Network Engineering and IT Security, Higher Education Diploma (120 credits) @ University West
2025 – 2026
First year (60 credits) completed; studies currently paused.
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Felix Valkama
Gothenburg area, Sweden · [email protected] ·linkedin · valkama.dev
IT and infrastructure profile with three years of software engineering studies, a year of network engineering and IT security, and a large homelab where I run my own production-style infrastructure: virtualisation, firewalling and VLAN segmentation, single sign-on, monitoring and CI/CD. I like automating things, troubleshooting, and keeping systems secure and reliable.
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Skills
- Networking
- VLANs, subnetting, routing, STP, EtherChannel, VPN (WireGuard), DNS/DHCP, pfSense
- Systems
- Linux (servers and daily driver), Windows, Proxmox, Docker / Compose
- Ops & security
- Traefik, Authentik (SSO/OIDC), Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Suricata, CrowdSec
- Programming
- Python, Bash, Java, JavaScript, Git, CI/CD
- Languages
- Swedish (native), English (fluent)
Projects
A homelab run like production, and public CS2 servers with their own website. Write-ups at valkama.dev/projects, with an overview of the lab at /lab.
Education
Software Engineering and Management, Bachelor's programme (180 credits) @ University of Gothenburg
2021 – 2025
166.5 of 180 credits completed; three course exams (13.5 credits) remain for the degree.
Certificates
- Cisco Networking Academy: CCNA 1, Introduction to Networks: IPv4/IPv6 addressing, subnetting, switch/router configuration, network security fundamentals.
- Cisco Networking Academy: CCNA 2, Switching, Routing and Wireless Essentials: VLANs and inter-VLAN routing, DHCP (v4/v6), STP/RSTP, EtherChannel, WLAN.
- CCNA (200-301) certification exam: Preparing.
Experience
Operator, flex pool (part-time) @ Volvo Cars
Jan 2025 – present
- Load metal parts into fixtures for robotic welding.
- Monitor the robot cells and clear simple stops and faults myself before calling in technicians.
Care assistant @ Lilla Edet Municipality
Jul 2024 – Jan 2025
- Provided care and support to elderly clients, ensuring their safety and well-being.
- Worked closely with colleagues; problem-solving under pressure.
Operator, paint inspection (part-time) @ Volvo Cars
Jun 2020 – Aug 2022
- Inspected and approved the paint on new cars.
- Found and corrected paint defects before they reached the next production stage.