SUMMARY:

To obtain a position that will allow me to further develop my experience and skills within the company.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming Languages: Python, Ruby, VB Scripting, Bash, PowerShell

Operating Systems: Mac OS, RHEL, Fedora, CentOS, Solaris, ArchLinux, Debian, Windows, Kali linux

Virtualization Platforms: Linode, Digital Ocean, Rackspace, VMware, AWS, OpenStack

Utilities/Tools: nessus, nmap, virtualbox, glusterfs, puppet, vagrant, spacewalk, foreman, Atlassian(confluence,stash,jira,bamboo, hipchat), beyondtrust, sensu, nagios\icinga, influxdb, kibana, elasticsearch, github/bitbucket, pagerduty, swiftstack, splunk, serverspec, qualys, veeam, new relic, ceph, docker, jenkins, ansible

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Script against atlassian rest api
• Script to create servers in Amazon Web Services (Fog)
• Build continuous pipeline for development environment using bamboo
• Redefining security scripts to convert to puppet manifests
• Mentor Jr. Administrators with linux administration (RH6/RH7)
• Design application infrastructure for high availability
• Install/Configure OpenStack (Juno)
• Install/Configure oVirt (Redhat hypervisor)
• Install/Configure VMware hypervisor
• Install/Configure (DC/OS docker platform)
• Install/Configure monitoring system (Sensu)
• Automate major tasks using Puppet/Ansible
• Configure CIS Benchmark for all systems
• Install/Configure Ceph filesystem
• Install/Configure minio object filesystem
• Install/Configure Spacewalk yum repository
• Install/Configure Bareos backup system
• Creating Ansible modules to build out new systems
• Build process around GitLab and Jenkins to update Atlassian applications
• Build RPM’s for applications that require updated methods to install the applications

Confidential

Sr Linux Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Configure RHEL 5 systems for security policies
• Configure RHEL 6 systems for security polices
• Deploy Linux systems in VMware environment (ESXi 5.1) using custom script (Fog)
• Streamlined server deployment through automation (Satellite server, centralized authentication)
• Centralized documentation procedures using Confluence
• Create users, groups, and service accounts
• Reset users passwords
• Modify users and groups to gain access to cvs server
• Mentor junior/mid - level team members
• Implemented sudo policies
• Troubleshoot system issues
• Research/Implement new technologies (Gluster Filesystems)
• Building RPMs for easy system deployment (Tripwire, Oracle dependencies)
• Using Stash (Git) for configuration management for servers
• Configured server builds using puppet
• Create custom facts for puppet
• Utilize Vagrant to build servers on desktop for rapid testing
• Encourage standards for consistent builds (logs, configuration)
• Scanning servers using Qualys and Nessus for security vulnerabilities
• Patching servers with latest bug fixes, updates, security issues
• Implemented shared filesystems for applications (NFS, GlusterFS)
• Performance tuning for VMware and linux guest systems
• Created repositories for systems engineering rpms
• Participate in on-call rotations
• Configure luns on equallogic 6500 arrays
• Configure iptables rules
• Monitor systems using snmp
• Utilize Veeam backup software to restore files
• Created scripts to auto update repository for satellite (custom rpms)
• Modified all in-house applications to use services like all native linux applications
• Resolving security issues from scans and verifying
• Update DNS records
• Configure multipath for Oracle 11g servers
• Created script for oracle shutdown and startup of RAC
• Tuning iscsi performance in physical oracle database servers
• Scripting daily activities with Ruby, Python, Bash
• Active member in Open-source community (RedHat, Spacewalk, Puppet)
• Created several puppet modules
• Member of a DevOps team (Agile)
• Created serverspec tetss for servers and puppet modules

Confidential

Sr. Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Configure HP C7000 blades
• Configure VLAN tagging with blade systems
• Install 3rd party applications (Signiant)
• Suggest solutions to MPAA security concerns
• Worked on Vmware ESXi servers
• Configured Mac OS servers for editing
• Configured Windows 2008 server for different transcoders

Confidential

Systems Security Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Created scripts to handle daily tasks (Python/Bash)
• Configured Kickstart files to implement security changes
• Patch Systems (Unix/Linux/Windows)
• Installed HIDS/NIDS
• Configured Linux Firewalls
• Implemented changes to PAM (pluggable authentication module)
• Performed Network scans using Nessus, Lumension (application scanner)
• Troubleshoot networking issues
• Troubleshoot user account issues
• Troubleshoot Domain Controller policies
• Configured Centralized patch management system using ESXi and RHEL5
• Troubleshoot McAfee E-policy
• Troubleshoot/Configure SELinux issues
• Create groups/users (Unix,Linux and Windows)
• Configured Linux systems to use VLAN tagging
• Maintained Xen servers
• Configure VMWare systems (ESX 4.0)
• Installed/Configured HP Webinspect application for Web scanning
• Installed/Configured NessuS vulnerability scanners for Centralized scanning.
• Implemented security guidelines
• Install/Configure Centralized Log management (EIQ/SecureVue)
• Implemented Centralized Patch management system (Linux/Windows)
• Configured NIDS/HIDS (Snort & Ossec)
• Implemented Wiki (Tiki-Wiki)
• Implemented Spacewalk server to patch systems (Postgresql)
• Created simple RPM's

