Luigi D'Acunto

· · Arezzo, Tuscany — Italy

Over 20 years of experience in IT — from technical support to leadership in critical infrastructure, from distributed monitoring to complex systems automation. What is not yet known can be learned. Currently Technical Lead in the Monitoring department at Aruba S.p.A., where I coordinate the evolution of the distributed monitoring infrastructure, overseeing its automation, middleware development, optimization, and operational reliability.

Previously I worked as a System Administrator in Linux, Unix, and Windows environments, Monitoring Specialist for enterprise clients including SKY and Telecom Italia, and ICT Consultant for SMEs and professionals — designing and managing networks, firewalls, VPNs, and virtualized environments. I also served as Editorial Director at Myth Press, handling editorial design and coordinating authors and illustrators. I continue to offer specialized IT consulting in infrastructure, networking, security, automation, and web development.


Experience

Monitoring Technical Lead

Aruba S.p.A., Arezzo – Remote
September 2025 – Present

Technical Lead of the company's distributed monitoring infrastructure. Following the completion of the migration from Nagios to CheckMK (~12,000 physical and virtual hosts), the current focus is on middleware development, process automation, maintenance and optimization of the distributed monitoring infrastructure, and its continuous updating.

  • Nagios → CheckMK migration completed across ~12,000 physical and virtual hosts
  • Middleware development for automation and integration between corporate tools and monitoring systems
  • Maintenance, optimization, and updating of the distributed monitoring infrastructure (~70 dedicated hosts)
  • Optimization and redesign of monitoring workflows
CheckMK Nagios Bash Python PowerShell Linux VMware Cloudstack

ICT Consultant

Freelance, Arezzo – Hybrid
March 2018 – Present

IT support and consulting for SMEs and professionals. Tailored services across hardware, networks, security, and productivity.

  • IT solution selection for business productivity and security
  • Domain, email, website, and network management
  • Configuration and management of physical and virtual servers (VMware)
  • Corporate Firewall / VPN setup and management with pfSense
  • Hosting and management: Web Server, Web Proxy, Database, e-commerce
  • Corporate Intranet design and development
pfSense VMware MySQL Network Security System Integration

Monitoring Specialist

Aruba S.p.A., Arezzo – Remote
February 2022 – December 2025

Technical management of CheckMK production environments, specialized in automation, development, and custom system monitoring.

  • Creation and management of custom packages for the CheckMK agent
  • Development of checks for critical technologies and services in production
  • Advanced scripting with Bash, PowerShell, and Python
  • Automated agent installation and updates at scale
CheckMK Robot Framework Bash Python PowerShell

IT System Administrator

Aruba S.p.A., Arezzo – On-site
January 2020 – February 2022

Complete hardware/software maintenance management for cloud and hosting environments. Linux/Windows server maintenance in production, initial setup of dedicated servers, systems support for corporate workstations, and development of operational automation processes.

Editorial Director

Creative Place / Myth Press, Arezzo – Remote
March 2018 – June 2024

Editorial management for independent publishing projects. Management of the Myth Press and Creative Place Publisher imprints: evaluation of editorial proposals, coordination of collaborators (editors, graphic designers, typesetters), supervision from author pipeline to publication.

Published titles: Incubus (narrative RPG, publisher and co-author) · S.H.I.T. – Silly Heroes In Trouble! · La guerra della Rosa Nera (dark fantasy novel) · other titles including novels and board games.

Network Operations Center

Aruba S.p.A., Arezzo – On-site
January 2015 – January 2020

Systems monitoring in mission-critical environments. Management of servers and network equipment in hosting and mail environments, proactive 24/7 monitoring, analysis and management of critical alerts, direct hardware and network interventions in the data center.

IT Consultant

Omega Solving di Luigi D'Acunto, Grosseto
January 2011 – January 2015

Study, design, and development of web solutions and applications. Software and hardware consulting for businesses and individuals.

Unix/Linux Systems Administrator

Global Technologies Italia S.r.l. · Sky Italia, Rome
June 2009 – June 2010

HP OpenView monitoring across ~300 physical and virtualized Linux/Unix servers. First-level intervention and alert management for Sky Italia (Via Salaria, Rome) via REPLY S.p.A.

Unix/Linux Systems Administrator

Opusmatica S.r.l. · Telecom Media, Rome
February 2009 – May 2009

Maintenance and management of physical and virtualized Linux and Unix servers at Telecom Media headquarters in Rome.

