PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Senior Systems Engineer /Architecture, infrastructure engineers design and implementation, security consultant with 12 + years’ experience Architecture, Storage Management/NetApp, EMC VNX, VMAX,Vblock Storage, LUN mapping, provisioning, storage administration, Hitachi, IBM, and capacity planning, Cisco SAN Switching networking, F5 Load Balance, puppet, splunk, system performance analyzes, integrating and testing, Backup Management/ Tivoli Storage Manager, NetBackup and Avamar Backup, SAN Replication VMware, IBM P - Series AIX,IT Infrastructure projects, systems development, security visibility/awareness, administration, maintaining and troubleshooting AIX P770,6, 7.x, 5.x-7.x, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/6, Solaris 8,9,10 and AS\400, and WebSphere and Windows including hardware.
• Background includes full life cycle development including configuration, SSH configuration management / FTP/Security, architecture design, implementation CA SiteMinder Access Management, SSH protocol and Public Key authentication, high Availability Configurations, DR testing.
• Project management; create proposals and deliverables, migration activities, Validation Proposals/project plans solution architects, communication and problem solving, plan presales cycle, documentation, SOP, lead implementation.
• Expertise includes: Project Planning, Manages Technical Team, Pre and post-sales support, VERITAS cluster / Oracle RAC cluster, Volume Manager (VxVM) and Veritas File System (VxFS) and performance tuning, Datacenter Build & Migration, solution architects / Disaster Recovery solutions.
• Collaborating with network and platform/environment team to understand requirement, plan the activities and lead implementation.
• Support existing DNS servers, Monitor and maintain servers - identify the root cause of an outage and coordinate the corrective actions, best practices, capacity/sizing of underlying hardware based Server hardware.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware: Sun Microsystems E-3000/E-4000, T2000, T5220, M5000, 490, 880/770 P-Series, IBM RS/6000,IBM 3270 & 3780, AS/400, Hitachi, Token Ring, Ethernet, Kodak CD Recording Stations, Unisys DP500/DP250/S4000 Reader/Sorters, Sun Spark Array, Bell & Howell Scanners, NCR7780, AS/400

Software/Operating Systems: Microsoft Office Suite, Red hat Linux, SunOS, Solaris 8, 9, 10, Sybase, Visual Basic, UNIX, SCO, IBM AIX, HP UNIX 7.x, 8.x, 9.x, 10, VERITAS Clustering, EMC PowerPath,VERITAS DMP, VERITAS Volume Replication Unisys CTOS O/S, DB2, Bud Tool,OpenAM, Ping Identity, Ping Federated, CA SiteMinder,PGP, Lotus Notes, McAfee, RSA, Oracle, Tuxedo, Windows NT, IA Corp. Check Vision, MVS, Windows XP, IA Corp. WIDE, CICS, VTAM, FTP, MS-DOS, Novel l, TCP/IP, LDAP, HMC, Clear case, lead s, Excel, CGI/Perl, PHP, Remedy, Tibco

Languages: UNIX scripts, bash, kasha, SQL, JAVA, C++, C, COBOL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Senior Systems Engineer /Architecture

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for infrastructure engineers design and implementation, support of Client/Server systems providing expert problem analysis and resolution in a timely manner for problems/tickets.
• Design, implement, Nagios XI solution for compliance, security visibility/awareness, incident response and risk management.
• Operating systems (Windows O/S - 7, 2008, 2012 - Linux, IBM,AIX 5.x-6,7.x (P770), VMware, VIO Server, HMC,SAN, NAS, NetApp,EMC,VNX, SourceOne VMAX,Vblock Storage,Puppet, provisioning, F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer,storage administration
• Maintain and analyze solution to ensure proper capacity, manageability and integration of new and existing AIX infrastructure, Performance Tuning Management.
• Provides regular status updates to leadership as needed. Identifies issues and risks and reports promptly.
• Manage problems, Project Management, maintain vendor relationships, and assist operation with vendor escalation and issue resolution.
• Assist with event source configurations and integration with various security platforms, network devices, Installing, configuring and maintaining IBM AIX servers
• Applied operating system updates, patches, Software Distribution, Code Packaging and configuration changes, version control, configuration automation systems, and automated deployment.
• Analyzing system logs and identifying potential issues with computer systems define and drive projects to success.
• Introducing and integrating new technologies into existing data center environments. Hand on Knowledge of puppet, splunk,Nagios XI, Create / Customize dashboards and views. Vsphere Vcenter, IBM LPAR, VIO, (NIM), monitoring tools.

