PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Confidential is an experienced IT Professional with over five years experience installing, configuring, and maintaining enterprise unix servers.
• She is an energetic solutions - oriented individual with excellent, analytical, communication and documentation skills.
• Identified primary UNIX Servers that support major Business Applications and conducted interviews to determine the needs and goals for current/future capacity management.
• Assisted in the collection, analysis, and evaluation of server metrics and related business applications to provide recommendations for future resource requirements.
• Build and configure systems utilizing VMWare and HPSA tools.
• Successfully completed server builds and upgrades including OS installs patching, and upgrades, Websphere installation, and OS utilities.
• Successfully installed, configured and supported SVN Repository, Inflectra, OC4J, Apache, and Cruise Control applications to facilitate successful completion of Subaru Web Refresh project. Installed, configured, and supported Server Vantage Monitoring application for the DMC data center servers.
• Successfully completed migration of OS, applications, and data in support of Confidential SAN hardware upgrade.
• Successfully developed, debugged, and implemented a shell scripts to automate monthly audit and update requirements.

TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Languages/Tools: vSphere ESX, Docker, HPSA, Remedy, ADSM, MS Office, NetBackup, Jenkins, Peregrine, Bash, Perl

Environments: HP 9000, SUN E, U & K Class, RS6000, P-5 series, AIX 4.3/5.2, 6.0, SUN Solaris 8,9,10, HP-UX 11, RHEL 5.3, 6, 7

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Linux Administrator

Environment: RHEL 7, AIX

Responsibilities:

• Performed RHEL 7 and server builds via Openstack and Kickstart
• Provided investigation, diagnosis and /resolution of system, hardware, software and infrastructure issues.
• Provided daily system maintenance and monitoring for Physical and Linux Cloud Infrastructure
• Managed assigned projects and program components to deliver services in accordance with established guidelines.
• Performed data gathering of system requirement to implement system design.
• Provided support for AIX, RHEL, and Solaris Server builds and application hosting infrastructure
• Installed production load tools, and patches as required.
• Responsible for providing technical support, solving technical issues associated with daily system administration, operations, repair and monitoring for multiple large scale Unix and Linux - based platforms in complex operational support system.

Confidential

Linux Engineer

Environment: RHEL 7, AIX, Windows 2012 R2, vSphere ESX

Responsibilities:

• Performed RHEL 7 and Window Server 2012 server builds via VMware
• Provided support for AIX, RHEL, and Solaris Server builds and application hosting infrastructure
• Provided investigation, diagnostic testing and repair/resolution of system, hardware, software and infrastructure issues.
• Provided daily system maintenance and monitoring for Linux Infrastructure
• Performed security remediation.
• Managed assigned projects and program components to deliver services in accordance with established guidelines.
• Performed data gathering of system requirement to implement system design.
• Installed production load, tools, and patches as required.
• Performed installation, configuraton and testing of new applications (i.e. Docker, Prometheus, Netdata).
• Developed bash scripts to automate system/build processing.

Confidential

Systems Analyst

Environment: RHEL 6, 7

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for providing technical support, solving technical issues associated with daily system administration, operations, repair and monitoring for multiple large scale Unix and Linux - based platforms in complex Operational Support System.
• Provided application build and deployment support via GIT, Maven, and Jenkins.
• Installed and configured Docker for testing.
• Provided support for RHEL Server builds and application hosting infrastructure.
• Developed scripts to automate build process.

Confidential

Build Engineer

Environment: AIX, RHEL, and Solaris, vSphere ESX

Responsibilities:

• Gathered system requirements for creation of server build documentation and technical drawing documentation.
• Created build documentation solutions, designs and specifications for provisioning of servers
• Completed analysis of source legacy host to gather server inventory in support of server refresh effort
• Provided support for AIX, RHEL, and Solaris Server builds and application hosting infrastructure
• Performed AIX/RHEL migration.
• Responsible for providing technical support, solving technical issues associated with daily system
• Administra00tion, operations, repair and surveillance for multiple large scale Unix and Linux-based platforms in complex Operational Support System.

