About Me

Infrastructure engineer with a knack for solving complex problems. I blend technical expertise with creative thinking to build innovative solutions. When not coding, you’ll find me either experimenting with electronics or experimenting with new cloud technologies. Always learning, constantly growing, and dedicated to creating technology that makes a difference.

Areas of Specialization

Work Experience

IT Infrastructure / Security Engineer

Energie Steiermark AG | Graz
Since 2021

• Administration, operation and further development of the logging system (Splunk)
• Administration, operation and further development of monitoring (CheckMk)
• Incident Response
• Coordination between Security Team and Admin Team
• Administration and operation of PKIs
• Co-administration of Linux servers
• DNS and Cloud administration / automation
• Administration and operation of document signature system

IT Security Engineer

Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH | Graz
2018–2021

• Setup, administration and operation of logging system (ELK-Stack)
• Setup and operation of vulnerability management system
• Internal security audits and training
• Incident Response
• Consulting on IT security for internal projects
• Co-administration of firewalls
• Co-administration of Linux servers
• Co-administration of HPC cluster

IT System Administrator

RCPE GmbH | Graz
2018–2021

• Server administration Xen Server and KVM
• Server administration Windows Server 2012 and Debian
• Domain controller administration
• 1st and 2nd Level Support
• Network administration

Test Engineer for Automotive

Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH | Graz
2016–2018

• Vibration and acoustic measurements
• IT support for the working group
• Support of building services and measurement technology

Education

Master Cloud Computing Engineering

Hochschule Burgenland | Eisenstadt
2024–2026

Bachelor Business Informatics

Fachhochschule Campus 02 | Graz
2018–2022

Bachelor Electronics Engineering

Graz University of Technology | Graz
2012–2018 (Not completed)

Mechanical Engineering

HTL Salzburg | Salzburg
2006–2011

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

• PowerShell ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Python ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• Bash ⭐⭐⭐⭐
• C ⭐⭐⭐
• C# ⭐⭐⭐
• Javascript ⭐⭐⭐

Languages

• German: C2 (Mother language)
• English: B2

Certificates & Training

• 2019 — LPI LPIC-1 Certificate / Linux+ Certificate
• 2014 — Entrepreneurship Training at WIFI Graz
• 2013–2015 — Soft Skills Trainings
• 2011 — Amateur Radio License Class 1
• 2010 — Cambridge First Certificate B2 in English

Interests

Contact

📧 Email: [email protected]
🐦 Twitter: @fuzzyfinder
💻 GitHub: pprugger