SUMMARY:

Experienced UNIX Technical Lead, Sr. UNIX/LINUX Engineer/Administrator, UNIX Project Manager, UNIX Server Infrastructure specialist, (AIX,RHEL, HP - UX, Solaris, Suse, Ubuntu, Centos, Fedora SAP HANA) UNIX and Security professional. Committed to 99.999 Information Technology Systems and Network Uptime, Project Results, SLA compliance, and Change Management in Enterprise Class Datacenter’s. Python scripting and Ruby on Rails.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SR LINUX/UNIX and WINDOWS SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Support Physical and Virtual CLOUD Enterprise RHEL 6.7-7.2 and Windows servers.for multiple customers Internationally.
• Support Vmware ESXi5.5 and ESXi6.x Vcenters.
• Perform Vmware Vmotion, VMSS core file and log analysis and Vcenter Performance Tuning.
• Use DEVOPS and Chef Receipes to Automate System Administration Tasks.
• Support SAP and SyBase Applications and Databases.
• Automate removal of core files and log rotations using Chef recipes.
• Perform Linux and Windows System Administration tasks and perform regular oncall rotations.

Confidential, Rancho Cordova, CA

SR LINUX/UNIX SYSTEMS ENGINEER/PROJECT MANAGER/ UNIX TECHNICAL LEAD

Responsibilities:

• Support over 5000 Linux Physical and Virtual VM's.
• Install and Configure SUSE HANA Cluster Vms with DSS. Level 3 support of SAP SUSE HANA Servers.
• Lead Team to perform P2V and V2V Linux Migrations to Vmware.
• Implement OpenStack and SDI
• Support Enterprise Red Hat RHEL 4.7, 5.5, 6.3, 6.7, 7.1,7.2 Physical and Virtual servers.
• Patch reboot and support RHEL Servers using RHEL Satellite.
• Implement Linux Free Identiy Policy Audit(IPA) and integrate with Active Directory.Configure IPA Server and Client on 1000 RHEL servers using IPA.
• DevOps with Puppet for UNIX Systems Configuration Management.
• Upgrade Linux servers and Patch servers bi-annually within DEV/TEST/Production environments.Migrate Confidential Physical RHEL servers to VMware Virtual servers.Weekly meetings with the Red Hat TAM.Support Red Hat Cluster(RHCS) and Global File System (GFS).
• Perform Mondo backup and restores of RHEL servers.
• Perform RHEL Satellite administration tasks.
• Install, configure and support Zlinux on Confidential Z series Mainframe for Legacy Applications.
• Sudoers implementation, configuration and support of 20 groups.
• QUEST LDAP installation and configuration

Confidential

ORACLE/SOLARIS SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

Responsibilities:

• Install and perform System Administration activities on Oracle 10 and 11 Enterprise Servers
• Patch Oracle Solaris 11 Systems using Image Packaging System(IPS) and pkg commands.
• Perform Package and Repository management using IPS and ZFS.
• Support Oracle Solaris Global and Non Global Zones Virtual Servers.
• Support Oracle Lifecycle Management Pack on Oracle Database Servers.
• Patch and support legacy Solaris 7, 8 and 9 servers and E-10K servers.
• Support Veritas Volume Manager and Veritas Cluster systems(VCS)
• Remediate VCS problems using command line VCS tools.
• Build, Install, configure and support SUN v440, v880 and v1280 Servers.
• Support SUN E-10K servers with Solaris zones.