Confidential, Bloomington, IL

System/Network Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for third level technical support of Client/Server systems providing expert problem analysis and resolution in a timely manner for problems/tickets.
• Design, implement, Juniper Firewalls, Splunk Migration log collection solution for compliance, security visibility/awareness, incident response and risk management.
• Operating systems (Windows O/S - 7, 2008, 2012 - Linux, AIX 5.x-7.x (P770), HP-UX, HP ProLiant servers DL 380, VMware, Siteminder,VCE, SAN, NAS, EMC,VNX, SourceOne VMAX,Vblock Storage, LUN mapping, provisioning, storage administration and NetApp,CISCO SAN Switching,NAS-NFS, EMC Avamar Backup..
• Maintain and analyze solution to ensure proper capacity, manageability and integration of new and existing Splunk infrastructure(s), Service Oriented Architecture - SOA, WebSphere Service Registry and Repository (WSRR), IIS, Webfarm and F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer.
• Provides regular status updates to customers and leadership as needed. Identifies issues and risks and reports promptly.
• Manage problems, maintain vendor relationships, and assist operation with vendor escalation and issue resolution.
• Assist with event source configurations and integration with various security platforms, network devices, and systems into Splunk
• Applied operating system updates, patches, Software Distribution, Code Packaging and configuration changes, version control, configuration automation systems, and automated deployment.
• Analyzing system logs and identifying potential issues with computer systems define and drive projects to success.
• Introducing and integrating new technologies into existing data center environments. Hand on Knowledge of puppet, splunk,Netcool, Vsphere Vcenter, IBM LPAR, VIO, (NIM), Avamar F5 Load Balance GTM,LTM, Apache (LDAP), AD, Foreman and Hyperic, HPSM, IPsoft monitoring tools.
• Provides Architecture design, implementation CA SiteMinder Access Management, SSH protocol and Public Key authentication, high Availability Configurations, DR testing.
• Experience administering and supporting in Windows security, OpenAM, Ping Identity software distribution (Activation), Active directory, Tivoli Access Manager (TAM), Tivoli Identity Manager (TIM) SSL s, WebSphere Clusters, LDAP,SSH / FTP/Security and DNS, web servers and application servers
• Provide systems support for Java application servers (JBOSS), Track record of excellence in software development and deployment
• Provide shell script to accomplish day to day system administration task, monitoring tools, networking, and security.
• Participate in all areas of technology management, systems development or systems implementation as assigned.
• Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan the use of computers and peripheral equipment, or modifications to existing equipment and systems that will provide capability for proposed project or work load, efficient operation, and effective use of allotted resources.
• Under limited supervision, lead efforts in investigating, evaluating and incorporating best practices based on knowledge of environment.
• Engage in Continuous Improvement Projects to improve productivity and SLAs of 99.99% up time or greater
• Lead efforts related to the successful implementation of Client/Server systems into production while following Client’s standards and procedures. Effectively manage relationships with key support partners, line of business representatives and vendors.

