SUMMARY:

• Talented Linux Cloud Solution Engineer with outstanding technical and communication skills
• Extensive experience of administering complex Unix systems. Of which over 10 years has been managing Redhat / Cento EL and SUSE Linux Operating Systems.
• With experience managing Cloud (AWS / vSphere / SoftLayer) infrastructure environments and deploying using such CI/CD automation tools as Terraform and Ansible.
• Using excellent technical skills to manage and resolve critical server issues.
• Strong knowledge of current and emerging technologies.
• Being able to provide support for a range of clients by effectively communicating all aspects of the environment.
• As well as being a mentor to junior level engineers and peers.
• Cloud management on both Amazon Web Services (AWS), SoftLayer & vSphere (VMware).
• AWS account creation.
• AWS VPC, IAM, Security groups
• AWS EC2, EBS, EIP
• AWS S3 management.
• AWS CloudWatch
• AWS Route53
• AWS Boto API Bash and Python scripting. vSphere template creation via Linux ISO’s vSphere instance cloning and management
• SoftLayer both bare metal and virtual.
• Unix Bash, Python, Perl and PhP shell scripting.
• Define Cloud deployment requirements for development and production.
• Wrote Ansible and Terraform Infrastructure / Configuration Management playbooks, roles and task for Cloud automation.
• Experience in installation, configuration, OS patch management and troubleshooting of Redhat and SUSE Linux servers.
• Support of Linux level3 and Level4 calls.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills as well as Vendor coordination for Hardware problems.
• Hands - on Database administration experience with MySql, and Postgres.
• Unix performance monitoring and (kernel) tuning.
• Experienced with DNS, LVM, NetApps, NFS and SAMBA services.
• Installation of SSH and configuration of keys bases authentication.
• Project Management, Documentation and training of other Engineers.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

CLOUD: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Soft Layer and vSphere (VMware) cloud.

HARDWARE: Dell 26xx,68xx, 29xx; HP 380 & 580; SGI UV 1000

OPERATING SYSTEMS: Redhat EL (RHEL) 4.x - 7.x; Centos EL 4.x - 7.x; Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10.x - 11.x; Fedora Linux 1 - 26; Mac OSX 10.12

SOFTWARES: LVM, Ansible, Unix shells Bash, Python, Terraform, Ansible CM/Tower, Vagrant, Consol, PhP; Jenkins, RTC, IBM IEM, RPM, DNS, NFS, Sendmail, Postgres; MySql, IBM Jazz RTC, Atlassian JIRA, Confluence, HipChat; Kvm; Apache Web Server; OpenSSH and OpenSSL.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Fresno, CA

Sr. DevOps/Automation/Cloud Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created and manage:
• AWS account and VPC
• IAM and Security Groups
• EC2 instances and S3 buckets
• Route53 domains
• Cloud Watch
• Terraform and Ansible scripts to automate deployment of infrastructure
• Loadblancer and Autoscaling
• AWS Postfix mail server instance using Docker.
• Created and manage Ansible CM scripts to automate deployment of AWS Django website.

Environment: AWS, Terraform, Ansible CM, RHEL/Centos 7.x, Vagrant, Console, Atlassian: Jira/Confluence, Unix Bash & Python Shell scripting.

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Sr. DevOps/Automation/Cloud Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Ansible: Consolidation of existing roles and refactoring to best practices.
• Installation of Ansible Tower 3.x.
• Installation and configuration of Consol.

Environment: vSphere, AWS, RHEL/Centos 7.x, Ansible CM/Tower, Vagrant, Console, Atlassian: Jira/Confluence, Unix Bash, Python Shell scripting.

Confidential, Fresno, CA

Sr. Cloud/DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed 300+ RHEL vSphere and Soft Layer cloud based servers.
• Support Level 4 calls.
• Creating RHEL/Centos VMware templates for ISO’s
• Cloning RHEL/Centos VMware templates and configuring servers.
• Developed Ansible Configuration Management scripts and playbooks.
• Created playbook to install and configure IBM Big (Data) Insights and Streams.
• Created playbook/role to install and configure SSO (Single Sign On) for Linux SSSD/Kerberos <-> AD/LDAP.
• Created playbook/roles to install/configure IBM ICDES and IEM
• Linux Network, User account and File systems management.

