Me, Myself And I
This is a story about me.
Niko Virtala
IT professional from Hyvinkää, Finland
I'm Niko Virtala, soon 34 years old, curious and enthusiastic IT professional with approx. 10 years experience of operating, implementing and designing Managed Services; mainly area of Monitoring, System and Configuration Management.
Outside of the working hours I'm a daddy of two stunning daughters and a husband of a gorgeous lady. We all live in a big red log house, in the middle of fields at Hyvinkää. — In the countryside but close enough to the cities, just as we want to.
Constant learning is essential for me, and I’m trying to stay on the crest of technology development for example by following latest trends in Twitter and various blogs, by taking online lessons and by participating to beta programs and communities from vendors like Docker, Google, Apple, and F-Secure. So many times after the bedtime stories and goodnight kisses you can find me listening to a lesson on Udemy or Pluralsight or setting up some bleeding edge demo. On some days I also take a photo or few, play my Jazzmaster® for hours or listen to music out loud, just because I like it.
Today I'm in permanent employment with a well know Finnish railway service company, and I do not have a particular need for a new job at this time.
I wish you a nice time with my resumé! If you see it interesting, I’m happy to share a few more thoughts with you. You may find all my contact information, including links to my social media profiles from the Contact section of this site.
Sincerely Yours, Niko
Download Printable Resumé
Technical Skills
I can say I’m quite good with
Containers
Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes, ECS, Fargate
Infrastructure as Code
Terraform, Atlantis, Serverless
Hyperscale Cloud
Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud
Scripting
Bash
Monitoring
System and Service monitoring using automated tools
Systems Management
For large distributed environments
Troubleshooting
Problem solving in wide variety of forms
Work Experience
My current and previous associations
- Aug. 2018
VR Group Ltd
Cloud Architect
My job description says following about Cloud Architects: "Cloud Architect enables organizations to leverage Cloud technologies. Through an understanding of cloud architecture and technology, this individual can design, develop, and manage robust, secure, scalable, highly available, and dynamic solutions to drive business objectives." - The time will show how near I will end.
- Aug. 2017
Nordcloud Oy
Cloud Architect [AWS]
My job description says following about Cloud Architects: "Cloud Architect enables organizations to leverage Cloud technologies. Through an understanding of cloud architecture and technology, this individual can design, develop, and manage robust, secure, scalable, highly available, and dynamic solutions to drive business objectives." - The time will show how near I will end.
- May 2016
Diebold Nixdorf Oy
Service Solutions Architect
As a Solution Architect I am responsible for designing service solutions as well as technical solutions to be used in managed service delivery for our banking and retail customers in Nordic area. Supporting our sales, service transition and operations teams in all stages of service lifecycle is also part of my daily business.
- Jul. 2013
Wincor Nixdorf Oy
Transition Manager
I was working as a part of global solution management team and responsible for defining and implementing systems management and monitoring solutions in Nordic area, based on customer requirements and utilising Wincor Nixdorf's eServices Platform.
- Jul. 2008
Wincor Nixdorf Oy / AB
System Specialist
Operating systems management, for variety of major Nordic retail and banking customers was on part of my responsibility, same as Point of Sales environment system standardisation for major Finnish retailer. From May 2011 to July 2013 my office was located in Solna, Sweden.
- Jan. 2007
Wincor Nixdorf Oy
Staging and Logistics
Responsible for staging and shipping Point of Sales equipment to Finnish retail stores.
- Dec. 2005
Arlainstituutti
Helpdesk Support
Providing local support for students and personnel in context of workstations, applications and personal accessory. Arlainstuutti is vocational training and development center for visually impaired and deaf-blind people. This was my civilian service.
Education & Certifications
Degrees, courses and certifications which I have passed during my career.
Mastering Ansible
Online Training
Mastering Ansible is a step-by-step journey of learning Ansible for configuration management and orchestration. Certificate.
F-Secure Policy Manager and Client Security - Technical Certificate
Online Training
F-Secure Corporation acknowledges that Niko Virtala has acquired the necessary knowledge of product functionalities and key features and is therefore qualified for Technical Certification on F-Secure Policy Manager and Client Security. This certificate was issued on 26.10.16 in Helsinki and is valid for one year.
F-Secure Email & Server Security / Server Security - Technical Certificate
Online Training
F-Secure Corporation acknowledges that Niko Virtala has acquired the necessary knowledge of product functionalities and key features and is therefore qualified for Technical Certification on F-Secure Email & Server Security / Server Security. This certificate was issued on 26.10.16 in Helsinki and is valid for one year.
F-Secure Protection Service for Business - Technical Certificate
Online Training
F-Secure Corporation acknowledges that Niko Virtala has acquired the necessary knowledge of product functionalities and key features and is therefore qualified for Technical Certification on F-Secure Protection Service for Business. This certificate was issued on 26.10.16 in Helsinki and is valid for one year.
ITIL® Foundation Certification
Materna Information & Communications AB, Stockholm
This course gained my knowledge about the key elements, concepts and terminology used in the ITIL Service Lifecycle, the linkages between Lifecycle stages, the processes used and their contribution to Service Management practices. Certification exam passed.
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 - Administration and Configuration
Tieturi Oy, Helsinki
Nam liber tempor cum soluta nobis eleifend option congue nihil imperdiet doming id quom placerat facer possim assum. Typi non habent claritatem insitam; est usus legentis in iis qui faorum claritatem. Investigationes demonstraverunt lectores legere me lius quod ii legunt saepius.
Windows Server 2008 - Administration and Configuration
Teleware Oy, Helsinki
Nam liber tempor cum soluta nobis eleifend option congue nihil imperdiet doming id quom placerat facer possim assum. Typi non habent claritatem insitam; est usus legentis in iis qui faorum claritatem. Investigationes demonstraverunt lectores legere me lius quod ii legunt saepius.
Vocational Qualification in Electronics and Communications Technology
Pohjois-Karjalan Ammattiopisto, Joensuu
This is where the story begins. Not those theoretical studies at school but the internships in real IT companies. Those practical trainings opened door for me to a completely new world, a world that still makes me excited and be amazed over and over again. Graduated in year 2004 with excellent grades. Thesis work: "Fuzz, electronic distortion effect".
Get In Touch
Please feel free if you would like to have a chat.
Contact details
Peronkuja 33, 05620 Hyvinkää
+358 44 526 66 44