IT Systems Engineer

Denis Hierholzer

Senior Systems Engineer and Lead Network & Security with major IT certifications (CISSP, CEH, LPIC-1, Cisco Certified Specialist) and more than 19 years of experience in Windows and Linux servers, networking, security and automation.

  • AI
  • Network
  • Security
  • Windows & Linux Servers
19+
years in IT operations & engineering
20
certifications, incl. CISSP and CEH
6
employers in Germany, Switzerland and the USA
What I do

Reliable infrastructure, secured by design

Infrastructure

Windows and Linux servers, Active Directory, virtualization, backup and monitoring, from single sites to 300+ servers worldwide.

Network & Security

Cisco ACI, routing and switching, Palo Alto and Check Point firewalls, OT security, micro-segmentation and vulnerability management.

Automation & AI

PowerShell and Python tooling, Ansible, and AI in practice: local and cloud models for coding, RAG and agents.

Currently

IT Infrastructure Engineer

Cilag AG – a Johnson & Johnson company · Schaffhausen, Switzerland · since Mar 2021

Engineering and administration of the entire Schaffhausen OT infrastructure (LAN, firewalls, Linux and Windows servers, SAN).

Full experience →