SUMMARY

• Over 12+ years of experience in IT industry with a proven track record. Creative problem solver excels under pressure and gets the job done. Accustomed to a fast pace, fulfilling priorities and meeting deadlines while consistently achieving company objectives.
• 12+ years experience working with Red Hat EnterpriseLinux, AIX, HP - UX - Both Server and Workstations. Microsoft Windows Server Windows XP, 7 and 8 based Operating Systems.
• Experience with continuous development and continuous integration with PUPPET(automation) and JENKINS(continuous integration)
• Expert in BASH / KSH Shell scripting, as well as extensive knowledge in the PYTHON interpreted language.
• Advanced skills that includes Red Hat KICKSTART Automated installations - PUPPPET Enterprise Configuration Management - As well as homegrown shell / python scripts for automation purposes.
• Expert inLINUXclustering skills, that includes Red Hat GFS - HP VERTICA Administration for high availability data analysis.
• Superior skills in communication and customer service. Able to work with end users to identify and resolve technical issues, with extensive experience providing user training and reporting to management.
• Develop and maintain BASH / KSH shell scripts, as well as Python programs to assist in day-to-day workflow design and implementation.
• Install and Maintain MYSQL Database servers ranging from version 4 thru 5 utilizing MYSQL administrator and MYSQL query.
• Hands on experience with network protocols and services such as TCP, UDP, TCP/IP, SMTP, FTP, NIS, NFS, SMB, NTP, PTP - GPS, DNS, SNMP, and HTTP.
• Install / configure and maintain NAGIOS & PUPPET, server monitoring software forLinuxand Windows nodes.
• Experience with LAMP, BIND and Sendmail.
• Advanced VMWARE technical skills with ESX 5.5 and VSPHERE in a working environment in multiple financial data centers.
• Tremendous Technical Writing skills for outlining documentation and user friendly manuals.
• Windows System Administrator. Worked extensively with Microsoft Windows, Active Directory and Exchange R2.
• Extensive knowledge of LDAP /KEREBOS/SAMBA/PAM/Active DirectoryLinuxauthentication services.
• Served as an escalation point on desktop user support for various applications and systems such as Red Hat Workstation 4 - 6, 2.6 Kernel and Windows server, MS Office as well as MS Outlook.
• Deployed DELL Open Manage Server Administrator client and server essentials for managing and reporting hardware issues on over 400+ servers, ranging from 10th generation to 12 generation architectures located in various financial data centers.
• Worked directly with ISP Communication vendors Support and ticketing systems, resolving multiple level outages in regards to networking.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Experienced in installation and configuration of Unix/Linux RHEL 4, Linux Fedora Core and Centos 5.4,Windows servers, Active Directory, Windows XP, and Windows 7, Citrix Presentation Server 4.0

Messaging: Experienced in installation and administration of MS Exchange 5.5 and 2000\2003

Virtualization: VMware ESX 5.5 Server, MS Hyper-V

Backup: VERITAS Net Backup 3.41, 4.5, 5.1 for Window and Unix, VERITAS Backup Exec, Tivoli Storage Manager

Software: Experience Remedy, HP Open View, FTP Pro, Visio, Symantec Ghost, Hyena 7.1b, Ultra VNC, Dameware, MS Office 95-2007/10, Office XP, PCAnywhere v10, Symantec Utilities and Virus Scan, and McAfee Virus Scan, Wise Installer, Acronics, Bugzilla

Protocols: LDAP, TCP/IP, NetBIOS, NetBEUI, IPX/SPX, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, RIPTCP / IP, IPX, NetBEUI, PPP, HTTP, PPTP, L2TP, SNMP, SMTP, POP3, FTP, Telnet.

Services: Experienced in installation and configuration of DNS, WINS, DHCP, Terminal Services and Group Policy.

