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Daniel James Bertrand

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I’m a senior systems engineer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, with 45+ years of experience delivering production UNIX/Linux environments, enterprise IT leadership, and ISP-scale networking.

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I’m a senior systems engineer based in Vancouver, British Columbia, with 45+ years of experience delivering production UNIX/Linux environments, enterprise IT leadership, and ISP-scale networking. I specialize in Linux infrastructure reliability, deep troubleshooting, and automation—especially for Ubuntu systems administration, log monitoring, and threat-aware operations across mail/web/firewall stacks.

I also integrate AI directly into day-to-day production operations: using AI-assisted workflows to harden hosts, patch safely, analyze logs, and generate actionable operator reports. When off-the-shelf tools aren’t enough, I design and deploy custom reverse proxies and bespoke production tooling, and I support incident recovery end-to-end—from networking and DNS through mail delivery and application-layer services.

  • 1 year's experience
  • Joined September 2026

Industry experience

  • Telecommunications
  • Computers & Electronics
  • Software & Internet
  • Professional Services
  • Government
  • Other

Work experience

Senior Systems Engineer (UNIX/Linux Production Operations)May 2025 – May 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

Built and operated large-scale UNIX/Linux production environments for business-critical workloads, including Apache and enterprise Linux deployments. Installed, repaired, and maintained production mail stacks (Postfix/Dovecot), UFW firewall configurations, and Apache services—restoring reliability under pressure and hardening configurations against recurring failure modes. Engineered custom DNS/TLD and reverse-proxy/hosting systems for ISP and enterprise customers when standard solutions were insufficient. Developed bespoke production technology on demand (scripts, services, infrastructure components) to meet urgent operational needs. Implemented AWS networking, IAM, and WAF controls aligned to security and compliance requirements, resolving complex incidents across networking, mail, DNS, firewall rules, and application layers. Delivered enterprise reliability and production support in high-accountability environments.

Senior Systems Engineer / Linux Infrastructure Operations (UNCLEAR) · UNIX/Linux production environments (UNCLEAR)May 2025 – May 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

Built and operated large-scale UNIX/Linux production environments for business-critical workloads. Installed, repaired, and maintained production services including Apache and enterprise Linux deployments; restored mail services and hardened configurations against recurring failure modes. Engineered custom DNS/TLD, reverse-proxy, and internet-facing hosting systems when standard tooling was insufficient, and deployed bespoke production tooling on demand. Implemented AWS networking, IAM, and WAF controls to align infrastructure with security and compliance needs. Resolved complex incidents spanning networking, mail, DNS, firewall rules, and application layers, delivering reliability and production support in high-accountability environments.

Senior Systems EngineerMay 2025 – May 2026 · 1 yr 1 mo

Built and operated large-scale UNIX/Linux production environments for business-critical workloads, including Apache, Sun Netra, and enterprise Linux deployments. Installed, repaired, and maintained production mail (Postfix/Dovecot), UFW firewall, and Apache stacks—restoring services under pressure and hardening configurations against recurring failure modes. Engineered custom DNS/TLD and reverse-proxy/Internet-facing hosting systems for ISP and enterprise customers when standard tooling was insufficient. Designed and deployed bespoke production technology on demand (scripts, services, and infrastructure components) to meet immediate operational requirements. Implemented AWS cloud networking, IAM, and WAF controls aligned with security and compliance needs, and resolved complex incidents spanning networking, mail, DNS, firewall rules, and application layers while improving overall reliability and production support outcomes.

Education

DEC - Pure and Applied Science · Vanier College Montreal1980 – 1984

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