Confidential, Naperville, IL

Systems Engineer /Architecture

Responsibilities:

• Planning and execution of data center relocation for SAN,NAS,SAS and DASD, Juniper Firewalls.
• SAN refresh from EMC,VNX, VMAX, SourceOne Storage to NetApp, FAS2000, FAS3000, FAS6000 involving the migration of approx. 160 TB of data
• Setup of IBM AIX, MC ServiceGuard clusters Micro-Partitioning environments on P5, P6 and P7 Series servers
• Setup of VMware environment that include DRS and HA resource pools
• VMware P2V 350 Windows and 100 RedHat Linux servers, HP ProLiant, DL 380, BL Series servers
• AIX upgrade from 5.3 to 7.1 and VIOS upgrade from 1.2, 1.5.1 to 2.2
• Install upgrades, patches and firmware and configure Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, Linux, HP ProLiant ML, DL, BL Series servers Xen,HMC,LPARs,Netcool, VIO Servers, Windows,NetApp, Exchange 2010 and VMware servers, used, Flexclones, Snapmirror, Symantec, Deduplication, vFilers, vServers. And CIFS, NFS tools Tivoli Access Manager (TAM), Tivoli Identity Manager (TIM) SSL s, WebSphere Clusters, LDAP,SSH / FTP/Security and DNS, web servers and application servers .
• Install, maintain and support users and system and third party applications
• NetApp FAS 3100/3200/6080 and FAS 2040, 270, 3140, Storage Management, Ontap, SnapManager and OnCommand.
• Responsible for maintenance over 850 Unix/Linux/ESX/Windows servers (25 HP Servers, 125 Sun Servers, 30 VMware ESX Servers, 80 AIX Servers, 10 Xen Servers, 350 Windows Servers,TSM, 16 VIO Servers, 200 Linux Servers, and 4 HMC) including patching, upgrades, maintenance, system tuning, system monitoring, performance monitoring, Ping Federated, CA SiteMinder,PGP and file system maintenance and shell scripting
• Creating technical documentation for HP-UX, Solaris, VMware ESX/Virtual Center, IBM HMC, VIOS, AIX, Linux upgrades, IIS, Webfarm and F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer and SAN refresh projects.
• Disaster Recovery planning and testing for all Unix/Linux/Netbackup,ESX environments
• Support/Implement image capture, Retail Capture, OpenSSH, putty, SSH protocol and Public Key authentication Item Processing systems for wholesale and retail environments for Bank projects

Confidential

Systems Engineer /Architecture

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for defining, planning, implementing, and overseeing tasks, projects and other initiatives in support Infrastructure.
• Lead team to support operations, used incident ticket/problem management tool.
• Lead and maintain high available operation systems and storage
• Environments, which include Linux, Windows, Exchange 2010, Build Server Systems, EMC VMAX, IBM XIV, Hitachi AMS, SAN architecture, P770 AIX, Web based (Public Facing) support on Apache, Websphere and Tomcat.
• Perform upgrade VERITAS Clustering 5.1 to 5.2 on Windows environments.
• Provide support for Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, Hitachi VSP, USP-v and USP storage arrays, VMWare, Symantec NetBackup
• Provide systems support for Java application servers (JBOSS)
• Provides Architecture design, implementation CA SiteMinder Access Management.
• Effectively managed working relationships with Customer-Facing support issues.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the Server and Storage Systems management area. Implement industry’s best practices for VMware ESX, Kickstart, Jumpstart, Puppet and Maintain up-to-date documentation of Systems and Storage technical environments
• Architecture, systems development, UNIX operating system lifecycle development, firmware, implementation engineering, Ping Identity,Netcool, Migration NetApp support, Solaris (8-10), AIX, and Linux, HBA, LDAP,, SSH / FTP/Security, IIS, Webfarm and F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer, korn shell, Perl, EMC PowerPath,VERITAS DMP,VVR,VCS, VERITAS Volume VBScript and server builds, for management, and troubleshooting.
• Performs hardware troubleshooting, opens trouble tickets, and schedules hardware repairs / service calls
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting Microsoft Active Directory (AD), Tivoli Access Manager (TAM), Tivoli Identity Manager (TIM) SSL s, WebSphere Clusters, LDAP,SSH / FTP/Security and DNS, web servers and application servers.
• Provide systems and storage devices support for virtual computing technologies, ACL, Encryption, including archiving, Disaster Recovery, storage, UNIX Privileged Access, configuring drivers and provisioning, for backup and recovery solutions.
• Provide end user support on Red Hat RHEL 5, RHEL 6, SanVolume Controller, VM Multipathing, Windows 2003/2008, Exchange 2010, Active Directory, MS Exchange 2007, DNS/DHCP, patching, LVM, SSH,VMware, SUDO, HP OVO, Security Controls, Cisco performance monitoring and, clusters.
• Provide hardware inventory, database inventory updates, SOX, System Security, hardware migrations, and removal of end-of-life hardware