Enterprise Application: MS SQL, Oracle, MySQL, SCVMM, WUSU, SCOM, IIS, Apache, PHP, Tomcat, SPT (server provision tool), Net cool monitoring, TPM (Tivoli package manager), Jumpstart.

Hardware: Compaq/HP ProLiant Series Servers, Compaq/HP Workstations and notebooks, Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell desktops, IBM X series Servers and Sun Enterprise series servers, HP ESL 9000 Tape Library, Cisco Routers, Firewalls, Switches.

Firewall: Check Point Firewall-1 on Nokia and Windows Platforms

Programming: Shell Scripts, HTML,VB, Some Perl, python

Version Control Software: CVS,SVN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Bentonville Arkansas

Infrastructure/Deployment Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Manage demand for test environments and Centralized Environment Management Service (CEMS) resources at the portfolio level.
• Accountable to fulfill end to end test environment requirements for multiple projects
• Coordinate with multiple teams for delivery and evaluation of test environments
• Work closely with the Test, project, Infrastructure Teams and suppliers in provisioning and proving Test Environments.
• Systemadministration of 125+ LINUX/UNIXsystems(RedHat, Debian, Solaris x86 & SPARC, VMware), hardware and maintain databasesystems(Sybase, Oracle, MySQL) and software packages.
• Agile Methodology as the IT systemutilizing the kanban capabilities of Jira Agile (formerly GreenHopper).
• Extensive scripting (PERL, BASH, etc) experience forautomationof repetitive tasks and reporting
• Auto deployment with PUPPET and Jenkins for Jboss application in Test.
• Experience with source code management systems CVS, Subversion & Gits
• Managing EC2 instances using AMI images. Launching of both Linux and Windows servers with provided and customized AMI images.
• Grouping of EC2 instances with security rules and adding security groups to AWS console
• Installation and configuration of Solaris, Linux for new build environment.
• Configuration of network equipment for newly builds servers.
• Database Administration on Various platforms like Linux and Windows server.
• Configuring and monitoring Disk mirroring, striping using LVM.

Environment: VMware, RHEL, Linux, Unix & Windows, Oracle, MS SQL, JBoss, Jira, Plutora, Puppet Python, SVN,SPT(server provision tool),Kickstart

System Administrator (devops)

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Level 3 application support for production and Pre-prod with on call duties
• Responsible for application deployment for releases on different environments Dev, QA, pre-prod and prod
• Experience on Run book and support guide/release guide documentation
• Used application deployment tools Tivoli TPM, Solaris Jumpstart, Puppet and Cruise Control.
• Worked on version controller repo SVN for managing sources controller and users calls for issue related to branching etc.
• Deployed and configured HP/IBM/DELL blades/rack mounts and VMware ESX in DEV, QA, Integration, Staging, Production environments across the globe.
• Deployed and configured various OSs: Sun Solaris 9/10, Solaris Zones, ESX, SuSe/Oracle Linux & RHEL
• Troubleshooting skills for Solair and Linux
• Deployed VMware, MSCS, VERITAS VCS, MS SQL 2005/08, IIS, Tibco, Tivoli TPM/TSM/ITM, PerfCap PAWZ, McAfee AV/ePO and etc.
• Managed and Maintained Cloud Infrastructure with Amazon AWS.
• Design roles and groups using AWS identity and access management (IAM).
• Setup AWS accounts, instances, and creating AWS images.
• Installation and configuration of database like Oracle 10g and MySql.
• Security implementation by using ACL's & special file permissions.
• Creating File system and configure to available network through NFS.
• Monitoring system logs and root's email for important messages such as errors and warning or hardware failure errors.
• Created KSH/Bash scripts to monitor processes and making sure process startup when operating system restart using chkconfig and RC startup levels.
• Managing Disk File Systems, Server Performance, Users Creation and Granting file access Permissions.
• Creation of groups, adding User ID to a group as a primary or secondary group, removing User ID from a group.
• Managing (adding/removing) disks and partitions (LVM).
• Monitoring of All UNIX/Linux flavor like AIX, SunOS, Linux.
• Samba Server configuration with Samba Clients.
• ITIL Change management control processes.
• Quotation and Purchasing of H/W and S/W licenses based on business needs and corporate standards.
• Reliability, Ability to work under pressure and ability to precise in communication are must

