Liviu Popuțe

Professional Summary

Passionate IT professional with 15+ years of experience across datacenter operations, cloud platforms, IT service management, systems administration, infrastructure design, application development and technical project delivery. Experienced in designing, implementing, supporting, and optimizing modern IT environments across Microsoft, Linux, networking, cloud, and application platforms.

Strong background in Azure, AWS, virtualization, DevOps practices, infrastructure support, and business-focused technical solutions. I enjoy building practical, reliable systems and working on challenging technical environments that combine operations, architecture, and delivery.

Experience

IT Vizion

Datacenter & Cloud Technologist
Nov 2019 – Present | Timișoara Metropolitan Area

• Design and implement datacenter and cloud solutions

• Support infrastructure, applications, development, hosting, and operational delivery

• Contribute to ITSM, DevOps, presales, and project delivery activities

• Provide technical leadership as SME and support cross-functional teams

IT Technical Lead Engineer / SME
Nov 2018 – Nov 2019 | Timiș County, Romania

• Supported cloud and datacenter administration across technical environments

• Mentored team members and helped drive technical execution quality

• Contributed to team leadership, service operations, and ITSM processes

Systems Administrator
May 2017 – Nov 2018 | Timiș County, Romania

• Administered Windows Server and Linux environments

• Managed infrastructure across virtualization, storage, backup, networking, and firewalls

• Supported AWS and Azure infrastructure operations

• Delivered Level 3 support and monitored business-critical systems

Microliv

Owner / IT Solutions Architect
Oct 2016 – Present

• Deliver consulting, architecture, implementation, and operational support

• Design and deploy cloud, infrastructure, CMS, and custom application solutions

• Support CI/CD, hosting, systems administration, and DevOps practices

Geeks Ltd

IT Administrator
May 2015 – Sep 2016 | London, United Kingdom

• Administered IT infrastructure and networking environments

• Worked across Microsoft, Cisco, SQL, .NET, Visual Studio, and cloud technologies

RDC

IT Technician, Second Line
Oct 2014 – May 2015 | United Kingdom

• Repaired, reset, tested, and securely erased a wide range of IT equipment

• Maintained strong operational handling of client devices and data protection procedures

Shinheung Electronics (Samsung Electronics)

IT Engineer
Dec 2010 – Jan 2012 | Oradea, Romania

• Provided internal IT support and network administration

• Worked across Microsoft, Cisco, SQL, MySQL, VMware, and Linux environments

Urgent Cargus SA

Team Leader
Nov 2009 – Oct 2010 | Oradea, Romania

• Led local IT and administrative operations

IT Admin / PC Operator
Jul 2005 – Oct 2009 | Oradea, Romania

• Supported branch office IT administration and data operations

Skills

Core Competencies

• Datacenter and cloud infrastructure

• IT service management

• Systems administration

• Solutions design and implementation

• DevOps and deployment workflows

• Technical leadership and SME support

Cloud & Platforms

• Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, OVH, Rackspace

Infrastructure & Virtualization

• Hyper-V, VMware, KVM

• Windows Server, Windows Desktop, macOS, Linux administration

• Storage platforms

• Backup systems

Networking & Security

• Cisco routing and switching, Cisco VoIP, Cisco ASA / NGFW

• Fortinet, Palo Alto, SonicWall

• VPN technologies

• Wi-Fi networking

Development & Delivery

• C#, .NET / ASP.NET, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

• Bash, PowerShell

• Git / GitHub / Bitbucket / Azure Repos

• Docker, Kubernetes

• CI/CD

CMS & Web

• Umbraco, WordPress, Magento, IIS, Apache, Nginx

Languages

• Romanian — Native

• English — Full Professional

• Spanish — Professional Working

Education

University of Oradea
IT Engineer Degree, Information Technology
2004 – 2010

Just IT, London
Network Professional Programme, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
2012 – 2015

Aurel Lazăr High School, Oradea
Information Technology
2000 – 2004

Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

• Microsoft Azure Administrator

• AWS Solutions Architect

• Microsoft Specialist

• LPI DevOps Tools Engineer Course

• ECDL

• Fortinet Network Security Expert Level 3: Certified Associate

• Amazon Web Services DevOps Engineer - Professional

• ITIL®Foundation

• LPI Linux

• MS: Microsoft Specialist

• MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory, Configuration

• CompTIA A+

• Civil engineering health and safety awareness

• Borland Pascal, C, C++ Programming Language Certificate

• MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional

• Cisco CCNA