Confidential

Lead Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provide end user support on a wide variety of maintaining data center, Resolving technical problems on Red hat Enterprise Linux and AIX platform Web based (Public Facing) support on Apache, Websphere and Tomcat. And NetApp systems implement, TCP/IP networking, scripting, and WebSphere, used NetBackup for restores.
• Build, configure and maintain physical and virtual hosts (RHEL) Red Hat Enterprise SanVolume Controller, VM Multipathing.
• Work as an independent/ Provide Pre-Sales Technical support to Sales team member and troubleshoot production problems.
• Provide systems support for Java application servers (JBOSS)
• Provide support for Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, Exchange 2010 and VMWare, Symantec NetBackup
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting Microsoft Active Directory (AD) Tivoli Access Manager (TAM), SSL s, WebSphere Clusters, LDAP,SSH / FTP/Security and DNS, web servers and application servers.
• Provide 24/7 on call support. Assists help desk, system admins and network admins as
• Lead team to support operations, Build Server, IBM DS8800, XIV hardware
• IBM SVC- SAN Volume Controller and EMC SAN architecture
• Used incident ticket/problem management tool.
• Lead and maintain high available operation systems and storage
• Environments, which includes Linux, Windows, Virtual infrastructure (VMware),
• Effectively managed working relationships with Customer-Facing support issues.
• Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the Server and Storage Systems management area. Implement industry’s best practices for VMware and CA SiteMinder, Ping Identity Maintain up-to-date documentation of Systems and Storage technical environments
• Architecture, systems development, Tivoli Access Manager (TAM), Tivoli Identity Manager (TIM), ), Tivoli Access Manager (TAM), Tivoli Identity Manager (TIM) UNIX operating system lifecycle development, firmware, implementation engineering, SAN support, EMC PowerPath,VERITAS DMP, VERITAS Volume HBA, IIS, Webfarm and F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer,LDAP and server builds, HP OpenView and HPSA/OpsWare, for management, and troubleshooting.
• Provide systems and storage devices support for virtual computing technologies, including archiving, Disaster Recovery, storage, configuring drivers and provisioning, for backup and recovery solutions.
• Provide end user support on HPUX administration, patching, LVM, performance monitoring and, clusters.

Confidential

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Unix Operations support, Architect/Implementation, Build Server Systems, IBM DS8800, XIV hardware
• IBM SVC- SAN Volume Controller and EMC,VNX, VMAX Storage, NetApp SAN architecture, P770 AIX, Virtual infrastructure.
• VERITAS Cluster and Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM), Tivoli Identity Manager (TIM), Tivoli Access Manager (TAM), SSL s, WebSphere Clusters, LDAP,SSH / FTP/Security and DNS, web servers and application servers.
• Perform upgrade VERITAS Clustering 5.1 to 5.2 on Windows environments
• Provide support for Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, and VMWare, Symantec NetBackup
• Provide end user support on a wide variety of maintaining data center, Resolving technical problems on Linux platform and systems implement, TCP/IP networking, (korn) shell, Oracle RAC, Tomcat, scripting, HMC, NIM, HP-UX, HP ProLiant, DL 380, BL Series servers, AIX and Solaris, Windows under VMware, system backup and restores.
• Support Linux, Solaris, AIX, HP servers, planning for capacity and upgrades, used module for patch management, System Administration, Apache Applications, Ping Identity, SAP, VMware ESX, configuration Management and Integration, SSH configuration management, Reporting tools.
• Build, configure and physical and virtual hosts Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Solaris, AIX, Windows 2003/2008, Active Directory, CA SiteMinder, DNS/DHCP, HP servers.
• Create strategic for applications and servers to migrate with business to map direction provide assistance with the scaling, SSH, SUDO, Security Controls, MS Identity Lifecycle Manager, performance tuning, and best practices with management, on new initiatives for system lifecycle and DR testing, IIS, Webfarm and F5 BIG-IP Load Balancer,Server/application migration support.
• Maintain Server and Implement industry’s best practices for Maintain up-to-date documentation of Systems and Storage technical environments.
• Build, problem solving skills on Unix/Linux operating system lifecycle development, implementation engineering, server builds,SVC DS8x00, DS5300, Migration NetApp, Hitachi support and disaster recovery engineering, provisioning, replication, backup, recovery and application fail-over standards validation/development, technical documentation, presentation to management, staff and troubleshooting.
• Responsible for 24/7 operational support, as required; on-call rotation for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, installation /configuration.
• Support / Build high available operation systems and storage

