SUMMARY

• Four years of UNIX and Linux system administration with extensive experience in Solaris 10 and 11, RHEL, Centos, Ubuntu setup, installation and configuration.
• Highly skilled in bash shell script, virtualization, system security, volume management and system upgrade using live upgrade
• Two years of Windows administering with more focus in Active directory, user management, permissions management, group and folder policy management and network troubleshooting in both windows desktop and server.
• Workstation setup, imaging, installation and troubleshooting of workstations and laptops.
• Servers and switches setup planning, racking, installation, cable management, configuration and upgrades.
• Patching and activate of network ports and put them in VLAN. Adding, removing and configuring Access points.
• Print server management, adding of new printer to the network. Printer configuration and troubleshooting.
• User management, Volume management and system monitoring using Nagios
• Highly skilled in project planning, collection of data, processing of data and data implementation
• Zone/container setup and management in Solaris
• Apache server management, monitoring and troubleshooting
• Escalation of trouble ticket and root cause investigating.
• Log monitoring and intrusion detection using log watch and swatch
• Train and mentor less experience employee by working with them throughout their probationary period and teaching them company ways.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating system: UNIX and Linux including Solaris 10 and 11, RHEL, Centos, Fedora, Ubuntu, VMware ESXI, Oracle Virtual Box, Windows server 2008 and 2012, MYSQL, Windows XP Professional.

Hardware: SPARC and X86, Sun Fire, Dell Power edge And Hp ProLiant.

Programming Language: Python, C#, Ruby, Bash shell scripting.

Security: SSH, Log checker, SCP, bit locker, Nagios and encryption.

Storage: Solaris Volume management, Logical volume Manager, ZFS and VERITAS Volume Management. Networking TCP/IP, UDP, DNS, NIS, VLAN, FTP, SFTP, LAN/WAN, NFS, DHCP, SAMBA Routing and sub netting

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Linux/System Support

Confidential, Baltimore, MD

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all IT operations on-site by responding to changes in the system based on the monitoring tool Nagios.
• Respond to tickets as soon as possible and keep the system running.
• Install and manage Linux servers including RHEL6, Ubuntu, Centos and Windows7/8
• Red hat Satellite server Setup, Management and Administration
• Skilled in bash shell script, virtualization, system security, volume management and system upgrade using live upgrade
• Perform system patching and upgrade on weekly bases and report the effects of the system in regard to the new patches.
• Create change management request base on new change the team is implementing with all detail information.
• Provision new servers and work stations with RHEL6. Centos, Ubuntu, window 7/8, and build customized systems using anaconda runtime.
• Print server setup and management.
• Troubleshoot network issues using ping, trace route, nslookup and ifconfig.
• Add and Configure switches in to the network by giving them hostnames, adding VLAN and patching and port activation.
• Active directory setup, management and troubleshooting.
• Setup, administer and manage VPN
• Configure and manage Samba, CIFS, NFS and network share folder.
• Test systems creation, systems documenting, wiki's, networks, and bootable USB media.
• Patching and activate of network ports and put them in VLAN.
• Adding, removing and configuring Access points.
• Print server management, adding of new printer to the network.
• Printer configuration and troubleshooting.
• User management, Volume management and system monitoring using Nagios
• Highly skilled in project planning, collection of data, processing of data and data implementation

UNIX System Administrator

Confidential, Beltsville, MD

Responsibilities:

• Installed, managed and maintained Solaris 10, RHEL5, Centos and Windows 2008 servers.
• Created and assigned user/group accounts and permissions.
• Managed volumes using LVM and RAID
• Troubleshoot network using TCP/IP, DHCP, UDP, trace route, ping and nslookup.
• Setup, managed and migrated Solaris container/zone.
• Monitored system processes using top, ps, nestat and iostat
• Server Racking and cabling.
• Software testing and system security management
• Server hardening and traffic monitoring using snoop and tcp dump
• Samba, CIFS, NFS and network share folder setup and management
• Live upgrade using 10-recommended.
• Print server setup and management.
• Zone/container setup and management in Solaris
• Apache server management, monitoring and troubleshooting
• Escalation of trouble ticket and root cause investigating.
• Log monitoring and intrusion detection using log watch and swatch (5 years)

Network Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Installation and Administration of Sun Solaris 9/10 and Linux centos
• Installation and Administration of windows on servers and desktops
• Installation and configuration of network switches
• Monitoring and Troubleshooting TCP/IP LAN/WAN Problems.
• Managing and supporting large networks in heterogeneous environments of UNIX and Windows.
• Expertise in installing latest patches, and installing packages on Solaris Servers, and upgrading Windows Servers to current versions.
• Applying diagnostic utilities to aid in troubleshooting.
• Accessing software updates, drivers, knowledge bases, and frequently asked questions resources on the Internet to aid in problem resolution.
• Identifying and learn appropriate software and hardware used and supported by the organization.
• Perform hands-on fixes at the desktop level, including installing and upgrading software, implementing file backups, and configuring systems and applications.
• Test fixes to ensure problem has been adequately resolved.
• Performing post-resolution follow-ups to help requests.
• Developing help sheets and knowledge base articles for end users