Environment: VMware, RHEL, Linux, Unix & Windows, Oracle, MS SQL, Jira, Puppet

System Administration

Confidential, Reston Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Design/risk management/purchasing/licensing project's infrastructure (project: Text/product search engine, Alert/notification)
• Audit departmental infrastructure consisting of more than 1000 servers, switches/routers
• System build of Solaris10 servers (MS/VERITAS failover cluster build, SAN/NAS connectivity, network/domain connectivity)
• Implementing HP/IBM servers to various projects (HP DL 380/580/585/785 ; BL460/680/685 G5/G6/G7; HP c7000 chassis, IBM Blade centre)
• On call support 24x7 production support
• AIX and Linux Activities Installation of new hardware's and configure based on the requirement.
• Securing UNIX boxes from the Vulnerability point of view.
• Monitoring the System Performance and tuning the kernel to enhance system performance.
• Implementation of systems & scheduling automated and manual backups/restored to take production data and archive log files backup.
• Installation and configuration of AIX 5.1 and Red Hat Linux.
• Managing (adding/removing) disks partitions.
• Performing system administration activities including installation, system monitoring, Configuration, troubleshooting.
• Performing User ID creation, modification, deletion and maintain server security.
• Monitoring system logs and the root's email for important messages such as errors and warnings or hardware fail errors.
• Monitoring of SAN Server.
• Window Activities monitoring of Wintel Server like Daily heath check up report physically or internally
• Effectively resolving any networking related issues, Network Printers, Application related issues

Confidential, Irvine CA

Responsibilities:

• Manage the entire Confidential /Select site for Release process, working closely with QA, Program Management, Engineering and Technical Operations teams.
• Used Bugzilla for bug tracking and issue tracking, ability to manage bugs, features and tasks.
• Monitor the progress of all Release items and articulate the current status and any potential delays to the key stakeholders in both formal reviews and one on one conversation.
• Provide updates to all impacted areas of the Release and ensure impacted areas obtain required information to process assigned tasks .Performed risk analysis of the requirements to identify the key business risks areas for the project and prioritized the application development and testing.
• Used CVS for version control system to manage files and directories which are stored in a central repository managed by the CVS server.
• Produce automated software builds using variety of open source, scripting and proprietary tools, which includes roll-back capability. Develop and maintain scripts for automation of builds and audit processes.
• Plan and coordinate build and Release schedules to all environments.
• Develop and implement version control processes and procedures, source code change control and release mechanisms for software development.
• Planning, developing, implementing, and maintaining the software configuration management roadmap.
• Developing change management processes, and creating and maintaining procedures for building and releasing products to various environments.
• Perform builds and releases, Collaborate with development, QA and other operation teams to ensure delivery of reliable, reproducible products.
• Troubleshoot and resolve build issues in conjunction with development teams.
• Facilitated weekly meetings with the review teams to continuously improve the Quality Assurance (QA) process for the application development.
• Worked on logical data modeling to represent graphically about what the information from SQL server is about, how to relate it with business concepts and how to apply business rules to the system.
• Collaborated with the QA Group to ensure adequate testing of application both before and after completion, maintained quality procedures, conducted UAT Testing, and ensured that the documentation is in place.
• Demonstrated knowledge of industry best practices and emerging Release/Change management technologies and methods

Environment: CVS, Bugzilla, SUN Solaris, Linux Fedora Core, Red Hat, TOAD, LAMP, Apache Tomcat, Java,ANT, Apache, Perl, Shell, Web services, Mercury QTP, Load Runner, Interwoven Teamsite