Sr. Server Build Engineer Resume Columbus, OH - Hire IT People

SUMMARY:

Sr. Unix / Linux Systems Administrator / Engineer
Engineering Robust Solutions for Demanding Environments
Experienced Systems Administrator / Engineer with diverse background in servers, storage, applications and networking.
Adept at deploying mission - critical infrastructures in Enterprise environments.
Transforms complex problems into holistic solutions by integrating agile technologies with ITIL best practices.
Valued technical resource with outstanding collaboration, leadership and troubleshooting skills.

SKILLS:

Unix: Red Hat (RHEL) 6,7; Solaris 8,9,10, SuSE, CentOSWindows Server 2003, 2008, 2012

VMware: ESXi 5.5, 6; vSphere, vCenter Virtualization Solaris Zones, LDOM

Web Stack: LAMP, JBoss EAP, Fuze, Apache, Tomcat Database Oracle, db2, mySQL

Storage: NAS, SAN, NFS, CIFS, VxFS, iSCSINetworking Cisco ASA Firewalls, F5, Routers

MS Office: Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Skype Monitoring SolarWinds, New Relic, Splunk

SCM: CVS, SVN, ClearCase/MultisiteAutomation Ant, Maven, Jenkins. cfengine

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Sr. Server Build Engineer

Responsibilities:

Provisioned servers using ServiceNow; generated Engineering ROMs for PM approval
Configured server resources per Application Team requests, verified functionality
Scripted server audits, reducing iteration time from hours to minutes.
Vetted 500+ server CMDB inventory, created dashboards and reports for compliance tracking
Patched servers to achieve security compliance prior to Go-Lives
Participated in HA failover testing at the server, cluster, and database levels.
Supported cutovers and Go-Lives, as part of 24/7 on-call rotation

Confidential, Fort Wayne, IN

Sr. Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

Deployed, configured, and updated Unix server infrastructure in support of legacy EMS applications
Bare Metal deployments of Solaris 8-10 servers in lab and production environments
Automated server deployments through creation of Jumpstart server and profiles.
Collaborated with Vendors to update EMS applications to provide critical business functionality
Tier I-III Remedy Hardware / Software support; Participated in 24/7 On-call rotation

Confidential, Indianapolis, IN

Sr. Infrastructure Services Advisor

Responsibilities:

Installed and configured JBoss EAP, java and Fuse in Three-Tier Virtual RHEL Linux Infrastructure.
Provided DevOps infrastructure support and troubleshooting during agile code deployments
Configured and verified NewRelic monitoring; Verified Firewall connectivity between applications
Participated in after-hours and on-call support during Go-Live of SHOP National website
Installed Oracle Fusion Middleware and Siebel Web Services Extension for Siebel CRM upgrade.
Deployed and configured Apache Tomcat with Oracle backend during tech refresh of Call Center Dashboard

Confidential, Fort Wayne, IN

IS Operations Regional Technical Lead

Responsibilities:

Enhanced Virtualization Infrastructure through upgrade of ESX hosts and integration of SAN storage,
Secured proprietary data by coordinating regional Engineering and IT efforts to deploy lab firewalls
Automated the analysis of router logs creating reports of VLAN traffic patterns.
Utilized traffic analysis reports to generate firewall rules, enabling VLAN lockdowns..

Confidential, Fort Wayne, IN

Lead Systems Administrator / Infrastructure Architect

Responsibilities:

Prototyped RHEL-based development infrastructure for program startup, utilizing HP servers and NetApp storage.
Automated workstation deployment utilizing kickstart, simplifying OS installation and reducing spin-up time.
Increased lab capacity by deploying VMware infrastructure facilitating virtualization of lab workstations.
Shortened build cycles by employing dedicated servers and leveraging ISCSI SAN storage,
Migrated live project data utilizing clustering and data mirroring, eliminating need for project downtime.
Optimized program resource usage through lean provisioning, data de-duplication and proactive monitoring.
Deployed and customized open source PHP / mySQL based ticket system to enhance group workflow.

Confidential, Fort Wayne, IN

Staff Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

Developed automated load process for deploying software builds to target hardware in labs.
Architected and deployed nextgen infrastructure during lease refresh, increasing capacity while reducing cost
Managed and mentored staff of junior admins

Confidential, Fort Wayne, IN

Sr. Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

Coded a menu-based front end to legacy CAD/CAE design tools simplifying user interaction.
Scripted Interfaces between Unix workstations and servers, VMS midframe and IBM mainframe streamlining process flow and eliminating manual interventions..
Automated Cadence to Zuken data conversion facilitating tool migration.