudflare
InfiniBand
PBS Scheduler
ManageIQ
Talos Linux
Cilium CNI
Ansible
Terraform
Puppet
SALT
Bash
Git
Flux
Rancher
AWS
Oracle Cloud
Cloudflare
InfiniBand
PBS Scheduler
ManageIQ
Talos Linux
Cilium CNI
Portainer
BAREOS
Asterisk
Apache
Nginx
MySQL
WordPress
cPanel
Portainer
BAREOS
Asterisk
Apache
Nginx
MySQL
WordPress
cPanel
Portainer
BAREOS
Asterisk
Apache
Nginx
MySQL
WordPress
cPanel

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Professional Highlights

Throughout my career, I've focused on building infrastructure that scales across diverse environments—from enterprise cybersecurity deployments to high-performance computing clusters. Each role has reinforced my commitment to automation, security, and operational excellence.

HPC @ Forvia: Full InfiniBand clusters + PBS scheduling

Dolphost Founder: Secure VPS & WordPress hosting

Cybersecurity @ Atos: Nessus, Palo Alto/Fortinet and Forescout configurations

SysAdmin @ Netex: Migrated bare-metal Puppet to Kubernetes

Now @ Forvia

ex-Atos (Cybersecurity)

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Let's talk infrastructure

Into HPC, Kubernetes, homelabs, or just solid systems? I build, secure, and automate infrastructure that just works.

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