Confidential, Troy, MI

Unix Engineer

Environment: AIX 5.1 to 6.1, HPUX 11.11

Responsibilities:

• Handled analysis and troubleshooting for production servers running AIX 5.1 to 6.1 and HPUX 11.11.
• Installed production load, tools, and patches as required.
• Installed and migrated required applications to target servers.
• Configured disk space and perform data migrations.
• Responsible for gathering essential data required to meet project objectives.
• Installed production load, tools, applications and patches as required.
• Provided support for application, web, and database servers.
• Resolved incidents reported via incident management system for the productions environment.
• Provided tier 1-3 incident resolution for data center servers

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Unix Engineer

Environment: AIX 5.1 to 6.1 and RHEL 5

Responsibilities:

• Investigated and resolved incidents reported via incident management system for the production environment.
• Provided tier 1-3 incident resolution for new deployments.
• Provided status updates for project deployment activities.
• Built, configure, and test Unix servers in 200+ server environment.
• Prepared hardware and OS for installation of productions load (AIX &Solaris).
• Utilized Red Hat Satellite to manage system patching and subscription management of Red Hat products.
• Determined network connection layout and install accordingly.
• Determined appropriate rack/power availability and coordinate install.
• Gathered pertinent data and produced documented inventory of enterprise servers in all data centers

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Unix Engineer

Environment: RHEL 5.3, AIX 6.0, VMware ESX 5, HPSA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for UNIX System Administration with RedHat Linux as the core operating system
• Responsible for server build/provisioning for virtual technology environments
• Provides support for distributed systems.
• Installs and configures Red Hat Linux, via remote installation technologies such as Kick-Start, HPSA, HPOO
• Utilized HP Server Automation (HPSA) to provision and maintain servers.
• Utilized VMware ESX to provision and maintain servers.
• Provides support for Oracle RAC builds.
• Researched and Identified solutions to non-standard requests and problem.

Confidential, Memphis, TN

Unix Engineer

Environment: RHEL 5.3, Solaris 10.1, HPUX 11, VMware ESX 5, HPSA

Responsibilities:

• Build and upgrade Enterprise Servers based on standardized procedures specified in the Build Document to meet required standards.
• Build, configure and upgrade Enterprise Servers utilizing HPSA Operations management software.
• Responsible for configuration, layout, and performance tuning of servers.
• Manage, attach/detach, and remediate system policies and custom attributes as required.
• Monitor and support Netbackup 7 policies.
• Provision DNS allocation as required.
• Provide support for user accounting as required
• Utilized Korn & Bash shell scripting to automate processes.
• Perform system testing for system OS, kernel, operational toolsets and patches for physical and virtual enterprise servers
• Perform server provisioning via VMware, Jumpstart, and HPSA tools.
• Provide support and maintenance for 1500+ Redhat/Linux, Solaris, and HP-UX physical and virtual servers.
• Maintain and develop system documentation as required.

Confidential, Washington, DC

Unix Engineer

Environment: AIX, Solaris

Responsibilities:

• Monitored and resolved work request, issues, and testing results.
• Monitored system performance and addressed test case related issues.
• Perform application volume testing.
• Provided application and system analysis, for application volume testing.
• Compare, move, copy, edit, setup data files and batch jobs.
• Kickoff batch job executions and monitor job progress.

Confidential

Unix Engineer

Environment: AIX, Solaris

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Global Security Compliance Project for enterprise wide server infrastructure.
• Performed security compliance monitoring, analysis and remediation of all systems.
• Performed CMI, ECM, URT and SysReg server validation for assigned servers.
• Reviewed Device Baseline for SysReg, CMI, URT, and ECM verification.
• Monitored and resolved work request, issues, and incidents via trouble ticket system.
• Completed ECM verification for compliance feeds to facilitate server health checks.

Confidential, Ann Arbor, MI

Unix Engineer

Environment: Dell PowerEdge 2950, Solaris 11, Redhat Linux 5

Responsibilities:

• Cloud computing Unix Server support and maintenance for Suburu web refresh project .
• Provided Apache support.
• SVN Repository configuration and support.
• Security configuration for Windows Server 2000 Machine.
• Monitored and resolved work request, issues, and incidents via trouble ticket system.
• Inflectra installation and configuration.
• Installed OS and application tools and patches as required.
• OC4J installation and configuration .
• Cruise Control installation and configuration.

