👨‍💻 Omid Arka

Network & IT Infrastructure Specialist
Cisco ISE • VMware vSphere • FortiGate • MikroTik • Graylog • Active Directory • SCCM • Zabbix

🧠 About Me

I am a results-driven Network & IT Engineer with deep experience in:

• Designing and implementing advanced network infrastructures
• Managing virtualization platforms (vSphere, vCenter)
• Building secure Windows/Linux server environments
• Optimizing enterprise log management, security, and backup systems

I specialize in Cisco & MikroTik networks, FortiGate firewalls, and VMware-based data centers, while maintaining scalable and secure server rooms with full stack monitoring, automation, and disaster recovery.

🚀 Core Skills & Technologies

• Networking: Cisco (CCNA), MikroTik, VLAN, VPN, OSPF, 802.1X, TACACS+, ISE
• Servers: Windows Server (AD, DNS, DHCP, GPO, WSUS, SCCM), Linux (Debian, pfSense)
• Virtualization: VMware ESXi, vCenter, PowerCLI, Veeam Backup, ProLiant Servers
• Monitoring & Logs: Zabbix, Grafana, Graylog, Splunk, Snort, Syslog
• Security: FortiGate, IDS/IPS, Wireshark, Hardened Backup Repos
• Tools: Nextcloud, RVTools, Axelor, Passbolt, GitHub, Markdown, Ansible

📁 Featured Projects

🔹 Network & Security

• cisco-ISE – Enterprise-grade security policies with Cisco ISE
• forticlient – FortiGate VPN configuration & monitoring
• snort – Intrusion Detection System setup on Linux
• pfsense – Firewall and network services with pfSense
• Configure-SysLog-Switch – Automate syslog config for Cisco switches

🔹 Virtualization & Infrastructure

• esxi – Secure setup of VMware ESXi hosts
• vcenter – vCenter installation and hardening
• PowerCli-VMWARE – Manage VMware via PowerCLI
• vmware-hardening – Best practices for VMware security

🔹 Monitoring & Logs

• zabbix – Install Zabbix 7 on Debian 12 with PostgreSQL
• graylog – Centralized logging system for enterprise networks
• splunk – Log ingestion, parsing & alerting in Splunk
• Grafana – Visualization dashboards with metrics from Zabbix & others

🔹 Microsoft & Services

• Windows-Server – Core services like DNS, AD, DHCP
• ad – Active Directory installation & management
• sccm – Software deployment & patch management
• wsus – Automating update management with WSUS

🔹 Tools & Scripts

• ChangeLocalAdminPassword – Script to change local admin passwords
• nextcloud – Setup of self-hosted file collaboration platform
• Passbolt – Open source password manager for teams
• rvtools – VMware reporting & inventory
• Repository – Misc tools, configs & helpful scripts
• redmain – Asset management or internal IT tools
• Axelor-SDK – Business process automation SDK

📜 Certifications

• ✅ Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• ✅ VMware Infrastructure & Backup (Unofficial Projects)
• ✅ Windows Server Enterprise Admin (Hands-on Experience)

📬 Contact

• 📧 Email: omid.arka@gmail.com
• 📱 WhatsApp: +98 9138581481
• 🌍 GitHub: github.com/OmidArka

“Strong infrastructure builds secure and scalable futures.”