i
itwithjacobson

Yacobson Israel

@itwithjacobson

Infrastructure Specialist

Israel
English, Hebrew
About me
Results-driven Senior Infrastructure Specialist and IT Manager with extensive experience managing high-availability IT environments, High-Performance Computing (HPC), and AI/ML GPU clusters. Proven expertise in enterprise storage, virtualization, cybersecurity, cloud integration, and infrastructure automation with a strong track record of leading cross-functional teams. ... Read more

Skills

i
itwithjacobson
Yacobson Israel
Offline • 
Average response time: 7 hours

See my services

Technical Support
I will offer you a 30 minute advisory session on your IT challenge
From$200 / projectMore details
Server Administration
I will set up and manage your ai hpc GPU cluster with slurm
From$150 / projectMore details

Work experience

Q

Infrastructure Team Leader

Q

Jun 2025 - Mar 2026 • 9 mos

• Managed high-performance GPU clusters using SLURM and NVIDIA CUDA drivers for AI/ML research workloads. • Scaled virtualized and cloud environments across Proxmox VE, VMware vSphere, and AWS. • Administered enterprise storage (NetApp, VAST Data, EMC Isilon) and deployed Zabbix for high-availability monitoring. • Oversaw identity and access management across Google Workspace, Entra ID, Intune, Active Directory, and LDAP.

OrCam

Director of IT

OrCam • Full-time

Aug 2015 - Jul 2025 • 9 yrs 11 mos

• Directed cross-organizational IT operations, infrastructure upgrades, and system migrations for enterprise R&D operations. • Introduced DevOps practices and infrastructure automation using Docker, Puppet, Ansible, GitLab, Jenkins, and Bash. • Managed VMware vSphere/AWS virtualization and robust backup strategies via EMC Isilon and NetWorker. • Enforced organizational cybersecurity posture using FortiGate Firewalls, Trend Micro XDR, Nessus, and Iron Scales.

KLA

R&D Infrastructure System Administrator

KLA

Feb 2010 - Mar 2015 • 5 yrs 1 mo

• Executed Linux system hardening, Diskless Linux setups, and Windows Embedded environments for R&D systems. • Administered enterprise storage (NetApp, NAS, iSCSI) alongside Symantec NetBackup systems. • Automated server provisioning via Puppet and Kickstart across multi-hypervisor setups (VMware ESXi, KVM). • Implemented Zabbix and Nagios monitoring frameworks to maximize uptime and fast incident resolution.