Confidential

Unix Risk Assessment Analyst

Environment: RS6000, P-5 series, AIX 4.3/5.2, SUN E, U & K Class, SUN Solaris, HPUX

Responsibilities:

• Conducted analysis of the client business processes.
• Conducted interviews and research to gather business process information.
• Conducted interviews, research, and data gathering for server, and application resource information.
• Performed analysis of findings to assist in determining business issues and solutions to satisfy common best practices
• Perform business impact IT risk assessments for clients core processing systems
• Responsible for gathering essential data required to perform risk analysis.
• Install new client software as released and recommended, analyze system and application error logs for troubleshooting application issues.
• Performed security compliance monitoring, analysis and remediation of all systems.
• Created and presented executive reports for risk assessment findings and made recommendations to eliminate potential risk.
• Developed and created vendor management procedure.

Confidential

UNIX Engineer

Environment: RS6000, P-5 series, AIX 4.3/5.2, NetBackup

Responsibilities:

• Built, and configured unix servers in 200+ server environment.
• Installed and configured OS and productions load (AIX &Solaris).
• Installed production load, tools, and patches as required.
• Installed and migrated required applications to target servers.
• Performed post migration/upgrade testing to verify system functionality.
• AIX 5.1 to 5.3 upgrades
• Configured disk space and perform data migrations.
• Handled analysis and troubleshooting for production servers.
• Utilized Autosys to schedule jobs.
• Responsible for gathering essential data required to meet project objectives.
• Provided tier 1-3 incident resolution for new deployments.
• Provided status updates for project deployment activities.
• Utilized Korn & Bash shell scripting to automate processes.
• Developed, debugged, and implemented Korn shell script to automate DB update process.

Confidential, Canton, MI

Unix Engineer

Environment: RS6000, P-5 series, AIX 4.3/5.2, SUN E, U & K Class, SUN Solaris, NetBackup

Responsibilities:

• Built, configure, and test Unix servers in 2500+ server environment.
• Prepared hardware and OS for installation of productions load (AIX &Solaris).
• Installed production load, tools, applications and patches as required.
• Provided support for application, web, and database servers.
• Determined network connection layout and install accordingly.
• Determined appropriate rack/power availability and coordinate install.
• Monitored storage usage and allocation.
• Monitored and managed incidents reported via Peregrine incident management system for the productions environment.
• Provided tier 1-3 incident resolution for data center servers
• Websphere, and Apache configuration and support.

Confidential, Livonia, MI

Project Manager

Environment: SUN E, U & K Class, RS6000, P-5 series, AIX 4.3/5.2, SUN Solaris

Responsibilities:

• Managed project scope for Health checks and VSRM assessments.
• Responsible for coordinating project deliverables, timelines, and meeting client expectations.
• Focal point for coordination and communication with clients.
• Established project milestones, date and hour estimates through conference calls.
• Tracked and monitored projects throughout the life of the project.
• Streamlined data collection process in multi-vendor environments and minimize the disruption of daily business activities.
• Coordinating, planning and scheduling the delivery of resources within a defined geography.
• Obtained final acceptance to close the project and to review the post-project audit.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Unix Assessment Engineer

Environment: RS6000, P-5 series, AIX 4.3/5.2, SUN E, U & K Class, SUN Solaris

Responsibilities:

• Provided input in meetings with cross-functional business and technical units to plan and organize project.
• Tracked and resolved issues during the project.
• Worked with customer to gather required information and updated documentation accordingly.
• Reviewed and assessed server and application inventories to identify SCON solutions for AIX P-series and LPAR environment utilizing Confidential Sizer.
• Conducted research and interviews to determine server interfaces, dependencies, configuration, and customization requirements.
• Provided application analysis, and assessment to determine application migration feasibility.
• Developed application questionnaire documentation.
• Completed Server assessment and gave input for phase one SCON recommendations for legacy AIX and Intel environments.
• Assisted with NIM configuration support.
• Reviewed application assessment to complete application questionnaires.
• Provided analysis of server and application related information for AIX, Solaris, and Intel environments.
• Tracked availability for critical systems to help in providing accurate consolidation recommendation.
• Documented server, application, and database mapping.
• Gathered server and application resource information and conducted interviews to gather required information.
• Performed post-migration functionality and regression testing.
• Interviewed server support staff to gather additional.