Systems Administrator Resume
West Chester, PA
SUMMARY
- Over 15 years of system administrator expertise in multi - platform AIX and Linux environments, small, mid-sized, large and global, with hands-on expertise in networking, scripting, and systems integration.
- Excellent technical skills, with strong knowledge of SAN technologies and database administration.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication strengths leveraged to train users, troubleshoot system issues, and ensure total client satisfaction.
- Experience working in fast-paced, deadline-oriented environments, including 24x7.
- Solid background in technical support, capacity planning, infrastructure, and security.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
OS: UNIX, Linux, IBM AIX 6/7, Database and SAN Administration
Utilities: LVM, Kickstart, NIM, HACMP, HADR, HMC, PowerVM,VIO,LPM, VMWare, VSPhere, and Cloud TechnologiesHardware: IBM RS/6000 P5-P7 Series, IBM series Blade servers, SMP standalone servers, HP Servers, IBM DS series SAN, EMC (All models), NetApp, Pure Flash Storage, Brocade and Cisco Switches.
DB: DB2, Oracle, Sybase, MySQL, Maxdb
Networking: TCP/IP, AD, NFS, NIS, CISF and DNS
Cloud-based: IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services
Applications: Websphere, MQSeries, Apache, TXSeries, CICS, Proprietary health software, Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM), CommVault, Veritas NetBackup
Languages: Korn, Bash, Sed, Awk, MF COBOL, SQL, HTML
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Systems Administrator
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Provided support and knowledge transfer to the support staff on creating and administering new operating systems by means of advanced virtualization techniques.
- Utilized multi-platform and multi-language experience to successfully coordinate activities and ensured flawless operation of systems.
Senior System Administrator
Confidential, West Chester, PA
Responsibilities:
- Completed major infrastructure upgrade project; replacing older system technology with newer, better hardware.
- Participated in rotational 24x7.support.
- Introduced PowerVM, creating virtualized environment; installed VIO LPARs to host AIX LPARs and consolidate overall footprint of standalone servers resulting in reduction in TCO and an increase in RIO.
- Successfully supported migration from traditional SAN equipment to Solid State architecture.
- Utilized strong hardware and software architecture experience.
Senior UNIX Administrator
Confidential, Norristown, PA
Responsibilities:
- Hands on installation and maintenance of IBM P7 series servers.
- Automated creation of LPARs, installing and configuring AIX O/S, utilizing AIX live partition mobility features.
- Successfully completed several infrastructure and application projects, including OS upgrades and migration from older HP-UX to newer IBM AIX Power7 systems,
- Participated in rotational 24x7.support.
Senior UNIX Engineer
Confidential, Conshohocken, PA
Responsibilities:
- Automated rollout process in production environment. Automated LPARs creation by engineering, testing and documenting HMC, NIM and AIX scripts, and SOPs.
- Set guidelines for Solaris Administration team to secure smooth transition into AIX environment.
- Configured local HACMP failover and global failover environments, 24x7 with on-call features.
- Performed Systems Architect and capacity planning duties, utilizing available resources on each server (IBM p570 and p560 with CECS, AIX 6.1 and 7.1, with TSM 5 and 6).
- Became primary DB2 Administrator while performing AIX Administrator duties.