Confidential

AIX SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Technical Lead for multiple AIX Systems Projects and perform AIX System Administration tasks.
• Migrate AIX Servers to new Confidential Hardware using MKSYSB Backups and Restores.
• Lead and Document AIX P2V and V2V Migration, Patching, and PowerHA Configuration Projects
• .Implement AIX VIO servers using NPIV and Shared Storage Pools.
• AIX VIO/LPAR SAN Migration EMC Symmetrix to EMC VPLEX.
• Support Confidential Enterprise Class series servers P570, P590 P750, P760, 795.
• Perform VIO/LPAR Dynamic memory and cpu adds and Logical Partition Mobility(LPM)Perform AIX Systems Administration and Operating System Support.
• Perform AIX bi-annual Technology Level(TL) OS patches, firmware patches and APAR installs DEV/TEST/Production environments using NIM.
• Support Confidential PowerHA Confidential HACMP for Confidential AIX clusters and failover capabilities.
• P2V and V2V migrations of AIX Systems using Mksysb restores.
• SAN Migrations of Confidential VIO and LPARS using break mirror and re-mirroring processes on new disks Symmetrix to VPLEX and XtremeIO
• Perform Confidential AIX UNIX Performance Analysis (PerfPMR, NMON, SNAP), Resource Dump Analysis and Tuning with Confidential Performance Team.
• Decommission AIX and other UNIX servers and destroy data with DoD data protection guidelines, and physical disk shredding.
• Attend Monthly Confidential meetings with the Confidential Technical Account Manager and monthly Confidential AIX Webinars.
• Support Server deployments, application testing, and applications integration in DEV/TEST/QA and Production environments
• Support Confidential Tivoli Storage Manager
• Restart TSM agents using TSM commandline commands.
• Confirm backups using TSM logs and manually run TSM backups.
• Remediate TSM problems with the TSM team.
• Symantec Netbackup
• EMC NETWORKER

Confidential

VMWARE LEAD

Responsibilities:

• Manage and support Multiple ESXi Hypervisors in multiple datacenters.
• Support UNIX, LINUX, and Windows clients using VMware.
• Support redundant VMware ESX and ESXi Vcenter servers.
• Support clients VM using the VMware vSphere client.
• Implement and Spin up VMware server clients instantly using Ready Compute wizard.
• Support Confidential Migration of all UNIX hosts to OneCloud Linux Vmware Virtual Machines.
• Interface with the VMware team for VMware VM tier 3 problems.

Confidential

SERVER AUTOMATION AND CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT LEAD

Responsibilities:

• Implement and Configure Puppet on over 2000 servers UNIX/LINUX Servers.
• Implement Puppet Server and Puppet client configuration
• Provide Training to other Confidential UNIX System Administrators.
• Install HPOM monitoring agents on over 3000 UNIX/LINUX servers.
• Install IPSoft monitoring agents on over 3000 UNIX/LINUX servers.
• Monitor UNIX Systems using HP-OM, Tivoli, Nagios, CIRBA and other monitoring software.

Confidential

UNIX AND NETWORK SECURITY LEAD

Responsibilities:

• Perform UNIX scripting, UNIX Security audits, System Audits, UNIX health checks and UNIX systems hardening HIPAA and SOX Compliance.
• UNIX Security Server hardening to CIS(Center for Internet Security) Standards.
• UNIX Security Audits and system security compliance scripts to CIS(Center for Internet Security) Standards.
• UNIX Server Password Security and removal of insecure Service accounts.
• Implement Active Directory/LDAP Secure logons Quest System Integration.
• Configure and Support Juniper Network Security Manager(NSM) network devices.
• Work with Network Security Team to monitor UNIX IDS and IPS Systems.
• Support SUSE SLES 11 Linux servers and SUSE Blade servers.
• Run SUSE support config scripts for troubleshooting and problem resolution.
• TCPDUMP Trace and analysis.

Confidential

CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES LEAD

Responsibilities:

• Support Linux servers in a Hybrid Cloud Environment with Cloud Bursting Amazon Web Services(AWS).
• Work on projects migrating UNIX servers to VCE VBlock Compute/infrastructure/ Cloud.
• Support Confidential Healthcare IT 3000 plus Linux VMware servers during oncall rotations.
• Project Technical Lead-Migrating 3000 servers to IPsoft offshore tier1 and tier2 support in India.
• Daily and Weekly Project meetings for Project tasks tracking and deliverable reporting.
• Run weekly Webex Project Management meetings with UNIX team.
• Developing Configuration Item reports in MS Excel and Business Objects for Management.
• UNIX Project Lead-Network SAN switch migration on over 1000 UNIX servers to new SAN switches.
• Work with Confidential Project Managers on the new Confidential “OneCloud” Infrastructure Project implementing VCE VBLOCK and migrating AIX servers to Linux VM’s and Amazon Ec2.
• Perform UNIX server Confidential AIX P2V migrations with Project Managers, and SAN team members.
• Interface with T-systems Offshore support staff in India and Mexico.
• Work on EMC VMAX SAN Migrations projects using mirror, break mirror, cleanup techniques
• Migrate Confidential Systems from physical Confidential servers to Virtual servers on Approved Projects
• Evaluate and Recommend UNIX Physical and Virtual Servers for Migration to Virtual Systems.
• Perform UNIX SAN data migrations with the SAN Team on approved Projects.
• SAP Business Objects-used to create daily, weekly, monthly custom reports for Data Analytics Reporting.
• Monitor Project planning requests and assign Technical resources to Projects, Remedy incidents and Remedy changes for the MHS( Confidential Health Solutions) business unit.
• Perform rotational Backup Duty Manager oncall duties in a 24/7 IT environment.
• Systems Performance Monitoring/Sizing using HPOM, HP Business Service Management Reporting, NMON, and PERFOMON.
• Support Hospital Systems, Pharmaceutical Systems, Nursing Systems, with External Confidential Partners as necessary
• Attend weekly Team Lead meetings with my Manager/Director.

Confidential

HP-UX SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT

Responsibilities:

• Support HP-UX Enterprise Servers OS HP-UX B.11.11, and B. 11.31.
• Support HP 9000, HP RP7420, HP N4000-55, HP Nonstop Enterprise Class Servers.
• Install HP-UX patches, firmware updates, and monitor HP console access via GSP, MP, etc.
• Support HP-UX server hardware with HP-UX technicians, hard drives, power supplies, etc.
• Kornshell Scripting of basic and advanced UNIX Systems Administration tools.
• Bash, and Perl Scripting
• PHP configuration to harden Apache webservers and LINUX servers.
• Run PHP scripts from the command line
• Install Ruby on Rails on UNIX Systems using scripts.
• Configure Ruby on Rails for UNIX Systems.
• Support Oracle 10 and 11g databases with the Oracle DBA teams.
• Perform Oracle Upgrade Checklist analysis and changes.
• Support SAP Enterprise class servers with the SAP and offshore contract teams.
• Perform SAN support of EMC Powerpath on EMC Symmetrix and VPLEX storage systems.
• Install PowerPath and upgrade Powerpath on AIX and Linux Systems.
• Perform SAN support of EMC Clariion storage arrays, using CLI and EMC Navisphere.
• Troubleshoot fiber cables and GBIC connectivity problems.
• Support of Cisco Nexus 7000 series switches.
• Perform configuration on Cisco Switches and Routers using Cisco IOS CLI.
• Perform audits of physical DataCenter Servers and Equipment for Server Migrations and Decommisions.
• Patch, and Pull network and fiber cables below the raised floor with the facilities team to support Network and Servers infrastructure.
• Perform 24x7 Datacenter server infrastructure support onsite support when needed.
• Document and script redundant procedures on the online wiki using mediawiki software.
• Perform UNIX hardware support with Confidential Customer Engineers(CE’s), HP, Solaris(SSP’s) and Park Place Technology Contractors.
• Perform server hardware and software support with Vendor Hardware Engineers Onsite At Datacenter on Raised Floor.
• Participate in UNIX Server BI-Annual Disaster Recovery Simulations.
• Perform UNIX Server decommissions, HP ITAM Asset Management and Hardware service contract terminations.
• Perform server maintenance during maintenance windows using strict Change Management controls in accordance with Service Level Agreement’s (SLA’s).
• Support UNIX server TSM backups and work on the TSM to EMC Networker migration Project.
• Support UNIX servers Networking Switches, VLANS, and DMZ support with the Network team.