Confidential

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Creating Bash scripts to retrieve information from multiple servers (200 +)
• Primary/Secondary SMS 2003 engineer
• Troubleshooting Linux issues (RHEL 4 & RHEL 5.1)
• Troubleshooting Windows issues (Windows XP, Windows 2003)
• Implementing a honeypot for the environment (using Python and HoneyD)
• Troubleshoot PC issues
• Create custom Kickstart files
• Install/Configure Samba
• Configure SELinux on apache files/directories
• Install/Configure NFS
• Patch Linux machines (RHEL 4 & RHEL 5)
• Add/Remove users from groups (Linux/Windows)
• Create groups/users (RHEL 4, RHEL 5 & Windows 2003)
• Create GPO's for Windows 2003 environment

Confidential

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Create user accounts on various platforms (Solaris 9&10, RHEL 4.4&RHEL 5.1)
• Modifying user accounts (shell, groups, passwords, name changes)
• User account troubleshooting (/etc/shadow, login, profiles, lockouts)
• Change permissions on directories/files
• Change groups on directories/files
• Create groups on Linux Systems
• Troubleshoot system/application services
• Modify/Configured PAM
• Shell scripting (bash)
• Create Trouble Tickets (Remedy 6.0)
• Troubleshoot user access issues (directories/files, systems, applications)
• Use Reflection X
• Mount/Un-mount NFS directories
• Python scripting for Linux systems
• Used VMWare/Xen to create OS (RHEL 5, Centos 5, Fedora 8, Windows XP)
• Installed/Configured Apache web server on RHEL 5/Centos 5 server
• Created scripts run on Red Hat Satellite Server/Spacewalk
• Installed/Configured Samba
• Create Public/Private keys for SSH
• Configured SELinux context for apache and nfs
• Created repositories for YUM install (createrepo)
• Change SELinux context for files/directories
• Configure autofs for file systems on nfs exports
• Maintain backups (Arcserve)
• Solaris patching (smpatch)
• Windows patching (WSUS 2.0 & 3.0)
• Linux patching (YUM)
• Server benchmarking (Windows & Solaris 10)
• Maintain/Create Group policies
• Maintaining/Creating VBscripts
• Create/Build Windows Server 2003 boxes
• Create/Build Solaris boxes using FLAR
• Clone Servers & Workstations (Clonezilla)
• Installed Linux OS (RedHat 9, Fedora 8, CENTOS 5.1)
• Linux security (User accounts (PAM), SELinux)
• Create IPTABLES rules
• Rack mounted servers (Dell Servers)
• Maintain Anti-virus server (Etrust server)
• Password Maintenance (Cisco Routers)
• Troubleshoot issue with printer using SNMP (Windows environment)
• Used Nagios for Network monitoring
• Use Nmap/Nessus on network for scanning

Confidential

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Maintain & Troubleshoot IIS 6.0 Web servers
• Troubleshoot Citrix issues
• Create and Manage VBscripts in environment (WMI, ADSI)
• Case Creations
• Create Organizational Units, Security groups, and Template accounts
• Deploy software updates with Shavlik
• Apply user rights and security groups
• VMWare (ESX, GSX)
• Use ticket manager SalesForce
• Provide Tier 2 support for Tier 1

Confidential

Systems Administrator/SMS 2003 Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Maintain backup tapes for DLT/LTO drives
• Maintained weekly rotation of backup tapes
• Configure Server 2003 Active Directory
• Configured Domain Name Servers
• Designed Organizational Unit structure
• Configure/Manage Systems Management Server (SMS 2003)
• Configure/Manage SQL Server 2000
• Configured NetIQ AppManager to monitor Servers
• Created custom .ADM files for programs
• Update Servers using SMS (Security, Microsoft Updates, and Office Updates)
• Configured System Integrated Manager 5 for HP Proliant servers (ML 350, ML 570)
• Created and Configured Group Policy for Domain Objects, and Users
• Created Software Distribution through Group Policy
• Assisted in preparing baseline images for desktop deployment
• Configured Ghost 8.1 Server
• Configured Print Servers in 2003 server
• Troubleshoot network connectivity problems
• Troubleshoot firewall issues, using TCP/IP utilities
• Created software packages for SMS 2003
• Patched Servers using SMS HP agent
• Used Brightstor Backup manager, to maintain backups, and schedule jobs
• Configured a 2003 RIS Server
• Developed SMS 2003 scripts using VBscript
• Installed and Configured Linux ArcServ 9.0 agent (Fedora Core 5, Fedora Core 3)
• Configured Linux firewall rules to allow exception for backup agent
• Used Ethereal to check status of network
• Configured Group Policy Firewall rules
• Installed Linux (Fedora Core 5/Red Hat Enterprise 9/Fedora Core 3)
• Used SNMP with Compaq Insight Manager