Linux Administrator, Washington, DC Resume

SUMMARY:

Cross platform experience with Linux and virtual systems.
Manifests excellent customer support, communication, and problem solving skills as well as a goal - driven achiever.
Possesses strong acquaintance with organizational skills with strong attention to details.
Effective combination of systems administration,
System, Backup & Restore, Storage Administration,
Linux OS & Virtual Environment,
AWS and VPC Formation, IAM User management, EC2 Instances, EBS, S3 and RDS resources,
Data Center Migration, & Consolidation, Development & Production Support,
High technical inclination with effective written and verbal communication skills,
Ability to work in a team environment,
Strong initiative and drive with the ability to absorb technical information knowledge quickly,
A highly motivated, innovative, and fast learner able to quickly adapt to new environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential , Washington, DC

Linux Administrator

Responsibilities:

General Red Hat Linux System administration, OS upgrades, security patching, troubleshooting and ensuring maximum performance and availability
60% Linux Support & 40% Windows Support environment
Manually create DNS
Manage cloud infrastructure running RHEL/Centos on AWS
Use CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Benchmark to harden newly installed systems
Troubleshoot technical issues to establish the root cause of problems and form a solution or workaround across a range of environments
Install and configure operating systems
Server protocols including HTTP, SMTP, FTP & SFTP as well as email routing
Ability in LVM configuration, troubleshooting, and maintenance
Experience in automated patch delivery systems, storage area network, and Red Hat basic servers (Apache, Yum Repos, etc.)
Extensive FISCAM domain knowledge: Security management, access controls, configuration management, segregations of duties, and contingency planning
Set up and administer user and group accounts, setting permissions, web servers, file servers, firewalls, and directory services
Password resets (local and LDAP)
Understanding of networking concepts - TCP/IP and knowledge of OSI Models and storage
Experience with SAN Storage

Confidential , Upper Marlboro, MD

Jr Linux System Administrator

Responsibilities:

Hands on experience providing enterprise support to Linux and Centos servers
80% Linux support & 20% Windows support environment
Knowledge of shell scripting in running system jobs
Experienced in a network operations center supporting system users
Administered user accounts and passwords
Documentation and tracking of issues, logs and audit files
Update server baseline document in line with changes on servers
Installed and implemented new patches to Linux operating system
Installation, configuration and daily support of Apache Web Server
Experience in network configurations to include knowledge of switches, hubs and firewalls
Policy management and applying Network File Systems for sharing resources across the network
Implemented network communications on servers
System performance monitoring and capacity planning in anticipation of resource usage and needs