Environment: s, which includes Linux, Windows, Virtual infrastructure (VMware)EMC Clarion, EMC PowerPath,VERITAS DMP, VERITAS Volume, NetApp storage environments.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Systems Engineer

• Architecture, systems development, UNIX operating system lifecycle development, implementation engineering, SAN support, and server builds, technical documentation, presentation to management, and troubleshooting.
• Effectively managed working relationships with Customer-Facing support issues.
• Responsible for Configure hardware & software on production Solaris, Linux Sun Cluster systems
• Research strategies and ideas as to how to enhance the overall performance and capacity and create proposals and deliverables with business sale to map direction provide assistance with the scaling, performance tuning, and best practices.
• Supported development and production environments on SUN configuration, RAID format mirror, and VERITAS/SUN Service Cluster.
• Assist in design, installed and investigate alternative for address systems issues, and upgraded systems. Added peripheral devices.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Have solid understanding of futures electronic trading systems, clearing functions, and exchange rules and regulations. Also, have create/ modify scripts sh, bsh, ksh, and PERL, Java Application.
• Responsible for the maintenance and development of Tivoli Storage Manager, Mysql, SAP, Clearcase
• HP Service Manager Environment with more than 3000 users provides support for applications and networks, migration from Development /QA/Production.
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting Microsoft Active Directory AD
• Provide support for Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008, and VMWare, Symantec NetBackup
• Experience with instruments traded on futures exchanges, including contract specifications.
• Architect/Implementation, Opsware Server Automation System, NetApp, Apache, Veritas Netbackup migration in a Red Hat Linux/Solaris, HP-UX Unix environment.
• Create strategic business plans, create proposals and deliverables with business sale to map direction provide assistance with the scaling, performance tuning, and best practices with Project management, and new initiatives for the financial institution.
• Architecture Hitachi SAN, systems development, solution architects and communication and problem solving skills on Unix/Linux operating system lifecycle development, implementation engineering, server builds, disaster recovery engineering, provisioning, replication, backup, recovery and application fail-over standards validation/development, technical documentation, presentation to management, staff and troubleshooting
• Assist in the new definition of projects and initiative in support file system, RAID configurations, mirror, striped, RAID-5 and 1st or 2nd Line Application Support.
• Install, maintain, and proactively manage Electronic Trading Servers, configure and manage Websphere MQ, AS400, SUN and Hitachi AMS500 SAN configuration and operation, LDAP, Gateways and Networks.
• Responsible for 24/7 operational Customer-Facing support, as required; on-call rotation for AIX, installation /configuration, Linux and Solaris 9, 10, Apache and tomcat, Microsoft.
• Acting as the bridge between the business, client, and infrastructure IT, and eBrokerage support to ensure that clients can access electronic markets.
• Handled mission critical Infinity trade Application problems, configure and manage PKI/ NIS/NFS/DNS/PERL and SAN attached tape libraries and disk storage.
• Supported 24x7 operations of Oracle 10g DB2, Symantec Netback up (NBU) solutions, Cisco, SAN/NAS, Team Foundation Server 2008 and EMC Clarion storage, Tivoli Access Manager, IBM TSM and VERITAS Storage Foundation and SUN clusters with Vertias, Vmware, Volume Manager (VxVM) and Veritas File System (VxFS), Veritas Foundation Suite, Veritas Volume Replicator (VVR). In a production environment on Solaris (8,9,10), SUSE Linux and AIX, AS/400,P Series, Windows, I Series, Active Director, MS-Exchange and MS-Windows Server administration and configuration, VERITAS Netbackup Enterprise backup solutions.
• Managed authorization for actions taken during problem resolution.
• Managed full life cycle development projects.
• Follow through with problem management until completion; modify system startup scripts and procedures.
• Established standards to implement Opsware Server Automation System for production environment.
• Created technical documentation, system management protocols used of SNMP, WBEM and CIM.
• Work as an independent/ team member and troubleshoot production problems.
• Used Remedy software to track incident and problem records and Security Management.
• Configure and maintain ZFS, Zoning, Container, HP-UX ServiceGuard on HP-UX v11.2, Weblogic Application Server, Apache, WebSphere, MQSeries and Jumpstart systems
• Systems: Enterprise E10K, 15K, 25K, IBM DS4000, DS6000, Opus, SunFire 280, 440, 480, 490, 880, SUN hardware E3500s, 6800s Sparc and Ultra.