Environment: vSphere, SoftLayer, Redhat RHEL 6.x-7.x; Vagrant, Centos 7,x, Ansible CM, Jazz RTC, Atlassian: Confluence, Unix Bash, Python Shell scripting.

Confidential, Fresno, CA

Sr. Cloud DevOps Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed 100+ AWS cloud based servers.
• Support Level 3 calls for users.
• Managed Jenkins, Tomcat, and other servers.
• File systems management.
• User accounts management.
• Supported software development.

Environment: AWS, Redhat RHEL 6.x on VM’s; Ansible CM, Unix Bash, Python Shell scripting.

Confidential, Sacramento, CA

Sr. Cloud DevOps Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed 200+ cloud based servers thru AWS & VirtuStream.
• Developed Ansible Configuration Management scripts and playbooks.
• Playbook to spin up AWS EC2 servers and install RHEL OS and applications.
• Installation and configuration and management of Redhat RHEL 6.x.
• Wrote AWS Python script to automate adding users accounts and keys to AWS.
• Support Level 3 calls for users.
• Managed NFS and Samba servers.
• File systems management.
• User accounts management.
• Supported software development.

Environment: AWS, VirtuStream, AutoTask help desk, Redhat RHEL 6.x on VM’s; Unix Bash, Python Shell scripting.

Confidential, El Segundo, CA

Sr. Linux DevOps Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installation and configuration and management of Redhat RHEL 5.x & 6.x.
• Installation and configuration and management of SGI Ultra Violet (UV) 1000.
• Support Level 2 and Level 3 calls for users.
• Managed NFS and Samba servers.
• File systems management.
• Modified kernel network drivers after add new network cards.
• User accounts management.
• Supported software development.
• Hardware troubleshooting and resolution.

Environment: Redhat RHEL 5.x/6.x & SLES 11.x, HP-380/580, SGI UV 1000; Unix Bash, Python Shell scripting.

Confidential, Pacoima, CA

Sr. Redhat Linux Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installation and configuration and management of Redhat EL 4.7- 6.0 and HP-UX 11.1.
• Managed NFS, FTP, Apache, Printer and Samba servers.
• Explored the use of Kvm virtualization S/W.
• User and File systems management.
• Supported software development.
• Hardware troubleshooting and resolution.

Environment: Redhat ES 4.7 - 6.0 on Dell 6850 2970, IBM x3650; HP-UX 11.1 on rp7400, Informix 11.5, Bash Shell scripting.

Confidential, Carson, CA

Sr. Redhat Linux & Rational Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installation and configuration of Redhat ES 4.7 & 5.2.
• Installation and management of Rational ClearCase (including Multisite) & ClearQuest 7.x.
• Support Level 2 and Level 3 calls for users.
• Managed NIS and NFS (including NetApps) servers.
• Installation and management of Oracle 10g.
• Explored the use of Xen / Kvm virtualization S/W.
• Support data centers in heterogeneous environment (20 + servers).
• User accounts and File systems management.
• Hardware troubleshooting and resolution.
• Backups administration.
• Coordination with Internal support (Application & Database) groups.

Environment: Redhat ES 4.6 & 4.7, Dell 2650, HP, ClearCase 7.0.0.2, Oracle 10g, Unix Bash, Perl Shell scripting.

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Sr. HPUX Unix Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installation and configuration of HP-UX 11.11 & 11.23.
• Support Level 2 and Level 3 calls for users worldwide.
• Support data centers in heterogeneous environment (80 + servers).
• File systems & User accounts management.
• Hardware troubleshooting and resolutions.
• Ignite backups administration.
• Coordination with Internal support (Application & Database) groups.

Environment: HP-UX 11.23, HP’s RP 84/74xx series, RX 76xx/86xx series LVM, Remedy, Unix Bash/Korn & Shell scripting.

Confidential, Fresno, CA

Sr. Redhat Linux Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installation, configuration of Redhat Fedora Linux 7.
• Installation and configuration of Apache web server.
• Installation and configuration of MySql database server application.
• Configured and managed NFS & DNS servers.
• Installed Redhat update patches, Kernel tuning as well as Hardware troubleshooting

Environment: Redhat Fedora Linux 7, HPUX D class, LVM, RPM, Apache, Bash, PHP and Perl scripting, MySql.