IT Technician

B.C.G. Elettronica S.r.l. · Senate of the Republic, Rome
January 2008 – January 2009

Hardware and software systems support for Microsoft workstations. Activities within the Workstation Management Group of the Senate of the Republic (Palazzo Giustiniani) via Vitrociset S.p.A.

Unix/Linux Systems Administrator Jr.

B.C.G. Elettronica S.r.l. · Telecom S.p.A., Rome
May 2007 – December 2007

Unix Systems Administrator in the security software development group for Visian Security. Systems support and technical documentation. Telecom S.p.A. premises at Via della Vignaccia 45.

Technical Assistant

Linea Software, Grosseto
September 2006 – December 2006

Hardware and software technical support for networks and workstations at client sites, law firms, and accounting offices.

Computer Science Instructor

ENFAP Toscana, Grosseto
March 2004 – May 2005

Teaching professional courses for businesses and individuals. Computer fundamentals and office productivity applications.

Technical Sales Assistant

ComputerPlanet, Grosseto
June 2004 – September 2004

Hardware and software technical support, customer service, and retail sales of computer products.

Network Administrator Support

Elettromar S.r.l., Follonica
2000 – 2003

Network administration support, responsible for client machines. Assembly and configuration of new PCs, on-site assistance, and network troubleshooting.


Education

Polo Tecnologico "Manetti-Porciatti"

Expert in IT Network Design, Development, and Management
Grosseto, 2005

Design of fiber optic, Ethernet, and coaxial cable networks. Networked operating systems, network equipment, maintenance, and implementation. Cisco equipment, hardware and software configuration.

ITC Fossombroni

High School Diploma in Accounting — Programming Track
Grosseto, 1997 – 2002

Skills

Technical Skills
Advanced
Linux Windows Server Bash Python PowerShell CheckMK CheckMK BI Nagios PHP HTML5 / CSS3 REST API Development Git
Proficient
MySQL Robot Framework VMware pfSense Network Security Docker JavaScript Symfony Laravel
Familiar
Cloudstack Kubernetes Ansible AWX Microsoft SQL Server Node.js C# Visual Basic .NET
Soft Skills
IT Strategy System Integration Problem Solving Team Leadership Project Management Business Analysis Consulting

Training & Certifications

Certifications

Linux Fundamentals — LPI Exam 101

Udemy
2025

PowerShell

Udemy
2025

Laravel — Building Web Applications

DevAcademy
September 2024

Docker & Kubernetes — Web Application Deployment

Codemotion
April 2023

UX Design: From Theory to Practice

Codemotion
March 2023

Speexx English CEFR Level B1.2

Speexx
March 2021

Speexx English CEFR Level B1.1

Speexx
October 2019
Learning Paths

Python — Full Path

DevAcademy
2023 – 2026
Python Fundamentals Functions and modules Data structures Object-oriented programming

Java — Full Path

DevAcademy
2026
Java: Getting Started Java Fundamentals Java: Object-Oriented Programming Java: Data Management and Advanced OOP

JavaScript

DevAcademy
2023 – 2026
Introduction to Javascript Introduction to jQuery Managing Data with Javascript Javascript and the Web

Cybersecurity

Codemotion
2023
Information Security Cryptographic protocols Modern symmetric ciphers Secure end-to-end communication Data protection Message integrity Identity verification

Web Development & Frontend

Codemotion · DevAcademy
2023 – 2026
Introduction to HTML & CSS Angular Vue.js React REST API Services Building websites with Bootstrap Building web applications with Laravel

Python & Web Development

Codemotion
2023
Flask & PostgreSQL Authentication system REST API & Unit Testing SQL vs NoSQL PHP & microframeworks Deployment with Docker & Kubernetes Cloud — Serverless Application Server-side SQL

Big Data & Machine Learning

Codemotion
2023
Statistics with Python Distributed environments and Big Data Kafka Hadoop Advanced Python Apache Spark Spark ML Docker for web platforms

Android Development

Codemotion
2023
Fragment lifecycle & state saving Single-Activity architecture Third-party dependency management

Git — Fundamentals & Advanced

DevAcademy
2023 – 2026
Git fundamentals Advanced Git

MySQL & Databases

DevAcademy
2026
MySQL

Docker & Kubernetes

DevAcademy
2023
Docker Kubernetes

Introduction to C#

DevAcademy
2023