Manish Chadee
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Manish Chadee

System & Network Engineer | Cyber Security

Melbourne, Australia


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About Me

I'm a passionate System and Network Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on experience spanning enterprise IT support, network infrastructure, and virtualization. My journey started in Mauritius supporting offshore maritime IT operations, and has evolved into architecting full-stack virtualized environments in Melbourne.

Currently designing high-performance infrastructure using Proxmox VE, OPNsense, and open-source security tools at Wabify. I specialize in bridging the gap between traditional IT operations and modern cloud-native infrastructure with a strong focus on cybersecurity.

Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology at Melbourne Polytechnic while actively building production-grade infrastructure โ€” because the best learning happens when theory meets real-world challenges.

Location
๐Ÿ“ Melbourne, Australia
Current Role
โšก System & Network Engineer @ Wabify
Education
๐ŸŽ“ B.IT โ€” Melbourne Polytechnic (2024โ€“2025)
Certification
๐Ÿ… CompTIA Network+ | CompTIA A+
Focus Areas
๐Ÿ”’ Infrastructure, Networking, Security

Network Topology

Experience

System and Network Engineer โ€” Wabify

Feb 2025 โ€“ Present ยท Melbourne ยท Remote ยท Part-time
  • Designing high-performance virtualized infrastructure using Proxmox VE and OPNsense
  • Architected full-stack virtualization environments, managing VM lifecycles, backups, resource allocations
  • Implemented firewall policies and network segmentation (NAT, DNS, DHCP)
  • Configured WireGuard and OpenVPN tunnels for secure remote access
  • Built HAProxy reverse proxy for load balancing and SSL offloading
  • Automated Let's Encrypt certificates with ACME client
  • Migrated cloud-hosted services (AWS) to on-premise, optimizing cost
  • Performance tuning and troubleshooting for Linux and virtualized Windows
Proxmox VEOPNsenseWireGuardOpenVPNHAProxyLinuxNGINXZFSiptablesVLAN

Bussie Manager โ€” La di da

Feb 2023 โ€“ Present ยท Australia ยท Part-time

IT Support Specialist โ€” Vinci IT Partner

Apr 2022 โ€“ Feb 2023 ยท 11 months ยท Mauritius ยท On-site
  • Provided exceptional technical assistance and problem-solving across the organization
  • Troubleshot hardware and software issues including network connectivity and system failures
  • Managed enterprise security tools including Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks
Office 365Cisco VoIPFortinetActive DirectoryVeeamAzurePalo AltoMimecast

Google Suite IT Support Technician โ€” Groupe Thym Business

Dec 2020 โ€“ Apr 2022 ยท 1 yr 5 mos ยท Port Louis, Mauritius ยท Hybrid
  • Google Workspace support: Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets
  • Email configuration, document collaboration, account management, data migration
  • Resolved hardware and software compatibility issues
Google WorkspaceMicrosoft OfficeDesktop Support

IT Support Technician โ€” Esquel Group

Jun 2020 โ€“ Dec 2020 ยท 7 months ยท Mauritius ยท On-site
  • Technical assistance across diverse business units
  • Hardware/software support: desktops, laptops, printers, enterprise applications
  • Troubleshot network connectivity, system failures, software conflicts
Active DirectoryMicrosoft OfficeDesktop Support

IT Support Officer โ€” Bourbon Offshore

Aug 2019 โ€“ Jun 2020 ยท 11 months ยท Mauritius ยท Hybrid
  • IT operations in challenging offshore maritime environments
  • Supporting servers, workstations, communication systems, maritime-specific applications
  • Maintained uptime for critical offshore communication infrastructure
Active DirectoryServer AdministrationDesktop Support

Skills

๐Ÿ–ฅ Infrastructure & Virtualization

Proxmox VE90%
AWS75%
Microsoft Azure65%
VMware60%
Cloud Computing80%

๐Ÿ” Networking & Security

OPNsense / pfSense90%
WireGuard / OpenVPN85%
Fortinet / Palo Alto70%
VLAN / DNS / NAT / iptables85%
Network Engineering80%

โš™ Systems & Administration

Linux (Ubuntu/Alpine)85%
Windows Server80%
Active Directory80%
HAProxy / NGINX75%
MySQL / ZFS / LVM70%

๐Ÿ›  Tools & Support

Office 365 Administration85%
Google Workspace85%
Veeam Backup70%
Desktop & Hardware Support90%
Technical Support95%

Education & Certifications

๐ŸŽ“ Bachelor of Information Technology

Melbourne Polytechnic
Feb 2024 โ€“ Dec 2025

๐Ÿ“œ Diploma of Information Technology

Melbourne Polytechnic
Feb 2023 โ€“ Dec 2023

๐Ÿ… CompTIA A+

Wisdom In Tech
2018 โ€“ 2019

๐Ÿ… CompTIA Network+

CompTIA โ€” Credential ID COMP001021493896
Issued Nov 2020

Contact

Let's Connect

I'm actively looking for System Administrator, Network & System Engineer, or Cyber Security roles in Melbourne. If you have an opportunity or just want to chat about infrastructure and security, reach out!

๐Ÿ”— linkedin.com/in/manish-chadee

๐Ÿ“ Melbourne, Australia

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