SUMMARY:

• UNIX/Linux subject matter expert with 10+ years of experience in the fields of information systems, infrastructure architecture, Oracle RAC database setup and configuration, information security management, and system administration

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Machines Intel - based microprocessors: Macintosh, DEC VAX/VMSSun SPARC station 2, 5, 10, 20, Sun Center 2000, Ultra 1 to Ultra 80, SUN E-250 to E-6500, HP T520, T600 series 800, IBM, Pentium, PC.

Languages: Basic, COBOL, C, Dbase IV, Korn Shell.

Software’s: Word Perfect 5.1 and 6.1 for Windows, Lotus, Word Star 1.0, Microsoft Word 2.0, 6.0 and 7.0, Novell 3.1, Microsoft Excel 4.0, Paradox 2.0 and 4.5, Lotus Notes, Remedy, 3270, SWOPMicrosoft Office 95, 97 & 2000

Operating Systems: DOS, UNIX, Solaris 2.x, Sun OS SVR4, HP-UX 10.xHP-UX 11.x AIX-UNIX 3.x and 4.x. Windows 3.11, OS/2, Windows NT 3.51 & 4.0 and Windows 2000.

Networking: LAN, WAN, TCP/IP, DNS, NIS+, NFS.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Consulting Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Setup and configuring Red Hat Satellite 6.1.9 with VA IT department and deployed new VM via from Satellite server. Also creating containers within Satellite 6.x and implementing puppet module.
• Managing over 700 Linux servers running RHEL 5.x, 6.x and 7.x including both development and production.
• Working with different team members in DBAs, Developers and Application support to support VA major projects and migrations from VA datacenter to Verizon datacenter.
• Setup up Linux cluster using Luci for our RHEVM environment version 2.x.
• Acting liaison for engineering group and application support.
• Supporting HP - UX servers (Super Dome, RP8400, RP3440, BL870C, BL860C)
• Setup and configuring HP-UX 11.31 DCOE. Configuring MC/Service guard with Oracle RAC (11gR2) running Veritas VxVM 5.1 with CFS on 2 and 3 nodes cluster.
• Setup RHEV (Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization) and configuring it.
• Setup Virtual Servers running Red Hat Enterprise version 5.x, 6.x and 7.x with Oracle 11gR2 and 12C.
• Setup and configuring Netbackup Enterprise version 7.x with Oracle agent, Vaulting and Bare Metal Restore for both Linux and Windows servers. Setup UX-Ignite server and depot servers for ease in the event of system maintenance and system recovery.
• Implementing ssh and sudo across all HP-UX and Linux servers for both development and production environments.
• Performing HP-UX patch assessment for HP-UX servers.
• Implementing iSCSI/NFS on Network Appliances and configure VM machine with RHEL 5.X & 6.X with Oracle RAC with OCFS2 and ASM. Setup Kickstart server and script toinstall new Linux servers. Creating multiple scripts for the ease of system administration tasks.
• Team lead and managed over 6 UNIX Systems

Confidential

Senior UNIX System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Supporting UNIX/Windows applications such as Oracle, TSM and TWS.
• Installing HP-UX 11.x for L, N, RP8400, RX4600, RX8400 & Superdome HP 9000 servers.
• Supported Linux Red hat 4 ES and configuring MC service Guard with 2 nodes clusters.
• Configured LVM to create boot mirror disk in the event of internal disk fails.
• Configured setting up HP-Ignite for disaster recovery.
• Installing and maintaining all HP-UX QPK & Security Patches.
• Creating Korn & C shell scripts to Automating jobs for ease of system administration tasks.
• Setting up Windows servers such as NT 4.0 & 2000 servers.
• Installing and migrating TSM servers from HP-UX to AIX environment and upgrading TSM server from 4.7 to 5.1.5.4.
• Installed TSM clients for both UNIX and Windows also installing Oracle and SQL TDP to perform online backup for databases servers.
• Responsible for Disaster Recovery for entire AMQ production servers.
• Responsible for monthly maintenance including hardware &Virus protection systems(Symantec CCS, Mcafee, Kaspersky)

Confidential

Senior UNIX System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• UNIX Engineer applications such as Cadence, Epic, Synopsys, Unicad and Clear case.
• Using Bud tool to perform daily and weekly backup on Solaris 2.5.1 - 7 and HP 10.X. Managing Network Appliances fileserver including supporting and upgrading both hardware and software.
• Configuring Cisco switches 4829 network support for the data center.
• Creating Korn, C and Perl scripts for design engineer groups.
• Installing Y2K bundle for HP-UX 10.20 including new patches.
• Installing HP-UX ignite to servers for fast system recovery from disaster.
• Installing Solaris OS version 2.5.1 - 7 from Sparc station up to E-6500 servers.

Confidential

System Administration

Responsibilities:

• Developing Korn shell programs to support administration and IRS management functions.
• Performing systems administrator tasks using TCP/IP protocol to reconfigure and maintain INOMS server.
• Creating and setting up account for users.
• Using Jetadmin to set up network printers and printer servers.
• Upgrading SPARC Center 2000 server from Solaris 2.3 to 2.5.1.
• Using NIS+ to upgrade all SPARC Station (5, 10 & 20) across the network from Solaris 2.3 to 2.5.1. Setting up NIS+ client on all workstations for IRS Network Operations.
• Running SAM from HP-UX 10.20 on T600 and T520 series 800 server to configure Volume Group, Logical Volume, and Filesystems.
• Configuring HP Auto Raid device to work with T600 server and SSD (Solid State Device) DRAM device for our DBA department.
• Connecting and creating filesystems on EMC-DASII device to store massive databases over GB with Fast-Wide SCSI connection.
• Managing 4 RISC6000 servers running AIX-UNIX (3.5 and 4.2).
• Using SMIT to create filesystems on RISC6000 and installing 3rd party vendor software.
• Using Glance Plus to monitor network operation and all servers.
• Using Legatto and OMNIBACK to do daily, weekly, monthly backup on tape autoloader and jukebox.
• Serving as a point-of-contact in providing system technical support.

Confidential

System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Working with a team of 40 system administrators to support over 200 major clients on 3 different UNIX platform such as Solaris 2.x, SGI and DEC Alpha.
• Developed numerous Korn shell programs to support the systems administration functions.
• Performing systems administrator tasks using TCP/IP protocol to reconfigure and maintain Internet-MCI LAN server.
• Creating and setting up account for new users.
• Using Solaris 2.3 and Netscape Server to set up Internet servers for clients on Sparc Center 2000.
• Providing systems administration support forour clients on a 7x24 operation.
• Upgrading server’s operating system from Solaris 2.3 to 2.4.
• Recommending clients for future system performance and any maintenance may applied to the servers.
• Serving as a point-of-contact in providing system administrator technical support for our clients.
• System Administration I - Providing user support for hardware/software.
• Installing/maintaining hardware/software for PCs, laptops, monitors, servers, and printer disc drives.
• Creating Racf Id, reactivating and assigning new id for users.