Summary
Manuel Soukup is a Linux-focused Cloud and System Engineer with 11 years of hands-on experience managing and hardening server environments across SMB/enterprise stacks. A lifelong Linux tinkerer who started at 14, he brings deep distro experience (Debian, Gentoo, Arch, openSUSE/SLES) and a pragmatic FOSS mindset to tasks like CIS/PCI DSS hardening, Nextcloud, OpenVPN, and VMware infrastructure. He combines technical breadth—Linux, Mac/mobile MDM, Windows, backups and SAN—with strong documentation practices (BookStack, MediaWiki) and practical security-centered operations. Before returning full-time to IT he led youth care services, a background that sharpened his communication, empathy and team coaching skills in technical contexts. Currently focused on medical IT projects, Manuel enjoys exploring pentesting and creative small-scale infrastructure solutions, and invites readers to review his projects and GitHub for examples of his tinkering and problem-solving.
12 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Abit, Information Technology, Abit, Information Technology at Balthasar Neumann Schule
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Clinical/Medical Social Work, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Clinical/Medical Social Work at Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences
English, German, English