TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Language: BASH, Python, Perl, Ruby, Python, Network Shell (NSH), Visual Basic, Mark Down, PHP, JAVA, Node.js, Django, .net, C++

Software Applications: OMSA, BladeLogic, Remedy, Workforce Management, Apache, MySQL, Postgre SQL, Active Directory, LDAP, SSL certificates, VM - Ware, V-Spere, Atlassian (Jira and Confluence), Puppet, Chef, Load Balancers, MySQL, MongoDB, Nessus, Confidential BigFix, ForeScout, Nagios, Nedi, SE Linux, Concourse CI, Virsh, Concourse CI, Packer, Jira, Confluence, Slack, Confidential Box, Mural, New Relic

Middleware and Cloud: WebLogic, Glassfish, Docker, Kubernetes, Tomcat, Jenkins, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, RabbitMQ, Horizon, Nova, Neutron, Swift, Cider, Keystone, Glance, MongoDB, GitHubSystems: UNIX, Ubuntu/Fedora/ Cent OS/ Red Hat Enterprise 5-7.3/ Ubuntu Server 1 .04/ SUSE, Windows NT/2000/XP/2K3/XP/Vista/ Windows 7/8/8 RT/10/12/14, Novell NetWare, Solaris 11, F5 BIG-IP, Local Traffic Manager, EMC Storage, Hitachi, NetApp, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Service

Hardware Skills: Blade Servers (HP Storage Works 20 Modular Smart Array, HP MSA me/O Modules Storage Works 1500cs Modular Smart Array) HP P2000 G3 MSA Array Systems, HP DL380 G3, EVA 8100Switches, Routers, Network hosts (Cisco, Brocade), Datacom/Telecom installation (CAT6, Fiber, Coax), Facility, HP ProLiant, CAT Cabling, Confidential ZServers, IMB Power Servers, HP ProLian

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Austin, TX

DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Experience in automation of system configurations - servers, storage, network devices and Firmware contents withAnsible
• Setup Concourse CI failover environment which includes a failover application server, a load balancer, and three worker servers
• Heavy experience with Kubernetes a must. Strong experience with Ansible, Chef Puppet and python scripting
• Act as site reliability engineer using DevOps technical stack. Will builds, shipping, and operating SaaS product using core cloud technologies (AWS/OpenStack/Azure)
• Add jobs and resources to pipeline configuration yaml files to the cloud pipeline
• Develops and documents the framework for integration and implementation for changes to technical standards. Assists in the development of and manages an architecture governance process.
• Create a test server and worker for Development Environment with one Application server and one Worker server for Concourse CI by forking repositories from the master branch
• Wrote BASH scripts to deploy a new Concourse worker, install Docker CE, and Concourse Application server.
• Installs, configures, and maintains Linux based operating systems in a world-wide enterprise environment consisting of Red Hat Linux and Ubuntu Server
• Create Virtual Machines using virsh and Packer for New Relic Monitoring Server, Concourse CI failover server, Concourse CI workers.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Linux System Engineer III

Responsibilities:

• Installs, configures, and maintains Linux based operating systems in a world-wide enterprise environment consisting of Red Hat Linux.
• Upgrade BladeLogic servers from 8.7 to 8.9 (Agents, Application Server, Reporting Server, SQL Database, PXE) and review, define and document security-related policies for the Blade Logic upgrade to 8.9
• Wrote a BASH script to automate the upgrade of BladeLogic from 8.7 to 8.9. dis included upgrading two application servers, one reporting server and an RDS Oracle server
• Manage security training requirements, fulfillment and user participation for Blade Logic 8.x server automation
• Created Wiki page to outline how to do dis upgrade with just shell commands and Install and upgrade Nessus, ForeScout, BigFix and EBPro Proxy Server
• Wrote a SOAP-Perl API Script to automate ticket creation through Remedy. Wrote a PyPthon script as a back to automate ticket creation
• Wrote a script to automate the deployment of source code through GitLab using PowerShell, Cake.io, and YAML
• Perform daily system monitoring using Nagios and Nedi to verify the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, jobs and processes; Setup and added machines to Nedi and Nagios
• Automate the installation of a GitLab slave server using BASH; where all the backups were stored on a S3 Amazon Web Services server.
• Automated the installation of a Matter-Most Chat server using BASH
• Created a Python script to create passwords for servers dat met the requirements of Confidential (thirteen characters, alpha numeric and special characters) for the 90-day password change

Confidential, Austin, TX

Linux System Engineer IV

Responsibilities:

• Develop an OpenStack environment which include 8 storage servers, 3 hypervisors and a controller. Maintain and manage user accounts and server uptime on the OpenStack environment.
• Use Ansible to automate the installation of software for OpenStack environment (four hypervisors, a controller and eight CEPH server). Also automated the updating of the configuration files for the OpenStack environment with a BASH script.
• Develop an inventory management tool (Ralph) to maintain the physical inventory of 400 servers.
• Built and maintain a MaaS (PXE) server dat is in production in the research lab.
• Created an PXE, Samba, Ansible password 90-day cycle change management, RAID 5, 0 and 1 to maintain and manage the storage servers; setup a disk kill server to remove all confidential information using a Python script to write random data to the disk or all zero’s
• Perform daily system monitoring using Nagios and Nedi to verify the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, jobs and processes; Setup and added machines to Nedi and Nagios

Confidential, Austin, TX

Linux System Engineer II

Responsibilities:

• Perform daily system monitoring to verify the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, jobs and processes
• Restart service on DNS, stand-alone server, and blade servers (NNTP, NTP, SNMP, Raccoon, DHCP, Radius, http, ftp, MySQL, syslog)
• Remove hard drives from the RAID array and prep for replacement. Preform maintenance on a locked-up server through rescue mode or the console server.
• Perform technical troubleshooting and apply judgment to resolve complex issues, Restarting VPN’s, Out and in Servicing servers
• Out of band management including troubleshooting hardware issues via an out of band management interface (WSMan, RACADM, REST)
• Restart VPN’s dat are locked up (SNMP/CONN) using vpn host to restart the services virsh destroy, virsh restart
• Create a BASH script for Alias dat me used for the most common commands dat me ran on servers everyday
• Created a Python script to test our Console servers for Telnet login

Confidential, Austin, TX

Linux System Administrator III

Responsibilities:

• Performs installation, customization and maintenance of the network and server operating system and system software products in support of business processing requirements.
• Manage service impacting events and track resolution within established service level commitments by using appropriate diagnostic procedures, tools and processes to prevent a network outage
• Experience in managing systems via an automated configuration management system such as Chef, Ansible, BladeLogic, Puppet. Experience creating and managing native OS packages desirable.
• Use V-Sphere to set computer to last known good configuration to prevent a boot loop, change the VLAN, and request increase space in hard drive
• Maintain the CEPH storage clusters for our storage team. Working closely with Storage team to maintain storage services.
• Prescribes system backup / disaster recovery procedures and directs recovery operations in the event of destruction of all or part of the operating system Clearing log files, foreign disk, setting hot spares) or other system components
• Performed service restoration of incidents on Windows and UNIX servers and escalating to the appropriate team as needed (Network Team, Storage, VM Team, and L3)
• Installs, configures, and maintains Linux based operating systems in a world-wide enterprise environment consisting of Red Hat Linux

Confidential, Austin, TX

Linux System Administrator II

Responsibilities:

• Execute on day-to-day operations of the data center, including monitoring of power, space and environmental conditions against SLA provided by the vendor.
• Configure servers for storage, including creation of VDs and all supported RAID levels. (CEPH, Samba and LDAP)
• Install and configure Web and Application Servers on Linux and the same procedure on MySQL Maintain the CEPH storage clusters for our storage team. Working closely with Storage team to maintain storage services.
• Initialized two 3PAR server cabinets (machine name, static IP addresses, DNS, default gateway, firmware updates)
• Fix and upgrade servers and networking hardware (Controller batteries, Hard Drives in RAID 6 Configuration, SCSI me/O Modules, PSU, Fans, motherboard in a Blade)
• Installs, configures, and maintains Linux based operating systems in a world-wide enterprise environment consisting of Red Hat Linux.

Confidential, Austin, TX

Linux System Administrator II

Responsibilities:

• Decommissioned servers and racks to be reclaimed and sent to other data centers
• Automation tools using standard scripting languages PowerShell (Windows), Bourne (Linux), TcL (Cisco) and REXX(MVS) to improve stability and increase efficiency of system
• Implement Low Impact infrastructure\application changes such as upgrades and patching of operating systems and non-business critical applications.
• Design network topology for security, load balancing, scalability, fault-tolerance, and optimum performance
• Configure servers for storage, including creation of VDs and all supported RAID levels. (CEPH, Samba and LDAP)
• Installs, configures, and maintains Linux based operating systems in a world-wide enterprise environment consisting of Red Hat Linux.

Confidential, Austin, TX

Client Support Services II

Responsibilities:

• Provides first level support in the inbound contact center for Pro Support warranties
• Change the configurations in BIOS to adept to installing a different OS, through the use of USB or CD for direct boot order.
• Update drivers on tablets, computers and laptop computer by determining the faulty issues by researching it in Device manager.
• Develop, implements and operate all network\system infrastructure and procedures;
• Monitor and manage batch schedules to ensure service levels is being delivered on a daily basis
• Troubleshoot issues and designing technical solutions for a range of dynamic environments (Windows and Linux)
• Installs, configures, and maintains Linux based operating systems in a world-wide enterprise environment consisting of Red Hat Linux.