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Resume · Updated September 2026

Silas Süßmilch

IT Infrastructure & Software Engineering

My professional background is in IT infrastructure and data center technologies. I also develop software for concrete operational workflows and run it on my own infrastructure.

  • Nuremberg, Germany
  • silas@smilch.com
  • IT consulting · Development · Entrepreneurship
  • Business Information Systems · bachelor's degree in progress since 09/2025
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Silas Süßmilch · Nuremberg

Professional path

Professional experience

My professional roles and the projects related to them.

  1. Since 07/2022Nuremberg

    IT Consultant · Solution Design & Professional Services

    SanData

    Previously at the same organization

    • 07/2023 — 08/2026Junior IT Consultant · Hybrid Data Center
    • 07/2022 — 06/2023Trainee · Hybrid Data Center

    Designing, implementing and migrating hybrid data center environments — from entering the profession as a trainee to taking professional responsibility for customer projects in solution design.

    Contributions and focus areas

    • Design, implementation and migration of data center environments for customers from small businesses to mid-sized companies: servers, storage, virtualization with VMware, Nutanix and Hyper-V, plus backup
    • Backup and disaster recovery infrastructure with Veeam — from standard installations to design, hardening and troubleshooting of complex setups
    • Integration of storage systems from HPE, Dell Technologies, EverPure and Lenovo into customer environments
    • Hybrid Windows Server infrastructure with AD DS, core services and Microsoft Azure
    • Multi-site setups and data center migrations
    • Increasingly independent — from contributing as a trainee to taking professional responsibility for delivery, documentation and handover at the customer site
    • Solution design
    • VMware
    • Nutanix
    • Microsoft Hyper-V
    • Veeam
    • Enterprise Storage
    • Windows Server
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Data center migration
  2. Since 03/2026Nuremberg

    Self-employed part-time

    smilch UG

    Building the company, developing products and operating the technical foundation for my own digital products.

  3. Additional practical experience

    02/2023 — 08/2026Nuremberg

    Bar and service team member

    The Cloud One Nuremberg

    Hands-on bar and service experience with direct guest contact.

Education and credentials

Education & certifications

Education

Since 09/2025

Business Information Systems · bachelor's degree in progress

FOM University

Studying part-time since September 2025; intended degree: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.).

09/2019 — 07/2022

IT Specialist for System Integration

Kelheim Fibres GmbH

Vocational training focused on IT systems and infrastructure.

Acquired credentials

12/2025

IHK-certified vocational trainer

Chamber of Industry and Commerce

Certified to provide structured guidance and professional development for apprentices.

VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

VMware / Broadcom

Installing, configuring and operating VMware vSphere environments.

Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE)

Veeam

Deploying, configuring and troubleshooting Veeam Backup & Replication.

Nutanix Certified Professional (NCP)

Nutanix

Operating and administering Nutanix clusters with AOS, AHV and Prism.

Nutanix NAAI

Nutanix

PowerStore Operate Proven Professional

Dell Technologies

Operating and configuring Dell PowerStore storage systems.

HPE ASE – Storage Solutions

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Designing and implementing HPE storage solutions in existing customer environments.

HPE ATP – Hybrid Cloud

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Fundamentals of hybrid cloud architectures and the HPE platforms behind them.

EverPure FlashArray Implementation Specialist

EverPure

Implementing and commissioning FlashArray storage systems.

Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate

Microsoft

Exams passed: AZ-800 · AZ-801.

Skills profile

Technologies

This overview shows which technologies I use professionally, in my homelab and in my own projects.

Virtualization and containers

01
  • VMware
  • Microsoft Hyper-V
  • Proxmox VE
  • Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure (NCI)
  • Nutanix AHV
  • Nutanix AOS
  • Nutanix Prism
  • Docker
  • LXC
  • Kubernetes

Applied in: Professional work, homelab and personal infrastructure

Related projects

Server and hybrid infrastructure

02
  • Windows Server
  • Linux/Unix
  • Active Directory Domain Services
  • Hybrid Windows Server
  • Core Infrastructure Services
  • Microsoft Azure

Applied in: IT consulting and hybrid Windows Server environments

Storage and data protection

03
  • Enterprise Storage
  • HPE Storage
  • Dell Technologies Storage
  • EverPure Storage
  • Backup & Recovery
  • Disaster Recovery
  • Veeam

Applied in: IT consulting and data center projects

Monitoring and operations

04
  • Zabbix
  • Grafana
  • Infrastructure Monitoring
  • Operations
  • Troubleshooting
  • Documentation
  • Recovery

Applied in: Professional work and Private Infrastructure

Related projects

Identity and access

05
  • Active Directory
  • authentik
  • Central authentication / SSO
  • Identity integration

Applied in: Active Directory professionally; authentik in personal infrastructure

Related projects

Development and automation

06
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • PowerShell
  • .NET
  • FastAPI
  • CI/CD

Applied in: Own products and GitHub projects

Hardware and prototyping

07
  • Raspberry Pi
  • RGB LED Matrix
  • Linux
  • Scripting
  • Smart Home

Applied in: Personal hardware and smart-home projects

Related projects

Working style

Working style

01

Assess tickets

In my own ERP system, I use coding agents for the initial assessment of tickets and to prepare quotations.

02

Check architecture and results

I review the results manually and assess them against the existing architecture before accepting anything.

03

Keep the final decision

Final reviews, the decision to accept a change and customer communication remain with me.

Beyond work and university

Building & tinkering

Technology does not stop for me when the workday ends. I like tinkering with things that bring hardware and software together – right now, that includes a Raspberry Pi LED matrix, temperature monitoring and automated cooling for my server rack, and various projects involving 3D printing, electronics and smart home technology.

My homelab is usually a playground and productive infrastructure at the same time: trying things out, rebuilding them, breaking them, understanding them and then putting them back together better.

When I am not wiring, programming or printing something, I like being out and about – travelling with my camera, snowboarding in winter or at a techno night.

  • 3D printing
  • Raspberry Pi
  • Electronics / electrical engineering
  • Smart home
  • Homelab
  • Hardware/software projects

RGB LED Matrix

A Raspberry Pi, custom software and an RGB matrix displaying current statistics and information.

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Rack Climate Control

Temperature monitoring in the server rack with sensors and automated fan control.

3D printing

Custom parts, mounts and small functional prototypes – from the CAD model to the finished part.

Out and about

When I am not building something

  • Photography
  • Travel
  • Snowboarding
  • Techno
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Nuremberg cityscape beneath a dramatic sunset
Nuremberg in the evening light