Confidential, Northbrook, IL

Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Supported the DB2 connect Application Server and Portal environments which include the daily execution of change records on a UNIX platform, specifically Solaris and AIX, Linux.
• Responsible for DB2 connect deployment/administration tasks for new rebuilt or upgraded instances for single or multi node configurations.
• Responsible for 24/7 UNIX security prevention and detection operational support as required; on-call rotation.
• Created technical documentation used in Operations and managed staff.
• Work as an independent/ team member and troubleshoot production problems.
• Managed authorization for actions taken during problem resolution.
• Follow through with problem management until completion.
• Assist in the new definition of projects and initiative in support of the strategic plans

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Lead Systems Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provided system support for Chicago, Atlanta, Canada and Los Angeles as well as external customers 24x7 for entire financial institution. Environment included Solaris (8-10), AIX, and Linux.
• Established standards, ensured compliance, and managed staff.
• Support of critical production Symantec Netbackup (“NBU”) solutions.
• Provide Pre-Sales Technical support to Sales team.
• Architecture, systems development, Unix/Linux operating system lifecycle development, implementation engineering, SAN support, server builds, standards validation/development, technical documentation, presentation to management, staff and troubleshooting
• Supported wholesale/Check Vision lockbox imaging system, SSH protocol and Public Key authentication.
• Effectively managed working relationships with Customer-Facing support issues.
• Responsible for managing the production systems, solution architects and sales communication.
• Research strategies and ideas as to how to enhance the overall performance and capacity.
• Supported development and production environments on Hitachi configuration, RAID formats mirror, Veritas Storage Foundation and Veritas Service Cluster.
• Sybase, Oracle and Tivoli Access Manager.
• Monitored, installed, integrated, Tivoli Storage Manager and upgraded systems. Added peripheral devices.
• Maintained Network using DNS, NFS, NIS, and TCP/IP.
• Created user access/support 24x7 via pager. Managed recovery for Atlanta.
• Maintained Mysql/Shell script, engage with the architects and collaborate to design the problems out of the environment.
• Lead team to support operations, used Remedy incident/problem management tool.
• Supported health of the UNIX, Windows & Oracle/Sybase production environments.
• Perform configuration-tuning, system monitoring to plan for increasing capacity demands through performance tracking.
• Systems: Enterprise E10K, 15K, 25K, SunFire 280, 440, 480, 490, 880, 1280