Confidential, Sacramento, CA

Systems Administrator/Systems Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Deploy, Administer and support multiple enterprise class Sun Solaris and Confidential AIX servers in Franklin Templeton’s Data Centers in Rancho Cordova, CA. Boulder, CO, New York, NY, and St. Petersburg Florida. Enterprise Servers include SUN v210,440,880 E10K, andF20K, Confidential H70, Confidential Pseries 510, 590, Confidential BladeCenter.
• Implement and Support Checkpoint Security Blade servers and with Network team.
• Perform Checkpoint Security Server Audits and compliance.
• Administer Franklin Templeton’s Confidential Enterprise Content Management system including local OSARs, remote root system, local BES servers, local fax servers, remote MSAR, and remote OSAR.
• Work with Oracle DBA’s for installation and configuration of Oracle8 databases on Unix servers. Work with other Confidential, SUN and HP server technician’s vendors when needed.
• Install and configure Unix servers for Confidential and Franklin strict network security compliance. Connect servers to EMC Clariion, Symettrix, DMX 2000, 3000 Storage. Configure Emulex and Sun HBA adapters. Work with systems application vendors.
• Follow Confidential and Franklin Templeton strict change management guidelines. Coordinate with Toronto, Canada, and Hyderabad, India Confidential resources and other teams as needed. Coordinate Unix network security compliance.
• Provide rotational 24x7 on call duties and weekend system maintenance when necessary. Resolve Severity 1 and 2 system outages whenever they occur.
• Interface with Project Managers and Systems managers to get projects completed on time and on budget.
• Installed and Configured the following software: SUN Solaris 8,9 Recommended patches, SUN Java System Directory Server(LDAP), 5.1, 5.2,, SUN SAN 4.22, 4.33, SUN JCAPS, SUNSeeBeyond, SUN Studio C++/Fortran compilers, SUN J2SE, SUN Java EE5,Emulex, Qlogic, PowerPath, Oracle 8,9i, 10g, Oracle Application Server, SUN Remote System Console. Oracle Enterprise Manager, Veritas Volume Manager 3.5, 4.1, 5.0, Tripwire Security, System Scanner, Tivoli Monitor, TSM5.22 package. Confidential AIX 4.33, 5.1, 5.2, 5.33 APARs. Apache Webserver, Tomcat Java Server Container. SUDO, TOP, LSOF, SSH. MQ for AIX, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, RHEL 3, 4 on Confidential Bladeservers.

Confidential, Rancho Cordova, CA

Confidential Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administer and Support the Confidential UNIX Imaging System which held all Mutual Fund customer documents.
• Support the Confidential IDMIS system on SUN Solaris UNIX servers. Support the Confidential Oracle databases. Support Confidential IDMIS system on Confidential AIX RS/6000 servers.
• Assisted in Migration from Confidential WFD legacy software to Panagon Applications including: Panagon 3.0, Panagon Capture 3.0, Panagon Web, Visual Workflow, Panagon Workflow.
• Developed UNIX backup scripts and utility scripts with Perl and shell. Monitored UNIX system performance with BMC Patrol and HP Openview .
• Administer the Confidential imaging system. Administer and support all Confidential applications.
• Administer numerous UNIX and Windows NT servers related to Confidential system. Implemented Y2K Confidential patches.
• Perform systems analysis and systems design on new projects associated with the Confidential imaging system. Document systems design and produce systems reports. Support HP servers, HP-UX on HP/UX 10.20.

Confidential

Business Systems Analyst/ Desktop Technician/ Helpdesk Technician

Responsibilities:

• Implemented a Confidential Document Imaging System and Barcode system to scan all loan documents, appraisals, and loan servicing documents.
• Provided systems analysis, business requirements, process design, data modeling and project management on numerous system projects to business units within the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) framework.
• Worked with Deloitte and Touche Consultants analyze business unit workflow processes. Evaluated new business applications and software.
• Evaluated new systems applications and hardware. Coordinated Procurement of new systems hardware and maintenance contracts.
• Coordinated systems testing, quality assurance, and systems implementation on software and hardware in development and production environments. Developed database's and reports using Informix, MS Access, and Crystal Reports. Coordinated Y2K system testing.