Maia Fichtenholtz-Sek

Experience

Date: [2nd Apr 2026]

Professional Experience

Microsoft Pentesting Intern | September 2025 – December 2025
As a Pentesting Intern, I support security audits and vulnerability assessments to protect enterprise‐level infrastructure. I leverage advanced reconnaissance and exploitation techniques to identify systemic weaknesses.

Systems Administration & Infrastructure

Enterprise Service Deployment | Systems Administrator

• LMS Deployment: Successfully architected and deployed a Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) instance on Ubuntu 22.04. Managed full‐stack dependencies including database migrations and server‐side environment configurations.
• Web Infrastructure: Currently maintaining three production‐level websites via cPanel, overseeing DNS management, SSL certificate deployment, and automated backup protocols.
• Linux Environment: Experienced in high‐level Linux administration (Ubuntu, Parrot OS, Kali), utilizing command‐line interfaces for system hardening and service optimization.
• Database Management: Managing backend data integrity through SQL and PHP within a multi‐site hosting environment.

Advanced Systems Deployment & Development

Canvas LMS Enterprise Integration | Full‐Stack Deployment

• Stack Expertise: Architected a production‐ready Learning Management System using Ruby on Rails and Ruby Gems, managed via Nginx for high‐performance web serving.
• Database Administration: Configured and optimized PostgreSQL and MySQL backends for heavy‐load data management and relational integrity.
• Environment Troubleshooting: Spent intensive development cycles resolving dependency conflicts, asset compilation issues, and web‐server hook‐ups, demonstrating high‐level problem‐solving in a Linux environment.
• Automation & Tools: Leveraged Webadmin and command‐line tools for real‐time server monitoring and configuration management.

Technical Skills Matrix